“Seek Yahweh while He may be found. Call upon Him while He is near. Let the wicked forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts and let him return to Yahweh, and He will have compassion on him. Turn to our Elohim, for He will abundantly pardon.”
Isaiah 55: 6-7
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Here Comes China: World War III Has Begun
Joe Biden’s haphazard retreat from Afghanistan has left a vacuum that China is wasting no time filling. The serious consequences of Biden’s tragic handling of the evacuation of U.S. troops from Afghanistan won’t be felt for a while, but when they come, they will be devastating. In a few years, we will look back on Biden’s retreat as the beginning of World War III.
I am not suggesting that the U.S. should continue to foot the bill for a war in Afghanistan. It has already cost our nation about $1 trillion, more than 4,000 military and civilian deaths, and more than 20,000 wounded. That’s a high price to pay for a war that we never tried to win.
Our stated goal for the Afghan War was to eliminate the Taliban, but we ended up turning the country over to the Taliban. Now, the world has a country that is little more than a launching pad for terrorist attacks around the globe, and Chinese President Xi Jinping is stepping in to take full advantage of the situation. In due course, the Taliban will be taking its marching orders from him.
Paraphrasing Winston Churchill, this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning of World War III.
See “As US exits Afghanistan, China eyes $1 trillion in minerals”:
When the U.S. invaded Afghanistan in 2001, the global economy looked a lot different: Tesla Inc. wasn’t a company, the iPhone didn’t exist and artificial intelligence was best known as a Steven Spielberg film.
Now all three are at the cutting edge of a modern economy driven by advancements in high-tech chips and large-capacity batteries that are made with a range of minerals, including rare earths. And Afghanistan is sitting on deposits estimated to be worth $1 trillion or more, including what may be the world’s largest lithium reserves — if anyone can get them out of the ground.
See “China says sanctions on Taliban not productive”:
China says the international community should support chances for positive developments in Afghanistan rather than impose sanctions on the Taliban.
“The international community should encourage and promote the development of the situation in Afghanistan in a positive direction, support peaceful reconstruction, improve the well-being of the people and enhance its capacity for independent development,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin told reporters at a daily briefing on Tuesday.
“Imposing sanctions and pressure at every turn cannot solve the problem and will only be counterproductive,” Wang said.
See “Xi Jinping orders China’s military to be ready for war ‘at any second’”:
In his first order of the new year to the country’s armed forces, Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed the need for “full-time combat readiness” and said the People’s Liberation Army must use frontline frictions to polish troop capabilities.
Xi, who also chairs China’s Central Military Commission (CMC), the top command body, said the PLA must be ready to “act at any second” as the country’s armed forces kicked off the year’s military training and exercises on Monday.
Conclusion
Get ready for war. It’s heading our way quickly. I want to remind you about something the Messiah said about the war that precedes His return:
“Unless those days had been cut short, no life would have been saved; but for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.” (Matthew 24: 22)
I think World War III is the war to which He was referring. The Messiah is Yahweh. He is not known for making small talk. When He says something, He means it. World War III will be worse than we can imagine.
People who don’t know Yahweh need to reconsider their decision to reject Him. He is already separating the wheat from the chaff.
“He who is not with Me is against Me.” (Matthew 12: 30)
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“I am the good shepherd. I know My sheep and My sheep know Me — just as the Father knows Me and I know the Father — and I lay down My life for the sheep. I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them also. They too will listen to My voice, and there shall be one flock and one Shepherd. The reason My Father loves Me is that I lay down My life — only to take it up again. No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of My own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from My Father.”
John 10: 14-18
