"Behold, the day of the Lord cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.
For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.
And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible."
Isaiah 13:9-11
The fact that the world will be cleansed, destroying the sinners, seems hopeful in at least one way, because the perfection of Zion can't be accomplished, or the City of Enoch return to the earth without that. To restore justice to the world, God has to clear out the cause of the injustice. Unfortunately, we're part of that "sinner" definition here, so it is also scary.
To solve that, I think the only recourse is to make sure that we work on not being sinners. We can try helping and serving others more, repent and get the big sins off of our chests, and work to make the world a better place. We can try to be part of the builders rather than the destroyers, and maybe we can someday see the amazing time *after* the destruction, where people start turning to the Lord, hopefully much as we see in 3rd Nephi. Today, let's work with God to cleanse our hearts and souls and work to be the best possible version of ourselves. :)
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