Whiteboard: What is Heaven?

Is God fair? Some will answer “Yes” without hesitation. Some will seek clarification before answering. And some will immediately answer “No.” It is a fair question—and one God Himself answers.

A staggering 14.4 million abortions occurred worldwide in the first four months of 2021 according to WorldOMeters.info—a respected Internet statistics source (May 4, 2021). This means that the combined number of deaths in the same period from the seasonal flu, HIV/AIDS, cancer, malaria, smoking, alcohol, suicide, and traffic accidents (roughly 7 million) wasn’t enough to reach half of the devastation wrought by the widespread availability of abortion.

COVID-19—perhaps no event has so universally affected the globe since World War II. According to a July 21, 2021 article by U.S. News & World Report, only 14 countries out of the 197 in the world haven’t reported a COVID-19 case, and twelve of those are small island nations. It is a worldwide crisis that has likely sparked a variety of questions in the minds of Bible readers, especially questions related to the book of Revelation.

Japan’s current prime minister will soon step down, and the nation will hold new elections on September 29. A leading contender for the top job is former foreign minister, Fumio Kishida. Mr.