What will be America's foreign policy on Middle East when there is no need for oil?

Submitted by Mariappan Eddiah (Malaysia), Nov 11, 2002 at 03:39

Israel, Middle East, America & the Oil

Revelation 6:6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.


The foreign policy of America is 99% based on oil. Does the above verse referring to Petroleum? If yes, what will happen when the divine protection over oil is removed? Will America show the same interest towards the Middle East and Israel? What if America were to discover cheap alternative energy source and there is no need for oil from the Middle East?

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