This article will challenge your
understanding of prophecy, do you
have the courage to face the truth?


One of the most misunderstood facets of
prophecy study is the question, "When
does world war 3 begin according to the
scriptures?" Tons of books have been
written proposing that WW3 starts after
the rapture and before the beginning of
the end-times 7 year period, or proposed
that WW3 begins sometime during the
first 3.5 years in the Tribulation period, or
begins near the end of the 7 year period
in a war which ends at Armageddon. All of
these "theories" are incorrect and the
correct beginning of world war 3 can
be shown to begin immediately after
the middle of the end-times 7 year
period, right after the abomination of
desolation takes place . When I say
proved conclusively, I mean without a
doubt, without any equivocation! I will
conclusively prove the point in this
article, but let me first lay out what the
scenario looks like which will make it
easier for you to grasp the points.
In the middle of the end-times 7 year
period, the antichrist will sit down in the
most holy place of the soon to be built
Jewish Temple in Jerusalem, and declare
falsely that he is God. This is called
throughout scriptures, the abomination of
desolation. It is also called the beginning
of the Great Tribulation period.


Almost immediately after the
abomination of desolation, Egypt will lead
an alliance of Arab nations in attacking
Israel to achieve their long-time objective
of ridding the Middle East of Jews and
creating a Palestinian nation in what is
now Israel. In the Arab alliance with
Egypt are Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, and Jordan,
all the nations which surround Israel.
Actually, the scriptures tell us that Jordan
will attempt to remain neutral, but will
enter the war as Israelis flee the invading
armies and try to cross the Jordan River
and also a route south of the Dead Sea.
The Jordanians attack the fleeing Jewish
refugees. Egypt and her Arab allies are
called the King of the South in Daniel
11:40, and they will start the war because
they have an ironclad treaty with Russia
to join in the war once Egypt starts it.
Russia and her allies are called the King of
the North. This powerful coalition will
have a single purpose in mind, to forever
eliminate the Jewish problem.


World War 3 will not last a long time in
duration, but will be the most deadly
conflict ever, with nuclear, chemical, and
biological weapons used by both sides.
On the side of Israel will be the European
Community, the United States, other
NATO countries, Japan, and China. Tens of
millions will be killed with this
unprecedented use of nuclear, biological,
and chemical weapons. Japan and China
will enter the war only after the US has
been attacked in a surprise all-out nuclear
attack from Russia. Unlike the Desert
Storm war of 1991, the coalition forces
will not stop their attack until all the
nations which attacked Israel are
completely overrun. Forces from China
and Japan will go all the way to the very
western borders of Russia.


World War 3 ends with total victory at a
very high price to the combatants
involved. However, scripture shows us
that the war will end during the Great
Tribulation period, before the time of the
6th Seal events of Revelation 6:12-14. At
the time of the 6th Seal events, the
rapture of believers takes place and then
the wrath of God period begins, called the
Day of the Lord. During the Day of the
Lord the 7 Trumpet Judgments and 7
Bowl Judgments occur. The Armageddon
war starts just before the return of Jesus
as conquering Messiah, as the nations
revolt against the incredibly strict
dictatorship economic control by the
antichrist.


Now, let me prove conclusively to you,
that World War 3 starts immediately
after the abomination of desolation in
the middle of the end-times 7 year
period!


In both the Matthew 24 and Mark 13
versions of the Olivet Discourse, Jesus
told Peter, James, John, and Andrew the
events that would take place just before
He returned to take over rule and reign of
the whole earth. In that discourse, He
revealed that something very important
was to take place right after the
abomination of desolation.


Mark 13:14-20 But when you see the
ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION
standing where it should not be (let the
reader understand), then let those who
are in Judea flee to the mountains . And
let him who is on the housetop not go
down, or enter in, to get anything out of
his house; and let him who is in the field
not turn back to get his cloak. But woe to
those who are with child and to those
who nurse babes in those days! But pray
that it may not happen in the winter.


For those days will be a time of tribulation
such as has not occurred since the
beginning of creation which God created,
until now, and never shall. And unless
the Lord had shortened those days, no
life would have been saved; but for
the sake of the elect whom He chose,
He shortened the days.


That same corresponding text is Matthew
24:15-22, where that future period is
called the Great Tribulation as opposed to
the first half of the 7 year period which is
called the Tribulation period. I know,
you've read the above text and probably
are saying that no world war is
mentioned. I've started off with the
obscure texts first, but you'll soon see
that Jesus was obliquely referring to the
coming world war 3 timeframe. The
reason that Jesus said for those in Judea
(modern Israel) to flee when the
abomination of desolation takes place, is
that there will quickly be an all-out attack
upon Israel with armies many times the
size of Israel's entire population. Our
next text is in the Luke 21 version of the
Olivet Discourse, where a few more
details are mentioned.


