Conflicts and War

"And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet" (Matthew 24:6).

Conflict and war has been a recurring theme for most of mankind's brief stay on this earth. Read on to discover why, and how it will be stopped.

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The Palace of Versailles Again at the Center of World Events

Few news sources are reporting the growing rift between France and Germany on the one side and the United States, Britain and their allies on the other in a potential Middle East war. World News and Prophecy looks beyond the...
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The Missing Dimension in Homeland Security

Homeland security instantly became the #1 priority of the Bush administration on Sept. 11, 2001. With the creation of the massive Homeland Security Department, concerns of safekeeping continue to be the primary focus of the American government. Are you aware...
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In Brief...World News Review: Famine Stalks Africa

The black horse of Revelation already riding in Africa.
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Bin Laden's Letter Offers Insight Into Islamic Fundamentalism

Osama bin Laden's "Letter to America" emphasizes the role religion plays in the growing conflict between Islam and Western secularism.
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Restoration...Will One Good Man Stand Up?

Must the innocent die with the guilty?
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Praying More Than Ever, "Thy Kingdom Come"

In this Nov. 22 letter E-mailed to United Church of God elders, Roy Holladay, president of the United Church of God, discussed many issues that we feel would benefit our subscribers.
Cars going through a checkpoint from Ramallah, Palestine to enter Israel.
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Palestine-Israel: Whose Land Is It, Really? - Part 2

We ran an article on this subject in our June issue. Due to the response we received, we're following up with Part 2 about this complex question. Both Israelis and Palestinians claim legal and religious rights to the land. But...
Bullets
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This Is the Way, Walk in It: The Enemy Became a Human

Senator John McCain's prisoner of war experience.
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The China-Taiwan Tinderbox

The Korean War showed how easily a local war in Asia, like the brewing China-Taiwan conflict, can escalate.
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Pope's Spiritual Journey Very Political

Thought by some to be the most important visit Israel had ever hosted, Pope John Paul II's "personal spiritual journey" to the Holy Land turned out to be one of the most political of his 22-year pontificate.
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In Brief... World News Review: Kosovo a Quagmire

U.S. administration is looking for a way out of Kosovo.
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U.S. Not Secure Against Bioterrorist Attacks

Is the U.S. vulnerable to attack by terrorists using biological agents? How likely is it that such attacks would be launched in the next five to ten years?
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"'Peace, Peace!' When There Is No Peace"

After somehow surviving perhaps the bloodiest 100-year period in all of human history, is the peace process finally going to work in the 21st century?
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Siege Mentality

In spite of the long period of U.S. economic growth, violence and uncertainty have led to the mental strain and even paranoia of a people under siege.
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Will Russia Win in Chechnya?

Last time they failed to crush the Chechens. Will Russia succeed this time?
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The Coming Superstate

Superstates have existed in various forms through the ages, but not in the way they are forming today. Many world leaders are planning on creating a system that will exercise hegemony over the whole world. Their plans will eventually lead...
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Global Power Shifts Not All Change Is Good

Nations are drifting more and more towards becoming one world, but the result will not be the utopia that many expect!
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The Population Bomb Keeps Ticking Away

Should we celebrate that the world's population now tops six billion-or should we be alarmed? The population explosion portends problems that may crescendo into the end of this present age!
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In Brief... World News Review: Hezbollah Vows to Continue the Fight

But may be willing to reconsider.
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In Brief... World News Review: Kashmir Crisis Was Defused on Brink of War

Easily could have escalated.