We open the newspaper, turn on the television, listen to the radio, and we are constantly inundated with bad news. Another person has died in an auto accident. There have been more shootings and deaths. Bombings and assassinations take place throughout the world. Our national government appears to be in chaos. And we wonder what this world is coming to. All seems out of control, and we despair. Matthew 24:6ff says “And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for this must take place, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against ...