The Coming Nuclear Annihilation Of The United States?

Revelation 18:14-20, "And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all. The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing, And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls! For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off, And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city! And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate. Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her."

I am firmly convinced that Revelation chapter 18 foretells the nuclear destruction of the United States in the near future (within 20 to 30 years). What else could destroy a nation by fire in just one hour?

I watched World War II in high definition color this past week. It is some heartbreaking history, let me tell you! Before U.S. soldiers arrived on the Micronesian island of Saipan in World War II, the Japanese soldiers had lied to the civilians living there. The Japanese troops told the woman that they would be ravished, and the men would be tortured, and the children abused and murdered. They lied! But the people were so scared that they jumped hundreds of feet to their death over a cliff. One woman threw her 2 year old baby to his death, but then a U.S. solder was able to stop her from committing suicide. When she was brought behind the enemy lines and saw the the people were eating, being taken care of and treated well by the American military, she had a nervous breakdown. Her mind just snapped, realizing that she had just murdered her precious baby for nothing, because Japanese soldiers lied to her. That is just like the Devil, who lied to Eve in the Garden of Eden, telling her that God is a malicious God who was deceiving her (Genesis 3:1-5). Of course, the serpent lied and Eve bought into those lies, and she paid for it dearly for the rest of her life on earth.

As I watched the World War II documentary, I saw U.S. soldiers invade the Japanese homeland island of Okinawa. The island is only 8 miles by 8 miles, yet cost 12,280 U.S. soldiers lives to conquer. The U.S. military had carpet-bombed the island for weeks prior to sending in Marines and the Navy, but the Japanese soldiers fought ferociously to the death. It was during this bloody battle for Okinawa that President Theodore Roosevelt died, and Harry Truman took as place as U.S. President. The decision was made to nuke Japan! The bomb over Hiroshima detonated 2,000 feet in the air, instantly killing 70,000 people!

Just hours later a second more powerful nuclear bomb, this one made from Plutonium, was detonated over Nagasaki, killing 100,000 people instantly. In the weeks to follow hundreds of thousands more became sick and many died horrifying deaths from radiation, bleeding out of every orifice in their body. Sadly, U.S. military doctors were sent into Japan to study the adverse effects of nuclear radiation from the bombings, but did nothing to help the suffering people. For the decades following WWII, Japanese women suffered horrible birth defects during pregnancy. War is an ugly thing!

It was reported in the mainstream news recently, that China is amassing a giant nuclear arsenal. This perfectly fits in with Revelation 18's apocalyptical prophecy:

China is accelerating its development of strategic nuclear warheads in an effort to amass 700 by 2027 and 1,000 by 2030, more than doubling last year’s estimate, according to the U.S. Defense Department’s 2021 China military power report.

China's DF-41 nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missiles, shown here during a military parade in Beijing in 2019, are a component of the country's nuclear buildup. (Photo by GREG BAKER/AFP via Getty Images)Viewed alongside recent revelations about the construction of at least 250 new missile silos in northwestern China, the annual report highlights a concerning nuclear buildup. Last year, the Pentagon estimated that Beijing had a total nuclear warhead stockpile in the low 200s and projected it would at least double over the next decade. (See ACT, October 2020.)

China is “investing in, and expanding, the number of its land-, sea-, and air-based nuclear delivery platforms and constructing the infrastructure necessary to support this major expansion of its nuclear forces,” according to the report, which covers developments through 2020.

READ MORE: Pentagon Sees Faster Chinese Nuclear Expansion

China is expected by the U.S. Pentagon to have at least 1,000 nuclear warheads by 2030. The thermonuclear nukes that the nations have today, make the bombs which were dropped over Hiroshima and Nagasaki look like firecrackers!!! Today's thermonuclear bombs are 10,000 times more powerful than atomic bomb!!! Thermonuclear bombs use the same type of hydrogen/helium fusion energy that powers our sun. 

I love science fiction! I love 'The Outer Limits' and the 'X-Files' (I have all 9 seasons). I remember watching a great older episode of The Outer Limits, in which an alien was trying to communicate with earth's scientists. Unfortunately, the earthly scientists mistook the aliens' attempt to communicate as being hostile, so they killed him! As it turned out, the alien was offered them a way to harness thermonuclear energy to use as power (the same as out solar system's sun does). The amazing thing dear reader, is that thermonuclear energy today is a reality in China! Pretty cool stuff, huh? So we have in real life, what the alien was offering in a science fiction movie nearly 60 years ago!

It is a disturbing truth that Revelation 18 practically gives our nation's address, and we keep reading about Russia missing nukes, and China building up their nuclear arsenal. As a child of God I don't worry one bit, because I have faith in God (Mark 11:22; Hebrews 11:6). I am not disturbed myself, but for the people who will be present during the nuclear holocaust of America! I personally believe that the Church will be raptured before these events happen in Revelation 18. I firmly believe and teach a PRETRIBULATION RAPTUE. That means Jesus will return for His saints BEFORE the 7-year Tribulation period. The 'Days of Daniel' plainly teach a 7-year Tribulation period, the last of the 70 weeks.

The Lamp Of Prophecy; Or, Signs Of The Times

(By Dr. Harry Ironside, D.D., Litt.D.)

The $64,000 question dear friend is: Are you saved? Have you been born again by faith alone in Jesus Christ? I didn't ask you if you are religious. I didn't ask you if you've been water baptized. I didn't ask you if you've turned away from your sin. None of these things can get you into Heaven. You don't have to be good to get into Heaven, you've got to be 100% perfect! Thankfully, Jesus is perfect (Hebrews 4:15), and He died on the cross for you and me, to pay our debt of sin (2nd Corinthians 5:21). Simply come to God as a needy sinner, receiving Christ's sacrifice on the cross as payment for your sins, believing that Christ was buried and bodily resurrected from the dead three days later (1st Coritnhians15:1-4).

Revelation 18:8-10, “Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her. And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning, Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.”