And wars will break out near and far, but this is not the signal of the end-time.
- Mark 13:7 (TLB)
Every day I hear on the news that people are at war.
There is a war on drugs, a war on immigration, a war between countries, a war within the same country.
Everywhere there is war.
War has happened since the very beginning of time, as recounted in Genesis 14 as the Battle of Siddim.
Christopher Blattman wrote in his book Why We Fight: The Roots of War and the Paths to Peace“From gang wars to ethnic violence, and from civil conflicts to world wars, the same five reasons underlie conflict at every level: war happens when a society or its leader is unaccountable, ideological, uncertain, biased, or unreliable.”
Edwin Starr released an album called “War & Peace” in 1970, on that album was a song called “War”, some of the lyrics are:
War, huh, yeah
What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing
Say it again, y'all
War, huh (good God)
What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing, listen to me, oh
War, I despise
'Cause it means destruction of innocent lives
War means tears to thousands of mother's eyes
When their sons go off to fight
And lose their lives
. . .
It ain't nothing but a heart-breaker
(War) Friend only to The Undertaker
Oh, war it's an enemy to all mankind
The thought of war blows my mind
War has caused unrest
Within the younger generation
Induction then destruction
Who wants to die? Oh
. . .
Oh, war, has shattered many a young man's dreams
Made him disabled, bitter and mean
Life is much too short and precious
To spend fighting wars each day
War can't give life
It can only take it away, oh
. . .
Peace, love and understanding, tell me
Is there no place for them today?
They say we must fight to keep our freedom
But Lord knows there's got to be a better way, oh
War is horrible, it destroys lives for generations, yet we continue to fight wars at home and abroad.
These wars do not mean that it is the end of the world though.
That is for God to decide.
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