"I know of others who are having blow-ups with their friends, ex-friends, neighbors, in-laws, outlaws, you name it. I mean big, HUGE blow-ups! Surely this is part of Matt. 24 ~ of people turning on each other (?)"

I was reading Galatian 5 after reading your post of "Soon, Soon, Soon" about people who seem to be more "Mean"... expressing a rage....

Galations 5 19-21 states "Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, licentiousness,

(vs 20) idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, OUTBURSTS OF WRATH, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies,

(vs21) envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like;......"

Vs 22 BUT THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT IS LOVE, JOY, PEACE, LONGSUFFERING, KINDNESS, GOODNESS, FAITHFULNESS,

GENTLENESS, SELF-CONTROL.

It sounds like you (we) are seeing the fruit of walking in the flesh. I see it often, especially when I stop to watch the national network

news on T.V..... I get soooo mad at the way news stories are extremely biased against the truth. I scream and rant at my T.V. set ... then

I realize that I need to turn it off and start praising the Lord..... so if we are not careful to "walk-in-the-Spirit ALL THE TIME we

will do exactly what Galatians 5: 19-21 says we will do.

Don Best