Anyway, every sign the Lord gave us seems to be getting stronger lately. There seem to be more of them and each one is often "bigger' then the one before. That too is scriptural and no surprise to any of us I'm sure. I thought it might be interesting though, to look at the tribulation judgments and see if there had indeed been a "sign" showing that yet.
What I did was look up each judgment during the tribulation and whittle it down to as few words as possible to describe the effect it would have, such as "famine" and also the cause, such as "earthquake". Then I put all the effects in one list, and the causes in another. Next with each repeated effect or cause, I put the word "more" in front of it. I then deleted all the extra "mores". leaving only one, since that's all we need one to know more will be coming.
Before I show you the lists themselves, let me share 4 scriptures that I think describe "why" all this happens:
Matthew 24:12 —Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, *
Matthew 24:37 —As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. *
What was it like in Noah's time?
Genesis 6:5 —The Lord saw how great man’s wickedness on the earth had become, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time. *
Genesis 6:11 —Now the earth was corrupt in God’s sight and was full of violence. *
Ok, here's the lists, which I've kind of combined, but note that Everything listed just keeps getting worse and worse with each succeeding judgment.
people killed for their belief in Christ
people torturing and killing just for the sake of doing so
terrorism
war(s)
Grief and mourning
jobs lost
Economic disaster
famine
thirst
The gap between the rich and the poor becomes constantly wider.
disease
unusually painful sores, stings and bites
animals killing people
earthquakes
soil erosion,
wildfires,
floods
mudslides
Air pollution
tidal waves
meteors
ecology will be in chaos
Extreme heat
severe worldwide earthquake
100 pound hailstones falling
Extreme cold
fear
more wars
more lost jobs
More deaths
more severe weather
more famine
more thirst
more disease
more painful sores etc for unbelievers that last for months
more fear
etc.
When I look at all of that, I can honestly see that I've not only seen "signs" of each of those, but the signs I've seen have been getting progressively worse over the last year or so.
I think the one that surprised me the most though, was the recent talk of meteors and that there are now official groups who are trying to get government funding in order to locate all that are in earths vicinity in order to destroy any that might threaten us.
People aren't as friendly toward others anymore and that would be
easily covered in the fact that God says their love will turn cold.
That's very obviously happening. In fact, I'd say you could say it's
already happened and is happening more so every day. I'm blessed in
that I also live in a very good neighborhood, but that's just the
immediate homes next to me. Not far down, we've got drug dealers who
sell to children and other stuff just as bad.
As far as diseases go, not only are their new illnesses, but old ones that were wiped out have returned with a vengeance and many diseases that were only seen in third world countries are now running rampant here in the US and other advanced countries! On top of that, old diseases or maybe you could call them "regular known diseases" have become even worse then they were originally. Also some that were considered for most people minor nuisances are now major problems that affect people's ability to work and live their lives normally. Allergies are one of those I've noticed like that. I've always known people that have had allergies. I have them myself. In fact, when I was a child, even the doctors would have said mine were pretty bad. Not by today's standards though! It seems as though a huge number of people don't just "have allergies", but have them so badly that they can't function without getting regular injections for them! Illnesses and diseases that existed, but were rarely seen when I was a child or young adult, are now rampant all over the world and considered "normal". On top of all of that, we have diseases from all those categories that medicine can't cure, and many that are killing people. I've also seen that "normal" things like bug bites and insect stings are affecting many people differently now days then they did before. All my life until the last couple of years, a bite or sting bothered me because it itched or stung, but it was only a nuisance - no big deal. And except for people who happened to be allergic to bee stings or something, that's how it was for everyone. Not anymore though. More and more people are reporting bites and stings that really hurt and or itch terribly for a week or even weeks instead of days! I sure hate to see what it's going to be like during the tribulation, although the Lord gives us hints with the stings that cause severe pain and last for 5 months etc.
Because of all this and everything else that's happening in the world, I no longer say we're living in the end times. Instead, I say and believe that we're living in the last days - the last days of the end times to be exact. I say that because the end times actually started when the church was born and have been progressing ever since then. Now, however, the birth pangs of the next age have become very obvious and are happening faster and harder then ever. Just like a woman in labor. Labor can last a very long time, but when it gets to this stage, every woman knows her time is at hand. And so is ours.
The sinkholes are another sign and even that's going nuts lately, happening more often, and with them getting larger and larger and people losing their lives because of them.
