He is setting the stage to help us to understand the times that confront us—just down the road in the future a bit. We are moving toward a time that is unique in the history of man—as unique as a man giving birth to a child and being in the throes of labor. Have any of you ever seen that? No historian has ever seen the kind of times that are just around the corner. Unless God has a place of safety for us, then we are going to find ourselves involved in these unique times that are coming.
