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Much of the world is destroyed just in the first half of the 7 year tribulation period (Rev 6). We have just put together a post on that subject that will be released in a couple of days that gets in to detail of this period and deals more with the conditions and mood of America and the world at that time. America will not be the only nation that is not affected. Any true believers will have been Raptured out(1 Cor. 15:51-58,1 Thess. 4:15-17, 1 John 3:2) and thus the true Gospel message will be removed. All that will be left in the beginning of the period will be the apostate Laodicean church of (Matt 13:32,33; Rev 3:14-22).

Actually Tarshish is Spain or Western Europe of that day. Jonah sought to go there.. a 180 degrees from Israel as he was running from the Lord. The Young lions there of many state as its American allies with Britain France etc... One is not sure. But Tarshish is Spain or i.e., Western Europe.

I did a study on EZ 38, 39 just a little bit ago, And found this simple truth quite neat.. did you know that all the nations that go against Israel during this invasion are all the names the first and second generations of Shem, Japheth, and Ham’s their children and grandchildren. (Gen 10).

It is as if Almighty God says that your hatred for My will, My vehicle and My plan for salvation for the world you have hated, against and have been envious of… has come to a head 4200 years later and in your invasion you have fulfilled by your deeds of your godless decedents going after my people. . Also… all these individuals (Gomer. Magog, Cush, Meshech and Tubal, etc... Were part of the Babel rebellion of Gen 11 under Nimrod 4200 years ago.

Israel (God’s vehicle of salvation during the tribulation period which this Godless confederacy will seek to destroy) is (Jacob) is 12th in the line of Noah. http://www.theignorantfishermen.com/2008/07/sets-in-west-and-rises-in-east.html

you lost me at that part about the rapture.

With the millions of Christians who died for Christ in the last century, I find it absurd to think that affluent self styled “Born again” christians in the US will get a “deus ex machina” and escape pain, while the rest of us semi pious Christians will be stuck here to suffer.

If Christ suffered and died before he rose again, why should we, who are called by his name, expect to escape suffering?

And this interpretation of scripture ignores the millions of Christians living in Africa and Asia...

are you aware that there is a world wide revival of Christianity here? That ten percent of China is now Christian? That even in Saudi and the Middle East, Koreans are preaching about Jesus, and Filipinos are holding underground church services?

And in Africa, millions are converting to Christianity, which is no longer “tainted” by the colonialist past (i.e. where conversion might get you a job)...now Africans are converting out of love of Jesus, because he makes a difference in their lives...

Besides, the rapture was not a traditional reading of those verses of the Bible until 200 years ago...