Signs of the End Times

The signs of the end times is something that all end time prophecy students look for to find out how close we are to the second coming of Christ Jesus, as Christ said Himself ... "So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors" (Matthew 24:33). We know that we cannot fix a date on the second coming of Jesus, but as the above Bible verse confirms, we CAN know when it is near, EVEN AT THE DOOR!! Jesus is coming soon and on this and the other "signs" pages you will see that without doubt we are living in the end times and the last days are upon us.

"In the last scenes of this earth's history, war will rage. There will be pestilence, plague and famine. The waters of the deep will overflow their boundaries. Property and life will be destroyed by fire and flood." (E.White, Mar174, written in 1897)

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Please also see In the Last Days and 6000 Year Timeline for extra signs that we are in the end times.

See these charts of the rise in American debt. Another end time sign?

Matthew 24:6-7 .....'And ye shall hear of wars ..... For nation shall rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom.' ..... Many people mock and say that this isn't a sign of the end times, because all these things have been happening for centuries, but when you look at the stats you can see that the frequency and intensity is greatly increasing. For instance, over the past century there has been well over 200 wars and conflicts that has brought about the death of well over 150 million people. And there hasn't been one single day where a war or conflict hasn't been fought.

Matthew 24:4-5,11 .....'many shall come in My Name, saying, I am Christ .... and many false prophets shall arise and deceive many.' ..... This is another sign of the end times, and we have certainly had many characters claiming to either be Christ, or a special "chosen one", people like Jim Jones and David Koresh. But it doesn't stop there, as there are many new age, spiritualist, and satanic cults in the world today that deceive the masses. And we now also have a world full of false preachers within the churches who preach error and deceive millions of people, like the prosperity gospel preachers. And the only reason people are deceived by these is because they don't study the Bible. We need to test everyone against the Word of God to see if what they are preaching is the truth. Now does this mean we cannot trust anyone who claims to be a prophet of God? No, we just need to test what they say against the Word. See Ellen White for an example of a true prophet.

Matthew 24:7 ....'and there shall be famine.' ..... We are living in such a time of famine and hunger all over the world today, that there are tens of thousands of people dying of starvation EVERY DAY. What makes this even more sad is that the amount of food that is wasted by the rest of us could feed these poor people who are starving to death. God will judge everyone for what we have done, or what we DIDN'T do. Please see helping the poor and needy.

Matthew 24:7 .....'and pestilences.' ..... Over 22 million people have died from AIDS, over 30 million people are currently living with AIDS/HIV, and there are over 7,000 new infections everyday (source: www.until.org). AND THIS IS JUST ONE DISEASE! This is certainly a sign of the end times. Please note that our food is becoming more and more disease ridden also, especially meat. A VERY good reason to become a vegetarian and have a healthy diet.

Matthew 24:7 .....'and earthquakes in divers places.' ..... Click on the chart and you will see that significant earthquakes have risen substantially over the past few years. Not only have we seen an increase in the number of big earthquakes over the past few years, but they are appearing more and more in "DIVERSE PLACES". Go to http://earthquake.usgs.gov/ to see information on earthquakes.

For a large copy of the chart, click on the picture.

Matthew 24:9-10 .....'Then 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. And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.' ..... Christians are being persecuted and killed all over the world for their faith in Christ Jesus, especially in places like China, Russia, Africa, Iraq, Israel, etc. And soon this persecution will rise up in the western world when the mark of the beast is enforced. The Roman Catholic Church killed tens of millions of Christians during the dark ages between 538 - 1798AD, and this evil will rise again just before Jesus returns.

Matthew 24:12 .....'And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.' ..... Idolatry, Adultery, Violence, Lust, Greed, Homosexuality, Theft, Lying. Just take a look around you and you will see the world is abounding in these sins, and not just the heathen world, but also WITHIN THE CHURCH! This world is truly aching under the burden of sin, and God will not let it carry on for much longer. Let's just look at ONE sin - ABORTION! In the United States alone, since 1973, over 50 MILLION babies have been aborted (killed). The love of many have certainly "waxed cold" and the fact that many professing Christians believe that the law of God, the ten commandments are no longer binding, then naturally sin is going to increase.

2 Timothy 3:1-5 .....'This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.' ... The Perilous times are here, and will continue to get worse. There are protests, riots and uprisings all over the world today. The economy worldwide is in trouble and everything just seems ready to explode!

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2 Timothy 3:1-5 .....'This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.' ..... Again, take a look around the world today and you will that this Bible verse above concerning the end times is being fulfilled. Now notice that it says people will be lovers of PLEASURE more than lovers of God, and that they SEEM to be Godly, but in reality they are Christians by name only. This is a perfect description of the church today. The majority of professing Christians today are more interested in the TV, sports, partying, socializing, playing games etc, than they are in following Christ Jesus. And we are challenging people through our Worship God website to take up their cross and follow Jesus.

Daniel 12:4 .....'even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.' ..... This Bible verse concerning the end times can have two applications. The first is applied to Biblical knowledge concerning Bible prophecy. Since 1844 the truth of Bible prophecy has been opened up to God's people like never before and He now has a remnant church with the full truth. See The Sanctuary Cleansed for an eye opening study. The second application is that of worldly knowledge. Just look at how much technology has developed over the past 50 years. We have seen an increadible increase of knowledge there.

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.' ..... The end cannot come with any old "gospel" message being preached to the world, no, Jesus said that "THIS GOSPEL", meaning the TRUE gospel must be preached and then the end would come. This true gospel is being preached through this website and many other websites, not forgetting the pulpit, tv, radio, books etc. The gospel of Christ Jesus is now reaching the ends of the world and the return of Jesus is in sight.

We hope you can see from the above 11 signs of the end times that we are truly living in the last days, right before the second coming of Christ Jesus. For more signs, see signs of the end of the world and signs in the sun moon and stars. "We are standing on the threshold of the crisis of the ages. In quick succession the judgments of God will follow one another - fire, and flood and earthquake, with war and bloodshed". (E.G.White, Last Day Events) This quote was made in 1914, and just look at what is happening in our world now! We are certainly in the end times! It is our prayer that you will seek the truth and make every effort to follow in the footsteps of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. GET READY! He is coming soon!

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