Before going nuclear, there is a divine rescue. On the 1st of
Tishri (
Trumpets) in September or early October, Jesus Christ grabs His children. The context of the Rapture is the beginnings of the 6th trumpet. Like Noah and Lot, God rescues His people before judgment begins (
Luke 17:26-27, 28-29).
For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first (
1 Thessalonians 4:16-17).
Two major events occur near the beginning of the Tribulation: China and the Covenant. See
Countdown. World War III begins between the
9th of Av (Kadesh Barnea) and
Tabernacles (July-October). The
Covenant starts the
Tribulation on the 10th of
Tishri (
Atonement) as the war worsens. The battlefield expands from China to India and Iraq. China's army marches to the Euphrates River and takes control of oil in the Middle East causing the global economy to crash. The US blames China for the disappearance of ~50 million citizens (
Rapture). The war goes from tactical nuclear weapons to MAD (Mutual Assured Destruction). China, India and United States sustain the most casualties (~2.5 billion). The 6th trumpet ends 3½ years later in
Nisan (April) as the United Kingdom lion, Russian bear and German leopard gives power to the
Antichrist (
Revelation 11:14; 13:2; 17:12-13).
We are the Bereans, Bible students and watchers. We sound the alarm and proclaim God's Word until He comes. Those awake, watching and expecting our Messiah will be the first to know (
Luke 2:25, 36).
If the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned; if the sword come, and take any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at the watchman's hand (
Ezekiel 33:6).
References:
21st Century Revelation: World Wars, Iraq Wars & End Wars - Chapter 11 - The Feast of Trumpets, Chapter 20 - Players in the Game, Chapter 25 - Iraq War III,
Tribulation Timeline,
Potential Superpowers,
South China Sea,
Belt and Road Initiative,
String of Pearls