Description
Print Length
52
Language
English
Publisher
Northwest Indiana Bible Students
The booklet opens by highlighting the widespread anxiety and confusion present in today’s world. With threats like terrorism, war, environmental collapse, economic instability, and social breakdown, many are left wondering what the future holds. Governments, despite their power and resources, appear helpless in preventing the deepening crisis. The booklet argues that this increasing global unrest is not accidental or purely political—it is a reflection of a deeper spiritual and prophetic reality that was long predicted in Scripture.
The core premise is that today’s distress mirrors the “time of trouble” spoken of in the Bible. Key verses from Daniel 12:1, Matthew 24:21–22, and Luke 21:25–26 describe a time of unprecedented fear, distress among nations, and widespread perplexity. These prophecies were not meant to scare but to warn and prepare. Rather than interpreting these events as signs of hopeless doom, the booklet presents them as a signal that the current world order—under the influence of human and spiritual failure—is nearing its end and that God’s intervention is imminent.
A unique and vital teaching in the booklet is that Christ’s second coming has already begun—not as a visible return in the sky, but as an invisible presence marked by global upheaval. This presence, or “parousia,” is likened to the dawn before sunrise. Though not physically seen, it signals that the Kingdom of God is being established and that Christ is actively working to overthrow corrupt systems and prepare the way for a new age of righteousness. The booklet emphasizes that this is not the end of the earth, but the end of Satan’s influence over worldly institutions.
One of the signs of Christ’s presence is the unraveling of human institutions. Governments, economies, religious bodies, and social systems—long held as sources of order and progress—are increasingly failing. The booklet interprets this not as accidental decline, but as part of the symbolic “earthquakes,” “darkenings,” and “shakings” prophesied in Scripture. These metaphors describe the instability and eventual fall of systems that are rooted in selfishness, injustice, and deception. Their removal is necessary to make room for a righteous and everlasting Kingdom.
In place of the collapsing world order, the Bible promises a new divine government—God’s Kingdom under Christ. This Kingdom will fulfill the prayer: “Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven.” Scriptures from Isaiah 2 and Micah 4 describe this Kingdom as one of peace, where nations will “beat their swords into plowshares,” and no one will make others afraid. The booklet offers hope that war, crime, disease, poverty, and injustice will all be abolished under this new rule, and that all humanity will be given an opportunity to learn righteousness.
Malachi 4:2 speaks of the “Sun of Righteousness” arising with “healing in his wings.” This poetic imagery is used in the booklet to describe the gradual but inevitable enlightenment that will come during Christ’s reign. Truth will replace ignorance, love will conquer hate, and healing will mend the scars of history. The transition from darkness to light may be turbulent, but it is necessary for the dawn of a new world where God's will is fully done.
The booklet draws from Revelation 21:4, which promises a time when “there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying.” Under Christ’s Kingdom, even the great enemy—death—will be destroyed (1 Corinthians 15:26). Resurrection will bring back those in the graves, and education in righteousness will allow people to make informed, faithful choices. This is not universal salvation regardless of conduct, but a fair and loving opportunity for every individual to attain life and joy everlasting.
Though the world seems frightening, the message to believers is one of courage and hope. The booklet quotes Luke 21:28—“When these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.” Rather than being terrified by global events, the faithful are called to recognize them as signs that God’s promises are being fulfilled. The closing chapters encourage continued trust in Scripture, watchfulness for God’s guidance, and confidence in the coming restoration of all things through Christ.
What Is This World Coming To? offers a biblical answer to one of humanity’s most pressing questions. It asserts that current global distress is not a descent into chaos without end, but the necessary transition into a new era under God’s righteous Kingdom. The booklet invites readers to see prophecy not as doom, but as divine assurance—that the present world is passing away to make way for healing, justice, and peace under the rulership of Christ.
