After reading this American Thinker article regarding the United States going toward a "cashless" society and this Wired.com article regarding Congress unearthing Facebook's terrible power through recent Congressional hearings, this writer's conclusion is that the forces of evil are alive and well in the 21st Century (see here).The society of the 21st Century is virtually no different than the society found in Noah's day (Genesis 6:5-7, the prophet Isaiah's day (Isaiah 1:1-15), or the apostle Paul's day (Romans 1:18-32), simply because human rebellion against God has not changed (Ecclesiastes 7:29 KJV; note the use of the word "inventions" [schemes - NKJV] in the context of Psalm 106:29,39 KJV, rendered "deeds" NKJV).
And as far as "war" is concerned, man's inhumanity to man (man's constant warring with his fellow man) has been going on since Cain and Abel (Genesis 4:1-16). The prophet Jeremiah tells us that mankind is not capable of directing his own steps (Jeremiah 10:23). And since mankind does not want God to direct his path (Proverbs 3:5-6), the only alternative for God, is to completely destroy the forces of evil, which He will do in a short-lived war (Revelation 20:7-9). Those folks who are bent on constant rebellion will suffer the eternal consequences of their rebellion (Romans 6:23; Galations 6:7-8; Revelation 20:10-15).
What can we as Christians do to survive this war against the forces of evil? Follow the instructions given in 2 Corinthians 10:3-6; 2 Timothy 3:14; 2 Timothy 1:13; Titus 1:9; Revelation 2:10, and as I wrote in this article, "We must be willing to look daily into God's mirror (Acts 17:11; 2 Timothy 2:15 KJV), and pattern our thinking and lives (Galations 2:20) after the One who sacrificed His life that we might have true life (John 3:16-17; John 10:10) -- that abundant spiritual life that is soon to come for those who remain faithful to the Lord (Colossians 3; Revelation 2:10)."
---Mike Riley, Gospel Snippets
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