Why not? Because Bible prophecy reveals that the great tribulation will start, not with a war among nations, but with an attack on false religion.
وَهٰكَذَا ،‏ فَإِنَّ ٱلْأَحْدَاثَ ٱلَّتِي بَدَأَتْ فِي ١٩١٤ ،‏ لَمْ تَكُنْ بِدَايَةَ ٱلضِّيقِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ ،‏ بَلْ « بِدَايَةَ ٱلْمَخَاضِ » .‏