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.

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 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.

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 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.

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