How can we get a proper handle on world news from a biblical point of view?
[see also “To Better Understand the News: Some Resources”] As the weeks and months roll by, a few surprises emerge in the news, as well as what we generally expect to happen. Actually, knowing what to expect is an important key in filtering through the flood of news and in understanding the significance of individual occurrences that over time can and do become overall trends in the news. To know what to look for is essential if we are going to obtain the most from our reading and viewing—whether by newspapers, magazines, radio, television or the Internet. Major Themes From the Bible World events should be seen and understood in the light of Bible prophecy, of course (Ezekiel 3:17; 33:7; Mark 13:33-37; Luke 21:34-36). Between a fourth and a third of the Scriptures consists of predictive prophecy. Over the last 60 years or so the Church of God has emphasized several major themes with which we should all be very familiar. They serve as good general guidelines and undergird our understand
