Vladimir Putin warns that a third world war would lead to the "end of civilization.”
After being asked if a third global war will break out, Putin quoted Albert
Einstein, saying: “I know not with what weapons World War iii will be fought,
but World War iv will be fought with sticks and stones.”
Putin added: “The realization that a third world war could bring the end
of civilization should deter us from taking dangerous steps globally.”
He continued: “We’ve been living in a period of relative peace following the
Second World War. We know that there are regional conflicts out there. …
But we’ve never had any global conflicts since then. Why?
Because global military power has established a strategic parity. And you
might find my words inappropriate, but it’s true: The fear that each country
has instills respect in their opponents.”
But Putin then said current trends are threatening to bring an end
to the relative peace the world has experienced since World War ii.
Is This the ‘Peace in Our Time’ ? , but distruction will come suddenaly
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Many analysts agree with the view that nuclear arsenals have, ironically enough,
brought mankind into an era of relative peace. As American astronomer Carl
Sagan described it: “The nuclear arms race is like two sworn enemies standing
waist-deep in gasoline, one with three matches, the other with five.”
In a major nuclear war, no one wins. The idea of being the first country to
“drop a match in the gasoline” is irrational. As Putin said, fear has restrained
the nuclear powers from confronting each other.
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Now we’re simply depending on the idea, and the hope, and we’re trusting in men,
that no man will be foolish enough to start a nuclear war. Do you have that much
faith in man? I don’t, there has never been a weapon invented yet of mass des-
truction that has not been used
But the problem is that human beings are not always rational, particularly in wartime.
There is no guarantee that an instance of wartime desperation would not compel a man
commanding a nuclear arsenal to press the button. Mankind’s war-torn history shows
that when war breaks out, men ultimately do not sit on their most potent weapons.
They use them.
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The end of the age, Nuclear Armageddon Is ‘At the Door.’
The disciples of Jesus Christ asked Him: “Tell us, when shall these things be? and
what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world “age.” ?” (Matt 24:3).
The disciples wanted to know when man’s civilization would end and when the age of
Christ ruling over humanity would begin. They asked Him what events would lead up
to that momentous transition. Jesus gave them a detailed answer.
He explained that prior to His return, religious deception would victimize many (v. 4-5).
He also said people would learn of “wars and rumors of wars,” fierce international tensions,
and “famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes” (verses 6-7). These are all early-warning
indicators, but they do not mean the end of the age of man is imminent. Christ said,
“[A]ll these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.”
In verses 21-22, Christ speaks of an event to occur which does mean the end of the age
of man is imminent—and that His return is at the door: “For there will be greater anguish
than at any time since the world began. And it will never be so great again. In fact, unless
that time of calamity is shortened, not a single person will survive …” (New Living Trans.).
At the time that Christ spoke those words upon the Mount of Olives, a global war that
could threaten to kill every “single person” was not yet technologically possible.
But today—during this age of proliferation of nuclear weaponry—a war capable of ex-
tinguishing all human life from the planet is not only possible but dangerously probable.
Only in the modern era has mankind had the ability to exterminate himself.
“But it will be shortened”. World War iii will be interrupted! Before mankind detonates
enough weapons to entirely annihilate itself, Jesus Christ will interrupt the war.
After that time of unprecedented destruction, He will usher in unprecedented peace.
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