End of the world

The idea that the world will soon, very soon, come to an end, regularly makes an appearance in the headlines.  Much of this is driven by the Protestant world.  But some of it comes from the alarmist, government conspiracy camp.  Regardless of origin, underlying the idea is an extremely stunted knowledge of world history.  Far too many people limit their knowledge of world history to their generation or their nation.
Case in point is the US.  People rightly recognize the rapid moral decline of our country and from this deduce that the world is coming to an end, often times based on apocalyptic passages in the Bible.  But what is happening right now in our country is no different than what has happened in ancient Greece, Rome, northern Africa, and Russia, to name a few. 
Sin leads to death. It really is that simple.  When a nation does not follow the guidance of the holy spirit and his church, they, by default choose death. There is no where to go but down. 
As we look at the wretched state of the USA, we should see just another nation that has rejected Jesus Christ.  And we will fall.  No one knows when or how, but it will come.  And the destruction of a civilization to be replaced by another is never a comfortable thing.
Lord Jesus Christ, son of God, Have mercy on us sinners.