North Korea Heats Up!

Just days after U.S. President Trump tweeted he would “‘solve the problem’ of North Korea” if China did not exert more pressure on its neighbor, North Korea warned there would be “catastrophic consequences” to any further provocations by the U.S. (Guardian, April 11, 2017). North Korea has threatened a nuclear response against the U.S. mainland should they feel threatened by U.S. actions (Deutsche Welle, April 12, 2017)—with one senior official warning that “thermonuclear war may break out at any moment” (Guardian, April 18, 2017).

While Bible prophecy does not indicate that a full-scale global thermonuclear war will occur at any moment, the stronger-than-usual rhetoric emanating from Pyongyang is very sobering. Jesus predicted that wars and rumors of wars will escalate as we near the end of the age and the time of His return (Matthew 24:3-7). Bible prophecy also reveals that at the time of the end, a 200-million-man army will arise from a region north and east of Jerusalem (Revelation 9:13-19; Daniel 11:44). Sudden actions by a rogue nuclear power like North Korea could stir up trouble in this strategic region and lead to the emergence of this ultimate Asiatic superpower. For information on this vital topic, watch “The End of the World?”