"...until the times of restoration of all things, which God has spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since the world began" (Acts 3:21).
The world, because of Satan's corruptive influence and mankind's poor choices, has been falling apart almost since it began. But there remains hope—the sure return of a God who will reverse the seemingly irreversible damage we have both to our planet and our lives. Find out more below.
I have been thinking about the financial crisis now that September has rolled up on my calendar. It was a year ago this month when financial houses on Wall Street began crumbling like mud brick homes in a monsoon. Panic seized the markets as stocks began falling. The United States government enacted a massive multi-billion dollar stimulus plan to bail out the banks and large businesses deemed essential like General Motors. Before it was all over thirty percent of wealth was wiped off the books including the retirement and savings accounts of most Americans.
September marks the seventieth anniversary of the start of World War II in 1939. Ceremonies across Europe will note this time as leaders of once former antagonists, Germany and Russia, will commemorate the time with speeches about peace, unity and better understanding. Unmentioned in all this will be a fundamental cause of the great global conflict.
It is among the most remarkable coincidences in history. It was called a “visible and palpable” manifestation of “Divine favor.” Fifty years to the day from the signing of the Declaration of Independence, on July 4, 1826, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, the two most intimately connected with this document of freedom, died within hours of each other.