There is yet a third reason for confidence. What has developed among God’s people points to the nearness of the end.
إِنَّ ٱلسَّبَبَ ٱلثَّالِثَ ٱلَّذِي يَجْعَلُنَا نَثِقُ بِدُنُوِّ ٱلنِّهَايَةِ هُوَ تَارِيخُ شَعْبِ ٱللهِ .‏