Luke 21:20-24 But when you see
Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then
recognize that her desolation is at hand.
Then let those in Judea flee to the
mountains , and let those who are in the
midst of the city depart, and let not those
who are in the country enter the city;
because these are the days of
vengeance , in order that all things
which are written may be fulfilled .
Woe to those who nurse babes in those
days; for there will be great distress upon
the land, and wrath to this people, and
they will fall by the edge of the sword,
and will be led captive into all the
nations; and Jerusalem will be trampled
underfoot by the Gentiles until the times
of the Gentiles be fulfilled.

Many have interpreted the Luke passage
above as applying to the destruction of
Jerusalem by the Romans in 70 AD, but
the truth is that there is a future
fulfillment. The disciples had asked two
questions of Jesus, (1) when will the
Temple be destroyed, and (2) what will be
the signs when His return was about to
take place? Jesus' answer took in the
destruction of the Temple in 70 AD, but
the whole context is about events that
will take place just before He returns to
set up the kingdom of God on the earth.
Notice that the same language is used in
the Matthew, Mark, and Luke versions,
where people in Judea are told to flee for
the mountains, and woe to those who are
pregnant or nursing babies. No one will
argue that the text in Matthew and Mark
are exclusively about the end-times 7
year period, but they argue about the
text in Luke even though it uses the
same language. Perhaps they are arguing
to fit the scripture into their pre-
conceived notions! Another thought
concerns the phrase, "all things which are
written may be fulfilled." We know that
all prophecy will be fulfilled before the
Messiah returns to reign on the earth,
but who would apply that understanding
to the destruction of the Temple in 70
AD? Obviously no one would reach that
conclusion.


Now that we've hit the more obscure
references, let's go on to the clear
unarguable texts which prove the point.
In Daniel 11:36-38, we are shown that
the antichrist will falsely declare himself
to be God, and will not honor any of the
gods of the various religions. Then we are
shown the attack which commences world
war 3, after the text about the
abomination of desolation!
Daniel 11:40 And at the end time the
king of the South will collide with him,
and the king of the North will storm
against him with chariots, with
horsemen, and with many ships; and he
will enter countries, overflow them, and
pass through.


No one will argue that this scripture text
is about world war 3, but many argue that
Daniel 11:36-38 may not be talking about
the abomination of desolation. Take a
look at how the angel explained the
events to Daniel.
Daniel 12:11 And from the time that the
regular sacrifice is abolished, and the
abomination of desolation is set up, there
will be 1290 days.
The angel was referring back to the
verses in Daniel 11:36-38, where a more
explanatory version of the abomination of
desolation was given. We know that the
antichrist will stop the regular sacrifices in
the soon to be built Jewish Temple, and
perform the abomination of desolation.
Clearly then, the start of world war 3
begins in Daniel 11:40, after the
abomination of desolation.


The next example is the clearest in
scripture, where the entire book of Joel
is about the Great Tribulation period
and details the invasion of the king of the
North into Israel. The identifying texts
show that the book of Joel events occur
after the sacrifices in the Jewish
Temple are stopped (at the time of the
abomination of desolation).


Joel 1:6 For a nation has invaded my
land ,....
Joel 1:9 The grain offering and the
libation are cut off from the house of
the Lord. The priests mourn, the
ministers of the Lord.
Joel 1:14 Gird yourselves with sackcloth,
and lament O priests; wail O ministers of
the altar! Come, spend the night in
sackcloth, O ministers of my God, for the
grain offering and the libation are
withheld from the house of your God .
Joel 1:15 Alas for the day! For the Day of
the Lord is near, and it will come as
destruction from the Almighty.
Joel 2:1 Blow a trumpet in Zion, and
sound an alarm on My holy mountain! Let
all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for
the Day of the Lord is coming; surely it
is near.
Joel 2:20 But I will remove the northern
army far from you,....
Joel 2:31 The sun will be turned into
darkness, and the moon into blood,
before the great and awesome Day of
the Lord comes .
Joel 3:14-15 ... For the Day of the Lord
is near in the valley of decision . The sun
and the moon grow dark, and the stars
lose their brightness .


Instead of splitting apart the concepts, I
gave them all to you at once. The texts
from Joel state that the time context is
after the sacrifices in the Temple have
been stopped. We know from other
texts such as Daniel 12:11, that the
antichrist will stop the sacrifices in the
Temple and perform the abomination of
desolation. So, the time frame in the
book of Joel is after the sacrifices are
stopped and before the Day of the
Lord begins . Notice in Joel 1:15 above,
that the timing is when the Day of the
Lord is near, but hasn't come. Joel 2:1,
likewise says that the timing is before the
Day of the Lord. Another concept from
the text above is that an army has
invaded the nation of Israel (Joel 1:6),
and that army is the northern army
(Joel 2:20). The northern army is the king
of the North from Daniel 11:40.
Therefore, the scriptural texts confirm the
scenario outlined at the beginning of this
article, that world war 3 begins during the
Great Tribulation period, before the Day
of the Lord period.


