Dear friends:

In describing what is apparently the rapture, Jesus said the conditions in the world would be, "As it was in the days of Noah" (Matthew 24:37, NIV).

What was it like in the days of Noah?  It wasn't just the flood coming on the people as a total surprise, as will the rapture, unlike the second coming.  In telling Noah to prepare for the flood, God said, "The earth is filled with violence"  (Genesis 6:13)

In relating violence to our day, we naturally think of the brutal and senseless killings of innocent people all over the world by radical Muslims.  The worldwide threat of these people is unprecedented, and it is believed they may soon have nuclear weapons.  They are bloodthirsty, they know no mercy, and they hate and kill even each other.  Their violence and their targets know no bounds.

But there is more violence going on than just that perpetrated by radical Muslims.  WorldNetDaily reports on the increased violent gang activity in the U.S. and elsewhere.  Below is an excerpt.  The full article is at http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=55379

Since Cain and Able, there has always been violence, but today is different.  Probably like no other time since before the flood, The earth is filled with violence.

Jim
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Ultra-violent MS-13 gangs now present in 3,500 U.S. cities

 

April 25, 2007
By Jerome R. Corsi
 
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador The ultra-violent street gang MS-13, causing mayhem in cities and suburbs across the United States, is the focus of an international conference here co-sponsored by the FBI and the national police force in this Central American nation that served as the birthplace of the urban marauders.

In the opening session of the Gang Enforcement Conference (Tercera Conferencia Antipandillas), El Salvador President Antonio Saca said the problem is one that should concern many nations.

"Gangs like MS-13 have evolved into coordinated and well-financed criminal organizations," he said, making them an international problem.

"The immigration that we have experienced in the region, into Mexico and the United States is a theme we have to understand," Saca explained. "The same activity of the criminal gangs we experience here in this region is now being experienced in the United States. The territorial expansion of these criminal organizations is the principle menace we are facing from gangs like MS-13."