Christ is the gentle whisper.
Really?
This is what the big deal about the refugees is. (based on nothing about them in the 5 years prior) If they immigrate they give up all rights back in 'the old country'. Read the previous on your own dime, its free if that scares you.
Using the link to a bible atlas all those places mentioned in Jer:25 and Da:11 can be plotted out and Revelations comes with a timeline. Even what is going on today could be promoted as biblical if the area was 'voided of civilians' and then the atomic annihilation where that city would be today could be used as the place is basically made into a parking lot for camels. That is a lot happier ending than annihilation before the exodus, whoops, voluntary moving to permanent new quarters hence there is a land without a people. (atomic isn't needed now as air/fuel woks pretty much the same without the contamination) The projection of power will come from Jerusalem (International City) but the wealthy will stay where their homes are in Belgium, protected by the 200 real nukes stored in Israel. Russia and friends are defensive as far as a military goes so the EU and area doesn't need to fear any invasion.
I could see those moves as being promoted as the way the elite moved from being the bankers to being gods. The first verse below suggest you want a god who is not insane ti begin with.
Heb:10:31:
It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
Zep:2:12-15:
Ye Ethiopians also,
ye shall be slain by my sword.
And he will stretch out his hand against the north,
and destroy Assyria;
and
will make Nineveh a desolation,
and dry like a wilderness.
And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her,
all the beasts of the nations:
both the cormorant and the bittern shall lodge in the upper lintels of it;
their voice shall sing in the windows;
desolation shall be in the thresholds:
for he shall uncover the cedar work.
This is the rejoicing city that dwelt carelessly,
that said in her heart,
I am,
and there is none beside me:
how is she become a desolation,
a place for beasts to lie down in!
every one that passeth by her shall hiss,
and wag his hand.
Normally that is called "slamfire" but I suppose where you are from it could be called "backfire". A slamfire is when the breach fails to lock closed before the next round is fired. Kind of a premature ignition idea.
In any case, my face is just fine, thanks; pretty as usual. I've had a couple misfires but as you say, nothing occurs during those except a few cusswords.
I can probably find one where the gun is on a Battleship if that helps. Same swear words, the universal language is here again. 'Fuk, are you alright?'