Do you agree with the religious leaders who are professing that we are headed to WWIII (fulfilling a biblical prophesy)?

Well Sir, that is up to interpretation. I have a B.A. in religion from the University of Southern Mississippi, and my personal research indicates that Revelations was a very apocalyptic analogy for the Roman Empire. It wasn't intended for literal interpretation thousands of years later, although it is just about every time elections roll around. The article that you posted doesn't seem to mention religion, but I think any apocalyptic-minded religious leader will see signs anywhere and everywhere.

Fear Sells Religion, Always has always will. "The End Is Nigh" Key Part of the formation of Several Christian Denominations, Key Part of Jihadi Islamist Extremist Indoctrination.

I have no doubt that we are headed towards another major war. We always are and always will be as long as there enough people left to fight one. People have been fighting and killing each other since the beginning and will continue to do so as long as there are two or more people left on the planet. People are animals.

The end of the world has been repeatedly predicted--falsely, up 'til at least today--since day one. I'm not losing any sleep because some random dude somewhere decided for himself exactly what the "signs" (whatever they are) MUST mean and that the end is nigh.

The end of the world will be like the lottery; assuming mankind is still around, whoever just so happens to guess it right on the day it occurs wins...or loses along with the rest of us, but hey, congratulations on finally getting it right!

We don'tknow when the " second coming" will be and to infer we do is blasphemous. World wars maybe, but war is not the second coming. Just my opinion.

It's hard to deny the prophecies of Revelations. One must be a very fundamental believer in the Bible, as a whole, however, for that occur. My Dad was a minister for sixty-two years before he passed on five years ago. He tried to slip a few last sermons to me in his last days!!! He was a devout believer. I wish I had his faith and belief system. Viet Nam and thirty years of police work has left me with serious questions about all things Biblical. Is it the last days? No one knows. I will say that if the flashpoint that is the Mideast and Asian Muslim world and the social depravity that consumes the United States are any indicators, our Goose Is Seriously Cooked!!

WWIII is here already, it's just not evenly distributed.

For most of "we" fundamentalist Christians, there is a series of future, apocalyptic events that are described throughout the scripture...most notably Revelations, though they are alluded to in the Gospels and even the Old Testament. Since these were put on paper, around 96AD, various world events have been "proclaimed" to be heralding the "end times". However, a careful study of these texts details the fact that a few, unique circumstances have yet to be realized. First, there is the appearance of a leader so powerful, popular, and deceptive...that he manages to "unify" humanity in rebellion against God, and persecution of the faithful. The Caesars, Napoleon, Hitler...even current leaders...have all been listed as "suspects". This "Antichrist" is assisted by the "Beast"-the mark of which is said to be "required" in either the forehead or hand, as a sign of loyalty towards, and entitlement to the society they will usher in. Again, printed currency, credit cards, even the Internet, have all been suspected of being the "Beast". This "new" order of world government is prophesied to lead a horrific persecution of anyone refusing to denounce their faith and follow the Antichrist/Beast, which ultimately leads to the "rapture",i.e. removal of the faithful... and all out war between the combined forces of humanity allied against God and Heaven. Some scholars cite prophecy of battles between allied nations against Israel, and other earthly fighting leading up to "Armageddon"- the climax. In between, are prophecies that allude to the "star Wormwood" falling into the sea and killing a third of all living things (asteroid?)...diseases, war, famine...the ubiquitous "Four Horsemen" riding rampant...basically, earth and nature competing with mankind's own cruelty for body count. In the end, the forces of evil are defeated, and Christ sets up a kingdom on earth spanning one thousand years. What happens next is often debated, but Revelations describes a final judgement followed by an eternity of presence with God, or alternatively, damnation. While some Christians see only metaphor, and some believe these events are past...and we are in the last days of that one thousand year reign of Christ...many, myself included, believe these prophecies describe events yet to come.