The poor of the world will suffer one more time before Christ intervenes with His form of government that will bring a lasting and secure peace.
by Darris McNeely
Nothing seems to galvanize public attention
like a confrontation in the Middle East. The recent bombing of suspected
terrorist locations in Afghanistan and Sudan has once again brought the
Mideast to the front pages of the newspapers. Regardless of the strategic
importance the plants and terrorist sites were to American interests,
it was again made clear that a Mideast conflict grabs the attention.
I was at a youth camp in the highlands of Pennsylvania, detached from
a daily newspaper and television, when a staff member walked up to me
and exclaimed, "We're
at war in the Middle East!"
America is fighting a war against
terrorism. This type of warfare is far more sinister and elusive than
conventional warfare yet just as deadly when it strikes from the shadows.
America's air strikes targeted two of the many middle eastern nations
which harbor terrorist activities. Most of today's terrorist activity
is directed against the United States and threatens to pull it into
a global morass that seethes with animosity toward U.S. interests.
America is the world's policeman, and bears a historical burden in
a uni-polar world. The burden that comes with that role will tax a
nation to its limits.
In This Issue...
In this issue of WNP we take
an in depth look at key Bible prophecies concerning Jerusalem and the
Middle East. In Matthew 24 Christ made a central statement about the
Abomination of Desolation spoken of by Daniel. Donald Ward gives an
in-depth analysis of Daniel 11 and some interesting developments to
note concerning attempts by Jewish groups to restore sacrifices on
the temple mount. Melvin Rhodes traces the historic context of the
region and considers a possible scenario of end time events.
