New Testament Bible Prophecy of the end times: 

Wars and Rumors of Wars

The Words of Jesus regarding the last days.

Mat 24:6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars: see that ye be not troubled: 
for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.

World War I began with the Battle of Liege in the year 1914 and World War II reared its ugly head in September of the year 1939, with the German invasion of Poland. We are only eight years away from marking 100 years since the worst world wide battle in history began. Christ gave as one of the signs of the in times; "wars and rumors of wars". Jesus, being the Son of God, knew that the World Wars would take, and He also knew that many people would confuse the beginning of these wars with the very last day prophecies, so He then went on to clarify; "see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet".

The United Nations defines "major wars" as military conflicts inflicting 1,000 battlefield deaths per year. In 1965, there were 10 major wars under way. The new millennium began with much of the world consumed in armed conflict or cultivating an uncertain peace. As of mid-2005, there were eight Major Wars under way, with 24  "lesser" conflicts ongoing with varying degrees of intensity.

Most of these are civil or "intrastate" wars, fueled as much by racial, ethnic, or religious animosities as by ideological fervor. Most victims are civilians, a feature that distinguishes modern conflicts. During World War I, civilians made up fewer than 5 percent of all casualties. Today, 75 percent or more of those killed or wounded in wars are non-combatants.

Africa is afflicted by war to a greater extent than any other continent. Africa has been marred by more than 20 major civil wars since 1960. Rwanda, Somalia, Angola, Sudan, Liberia, and Burundi are among those countries that have recently suffered serious armed conflict.

War has caused untold economic and social damage to the countries of Africa. Food production is impossible in conflict areas, and famine often results. 

Nutrition cannot succeed in a nation at war. Billions of dollars of development assistance have been virtually wasted in war-ravaged countries such as Liberia, Somalia, and Sudan. War is the number one cause of famine.

Wars around the world 1945 - 2005 (one generation)

2Peter 3:3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts

2Peter 3:4 And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as [they were] from the beginning of the creation.

2Peter 3:5 For this they willingly are ignorant