It appears that at the approach of every new millenium people are overcome by a feeling that something of an unfortunate nature is about to take place. Jesus himself said: "In the evening you say, 'Red sky at night, the day will be bright': but in the morning, 'Sky red and gloomy, the day will be stormy.' If you know how to interpret the look of the sky, can you not read the signs of the times?" (Mt. 16:2-3) "...Nation will rise against nation, one kingdom against another.  There will be famine and pestilence and earthquakes in many places.  These are the early stages of the birth pangs" (Mt. 24: 7-8). Are the events we are witnessing simply a quirk of nature, or is what we have seen just a small sample of what is yet to come?  Is God in His infinite mercy increasing the intensity and severity of His warnings to try to draw the souls back to Him before it is too late, before the day of his justice? To many, the signs of the times seem to be c