There is a sense of foreboding in the air. No nation is immune to the downward spiral in every area of life as we have known it. Politicians are making plans on such a grand scale that it is breathtaking, with world leaders coming into agreement on issues where once there was no common ground. The prospects of such can, and does, strike fear in the hearts of many.

At the same time as we see the decline in what we refer to as "the world," we have the apostasy that was prophesied and has now been witnessed for many years. The "church" is in as big a mess as the world, with rampant spread of false doctrines, proliferation of anything and everything that may appeal to the flesh of man and the ever-increasing departure from surrender to the only One who has the answer to it all.

In the midst of all these things, there is a message of hope. In the midst of all these things, God has an ult imate plan. Whether "dead" or "alive," we have a God who is not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. Now let's get to this message which has such a strange title. [to full article]