“Good Friday” No Good?

As Editor in Chief of this magazine, I have a God-given responsibility to genuinely serve all of you subscribers. Right now, tensions are at the boiling point in many nations! Millions in America are genuinely upset over the election of Donald Trump—which was a shock to the media elite, who did not foresee this happening at all. Additional millions are upset and deeply concerned about the “Brexit” vote—indicating that Britain will no doubt withdraw from the European Union and cause a major upheaval in this European project. China and Russia have been stirred by recent events, and tensions are increasing all over the world! As we in this Work of the great God continue to proclaim the full Truth of who we are and what genuinely lies ahead, millions will be deeply upset at us, and this will lead to persecution of God’s true people—just as Jesus Christ prophesied.

All the reports and images we’ve received from the lunar landers, Mars rovers, Jovian orbiters, deep space probes and all other robotic explorers of our corner of the universe have carried the same message: It’s a mess out there. All of the planets and moons we have explored so far with our spacecrafts and rovers seem quite inhospitable. Every planet but one, that is: this beautiful world we call Earth.

Have you heard about the “Millennials”? If not, you’re in for a scare. According to Time magazine, they are narcissistic, fame-obsessed, egotistical, lazy, and irresponsible (Time, “Millennials: The Me Me Me Generation,” May 20, 2013). In addition, they are less religious and less likely to read or trust the Bible than other generations (Christianity Today, “Gleanings,” May 16, 2016). Social critics claim that parents and teachers have pandered to them to build their feeling of self-esteem, showering Millennials with meaningless participation awards. From all appearances, they are doomed to failure, dealt a bad hand, a generation without hope. And the frightening thing is that you or someone you know may be a Millennial!

Three hundred miles to the east of South America lie the Falklands, a British Overseas Territory consisting of two main islands and over seven hundred smaller ones. The sovereignty of the Falklands, known to the Argentinians as the Islas Malvinas, has long been a source of dispute. On April 2, 1982, Argentine forces invaded the islands under orders from their new military leader, General Galtieri, who mistakenly believed that the British government would not respond militarily to this action. What followed was a 74-day occupation, before a United Kingdom task force, waging at times a tenuous, hard-fought campaign, forcibly recaptured the islands on behalf of the 1,800 British citizens living there.