Likewise today, many religious leaders are following the same sad pattern of being blind to the things that are happening in the world in relation to God’s program for the second coming of Christ. A while back I was going out to jog for a couple of miles. I started by walking for a few minutes to get warmed up. As I walked along the sidewalk I noticed my shadow on the concrete in front of me. My shadow is not me, and it has no substance, but it signals that I am not far behind. It’s a sign that I