“Occupy Wall Street” is an ongoing series of demonstrations in New York City that has now spread all across the U.S., some of which are teetering on the edge of violence. Last weekend, nearly 700 persons were arrested for trespassing on the Brooklyn Bridge.
What are they protesting? That’s the strange thing. It is an amorphous movement, less about specific issues than it is about discontent with the status quo—a demand for social and political change. I think this movement is part of an emerging global restlessness.
By now we are all familiar with the anti-government protests, known as the “Arab Spring.” But similar anti-government protests are even now occurring worldwide. Since the beginning of this year, there have been anti-government protests in 24 countries. Like a bad hurricane season, one protest after another is battering global shores. One commentator said, “Stability has left the building.”
Our world today has entered into one of the most challenging seasons of history. Has the entire world ever seen such chaos at once? Jesus expected His disciples to be able to discern the times. Are we?
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