What signs will there be in the world?
Many Christians perceive the events of the last two centuries as a certain sign from above. Let's see if there is a reason for this.
It is hard to say about wars, famines, and pestilences (Matthew 24:7) because there have always been wars and people have always died of malnutrition and disease. But the facts remain facts. Never before in the world have so many wars been waged simultaneously in so many places on earth. And this is happening against the background of the proclamation of the value of human life and the importance of peace.
This is what the Apostle Paul warned us about in the Bible (1 Thessalonians 5: 3). Despite the surplus of food in developed countries, in poor countries, people die by the hundreds of thousands from hunger and epidemics.
In developed countries, even the achievements of modern medicine are powerless to stop death, which takes away many not only old, but also young people and even children suffering from cancer, heart and vascular diseases.
The predicted spread of the gospel-the good news of Christ (Matthew 24: 14) - is also being fulfilled. The testimony of Jesus has already reached almost all corners of the world and continues to introduce people to Christ even in countries that are" closed " to Christianity.
What signs will there be in nature?
As for earthquakes and terrible phenomena (Luke 21: 11), the statistics speak eloquently. Recently, the number of natural disasters in the world has increased significantly. Earthquakes and other natural disasters have become much more frequent than before, and we are not talking about an increase of 10-20 percent, but hundreds of percent. Storms and hurricanes, earthquakes and typhoons, floods and severe droughts, landslides, volcanic eruptions, snowfalls in warm latitudes, thaws in cold latitudes, etc.
According to Rob Vos, Director of the Analytical Division of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, natural disasters occur four times more often in the world than 30 years ago, and the economic damage from their destruction has increased fivefold.
The fulfillment of these signs indicates the nearness of Christ's return.
"When you see all these things, know that it is near, at the door" (Matthew 24: 33). The apostles urged us to prepare for the coming of Jesus, to be constantly spiritually awake (1 Thessalonians 5:2-6; 1 Peter 4:5-7), in order to appear before the Lord without being stained by sin (2 Peter 3: 10-14).
What signs will there be in the world?
Many Christians perceive the events of the last two centuries as a certain sign from above. Let's see if there is a reason for this.
It is hard to say about wars, famines, and pestilences (Matthew 24:7) because there have always been wars and people have always died of malnutrition and disease. But the facts remain facts. Never before in the world have so many wars been waged simultaneously in so many places on earth. And this is happening against the background of the proclamation of the value of human life and the importance of peace.
This is what the Apostle Paul warned us about in the Bible (1 Thessalonians 5: 3). Despite the surplus of food in developed countries, in poor countries, people die by the hundreds of thousands from hunger and epidemics.
In developed countries, even the achievements of modern medicine are powerless to stop death, which takes away many not only old, but also young people and even children suffering from cancer, heart and vascular diseases.
The predicted spread of the gospel-the good news of Christ (Matthew 24: 14) - is also being fulfilled. The testimony of Jesus has already reached almost all corners of the world and continues to introduce people to Christ even in countries that are" closed " to Christianity.
What signs will there be in nature?
As for earthquakes and terrible phenomena (Luke 21: 11), the statistics speak eloquently. Recently, the number of natural disasters in the world has increased significantly. Earthquakes and other natural disasters have become much more frequent than before, and we are not talking about an increase of 10-20 percent, but hundreds of percent. Storms and hurricanes, earthquakes and typhoons, floods and severe droughts, landslides, volcanic eruptions, snowfalls in warm latitudes, thaws in cold latitudes, etc.
According to Rob Vos, Director of the Analytical Division of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, natural disasters occur four times more often in the world than 30 years ago, and the economic damage from their destruction has increased fivefold.
The fulfillment of these signs indicates the nearness of Christ's return.
"When you see all these things, know that it is near, at the door" (Matthew 24: 33). The apostles urged us to prepare for the coming of Jesus, to be constantly spiritually awake (1 Thessalonians 5:2-6; 1 Peter 4:5-7), in order to appear before the Lord without being stained by sin (2 Peter 3: 10-14).