I wonder how life will fundamentally change because of this event. Thinking about it, our generation has never even seen a war; I'm too young to even remember the early '90's recession...This is really the first time that I've felt unsafe in this country. I think that without Jehovah, I'd feel even worse. Newscasters keep saying that 'life will never be the same', but I wonder how. I thought that if this were truly a sign, there would be more war and bedlam by now, but it seems that the majority of NYC and the country have remained calm and collected. I can't stop thinking about how all this will end. It's like reading the last paragraph of a novel before you read anything else - then you know how it ends, but you desperately want to know HOW it happens.
good analogy. it's just that, the bible doesn't say there's gonna be bedlam, it says that people will be saying there is peace and security.
I think we all need to realize, that at the very least this is most definitely a sign of the times. Matthew 24 and all. Whether this is the beginning of something greater is still to be seen, but I just kept thinking of this as a "pang of distress".
I hope that this is the beginning of the Great Tribulation, but I KNOW that it is at the very least confirmation of our belief that we are living in the time of the end.
We all feel horrible at the loss of life and the many other repercussions that may have yet to be felt, but we should also be faith-strengthened at this event and remember that this is the kind of thing that we should expect. And in that respect, we can find some comfort in knowing that the end is growing ever closer.