Every morning seems to bring new news of chaos around the world and its not limited to just a single region - its everywhere. The world is in upheaval unlike anytime I've witnessed in the past 62 years. It would be easy to get pulled into the craziness and become fearful and anxious but I am reminded that this is not my home, I'm only a temporary visitor. But, I just can't believe all the craziness. Every day I ask myself "can it get any worse?" Unfortunately it seems it can. Thankfully we have Jesus on our side. Once again, the Lord is making the hearts of men clear to one and all so that there could be no doubt about the righteousness of His judgments! Either men will praise Him or curse Him, but all will be without excuse and unable to bring any accusation against the Lord! Sadly the world has lost more than it's mind, my brother. They indeed have no idea what is truly at stake, nor are most unaware of the consequences involved. TR It certainly seems like a ratcheting up of Matthew 24:7!! A couple of years ago we started to see unrest and now, like you mentioned, every day I am reading of another people group rioting or protesting against their own government. More nations are in contentious places with other nations than in past years as well. I think this is a swelling up in the cycle of birth pangs coming faster and faster. Imagine the next big "contraction!" Short answer: Yes. Yes, they have. Longer answer: If God is real, and He is, any flight from or rejection of Him is a flight from reality. You cannot help but ultimately be turned over to a reprobate mind if you do not love the Truth. It isn't only theological in nature; rather, you will begin to accept all sorts of delusional ideas about life. You may even begin to see yourself as the center of the universe. That is a type of insanity, but because it has become so commonplace, it hardly gets any attention any longer. It's something like the inmates running the asylum. I agree David. I once heard many years ago that Heaven and the spiritual realm was more real than the reality we presently live in. As we rummage through all the types and shadows throughout the word of God, we loose sight that this existence is also a type and shadow. But when we pass through Heaven's portal, we shall see Him and ourselves more clearly. We will engage not only in a life simply imagined, but life as it was designed to be lived! TR 
