First of all, let me state what is most important to you. During the 2,000-year period after the passing of Śākyamuni Buddha, in the Age of the True Dharma and that of the Semblance Dharma, the power of the Buddhist Dharma was vibrant, sages and wise men continued to appear in the world one after another, and the Buddhas and heavenly beings continued to protect human beings. In the Latter Age of Degeneration, however, people have become greedy thus fighting never ceases between a lord and subordinates, parents and children, and among siblings. How much more so is this the case among those who are not related! Therefore, heaven has abandoned such a country and as a result the “three calamities and seven disasters” have overtaken the land and not just one, but two, three, four, five, six and as many as seven suns appear at the same time. Plants wither and die, large and small rivers dry up, the earth catches fire like charcoal, the ocean becomes like boiling oil, and in the end a blaze will start in the Hell of Incessant Suffering, burning everything down including the Brahma Heaven above. This is the devastation that awaits a world in decline.

Hyōesakan-dono Gohenji, Answer to Lord Ikegami Munenaga, Writings of Nichiren Shōnin, Followers I, Volume 6, Page 91-92