Habakkuk lived at a turning point in world history. when God was moving the balance of power among world empires, and setting the stage for end time events.
A biblical prophecy describing a superpower that will emerge and oppose Christ at His return was foretold by the prophet Daniel in the time of the Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar.
The first three of the horsemen of the book of Revelation represent religious deception, war and famine, with the fourth, pale green horse signifying disease pandemics.