Wouldn't I love some optimism right now but, in reflecting on what the Bible says about these days, I find no place for it. I have been watching the world change according to Biblical teachings for many years. Back in the 70's I watched the bar codes come in and the change to scanning. I thought at the time-this is a move toward the cashless society (Rev. 13). Now the cashless society is around the corner, along with the one world government (Rev. 13).