THE CRISIS AT THE CLOSE - John R Schroeder - January 1979

John R Schroeder

"More than three out of five Americans will live to see the twenty-first century," said a recent striking insurance advertisement. Undoubtedly such an optimistic estimate is based on accurate actuarial tables. But insurance company predictions do not consider the missing dimension of Bible prophecy. Biblical revelation shows that there is a worldwide age-ending crisis coming upon this chaotic earth. James Moffatt termed it "the crisis at the close." It may very well interfere with the best-laid plans of even the most competent and successful businessmen and statesmen. Today the earth is churning with crises. One past article in The Plain Truth was titled: "What's Behind the Energy Crisis?"; another, "The Philippines, a Nation in Crisis"; still another, "The Continuing Crisis in the Catholic Church." That last title tells us something about the changing nature of today's troubles in a crisis-charged world. One former U.S. President wrote: - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library