“When you hear of wars and reports of wars, do not be terrified; these things must take place, but the end is not yet.

(Mark 13:4, 7, 8) So Jesus’ disciples have not been unduly perturbed about the fearsome happenings on earth since “the appointed times of the nations” ran out in 1914. (Luke 21:24-28) These are all an indication that Christ Jesus, the Son of man, “is near, at the doors,” and that his resurrected footstep followers will shortly reign as kings with him “for the thousand years.”​—Matt. 24:33; Rev. 20:4.