In the 20th century two world wars were fought just a little over 20 years apart. As I write, it has now been 70 years since the end of World War II. Man’s capacity to wage world war today exceeds anything previous generations could imagine. The world has seen many regional wars during these 70 years, and there are many wars going on at the present time.
What would it take for one of today’s wars to escalate into World War 3?
World War 3 in the Bible?
Will there be another world war? The definitive answer to such a question can only be found in the Word of God. We believe we are living in the biblical age that many call the end times. The Bible speaks of major world events to take place at “the time of the end” (Daniel 11:35, 40; 12:4, 9)—the time before the second coming of Jesus Christ. These prophecies of the Bible provide the answer to the question: Will there be a World War 3?
As we begin, we acknowledge that the Bible doesn’t use the phrase World War 3. While the Bible uses different terminology, from man’s perspective there are several prophesied events that may come to be known as World War 3.
Of course, humans have always had wars, and we can’t rule out the possibility of another war involving the majority of the world even before these prophesied events occur. With this disclaimer, let’s now consider biblically prophesied wars that are going to have dire consequences for mankind….
