Anarchy a Sign of the Last Days
The spirit of anarchy is just what the student of prophecy would expect to see rife at the present day; and the fact that it is so prevalent as shown by the sympathy for crime and criminals, even among what are called the "best classes," is an evidence that we are in the last days. Hear the words of the apostle Paul: "This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come; for men shall be lovers of their own selves." There you have anarchy as a sign of the last days. The second table of the decalogue,—the one which pertains to social relations, and from which all civil enactments derive their authority,—is summed up in this: "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself." Now when the apostle says that in the last days men shall be lovers of their own selves, it is equivalent to saying that they will be despisers of the law whenever it comes in conflict with their own selfish desires. And because of this spirit of anarchy, this thing of every man looking out for himself alone, there will be "perilous times."