The Basics of Bible - Herald of Hope

of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually...and the earth was
filled with violence" (Gen.6:1-12).
One result of the population explosion is a drift to the cities. The
percentage of people moving to the cities has been increasing since
the 19th century. Huge building projects are proceeding all over the
world and some cities have populations approaching that of Australia!
Jesus said,
"Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they
bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; but the same day that Lot
went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed
them all. Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is
revealed" (Luke17:28-30).
The Sign of the Kings of the East
It is interesting to note that the Bible speaks of an army of 200 million
coming from the kings of the east to join the battle of Armageddon in
the land of Israel in the last days. Such a huge army would have been
impossible 100 years ago, but today it has become a distinct possibility.
Add the populations of China, India, Pakistan, Indonesia, Japan,
Thailand, Vietnam, Burma, Korea, Taiwan,and the Philippines, and
you have a staggering 3 billion people in 2005!
If average population growth continues at 1.5 % per annum there will
be an extra billion people on the earth in the next decade, and the
largest proportion of these will be in the developing countries, mainly
in Asia.
When China suffered
defeat in the war against
North Vietnam in 1979, it
realized that modern
weapons were needed
and so it opened the
door to Western
technology. It was stated
at that time that China
would have to retrain its
entire Militia in the use
of modern weapons.
This would involve
everyone over 25 years;
the number quoted was
200 million!
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Signs of the Last Days