Interesting because the new embassy is built like Fort Knox and extremely expensive to maintain. Wikipedia “The President sent Congress an FY2005 emergency supplemental funding request. Included in the supplemental is more than $1.3 billion for the embassy in Iraq .” “Fair use” Going back to the original question, I do not believe scenario 3 will happen. Scripture clearly indicated that the earth will be going about business as usual, as in the days of Noah, when “one is taken and one is left”. Marrying and given in marriage, buying and selling, etc., would be highly unlikely with that kind of calamity going on. If the USA was wiped out it would hardly be business as usual. Regardless of the seething rage the liberals are showing about the current president or his next term in office, it is still the Holy Spirit who holds back the tide of evil and even though it is clearly obvious that they are mounting at the gate, they cannot come crashing though until we, the vessels of the Holy Spirit, have been removed. Yohanan, I definitely see your point on this, so I wonder where this situation with Iran is going to lead. Are they really going to back down in this when their economic situation is so severely desperate? Are their proxies going to war with Israel? Do we help Israel defeat her enemies in the countries bordering her land and then implement the "Deal of the century"???? I am wondering where this birth pang is headed. Is this the situation that leads to Damascus being a ruinous heap and thus the Ez. 38 Gog/Magog war... so many speculations to consider as we watch... and yes, I do not see how the world would be going on with a normal life if the US was taken down, but I always wonder if I am missing a key piece in that puzzle... Lord, I come in agreement with Yhwhtalmidah's prayer. Please protect all those who are in danger in the Middle East. May those who don't know you, get saved and be raptured with us. Thank you Thank you Yhwhtalmidah I wonder if Damascus already is a ruinous heap ? The U.S. has dropped around 100K bombs in Syria in the past 4+ years
