What is the whole world moving faster and faster toward?
The whole world is moving faster and faster toward the final moment when Christ will intervene once again in human history and set things straight. Romans 8 describes creation groaning and believers awaiting the curse's lifting, when Christ returns to correct all things.
Les explains that Romans 8:22-23 shows the whole creation groaning and travailing in pain, waiting for the curse to be lifted. He notes that believers, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, are the only ones who can anxiously look forward to the Lord's coming, while unbelievers shrink from it. Les emphasizes that the whole world is moving faster and faster to that final moment when Christ will intervene once again in human history and set things straight.