While God is in control of every situation, we must realize man is responsible for much of the destruction pictured in the endtime. We blame God for wars, but in reality man himself is guilty. The evil heart of man is responsible for wars and bloodshed. Man ever since has been at odds with his brother. Only through the grace of God in redemption can man be cured of this hatred, this animosity, that finds brother pitted against brother, race against race, and nation against nation.
Man is the destroyer.
Of course, behind all of this destruction is the devil. In Isaiah 14 we have a picture given of Satan who rises up against the Almighty and is cast out from the presence of God and indwells the Antichrist seen arising in the endtime. Again turn to the Psalms where we find the Lord's permissive will involved. Now notice, this is a reference to our Lord Jesus Christ who is seen as the one seated at the right hand of the Father. Remember, this is in the Old Testament.