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For thousands of years people have been fascinated
with predictions of the end of the world. If we look into the
inspired writings of the biblical prophets and apostles, we
find many prophecies that refer to the time of the end. Should
we take their messages seriously? Are world conditions such
that these predictions could be fulfilled in our day?
Jesus Christ Himself foretold a future time so horrendous that
no human beings would be spared "unless those days were
shortened" (Matthew 24:22). Was He referring to our troubled
age? Many prophecies leave us in no doubt that increasingly
cataclysmic events will occur before God's direct intervention
in human affairs. These terrifying prophecies will see their
fulfillment at some future time. The crucial question is when.
This eye-opening booklet, Are
We Living in the Time of the End?, examines exactly
what Jesus Christ, His apostles and the prophets of old really
said about the intriguing days they refer to as the time of
the end. |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
May/June 2002
Vol. 7, Num. 3
Garbage in...
A Good News editorial
Cover Story
Who's Telling You What to Think?
Most modern families are deluged with an onslaught of sights, sounds and
other impressions from television, radio, movies, audio and video recordings,
books, magazines, newspapers and the Internet. All these shape our perception
of reality. But how accurate is that perception? Is trust in mass media
justified? Do you really know who's telling you what to think-and why?
-Sidebar-
Why This Death Didn't Count
The Media's Alternative Gospel
Feature Articles
Should You Believe All the News
You Hear?
Your outlook on current events, culture, society and the world is likely
primarily shaped by the news you read and hear. But how truthful is that
reporting? Recent books from insiders show media bias is alive and well.
-Sidebar-
A Telling Profile of Media
Professionals
Media and the Family
Ten years after the publication of his groundbreaking book Hollywood
vs. America, The Good News interviews Michael Medved, media expert
and nationally syndicated radio-talk-show host, on media's impact on the
family.
"She Used to Be Our Queen, Too..."
Queen Elizabeth II's 50-year reign has seen an astonishing change in
the United Kingdom-and far greater change in Britain's former African
colonial possessions. What's behind these massive, momentous trends?
Mass Media and Bible Prophecy
Information and communications technology has exploded in recent decades.
Are we living in the end-time age of which the Bible foretells an
explosion of knowledge and means of instant worldwide communication?
Is Your Family Manipulated by Mass
Media?
Does your family use mass media wisely, or do you let media abuse you?
Excessive media use is linked with violence, depression, obesity and mental
problems. Here's how you can take charge of the media in your home.
How Can You Counter a Degenerating
Culture?
Are you disturbed by many of the values of the culture around you? If
not, you should be. The Western world's sliding standards portend even
deeper trouble ahead. How can you and your family counter such trends?
-Sidebar-
Values Turned Upside
Down in a Generation's Time
What Is Salvation?
Lots of Bible believers think they are "saved." But are they? Can they
become unsaved? How and when does salvation take place? Let's cut through
the confusion of men's ideas and see the clear biblical truth.
-Sidebar-
The Penalty for Unrepentant Sinners
God, Money and You
Does God promise to give you lots of money if you please Him? Does it
please God if you give Him all your money? Can money become a god
to us? Let's understand the relationship between God, wealth and you.
The Scourge of Corruption
The Enron and Global Crossing bankruptcies bear the earmarks of major
scandals-shredded documents, political connections and a tragic suicide.
What does the Bible tell us about corruption's causes and consequences?
-Sidebar-
Corruption: A Way of Life for Much
of the World
Regular Features
World News and Trends
An Overview of Conditions Around the World
Letters From Our Readers
Readers of The Good News share their thoughts
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