And then of course there's the wild fires too. Those too seem to be happening more frequently and cover more ground then ever too. Even happening in places that it doesn't normally.
As far as diseases go, not only are their new illnesses, but old ones that were wiped out have returned with a vengeance and many diseases that were only seen in third world countries are now running rampant here in the US and other advanced countries! On top of that, old diseases or maybe you could call them "regular known diseases" have become even worse then they were originally. Also some that were considered for most people minor nuisances are now major problems that affect people's ability to work and live their lives normally. Allergies are one of those I've noticed like that. I've always known people that have had allergies. I have them myself. In fact, when I was a child, even the doctors would have said mine were pretty bad. Not by today's standards though! It seems as though a huge number of people don't just "have allergies", but have them so badly that they can't function without getting regular injections for them! Illnesses and diseases that existed, but were rarely seen when I was a child or young adult, are now rampant all over the world and considered "normal". On top of all of that, we have diseases from all those categories that medicine can't cure, and many that are killing people. I've also seen that "normal" things like bug bites and insect stings are affecting many people differently now days then they did before. All my life until the last couple of years, a bite or sting bothered me because it itched or stung, but it was only a nuisance - no big deal. And except for people who happened to be allergic to bee stings or something, that's how it was for everyone. Not anymore though. More and more people are reporting bites and stings that really hurt and or itch terribly for a week or even weeks instead of days! I sure hate to see what it's going to be like during the tribulation, although the Lord gives us hints with the stings that cause severe pain and last for 5 months etc.
Because of all this and everything else that's happening in the world, I no longer say we're living in the end times. Instead, I say and believe that we're living in the last days - the last days of the end times to be exact. I say that because the end times actually started when the church was born and have been progressing ever since then. Now, however, the birth pangs of the next age have become very obvious and are happening faster and harder then ever. Just like a woman in labor. Labor can last a very long time, but when it gets to this stage, every woman knows her time is at hand. And so is ours.
The sinkholes are another sign and even that's going nuts lately, happening more often, and with them getting larger and larger and people losing their lives because of them.
And then of course there's the wild fires too. Those too seem to be happening more frequently and cover more ground then ever too. Even happening in places that it doesn't normally.
We can all say that the weather has been very unusual for the last few years and instead of going back to "normal", each year seems worse then the year before it. Hardly a day goes by that we don't hear about some so called "natural disaster" that's happening somewhere in the world, and often it's right here in the US.
The same with earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, and everything else! Just look at the recent past at all the tornadoes and that alone should be enough to make people think! Those too are happening in places they don't normally happen, like New Hampshire! In fact, we've had several actually sighted this year already and some have touched down and caused damage. It got so bad that the local weatherman in trying to calm people's fears, made the statement that it wasn't "really" true that we never had tornadoes here in NH, because we normally had one every year somewhere in the state. When pressed on it though, he had to admit that they didn't normally touch down or cause damage, but were more often just that they would form and then break up right away. Up until last year, in the 25 years I'd lived here, I could honestly say I'd only seen one and was concerned a second time that one would form, but it didn't. We've had a number of them in the last year alone though!
There's also been a lot of activity in the heavens as well. And all of this is again pointing (strongly) toward the end of this age. Soon, the Father will be sending Jesus to come and get us. I honestly cannot imagine Him allowing us to stay here for "years" longer.
The same with earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, and everything else! Just look at the recent past at all the tornadoes and that alone should be enough to make people think! Those too are happening in places they don't normally happen, like New Hampshire! In fact, we've had several actually sighted this year already and some have touched down and caused damage. It got so bad that the local weatherman in trying to calm people's fears, made the statement that it wasn't "really" true that we never had tornadoes here in NH, because we normally had one every year somewhere in the state. When pressed on it though, he had to admit that they didn't normally touch down or cause damage, but were more often just that they would form and then break up right away. Up until last year, in the 25 years I'd lived here, I could honestly say I'd only seen one and was concerned a second time that one would form, but it didn't. We've had a number of them in the last year alone though!
There's also been a lot of activity in the heavens as well. And all of this is again pointing (strongly) toward the end of this age. Soon, the Father will be sending Jesus to come and get us. I honestly cannot imagine Him allowing us to stay here for "years" longer.
(I originally wrote this well over a year ago)
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