Another concept from the texts above is
that the Day of the Lord period begins
after the 6th Seal signs of Revelation
6:12-14, where the sun becomes black
like sackcloth, and the moon became like
blood. Notice that Joel 2:31 and Joel
3:14-15 both refer to the sun and moon
becoming dark, and are the 6th Seal signs
of Revelation 6. What is so significant, is
that Joel 2:31 states that the 6th Seal
signs occur before the Day of the Lord
comes. The text from Joel 3:14-15, also
states that when the 6th Seal signs occur,
the Day of the Lord is near. Are there
other scriptures that say the same thing?
Take a look at the book of Matthew.
Matthew 24:29 But immediately after
the tribulation of those days THE SUN
WILL BE DARKENED, AND THE MOON
WILL NOT GIVE ITS LIGHT, AND THE
STARS WILL FALL from the sky, and the
POWERS OF THE HEAVENS will be
shaken,....


or, take a look at the book of Mark.
Mark 13:24 But in those days, after that
tribulation, THE SUN WILL BE DARKENED,
AND THE MOON WILL NOT GIVE ITS
LIGHT, AND THE STARS WILL BE FALLING
from heaven, and the POWERS THAT ARE
IN THE HEAVENS will be shaken.


How clear do you want it? Without a
doubt, the period up to the 6th Seal signs
are called the tribulation of those days
(made up of the Tribulation and Great
Tribulation periods). We have two
witnesses that state that immediately
after the tribulation of those days the 6th
Seal signs take place, and the two texts
from the book of Joel that clearly state
that the 6th Seal signs take place before
the Day of the Lord begins!


If you read the book of Joel, you'll clearly
see that the invasion of the northern
army into Israel is over before the 6th
Seal signs and before the Day of the Lord
begins. If hardheaded, you might ask,
"Roy, are there more scriptures that
confirm the same things?" Yeah, sure,
take a look at Ezekiel 30, with verses 1-9
about that same time period before the
Day of the Lord begins.


Ezekiel 30:3-5 For the Day of the Lord is
near; it will be a day of clouds, a time of
doom for the nations. And a sword will
come upon Egypt, and anguish will be in
Ethiopia when the slain fall in Egypt, they
take away her wealth, and her
foundations are torn down. Ethiopia, Put,
Lud, all Arabia, Libya, and the people of
the land that is in league will fall with
them by the sword.


God our Father has placed clues like this
throughout scripture, where it states that
the Day of the Lord is near. That phrase
sets the time frame for the prophecy.
Notice that it talks of the same nations
mentioned in Daniel 11, Ezekiel 38 & 39,
and others. Put and Lud above add the
names of modern day Sudan and Tunisia,
and perhaps Algeria. It takes no great
leap of knowledge that calculate that in
an all-out attack on Israel to eliminate
them once and for all, that all the Arab
nations will want to participate. But Roy,
are there other texts which point to the
same time frame you've mentioned? Take
a look at Ezekiel 32, which ties in the 6th
Seal signs as occurring after Egypt is
destroyed, and also tells us who
decimates Egypt.
Ezekiel 32:2 Son of man, take up a
lamentation over Pharaoh king of Egypt ,
and say to him,....
Ezekiel 32:7 And when I extinguish you, I
will cover the heavens, and darken their
stars; I will cover the sun with a cloud,
and the moon shall not give its light .
Ezekiel 32:11 For thus says the Lord God,
"The sword of the king of Babylon shall
come upon you."


As in the Daniel 11:40 text, the above
scripture is about the king of the South,
Egypt. The time frame of the chapter is
identified by the 6th Seal signs in Ezekiel
32:7, as the sun and the moon become
dark. The alliance headed by the
antichrist, the king of Babylon, will
decimate the land of Egypt for their
attack on the nation of Israel. Ezekiel 32
goes on to cite the other nations which
are decimated along with Israel.


Ezekiel 32:22 Assyria.... (Syria)
Ezekiel 32:24 Elam.... (Iraq)
Ezekiel 32:26 Meshech and Tubal....
(Russia)
Ezekiel 32:29 There also is Edom....
(Jordan)
Ezekiel 32:30 There also are the chiefs of
the north (Islamic countries of former
Soviet Union like Kazakhstan, etc.), all of
them, and all the Sidonians.... (Lebanon)
Other reference texts concerning our
topic of world war 3 occurring in the
Great Tribulation period are Isaiah 13,
which discusses a war when the Day of
the Lord is near. The book of Obadiah is
entirely about the war during the Great
Tribulation period, when the Day of the
Lord is near. Obadiah details the actions
which Edom (modern Jordan) takes
against the fleeing Israelis, who attempt
to cross the Jordan River and south of the
Dead Sea route when the Arab and
Russian armies overrun Israel.



The scriptural references provide
overwhelming evidence for the outlined
scenario. It takes courage to face the
truth that your previous understanding of
prophecy is flawed. Do you have the
courage to accept the truth and
change? God our Father will give you the
understanding if you ask Him.