Why is love diminishing?

The Dover Air Force Base mortuary near Dover, Delaware, handles the bodies of military personnel killed in overseas operations.  A recent investigation revealed that the Air Force dumped partially cremated remains of 274 personnel into a nearby landfill.  This apparently happened even after families had asked the Air Force to handle their dead loved ones with respect.

“The Air Force had maintained that it could not estimate how many troops might have had their remains sent to a landfill.  The practice was revealed last month by The Washington Post, which was able to document a single case of a soldier whose partial remains were sent to the King George County landfill in Virginia.  The new data, for the first time, show the scope of what has become an embarrassing episode for vaunted Dover Air Base, the main port of entry for America’s war dead” (The Washington Post, December 7, 2011).  

Jesus Christ prophesied about the end of the age, “And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold” (Matthew 24:12).  God made humans in His image after His likeness (Genesis 1:26).  He also made it clear that because He loves us, we should love one another (1 John 4:11).  

The recent actions by the Air Force show a lack of consideration for those killed in combat and their families.  In the soon-coming Kingdom of God, the pain and suffering of this present age will be replaced by genuine love and peace for all generations (Revelation 21:1-4).  

For more information on this wonderful plan of God, read our booklet The World Ahead: What Will It Be Like?