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Zeuhl@ Load of rubbish. Look at the news reports day after day. All you see and hear is violence, shootings, wars, murders, etc.etc. Don't close your eyes and ears to the facts.
Naomi@ I think you need to read and study. Yes, there have been wars and rumours of wars. History acknowledges that fact. But Jesus said that this time it was a war with a difference, why?
The start of World War One shocked the world. Since that time it has been a age of unprecedented warfare. The weapons are more deadly, even unseen and whereas previously wars usually only involved the armies of the opposing factions, now wars involve innocent bystanders. Young children and civilians.
After WWI it was expected that there would be peace hence the League of Nations. But what did it achieve? Nothing. It was disbanded and then there was WWII. We have the United Nations. But does it and can it prevent war? No. It tries, but what generally happens? Those who try to bring peace end up being killed.
The exact number of deaths of WWI cannot be precisely determined but it has been estimated to be in excess of 8,000,000 and that it not including those civilians that were killed.
When we look at WWII. The weaponry was far more deadly and culminated in the Atomic Bomb over Japan. Again exact figures cannot be given but estimates say between 35 and 60 million.
Since 1945 there has been recorded at least 500 armed conflicts in at least 151 locations.