March–April 2003 Volume 5, Issue 2
Tomorrow’s World EDITOR
IN
CHIEF Roderick C. Meredith
EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Richard F. Ames EXECUTIVE EDITOR William Bowmer MANAGING EDITOR Gary F. Ehman
Marriage and Family: Vital Institutions in Crisis . . .8 Long-held assumptions about marriage and family, and their value to society, are being challenged by modern social critics. What is a happy marriage, and a healthy family? Your Bible explains why these are so important—for your life, and for society as a whole.
REGIONAL EDITORS: Rod McNair (Philippines) Bruce Tyler (Australia) Gerald Weston (Canada) Douglas S. Winnail (Europe) ART DIRECTOR Donna Prejean PROOFREADERS: Sandy Davis Linda Ehman N EWS BUREAU June Olsen
The Answer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Millions spend their days adrift, seeing no meaning or purpose in their lives. The Bible explains why you were created, what your future can be, and how you can live a meaningful, happy life today. It holds the answers to all of life’s most vexing questions.
The Seven Seals of Revelation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 End-time prophecy is a mystery to many, but not to those who understand the book of Revelation. The Apostle John wrote of seven “seals” that will mark milestones in the prophetic “run-up” to Jesus Christ’s return. You can understand end-time prophecy!
From Closet to Mainstream: The Homosexual Agenda 18 Homosexual activists have won wide acceptance for practices considered deviant just decades ago. What does the Bible say will happen to a society that abandons God’s standard of morality? Can homosexuals find true happiness beyond the false promises of the “gay” agenda? Will the Dominant Dollar Decline? . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 As a united Europe continues to prosper, what will be the fate of the United States dollar? As social and economic turmoil rocks the U.S., will its dollar remain the world’s premier currency, or will it be supplanted by Europe’s new common currency—the euro? Bible prophecy gives some startling answers! Personal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Questions & Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Letters to the Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Prophecy Comes Alive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 TV/Radio Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Tomorrow’s World ® is published bimonthly by the Living Church of GodTM*, 16935 W. Bernardo Dr., Suite 260, San Diego, CA, 92127. ©2003 Living Church of God. Printed in the U.S.A. All rights reserved. Canada subscriptions: Canada Post Agreement Number 1545396. Send change of address information and blocks of undeliverable copies to P.O. Box 1051, Fort Erie, ON L2A 6C7. Postage paid at San Diego, CA and at additional mailing offices. Postmaster: Send address changes to Tomorrow’s World , P.O. Box 503077, San Diego, CA 92150. Tomorrow’s World is protected through trademark registration in the United States, and by international treaties. Trademark registration pending in other countries. The symbol ®, appearing herein, does not indicate trademark registration in countries where it is not yet registered or protected by treaty. *Application pending. The symbol
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