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At the beginning of time though there were not 100+ different racial groups. There was one (Hebrews).
The Bible is the ORIGINAL text, the ORIGINAL book from God. When he created the different races and cast them to all ends of the earth (Tower of Babel, in Babylon - Iraq), they then created their own Gods, thus leading to other books.
Its pointless arguing over such topics because people have such altered views permanently inplanted in their heads.
As for the signs of the times, there have been countless other \'signs\'. Its interesting, but no one knows, and I don\'t think anyone will know until it happens. It will be a big surprise, no one will think it will happen because everything will be good. The world will be full of peace I think for a long time, and then something will rapidly change.