are we living in strange times, does anybody feel?

Question

im spiritual, a christian...this is not really anything to do with that...its more the times i live, that im surrounded by....i understand there has always been strife, unrest, wars in human civilization...but i feel we really live in strange times today ?......weird events happening too close together ?

a thing i cant put my finger on really...maybe it is something to do with biblical times or revelations.

does anyone have thought upon it ?

Answer 1

We actually live in incredible times. At no time in human history are we surrounded by abundance even amidst economic upheavals, security and freedoms despite looming wars and silly draconian laws, convenience on many fronts our ancestors would envy and yet as great the convenience equally comparable is ingratitude...



As a Christian, if you are per chance referring to signs described in analogies and metaphors in the "The Book of Apocalypse", granted, always something going on to make it seem like ours is the generation in question... but instead of worrying about such, consider living life to its fullest each day as if without end, yet with clear conscience as though giving account for it tonight. Only reason I mention this - end of the world comes to every human being at the point if their death, it becomes therefore pointless to try to divine the end date of civilization on the planet Earth. I mean, what good is it to know next month the asteroid will pulverize the Earth, when tomorrow I get hit by a bus and that's it for me? What will have worries of cosmic billiards done for my living and expressing gratitude for today, nevermind potential tomorrow. Anyway, sorry for the bit of digression.



But yeah, we do live in incredible age unlike any previous generations could have imagined. We have abundance despite many fixating at the super-sized glass half empty portion, we have security despite small minded chicken-littles' screaming sky is falling, we have so much to be grateful for yet we are taught to grumble. And this of course occurring simultaneously with over 90% of Biblical prophecies having been fulfilled since 1948, so, yeah, we do live in mesmerizing times, you are quite observant because not all who are trapped in their particular daily rat race notice such things. -Pat

Answer 2

No, I don't think it's any better or worse than it ever has been. People like to make out that the world is going to hell in a hand basket, but the things that are happening now have always happened.



Arabs have always killed each other and had wars. Tsunamis and earthquakes have always taken place. Greeks and other Mediterranean nations have always messed up their economies. Gangs have always attacked each other in the big cities. Britain has always had civil unrest in years ending in 1. Bankers have always been greedy. Politicians have always been corrupt. Boybands have always been mediocre singers at best. And the planet has always warmed up or cooled down since time immemorial.



What I would say though is that it seems that the world is going crazy, because we have more news and reporting now than we have ever done. 24-7 we are bombarded with images from around the world (often negative) and things which would once have had only a brief mention in the rubric of the news, now get a 3 minute item dedicated to them.



Everything now has a 'severe weather warning' attached to it, whereas twenty years ago that would only have been reserved for hurricanes and such like. Everything now is deemed 'breaking news' whereas years ago it would have taken something like the Kennedy Assasination or the siege at the Iranian embassy to have that title. The world may seem crazy but really it is a question of skewed perception.



If you are looking for a spiritual explanation, then it could be that this is the final burn-off of an old world order, before a new one replaces it. One which has been on the cards since the 'thought creates reality' ideas first made their way into popular consciousness in the late 1970s. This is why we have seen so many different socio political changes happened in such a condensed space of time, and also why an invention such as the Internet has mushroomed in the way it has. It has, quite simply, revolutionised the way we live and work and will continue to do so. With this knowledge and these tools put to good use, the world will be able to change for the better, and they are symbolic of that.



They are the seeds being put in place for the better world which has been coming in since the cosmic moment on 21st December 2012. People skewed this as the end of the world but it wasn't necessarily so. It was the end of the world as we knew it, and from that moment on, new energies and thought forms would gradually pervade the human consciousness, but it just wouldn't be instant. We can look forward to much happier times now, and another major cosmic moment occurring in 2032.

Answer 3

If you happen to had the money to lead a civilised existence in Britain, you continue to wouldn't be free from the lack of knowledge or mankind. I know that the uk paints a valiant snapshot of brave explorers and innovators and the lot however i do not suppose for one second that these humans have been rather as noble as you image them. In any iteration, there are grasping men and women of all socioeconomic phases. There are rough folks, impolite, ignorant men and women at any time in history. In case you dislike the current pattern on the earth a lot then why don't you spark off on a course to try and alter it. If you happen to can not, then as a minimum just are living your own existence in step with your possess concepts. I'm 18 too and yes I do see a lot of early life being just whole *****. I assume it's readily a topic of expertise. I notice that youngsters are usually higher once internationalized. It can be the localization of the final formative years that breeds such things. Just an opinion. They do not see alternate or something new or valued at considering. They've certainly not needed to consider broader than their small nearby. In phrases of normal values, i am pondering of doing anything alongside the identical route. I am Korean although and my concerns need to do inside my country. The reversal of the bad factors of modernization and the variation of usual culture and values right into a modern setting. And i'm going to do it by way of architecture and concrete Planning. Do what that you would be able to on your country. I did are living in the UK when I used to be a kid and that i notice the teenager predicament is particularly prominent.

Answer 4

We do notice many specific Biblical prophecies being fulfilled, the Saint Malachi papal prophecies, and the http://endtimesforecaster.blogspot.com/2010/03/rabbi-judah-ben-samuel-prophecy.html also.



Imho, the prayers of Saints have averted much of the dire end times warnings, so that we're more likely to muddle through, as usual.



Semi-sources: The Great Divorce, C. S. Lewis

For Couples Only, Shaunti Feldhahn

Answer 5

Nope. There's less strife or unrest or war right now than in basically the ENTIRE history of the world.

Answer 6

It does seem that strange or divisive anomolies

are a regular rather than an irregular occcurence..

stressful and needing much thought every day.

Answer 7

Mankind is on the road to destroying our world's environment and if they continue there won't be much left for the future generations.

Answer 8

Yes, it does seem like a lot of strange events are happening.... maybe Jesus is returning soon :)

Answer 9

since the begining, many people in each generation has felt like this, and so on it wil continue

Answer 10

If life got any stranger, I'd be "estranged."