If you thought 2020 was bad, what do you think about 2021 so far? Situations and events are changing so fast these days that it is challenging to keep up. The world we live in today is very different than it was in January 2020.  COVID-19 opened the door to tyranny in many countries and those who had the desire to inflict tyranny on others walked ran through the door without looking back. Suddenly it was incumbent upon the elites and leaders of the world to "save us, citizens, from ourselves" and they did that by mandating lockdowns that accomplished everything except slowing the spread of COVID-19. When the COVID situation improved, many of the leaders declined to end the lockdowns. Instead, they moved the goalposts because it was too soon and still not safe. Now the citizens of the world are told we should just get used to wearing a mask or even two masks, even if we have taken the vaccination.

So, let me ask you this. Are the elites and leaders of the world really concerned with well being of their citizens? It sure doesn't look like it. Anytime you hear someone asks the question "When is everything going to get back to normal," what is your answer? Do you respond with the current stock answer "sometime later this year," or do you tell them the truth? What is the truth? The truth is simple. The world is NEVER going to return to the way it was in January 2020 or before. Keep reading because you need to know why.

The year 2020 will go down as one of the most difficult years in modern history. Just focusing on American history I won't pretend to suggest it was worse than the early years of World War II, or that it was worse than the Spanish Flu years from 1918-1920, or that it was worse than any of the years during the American Civil War from 1861 - 1865. Outside the US, many countries have had far worse years, think Rwanda and other locations where genocide has devastated the country. However, what I will suggest is that everyone on earth has been negatively affected by at least one of the major 2020 issues; global pandemics, global depressions, hurricanes, political elections, censorship, persecution, and the emerging visibility of the ugly side of humanity.  No person anywhere, Christian or not, has been completely shielded from the struggle and the wreckage of 2020. So, what's next for Christians to prepare for, experience, and endure?

Recently I purchased and watched with my son a streaming version of the video Before the Wrath. Let me start by saying I didn't really know anything about the video other than it was recommended by several of the sites I follow. I honestly thought it was a movie from a Christian studio. There are scenes that are acted out, but they are only there to help the viewer visualize the topic of the video. In reality, Before the Wrath is a video Bible Study. It's not a documentary, although it references many ancient resources.  Instead, it is a fascinating, forward-looking comparison of the traditional Galilean wedding ceremony with the wedding of the Bride of Christ and the Marriage Supper of the Lamb.