Foreword
Even a casual glance at society today tells us that things are not
right. To many, the world seems to be spinning out of control. Growing
numbers of men and women face the future with anxiety and confusion.
The world seems locked in a downward spiral that is fast reaching a
climax
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How will it all end? How will the political terrorism, and violence,
the greed and materialism, the steady erosion of moral values, the drug
use, the aids virus, the starvation and filling-how will all these critical
problems be resolved? Where can we find answers to these serious
questions? Not in the tabloid newspapers or on the TV talk shows.
Political leaders-even spiritual leaders-seem to have no answers to
these vital issues. But God’s word, the Bible, pulls aside the curtain
and reveals that our world is involved in a cosmic struggle between
good and evil
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This little book goes to the Bible to answer the important questions
about how this conflict began, what the issues are, how we all became
involved, and how it will end. The chapters making up this book are
taken from the author’s major work The Great Controversy Between
Christ and Satan. Though some have been abridged to meet the length
requirements of this small book, they still provide valuable insights
into current social, political, and religious developments. We believe
that through them you will obtain not only a better understanding of
the world today, but a well-founded hope for a brighter tomorrow
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The Publishers
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