When Soviet Russia invaded Afghanistan in 1979 end of the world watchers were saying that the battle of Gog and Magog was going to happen any moment, that the next step was to invade Israel which would trigger end time events. Plus the fact that the European Community was about to add its tenth member were sure signs that we were watching Bible prophesy right before our eyes on the nightly news, right?
Well the Russian military got bogged down in Afghanistan and they ended up pulling out after nine years there and the Soviet empire ended up collasping so the invaision of Israel didn't happen and besides, it is not certain that the Bible is talking about it will be Russia invading Israel anyway
Also, there are now almost thirty members of the EC so it doesn't appear that it is the ten kingdoms talked about in the Bible.
So every time I hear from commentators on end times saying that we are watching the end times unfold, we have heard it all before so I prefer to look up and be ready for whenever it happens and not watch every single alignment of armies here on earth.
Besides, the Bible says, in Matthew 24 6 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. 7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. 8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
So although wars could be a sign of the beginning of sorrows, but the end is not yet so I am not concerned about it as it will happen when it happens.