..he can't preach from the pulpit with the Bible in one hand and USA Today in the other....
No one knows the day or the hour...save God.
Not all "prophecy" concerns "The End of the World". Some foretell of horrendous events that will transpire and have nothing to do with the end times. People talk of the "Battle of Armageddon", but if you actually read the prophecy, no battle takes place. The armies and allies of "Gog" are simply destroyed in place. Soldiers either fall dead or are killed by their fellow soldiers and allies, fighting in total confusion. The prophecy does specifically mention Persia (Iran), Ethiopia (Cush) and Libya (Put), along with troops from many other "nations" allied to destroy Israel. Somalia (Recently taken over by Taliban style Islamo-fascists) could also be construed as "Cush". It also refers to Sheba (Yemen) and Dedan (Arabia) and Tarshish (Spain) as sitting on the sidelines and not contributing to Gog's hordes...............