A New Decade Begins
Is it just me, or did it seem like the year 2009 just sped by?
It seems the older you get, the faster time goes. When I was in elementary school, time seemed to crawl at a snail’s pace. Now, not only do years go by quickly, but so do entire decades!
Back in 2000, there was a collective sigh of relief when the ominous Y2K bug did not materialize. Embedded computer chips were supposed to stop working, commerce would end, and planes would fall out of the sky, etc. BTW, I never bought any of that.
The beginning of the decade could be summed up by a traveler named Luis Salcedo who, while boarding a flight in New Orleans on January 1, 2000, said, “Nothing to worry about now!”
Famous last words.
The wakeup call
This decade began with the global wake-up call of 9/11, as 2,973 people were murdered in cold blood. The official war against Islamic terrorism was on–and by the way, it still is!
We ended this tumultuous decade with an attempt by an Islamci terrorist to destroy an airline jet on Christmas Day. Our government has admitted there was a major breakdown in our security system.
Know this–the war on terrorism has not been stopped, not even for a New York minute. It’s time to face the facts that there are evil people willing to do the worst things imaginable.
Bad news
Yes, we live in a world filled with bad news.
This decade concluded with an economic meltdown. America has declined from the economic superpower we once were. Two of the Big Three automakers filed for bankruptcy.
This decade has seem some dramatic changes in technology as well. Did you know that texting didn’t exist at the beginning of this decade?
We started the decade with dial-up computer connections, foldable road maps, and five-pound phone books. When people wanted to trade a stock or make vacation reservation, they picked up the phone. They also licked stamps, checked answering machines, flipped Rolodexes, and inserted floppy discs.
But before the decade was over, we had Twitter, YouTube, MySpace, Facebook, Skype, and Hulu, along with the iPod, iPhone, and iTunes. We went from analog to digital, from tube TV to flatscreens.
Some good news
We have also seen the technology necessary for Bible prophecy to be fulfilled appear before our very eyes.
We have seen Iran and North Korea emerge as nuclear threats. We have seen the U.S. decrease as a superpower and China emerge. We have seen Israel become more isolated.
In short, we have seen many pieces of Bible prophecy begin to come true. So there is hope that we are indeed closer to the return of Jesus Christ.
I am looking forward to that. Aren’t you?
