1968 prophecy of World War III

An old woman of 90 from Valdres in Norway had a vision from God in 1968. The evangelist Emanuel Minos had meetings (services) where she lived. He had the opportunity to meet her, and she told him what she had seen. He wrote it down, but thought it to be so unintelligible that he put it in a drawer. Now, almost 30 years later, he understands he has to share the vision with others.

The woman from Valdres was a very alert, reliable, awake and credible Christian, with a good reputation among all who knew her. This is what she saw:

"I saw the time just before the coming of Jesus and the outbreak of the Third World War. I saw the events with my natural eyes. I saw the world like a kind of a globe and saw Europe, land by land. I saw Scandinavia. I saw Norway. I saw certain things that would take place just before the return of Jesus, and just before the last calamity happens, a calamity the likes of which we have never before experienced.

She mentioned four waves:

1. "First before Jesus comes and before the Third World War breaks out there will be a ‘détente’ like we have never had before. There will be peace between the super powers in the east and the west, and there will be a long peace. (Remember, that this was in 1968 when the cold war was at its highest. E. Minos) In this period of peace there will be disarmament in many countries, also in Norway and we are not prepared when it (the war) comes. The Third World War will begin in a way no one would have anticipated - and from an unexpected place.

2. "A lukewarmness without parallel will take hold of the Christians, a falling away from true, living Christianity. Christians will not be open for penetrating preaching. They will not, like in earlier times, want to hear of sin and grace, law and gospel, repentance and restoration. There will come a substitute instead: prosperity (happiness) Christianity.

"The important thing will be to have success, to be something; to have material things, things that God never promised us in this way. Churches and prayer houses will be emptier and emptier. Instead of the preaching we have been used to for generations -like, to take your cross up and follow Jesus, - entertainment, art and culture will invade the churches where there should have been gatherings for repentance and revival. This will increase markedly just before the return of Jesus.

3. "There will be a moral disintegration that old Norway has never experienced the likes of. People will live together like married without being married. (I do not believe the concept ‘co-habitor’ existed in 1968 - E. Minos.) Much uncleanness before marriage, and much infidelity in marriage will become the natural (the common), and it will be justified from every angle. It will even enter Christian circles and we pet it - even sin against nature. Just before Jesus return there will be TV- programs like we have never experienced. (TV had just arrived in Norway in 1968 - E. Minos)

"TV will be filled with such horrible violence that it teaches people to murder and destroy each other, and it will be unsafe in our streets. People will copy what they see. There will not be only one ‘station’ on TV, it will be filled with ‘stations.’ (She did not know the word ‘channel’ which we use today. Therefore she called them stations. E. Minos.) TV will be just like the radio where we have many ‘stations,’ and it will be filled with violence. People will use it for entertainment. We will see terrible scenes of murder and destruction one of the other, and this will spread in society. Sex scenes will also be shown on the screen, the most intimate things that takes place in a marriage." (I protested and said, we have a paragraph that forbids this kind of thing. E. Minos.) There the old woman said: "It will happen, and you will see it. All we have had before will be broken down, and the most indecent things will pass before our eyes."

4. "People from poor countries will stream to Europe. (In 1968 there was no such thing as immigration. E. Minos.) They will also come to Scandinavia - and Norway. There will be so many of them that people will begin to dislike them and become hard with them. They will be treated like the Jews before the Second World War. Then the full measure of our sins will have been reached (I protested at the issue of immigration. I did not understand it at the time - E. Minos.)

The tears streamed from the old woman’s eyes down her cheeks. "I will not see it, but you will. Then suddenly, Jesus will come and the Third World War breaks out. It will be a short war." (She saw it in the vision.)

"All that I have seen of war before is only child’s play compared to this one, and it will be ended with a nuclear atom bomb. The air will be so polluted that one cannot draw one’s breath. It will cover several continents, America, Japan, Australia and the wealthy nations. The water will be ruined (contaminated?). We can no longer till the soil. The result will be that only a remnant will remain. The remnant in the wealthy countries will try to flee to the poor countries, but they will be as hard on us as we were on them.

"I am so glad that I will not see it, but when the time draws near, you must take courage and tell this. I have received it from God, and nothing of it goes against what the Bible tells.

"The one who has his sin forgiven and has Jesus as Savior and Lord, is safe."

http://www.inthebeginning.com/articles/norway1968.htm

MY COMMENT: Note at the end of the description of the First Wave she says, "The Third World War will begin in a way no one would have anticipated - and from an unexpected place." Most people today expect it from China, Russia, or the USA, so if the prophecy is true, we can rule out those nations. It is more difficult to rule out Israel, since they are known to be nuclear capable and would certainly use them if their existence were threatened.

It is unclear also what constitutes the beginning of this war. No war happens without background events leading to it. The beginning of war is usually marked by a physical attack or by a government issuing a declaration of war. But if this war beings in an unanticipated way as well as "from an unexpected source," then it is clearly something that most people will not anticipate.

I think it is safe to assume that this war will occur in the Middle East, so our options are somewhat limited. The overall reason for the conflict is also quite obvious, for it is about the existence of the Israeli state itself. On one side, Zionists and Christian Zionists believe it is the fulfillment of the biblical prophecies regarding the regathering of the House of Israel, and so they believe it is God's will to support it at all costs. On the other side, the Arab and Islamic nations see it as a Western colony, an imperialistic power that is seeking to occupy more and more territory and to expel all non-Jews from the territory it captures.

For a biblical explanation of the situation, see my book, The Struggle for the Birthright. The issue is too complex for this short article. It is quite possible that the Israelis will "begin" this war, as they have been known to engage in "pre-emptive" wars in the past, such as in 1956, 1967 and 1973, 1973, and 1982. However, there are many who expect this to happen again, so it is likely that the answer lies elsewhere. The same is true with Iran, for it seems that everyone expects Iran to go nuclear and attack Israel.

Saudi Arabia seems to be the most likely candidate for an unexpected beginning point of this war, unless the news about the Saudi nuclear program hits the mainstream media. I wrote about this earlier:

http://www.gods-kingdom-ministries.net/daily-weblogs/2013/07-2013/saudi-missiles-pointed-at-israel-and-iran/

If people come to expect Saudi Arabia to start a war with Israel, then it probably won't happen. But so far, they seem to be the likely candidate.