‘All this is but the beginning of the birth pangs.’ -Mt 24:8

I can understand why some people say that this can’t go on any longer, the end is near.  Maybe these are the final days that Jesus spoke about? I think they are; but not because I have special insight (Jesus said no one knows this) and not because these days are-on the whole-any more sinful than other days.  I believe these are the end days, because I believe the Bible isn’t just true for one time, but for all times. God’s word rings true at all times whether you happen to live in 122 AD, 1022 AD or 2022 AD.  And in all of the readings of this season of the cross, Jesus is raising his voice saying his Father’s good creation has been tainted with suffering, injustice, division and disaster. We cannot abide by this any longer, it must come to an end soon.