Epilogue: A Vision of Hope #

“For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope” (Romans 15:4). #

We introduced this booklet by highlighting many of the problems our world faces and seeing how the solutions mankind has proposed and tried have failed. Many recognize that something major needs to change, but are at a loss to figure out what can work. So our world remains an increasingly dangerous place and people continue to face debilitating problems.

This could lead us to despair and hopelessness. Perhaps that’s why so many recent books and movies portray a dystopian vision of the future. An overall feeling that the world will continue to get worse and worse, not better, seems pervasive.

And, the truth is, the short term is bleak. God’s Word tells us conditions for the majority will yet worsen, even bringing humanity to the edge of self-destruction.

But, God be thanked, the light of His Word also shines on a long-term, incredibly better picture! The message Jesus Christ brought—the gospel of the Kingdom of God—assures us that He will return to this earth and establish His perfect government.

Under the rule of His Kingdom, a new world will rise from the rubble of the old. It will not just be new—it will be immensely better. As we have seen, the Bible’s many prophecies about this new world of tomorrow provide us an incredibly positive and exciting vision of the future!

This vision provides us with something we all need in these times: Hope.