JS> In the Gospel of Luke, while describing the signs which   
    JS> would precede the destruction of Jerusalem, and His own   
    JS> Return, one of the things which Jesus said to His Disciples   
    JS> was the following:   
      
    JS> "And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and   
    JS> in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with   
    JS> perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;"   
    JS> Luke 21:25, KJV   
      
    JS> As some of you will know, in the Book of Revelation, we are   
    JS> told that sometimes waters are used to symbolized people   
    JS> and nations. Consider this verse:   
      
    It does specify nations in the quoted lines. It looks like sea   
    and waves refer to sea and waves. Which could be a reference to   
    global warming.   
      
    ...   
      
    JS> great unrest which will occur amongst the peoples of the   
    JS> world in the years preceding His Return. Can anyone deny   
    JS> that we have already begun to witness this phenomena at our   
    JS> current time?   
      
    Yes. The unrest we currently see are not all that great. What   
    you could well see would make this look like a time of peace and   
    boredom.   
      
    ...   
      
    JS> From the economic downturn in the USA, to serious financial   
    JS> trouble in Europe,   
      
    All of which are fairly easily resolvable, but aren't being   
    because of poltics that favor the rich.   
      
    JS> to massive protests against Vladimir   
    JS> Putin in Russia, to Bashar al-Assad's oppression of his   
    JS> people in Syria, to ongoing unrest in Egypt, to the rapid   
    JS> deterioration of the situation in Iraq, to political   
    JS> uncertainty in North Korea, to tensions growing between   
    JS> India and Pakistan, it seems that one crisis after another   
    JS> is shaking up the world, and this may just be the beginning   
    JS> of a period of great social upheaval.   
      
    Or not. Assad could be done in a few months, or weeks. Putin is   
    another matter. The unrest in Egypt will likely be settled   
    within a year or two. Iraq is unsurprisin.   
      
    The hundred years war was part of a period of nearly constant   
    warfare in Europe. This is calm by comparison. It is only the   
    access to communication that makes it look as bad as it does.   
      
    JS> Furthermore, while the affluent and the elite of the world   
    JS> enjoy their lives of luxury in their ivory towers, the gap   
    JS> between the haves and the have nots continues to grow wider   
    JS> with each passing year, as the poor continue to become   
    JS> poorer, with no relief in sight.   
      
    True. Short of revolution.   
      
    JS> To add to this atmosphere of uncertainty, scientists have   
    JS> recognized that during the past few years, the Earth has   
    JS> experienced some record-breaking meteorological extremes,   
    JS> and Global Warming is being embraced as a reality by more   
    JS> and more people, including by previously skeptical   
    JS> politicians.   
      
    Yep. Yet still denied by so many.   
      
    JS> However, with recent events, it seems that we may have   
    JS> reached a point where the common people are no longer   
    JS> willing to tolerate the excesses of Big Business, the   
      
    That we can only hope is true.   
      
    JS> corruption of politicians, the greed of bankers, and the   
    JS> oppression of dictatorial leaders. They seem to be saying   
    JS> that enough is enough, and that they want real change, and   
    JS> not just deceptive, empty rhetoric. From the so-called Arab   
    JS> Spring, to unrest in Syria, to protests in Russia, to   
    JS> Occupy Wall Street, to the protests which have recently   
    JS> occurred in many other cities around the world, the desire   
    JS> for real change appears to be growing.   
      
    I most certainly hope so. Or, as they say, from your keyboard to   
    His monitor.   
      
    ...   
      
      
   BOB KLAHN bob.klahn@sev.org   http://home.toltbbs.com/bobklahn   
      
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