The aftermath of World War 2 is what we call "the Cold War"...a war between the Soviet Union and communism versus the Western nations (the US, Great Britain, etc.) and capitalism/political freedom. The march of communism in China begins in the early 20th century and progresses into a victory for Mao Zedong in 1949. The defeated armies of the Nationalists (under Chiang Kai-shek) flee to Taiwan and establish their competing government. This story continues today with the communists in China wanting to eliminate the free Chinese on Taiwan and absorb them into their totalitarian control. So...in a sense the Cold War continues in the standoff between today's Communist China and the free China of Taiwan.

The United States dropped the atomic bomb on Japan. Why? What was the reasoning of the US at that time? And what did the US do for its allies, and even its former enemies immediately after World War 2? And how did we get such states as communist North Korea and communist China? The answers all lie in what happened at the end of this war and its aftermath.

By 1943 it was clear that the Axis Powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan) were not going to win The Second World War. Through numerous brutal campaigns the Allies (Britain, Soviet Union, America) slowly slogged their way across Europe and the Pacific to invade the home territory of the Axis Powers and finish them off.

World War 2 was known not only for the staggering loss of life (some 60 million people perished), but the war saw entire state governments targeting vast groups of people for extermination. What are some of the lessons we can learn from this evil?

You'll hear me say this many times...the way things are now, they won't be forever. In 1941 hope looked pretty bleak for the free world. Hitler, Mussolini, and Tojo and their armies looked pretty invincible. But things change. And fortunately the Nazi, Fascist, and Imperialist armies were stopped cold in Europe, North Africa, and the Pacific. The war was not over by a long shot, but the tide had definitely changed.

We Americans are notorious for NOT knowing a lot about history, even the history of the not too distant past that affects us today! We know something about World War 2 battles because of movies ("Saving Private Ryan") or because our great-grandparents were involved. But do you know WHY it happened? What were the events that led up to a war that killed 60 million people in six years? Tune in and find out!

When you come to know Christ as Savior and Lord, you become part of God's forever family. You are adopted by God. You are His child. And there are many wonderful truths in the New Testament associated with that new status as one of His kids. Enjoy your blessings with God as your Father!

God is no longer your enemy, if your faith is in Jesus. The Bible is clear that a state of hostility has existed, and continues to exist with the lost human race. But through the death and resurrection of Christ, that hostility has been removed for everyone who takes their refuge in Christ.