How do you picture yourself spending eternity? Will you roll around on a cloud, harp in hand, all day? Your Bible reveals the amazing truth about the fulfilling and meaningful activity God is planning for you in His Kingdom!

Bible prophecies have long foretold that just before Jesus Christ returns to the earth, the world will witness the revival of a European power with roots going back to the ancient Roman Empire (Daniel 2:28, 40–45).

The U.S. is not alone in its disrespect for women. In China, an official "one child per family" policy has resulted in millions of little baby girls being aborted before birth, or murdered shortly after birth. A similar pattern occurs in India, where the culture gives strong preference to male children, and poor families may even fear having to pay a dowry at the marriage of a daughter. And throughout the Muslim world, women are systematically held down, degraded and often treated as less than human.

Many of today's wars are over control of the dwindling supplies of natural resources needed to keep nations' economies afloat—and their people alive. As population pressures grow in arid parts of the globe, nations are even competing for the most basic resources of all: arable land and water.

The pace of modern life puts great strain on our relationships. Acquaintances come and go. Friendships are put to the test. Are you doing all you can to be a true friend to others—and to make friends with the truest friend of all?