Another Korean War?

“The deadline set by Pyongyang for South Korea to halt propaganda broadcasts over the border passed without incident on Saturday evening, although tensions remain high on both sides of the Demilitarised Zone. North Korea… issued an ultimatum that its forces would conduct ‘military operations to destroy’ the South’s loudspeakers unless they were withdrawn by 5pm local time. Pyongyang also warned that it is ready to ‘wage all-out war’” (Telegraph, August 22, 2015). “South and North Korea resumed talks Sunday afternoon to ease tensions after an exchange of artillery and mutual threats have renewed fears of open confrontation… But even as the parlay resumed, South Korea’s military is reporting that it detected unusual troop and submarine movements in North Korea that indicated Pyongyang gearing up for a possible strike… at least 50 of the North’s 77 attack submarines had left their bases and were undetectable by the South Korean military as of Saturday… ‘It seems that the North is pursuing dialogue on one side and preparing for battle on another side’” (Deutsche Welle, August 23, 2015).

Jesus predicted there would be “wars and rumors of wars” as we near the end of the age (Matthew 24:6). For more on this subject, read our article “Will Wars Ever Cease?”