Note 3 at Mt. 24:6: The Lord is telling us not to be troubled because of wars and rumors of wars. The natural mind would think that this is totally unreasonable. How could anyone not be troubled by some of the terrible wars that have ravaged the earth since Jesus' prophecy?

The answer to this lies in the fact that we know God has ultimate control over the affairs of men (Ex. 9:16; Ps. 75:6- 7; Prov. 16:9; 21:1; Jer. 10:23; Rom. 9:15-24; 13:1) and He has assured us of His complete, final conquest and the manner in which it will happen. The earth will not be destroyed by some "madman" or in a conquest of war. The Lord will destroy this present earth with a fervent heat (2 Pet. 3:7,10), create a new heaven and earth (Rev. 21:1), and right all the wrongs as He judges the world (Rev. 20:11-15). Anyone who believes these promises of God can laugh with the Lord (Ps. 2:4) at all the heathen who rise up against Him.