Terror of all kinds fills our world today. Suicide bombers, anthrax,
radioactive "dirty" bombs, killer epidemics, kidnappings, gangs, rapes,
murders, wars.
Everywhere we look, the trend is downward. Man's inhumanity to his
fellow man is growing worse, and even the most optimistic can find it
harder to fight the feelings of foreboding that our world is on a course
of self-destruction.
Jesus Christ looked down through history and foretold this spiral
of sorrows leading to an unprecedented time of trouble to occur before
His return (Matthew 24:7-8, 21). Our spiritual Savior also promised
to save humanity from total annihilation by His glorious coming (Matthew
24:22, 30).
As King of Kings He will set up God's wonderful, righteous Kingdom
(Revelation 11:15; for more information on these prophecies, download
or request our free booklet You
Can Understand Bible Prophecy).
This is the time God's people through the ages have longed and prayed
for: "Your kingdom come" (Matthew 6:10).
John, an apostle of deep love and compassion, was given a wonderful
vision of a time beyond all the troubles, plagues and war necessitated
by man's unrepentant evil—the time when God will wipe away all
tears, when there will be no more sorrow or crying (Revelation 21:4).
At the end of the last chapter of the last book of the Bible, three
times John recorded Christ's wonderful prom-ise: "I am coming quickly" (Revelation
22:7, 12, 20). In verse 20 John, and all Christians, respond with deep
yearning: "Even so, come, Lord Jesus!"
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