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"The world and the people in it are doomed.
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The war that will bring their destruction is very near. Nations will arm themselves and fight against other nations.
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There will be great political turmoil, with one group trying to overpower another and gain control, while ignoring the legitimate government.
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There will no longer be free access to the cities,
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because the struggle for power will bring destruction, terror, and total confusion wherever people live.
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Driven by famine and terrible suffering, people will assault their neighbors and mercilessly plunder their possessions."
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God says, "I am calling together all the kings of the earth to come from north, south, east, and west to turn back and restore what they have taken.
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I will pay them back with the same harsh treatment they have always given to my chosen people." The Lord says,
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"I will use my power, and there will be no mercy for sinners; I will put to death all who have murdered innocent people.
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My anger has become so fierce that fire has blazed out to burn up the foundations of the earth and to burn up sinners like straw.
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Sinners who do not keep my commands are doomed," says the Lord.