The events of chapter 6 demonstrate a world in turmoil.

• The crisis is systematic: Peace turns to war. War leads to starvation. Starvation causes widespread disease. All this ends in death. We can’t control what happens around us, only how we respond.
• The crisis is systemic: The rider on the white horse, Satan, caused this turmoil. Even through times of distress we receive God’s grace.
• The crisis requires sacrificial action: The Worlds message is “peruse your happiness”. Jesus calls us to live sacrificial lives of service.

 (Verses Cited: 2 Thessalonians 2:15-16; Mark 16:15; Acts 1:8; Matthew 5:10; Proverbs 11:1; Ephesians 6:11; 1 Corinthians 5:6; 1 Timothy 5:23; Luke 9:23)