Mr Gordon, I do realise those loyal to God will not be abandoned entirely. However , they will have to go through the great tribulation just like everyone else. Revelation ch7 :1-3 seems to refer to a situation that is preceded by the great tribulation . This is made clear in Mathew ch24:31 , which also speaks of the four winds .The great tribulation is described as being so severe ,that the continued existence of life on earth is threatened. So this obviously involves more than a banning of all religion as you suppose. It will mean the total collapse of the current nation-state system , as well as that which was typified by Jerusalem and it's holy place in ancient times. Is there any scriptural reason why this situation will preclude the use of nuclear weapons?
