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SIGNS on this page will lead to this future for some people.
These are Signs that we are in the End Times.
SPECIAL NOTE: As you read this page, be aware that there is something more fearful than any of the end time judgements that will be poured out on the EARTH. These end time signs and the judgements that will follow them in a period of unprecedented tribulation on earth, are warning signs of a greater DAY OF JUDGEMENT when you will stand before God in HEAVEN. "For it is appointed unto man once to die and then the judgement" (Hebrews 9:27). You may also like to check out our shorter article on fulfilled Bible prophecy.
PROPHETIC SIGNS THAT WE ARE IN THE END TIMES
- Six signs are given by Jesus
- Two characteristics are given by Paul
- Eleven other occurences given by the prophets to occur prior to or soon after the end of the age.
SIX SIGNS GIVEN BY JESUS TO INDICATE HIS COMING AND THE END OF THE AGE
Matthew 24:3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
- Jesus told his apostles to look for the following signs prior to his second coming and the end of the age.
1) FALSE PROPHETS AND CHRISTS
Matthew 24:5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
Matthew 24:11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
- In the last several years many people have claimed to be the Messiah like Jim Jones, David Koresh and countless others who are not as newsworthy. These false prophets are a prelude to the ultimate false Christ, the Antichrist.
2) WARS
Matthew 24:6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
- Rumors of wars now occur frequently thanks to instant coverage by the television news media.
Matthew 24:7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
- More people been killed in warfare in the this century than at any other time in history.
- Devastating weapons of mass destruction (nuclear, chemical, and biological) are now available. For the first time in human history we now have the capacity to destroy ourselves.
3) FAMINES
Matthew 24:7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
- Famine is a constant finding in Africa, especially in Ethiopia and Sudan. A large portion of the world's 5 billion people [6.8 in mid 2010, expected to be 7 billion in 2011]are undernourished.
4) EARTHQUAKES
Matthew 24:7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
- The number and intensity of earthquakes this century are at a level higher than any other time in history [this view is disputed but it makes little difference - ie. earthquakes and other natural disasters continue to be a sign of end times - for more info check out EARTHQUAKES IN THE LAST CENTURY ... when you get to the page, scroll down to the second section].
- Current Earthquake Seismic Monitor (IRIS) - Link to Web site on major earthquakes in the last year. All yellow and red circles are earthquakes in the last fifteen days.
- Current Seismic Events Special Focus on Recent Major Earthquakes
- By contrast in the years 1890-1900 there was only one major earthquake in the world.
5) TRIBULATIONS
Matthew 24:8-9 8All these are the beginning of sorrows. 9Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.
- At this time the Church is under attack throughout the world (China, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Korea, Sudan). During the Tribulation the persecution of Christians will intensify even to the point of martyrdom.
Matthew 24:8 8All these are the beginning of sorrows.
- Unfortunately, these 5 signs will increase in intensity and severity as the tribulation approaches as the birthpangs or contractions of a pregnant woman worsen as the delivery time approaches.
6) GOSPEL PREACHED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD:
Matthew 24:14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
- This has been accomplished by TV, radio, missionaries, and bible offerings and translations in most languages of the world.
TWO CHARACTERISTICS OF THE END OF THE AGE BY THE APOSTLE PAUL
1) GODLESSNESS IN THE LAST DAYS
2 Timothy 3:1-5,7 1This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. 2For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, 4Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; 5Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. 7Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
2) APOSTASY (FALLING AWAY FROM THE FAITH)
1 Timothy 4:1-3 1Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; 2Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron; 3Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.
- The rising popularity of the new age movement, eastern religions, meditation, and belief in past lives and reincarnation.
- Christian denominations departing from the original teachings of the Bible.
ELEVEN FULLFILLMENTS OF BIBLE PROPHECY REQUIRED FOR THE END OF THE AGE
1) EXISTENCE OF A 200,000,000 MAN ARMY IN THE EAST:
Revelation 9:16 And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them.
- At no time in history had such a large army existed until the Chinese army reached that figure in the 1960's.
2) REDEVELOPMENT OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE (EUROPEAN COMMUNITY):
Daniel 2:32-33,40-43 32This image's head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass, 33His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay. 40And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise. 41 And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters' clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay. 42And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken. 43And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay.
- The fourth kingdom of iron is the Roman empire according to Daniel's interpretation of King Nebuchadnezzar's dream. The two legs are the division of the Roman empire into an eastern portion called the Byzantine empire which ended in the 1400's and a western portion based in Rome which ended in the 400's. The toes of iron may be the 10 member nations of the European Economic Community formed in the 1970's while the clay is the second tier of member nations. The nations of Europe since the Roman empire dissolved have never adhered or formed one empire but continue as separate nations.
- See the Kingdoms in Daniel chapters 2 and 7 for more information.
3) RETURN OF THE ONE PURE LANGUAGE, HEBREW, TO ISRAEL:
Zephaniah 3:9 For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the LORD, to serve him with one consent.
