In one of the Apostle Paul’s letters in the Bible he wrote about events that would herald the end of the world and the return of Jesus Christ. He said, “But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come.” The Greek for perilous means exceedingly fierce or going berserk. [Do read 2 Timothy chapter 3] The Lord Jesus had previously put it like this, “Nations will stand helpless, not knowing which way to turn.” [Luke 21:25 – New English Bible] It came close to this during the recent terrorist threat to aircraft.
Happily those who love Jesus Christ can look through this gloom to His glorious return and the creation of a new and perfect world. He is our only hope!