Why the Escalation of Bad News?

There is, however,  a reason why bad news has escalated in this 20th century.  This reason is spelled out clearly in the Bible, which foretold mankind in the 20th century would enter a unique period of time known as "the last days" or "the time of the end."  (2 Timothy 3:1; Daniel 12:4) Bible prophecy and Biblical chronology identify this  "end period," which began in 1914.  For detail Scriptural proof of this, please see chapter 11 of the book Knowledge That Leads to Everlasting Life, published by the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc.

The last days were to begin with an event that would automatically cause bad news on earth to escalate.  What was that? It was the casting down from heaven of Satan the Devil and his demon hosts.  You may read this vivid description of the unavoidable increase of bad news at Revelation 12:9, 12: "Down the great dragon was hurled, the original serpent, the one called Devil and Satan who is misleading the entire inhabited earth; he was hurled down to the earth and  his angels were hurled down with him.  . . .'Woe for the earth and for the se4a, because the Devil has come down to you, having great anger, knowing he has a short period of time.' "

So, in whatever time yet remains until the last days come to their conclusion, we can expect bad news to continue and even to increase in its amount and intensity. (Note: Jehovah's version of time is much different than ours. A day to him is the equivalent of a  thousand years, but read the Bible if you don't believe me, no, I am not going to make easy and give you the chapter and verse. That is up to you, if you really want the truth-true knowledge. Do not listen to the false prophets, they do not teach the truth. )

Next time: It Will Not Always Be So

The Watchtower, 1996