This third week of our series (“It’s the End of the World As We Know It”), we come to two very different viewpoints on the same story. As we think about what the future holds, what do we think it will be like? Does the current state of the world and our country make us feel hope or dread? In scripture, we consider God’s dream of a peaceable Kingdom in Isaiah alongside Jesus’ disturbing words in Luke about the destruction of the sacred temple and more. Jesus never promises that following Him will ensure a smooth and stress-free life, but He does promise that God has a bigger plan, and that we are a part of it!