Chapter 60
What did Jesus [Yahushua] say would be the condition of the world just prior to His coming?
"And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man." Luke 17:26. (See also Luke 17:27-30, and Matthew 24:37-39.)
"And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually." Genesis 6:5.
"The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence." Genesis 6:11.
According to the parable of the wheat and tares, how long do the good and bad remain together?
"The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one. The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels." Matthew 13:38,39.
"Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn." Matthew 13:30.
Did Christ tell us that worldwide preaching of the gospel would result in world conversion?
"And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come." Matthew 24:14.
How did Paul describe the last days?
"This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come." 2 Timothy 3:1.
"But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived." 2 Timothy 3:13.
How does Scripture describe the state of international affairs?
"Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up. Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong." Joel 3:9,10.
What statement by Jeremiah about conditions in his day equally applies to our own time?
"They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace." Jeremiah 6:14.
Will talking about world peace create a false security?
"Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts. And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation." 2 Peter 3:3,4.
"For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief." 1 Thessalonians 5:2-4.
What warning to Isaiah to the faithful in his day should also be the Christian's reaction to last-day conditions?
"Say ye not, A confederacy, to all them to whom this people shall say, A confederacy; neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid." Isaiah 8:12. (See 1 Peter 3:14.)
"And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh." Luke 21:28.
