The world is as it used to be:“ All nations striving strong to make Red war yet redder. Mad as hatters They do no more for Christés sake Than you who are helpless in such matters.“ That this is not the judgment-hour For some of them’s a blessed thing, For if it were they’d have to scour Hell’s floor for so much threatening..“ Ha, ha. It will be warmer when I blow the trumpet (if indeed I ever do; for you are men, And rest eternal sorely need). Thomas Hardy
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The world is as it used to be: All nations striving strong to make red war yet redder. Mad as hatters, they do no more for Christ's sake than you who are helpless in such matters. That this is not the judgment-hour for some of them's a blessed thing, for if it were they'd have to scour hell's floor for so much threatening.... Ha, ha.

It will be warmer when I blow the trumpet (if indeed I ever do; for you are men, and rest eternal sorely need). "The world is as it used to be" is a phrase that was widely believed during the Medieval period. This implies that war would continue to rage until the end of time.

The expression, however, is at odds with the Christian belief in an afterlife that awaits all humans after their physical death. The belief in an apocalyptic battle between good and evil also contradicts the Christian idea of an eternity in heaven with God.

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