They will fall by the sword and will be taken as prisoners to all the nations. Jerusalem will be trampled on by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled. (Luke 21:24 NIV)
But you, Daniel, shut up the words and seal the book, until the time of the end. Many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase." (Daniel 12:4 ESV)
As the year end, let us look at our present age and time.
This day is the age of science. The earth is filled with the knowledge of the material world brought by science. Religions are considered as superstition which bogged down progress. With science, the living standards has improved. We have access to things which even emperors in the past cannot even only dream of. People start to place their hope in science. They declare that artificial intelligence will control the world. The virtual world will supersede the real world. People begin to invest in bitcoin and metaverse. The future will be better and better if we heed the warnings of climate changers and environmentalists. The future is in our hands!
But the Bible tells of a different future is waiting for us. Not a future of human glory and progress with godless science, but a future when the earth will be filled with the knowledge of God and His glory. It is a future unwanted by the people today, but it will be good and it will come.
But how do we know that the Bible is true? Because Israel is back in the land and is beginning to take over the whole Jerusalem.
Nothing will hurt or destroy in all my holy mountain, for as the waters fill the sea, so the earth will be filled with people who know the LORD. (Isaiah 11:9 NLT)
For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the LORD’s glory, as the water covers the sea. (Habakkuk 2:14 CSB)
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