The second sign is often though of as the sign of war. And it could be said the clearest sign was that of the two world wars. All through human history there have been wars, but not on this scale. The two world wars brought virtually all humanity into war.
But this sign does not end at these two world wars. Just as the the sign of the first horseman will remain with us until the return of our Lord, the sign of this second horseman will also remain.
The spirit of the second horseman will cause people to kill each other and thus taking peace away from man. All through history nations go to war for gain or for pride. But this spirit causes men to hate each other in a deeper way. We see this in the terrorist and the spirit of terrorism.
At no time in history do we find so many people willing to give their lives just to kill others. During the second world war, we see that in Japan, much coercion and preparation was needed just to train the kamakazi pilots to sacrifice their lives for their nation. Now, it seems people are willing to kill at a whim and there are no shortage of volunteers willing to die and to kill.
This is just an indication of the spirit of the times. The second horseman have surely arrive and will continue to take peace away from mankind, at least until our Lord returns.
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