We are nearing the beginning of a New Age in the earth. We who are here were chosen by God to be here at this time, and Jesus warned us many times to “not fear.” He said in Matthew 24:1-14: “The time is coming when you will hear the noise of battle near at hand and the news of battles far away; see that you are not alarmed. Such things are bound to happen; but the end is still to come. For nation will make war upon nation, kingdom upon kingdom, there will be famines and earthquakes in many places. With all these things, the birth-pangs of the new age begin.” (NEB) How then do we see terrible things, but live without fear? Jesus is telling us ahead of time what is coming, just as a doctor will tell you beforehand about a procedure for taking cancer out of your body. We KNOW that if He has told us about it, we can be assured that we are in His hands, and rest without fear.