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What is Faith?
 
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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.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

September/October 2002
Vol. 7, Num. 5

The Good News Beyond the Bad
A Good News editorial

Cover Story

World Peace: The Impossible Dream?
In recent months the awful prospect of a nuclear India-Pakistan war, radioactive "dirty" bombs detonated by terrorists and potential allout war in the Middle East reminds us that peace seems as far away as ever. For years men, women and children have longed for lasting peace on earth, yet it remains elusive. Is peace the impossible dream?

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What Does the Bible Say About Armageddon?
Peace in Nature—and Among All Peoples

Feature Articles

Jesus Christ's Unfinished Business
Many people understand that Jesus came to live a perfect life and offer Himself as a sacrifice for sin. But there is much more to His mission. He left earth with "unfinished business" He will attend to at His return.

One Year After Sept. 11: What Have We Learned?
A year ago the world was stunned by suicide hijackers' coordinated attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Do these and subsequent events play a role in the prophesied rise and fall of nations?

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America: Uninformed and Unaware
Sept.11 Aftermath Highlights U.S. Strengths and Weaknesses

What the West Doesn't Realize: It's in a Fight for Survival
Far from showing the isolated aspirations of a handful of religiously motivated madmen, Sept. 11 revealed that militant Islamic fundamentalism has set itself on a course of war against the West. But are we listening?

Ghouls, Ghosts and Goblins
Halloween seems like harmless fun. But is it? Surprisingly, Halloween was originally an important religious holiday. So how did it come to be centered on trick-or-treating, witches, demons and the dead?

The Prince of Peace
One of Jesus Christ's titles is Prince of Peace, and Bible prophecy tells us that under His rule peace will increase with no end. What do this title and prophecy signify? What do they mean for the world and for you?

God's Global Village
"Global village" has become a popular term to describe a world interconnected by modern communications and travel. But the Bible describes a coming global village God will build on earth. What will it be like?

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The Center of God's New Global Village

Regular Features

World News and Trends
An Overview of Conditions Around the World

Profiles of Faith
Isaiah: A Prophect for Then and Now

Letters From Our Readers
Readers of The Good News share their thoughts

Questions and Answers
Brief answers to your questions about the Bible


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