When Samael Aun Weor was teaching in the 60's and 70's, he explained humanity was already at its end. What we are witnessing is an acceleration of that process.
However, do not be timid, afraid, or filled with despair, since these trials are the means by which Christ tests His disciples, to see whether or not we are serious in the great work of the Father. Meditate daily, comprehend your faults, and work to eliminate desire. In this way, while humanity increases its suffering, we can gain self-knowledge and the means to evade pain. So long as we have the means to meditate, transmute, and work upon ourselves, we have opportunities to turn and keep the law in our favor. This is well explained in The Aquarian Message by Samael Aun Weor.
Joyful in hope, suffering in tribulation, be thou constant in thy prayer.
Benedictis, qui venit in nomine Domini. Osanna in excelsis.
"Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest!"