Flem,
Your Zardoz theory is just as good as anything Dorctor Scofield ever came up with. (But that ain't saying much.)
(Comment in Parenthesis: "Three Days Darkness", I don't believe God has added a "Half" more to it in Revelation than in the New Testament with Jesus: Rev. 8:1/Rev. 11:9 = 1 Hour or "Three Days Darkness" (1/2 for Heaven and 1/2 for Earth, simpler terms) ............. In Jerusalem and surrounding that territory there are thousands of house sized "Ancient Cisterns" (wells), these are locations the Romans used as places of Blood Sacrifices to Molech (Holy Spirit for Repentance from God's Condemnation) ................... Luke 23:33-34, the Gospel talks about a great slaughter that involved the Romans, which they used to "REVEAL THE BODY OF MOLECH", which we can see as the "Lots" that came about when Jesus's Raiment was divided. The first thing that happened after Jesus was taken off the cross was a Richman came to dispute the body of Jesus and his Raiment ..................... we can't dismiss the idea that Jesus is not going to continue his pattern and show mercy based on Sacrifices where he otherwise would not by revealing the Body of Molech (Sign of Antipas/Antiparticle over a greater area). You should begin with India, and after the Body of Molech is revealed to the nations, continue with South America and Africa/Middle East, to see if God reveals more of the body of Molech. If he does not then you stop there, because anything more is a sin. If he does then you must continue with Italy, if there is further change, then you will continue with all of their population clusters of significance globally. You will begin by keeping this clean and isolated to a country level, ignoring all else, its good we've had this talk. Love and Blessings (India, then the other significant countries, if there is a change, then do Italy, then do the population clusters, keep it clean, not the time to challenge God's Mercy).