- Prior to restoration of Israel in 1948, Hebrew was a dead language. Now Hebrew is spoken throughout Israel. When has there ever been the restoration of a dead language after 2,000 years!!! This is the hand of God at work.
4) REBUILDING OF THE TEMPLE/RESTORATION OF TEMPLE WORSHIP AND ANIMAL SACRIFICES IN JERUSALEM:
- The temple and restarting the animal sacrifices are required for several of the endtime prophecies to be fulfilled:
Revelation 11:2 But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.
Daniel 9:27 And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
Daniel 9:26 And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.
- Building blueprints for the temple are ready. All that is delaying building now is the presence of the 3rd holiest site in Islam, the Dome of the Rock which lies over the old temple site.
- The rebuilding of the temple is therefore unlikely at the present time.
Four possible scenarios for the rebuilding of the temple:
- 1) The persuasion and performing of miracles by the Antichrist and False Prophet convinces the Islamic world to approve the rebuilding
- 2) Approval is given during the confusion and bewilderment of the Rapture
- 3) Some archeologists believe that the temple mount is actually 340 feet south of the Dome of the Rock site. If this proven true the building will begin. The court that is left out may refer to the building of the temple around the Dome of the Rock. Click for more information here.
- Revelation 11:2 But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.
- 4) After God's supernatural destruction of the Russian army. This scenario assumes that this Russian attack on Israel is not the battle of Armageddon as some biblical students feel and that this attack occurs before the rapture or tribulation period begins. This destruction of the Russian and Islamic armed forces by God, will cause a outpouring of Christian worship and zeal amongst the Jewish people who will reconstruct the temple.
- A group in Israel called the Temple Mount Faithful have obtained most of the clothing, instruments and other equipment required for temple worship. Click here for more information on their current attempts to lay the cornerstone of the Temple in Jerusalem.
5) APPEARANCE OF THE RED HEIFER AFTER 2000 YEARS:
Numbers 19:2-7 2This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD hath commanded, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red heifer without spot, wherein is no blemish, and upon which never came yoke: 3And ye shall give her unto Eleazar the priest, that he may bring her forth without the camp, and one shall slay her before his face: 4And Eleazar the priest shall take of her blood with his finger, and sprinkle of her blood directly before the tabernacle of the congregation seven times: 5And one shall burn the heifer in his sight; her skin, and her flesh, and her blood, with her dung, shall he burn: 6And the priest shall take cedar wood, and hyssop, and scarlet, and cast it into the midst of the burning of the heifer. 7Then the priest shall wash his clothes, and he shall bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp, and the priest shall be unclean until the even.
- A Red Hiefer is required for the waters of purification. In May 1997 the first Red Heifer was born in 2000 years.
Ezekiel 36:24-25 24For I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you out of all countries, and will bring you into your own land. 25Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.
6) INCREASE IN KNOWLEDGE AND TRAVEL:
Daniel 12:4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.
- More knowledge has been discovered in the last century than in all of history combined. 90% of all the engineers or scientists who have ever lived are alive today (quoted from Billy Graham).
7) RETURN OF THE ETHIOPIAN JEWS TO ISRAEL:
Zephaniah 3:10-11 10From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my suppliants, even the daughter of my dispersed, shall bring mine offering. 11In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings, wherein thou hast transgressed against me: for then I will take away out of the midst of thee them that rejoice in thy pride, and thou shalt no more be haughty because of my holy mountain.
- 1984 and 1991 U.S. airlifts of Ethiopian Jews to Israel.
8) RISE OF RUSSIA:
Ezekiel 38:2,4,8 2Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him, 4And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords: 8After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the land that is brought back from the sword, and is gathered out of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which have been always waste: but it is brought forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely all of them.
- Prior to the 20th century Magog or Russia was not a economic or military world power. In order for some end time events to occur Russia has to be a strong nation.
9) RETURN OF THE RUSSIAN JEWS TO ISRAEL:
Jeremiah 23:7-8 7Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that they shall no more say, The LORD liveth, which brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt; 8But, The LORD liveth, which brought up and which led the seed of the house of Israel out of the north country, and from all countries whither I had driven them; and they shall dwell in their own land.
- 1970's and 80's exodus of Russian Jews out of Communist Russia.
10) TECHNOLOGY FOR THE MARK OF THE BEAST:
Revelation 13:16-17 16And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: 17And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
- Assuming the Mark is an under the skin implanted computer device, the technology is now available and patented at the U.S. Patent Office.
- Click here to access the patent. Enter 5638832 for the access number.
11) PLANS FOR THE ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT:
- The United Nations, World Trade Organization, Peacekeeping actions and other agencies are preliminary steps to the formation of a one world government.
- This generation is the first in history that has the communications and transportation needed to form a one world government which the Antichrist will establish.
12) INSTANT COMMUNICATION AROUND THE WORLD:
Revelation 11:3,7-10 3And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. 7And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them. 8And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified. 9And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves. 10And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth.
- Television must be present for the world to see the dead prophets and rejoice at their deaths.
Luke 21:28 And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.
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