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Article: ARMAGEDDON IN THE BIBLE.

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November 1, 1999
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Voices of doom announce the fulfillment of biblical end-of-the age prophecies on Christian fundamentalist radio and television programs. Among the numerous biblical roof texts being fulfilled are

* the formation of the present state of Israel in 1948 and 1967 (Luke 21:24)

* the increase in earthquakes (Matthew 24:7 and Luke 21:11)

* famines, violence, and wars (Matthew 24:6-8)

* explosion of travel and education (Daniel 12:4)

* decline in morality (2 Timothy 3:1-4)

* increase in cults and the occult (Matthew 24:24 and 1 Timothy 4:1)

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