There are 260 chapters in the New Testament.

There are 300 references to the Second Coming.

The New Testament is replete with warnings about judgment,

information about the Lord coming to gather his own,

teaching about the fact that he will judge the wicked,

establish his kingdom and bring in eternal righteousness.

Welcome to Grace to You with John MacArthur. I'm your host, Phil Johnson. When the world seems to be falling apart, when economy's struggle and wars rage and persecution of

Christians grows, do you ever wonder, where is the justice? When will all the wrongs be made right?

If you've ever had those thoughts, you're not alone. In fact, even the Apostle Peter faced those

questions, and he knew exactly how to answer them.

For Peter, there was always reason for hope, reason to eagerly anticipate the future, no matter what

the present circumstances are. Today, John MacArthur shows you why Peter could have such hope.

John is continuing his study titled, Where in the World is

history headed? But John, before you continue this study, a straightforward question for you,

what are the practical benefits right now, both for individual Christians and for local churches,

the practical benefits of knowing what the Bible says about the future.

Well, obviously, the first thing that comes in my mind in understanding what the Bible says

about the future is that we know God wins. That's the first thing. If we didn't have

any revelation about the future, this would inspire all kinds of doubt and questions,

and that would lead to fear, and there's no need for that. We know how it all ends. You know,

I often think about that when, you know, you start listening to the environmentalists who are worried

about what we're doing to the planet. And I want to say to them, if you think we're messing up the planet,

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