The sudden upsurge in scientific, technological and social advances that began in the mid-1800's and has continued to the present day may be equated with such a rebirth. Humanity hath taken on new life. The autumn hath gone by, and the reviving spring is here. All things are now made new. The laws and procedures of every government have been revised.
Renewal is the order of the day.
And all this newness hath its source in the fresh outpourings of wondrous grace and favour from the Lord of the Kingdom, which have renewed the world. The people, therefore, must be set completely free from their old patterns of thought, that all their attention may be focused upon these new principles, for these are the light of this time and the very spirit of this age. This is the fulfillment of the prophecies of old, and as the sun of this revelation continues to rise toward the zenith, its effects will become more and more evident. Throughout the 20th century we have witnessed the birth pangs of a new era. A Critque on Sophistic Skepticism.