The Future War Of The Church

PREPARE FOR WAR In peace, Love tunes the shepherd's reed; In war, he mounts the warrior's steed. SIR WALTER SCOTT, 1771-1832 The war has actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God. I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty or give me death! PATRICK HENRY, 1736-1799 The Future. When most people think of the future they get a queasiness in their stomachs. "Future" is a word that causes man, woman and child to experience anxiety and fear—particularly those of us born and raised in the twentieth century with its cautionary tales and images of science fiction. But ever since Adam and Eve's banishment from the Garden of Eden, fear of the future has been one of the most prevalent fears in all of human society. War.