Just take a look. Diabolical forces snap at our heels, growl from the shadows. No wonder Daniel is scared spitless. African-American churches flaming in the night. Madmen who blow up buildings, killing hundreds, just to make a statement.
Wickedness is loose in our world.
Another team is on the field, and it wants to hurt and destroy and make folks cry. Oh, the details they may differ, but the funeral dirge remains the same. Every generation has its own beasts which rise from the depths. Evil forces are coming after us. We feel helpless in the face of such monstrous malevolence.