Posted on 11/03/2021 10:20:59 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal
As a student of Bible prophecy for almost 30 years, and specifically end times Bible prophecy, no other time has seemed as close to the end times as right now. Why do I say this? Because, particularly in the past year, the geopolitical and economic stage has been set for the fulfillment of several end-times prophecies. We now have several potential crises on the horizon. And those potential crises are the same ones the Bible says we’ll experience either in the Tribulation or the days immediately preceding the Tribulation. Below are just a few:
The Gog of Magog War
The Bible points to a future attack on Israel known as the Gog of Magog War (Ezekiel 38-39). It says a military alliance that includes Russia, Iran, Turkey, and a number of Muslim nations will attack Israel “in the latter days” (Ezekiel 38:8) when God brings His people home from among the enemy nations (Ezekiel 39:27). Today, we see those nations forming an alliance for the first time – an alliance that has never existed in world history. Russia, Iran, and Turkey all have an active military presence in Syria, meaning they’re right on Israel’s northern border at this moment.
Why is this important?
Because Ezekiel specifically says this alliance will attack Israel from the north (Ezekiel 38:15; Ezekiel 39:2). In addition, the ancient territory of Magog covers a number of modern-day nations, one of which is Afghanistan. Up until recently, it was difficult to imagine U.S.- occupied Afghanistan joining the Gog of Magog invasion. But now? With the Taliban back in control, it would be odd if they didn’t join this invading alliance. The way nations are aligned today, the Gog of Magog invasion could take place tomorrow. All the pieces are in place. Even just a few years ago, that wasn’t the case.
Global War Prospects
While “rumors of war” have been common since the end of World War II, the current situation is different. The world is in the midst of an energy crisis. Europe has seen natural gas prices surge in the past month. China and India are experiencing rolling blackouts of electrical service. Not only will this create problems in an already broken global supply chain, but these are the conditions which often give rise to war. And energy resource issues could provide the spark that ignites the next world war.
For example, China threatens to invade Taiwan on an almost daily basis. If China does invade, the United States claims it will defend Taiwan. If it occurs, such a conflict will devastate the world. Both China and the U.S. are nuclear powers, and both likely have high-tech space weapons, cyberwarfare capabilities, and innovative weapons never before seen on a battlefield. Such a conflict could easily erupt into World War III. Even if it doesn’t, the global economy would collapse, and the global supply chain would be irreparably broken if the two largest economic powers went to war.
The same is true in regard to Israel and Iran. Both nations have been engaged in a type of “cold war” for years, and with each passing month, the prospect of all-out war only increases. A conflict between the two could pull the Middle East and the entire world into a cataclysmic war.
Throw in India’s border disputes with China and Pakistan as well as North Korea’s belligerence toward its neighbors and the United States, and the prospects of global war are probably the highest they’ve been in the post-Cold War era. At any moment, a flare-up in any one of several hotspots could cascade into a global war. Yet, contrary to popular belief, the world will survive World War III. The death toll will be enormous, but the human race won’t be annihilated (Revelation 6:4). The Bible says a global war will kick off the Tribulation and precede the global rule of the Antichrist. Right now, the odds of a devastating global war appear high.
Global Inflation Prospects
Shutdowns, travel regulations, and other COVID restrictions have wreaked havoc on the global supply chain since early 2020, and it’s only getting worse. Lack of shipping containers, global port congestion, and a lack of workers to produce, transport, and stock goods have led to shortages in everything from toilet paper and microprocessors to chicken wings and tractor tires. Meanwhile, central bank and government policies creating low interest rates and instituting rent/mortgage moratoriums, student loan moratoriums, stimulus checks, and tax credits have only added to demand. Basic economics says if you lower supply and increase demand, you get higher prices. We’re seeing that right now, especially at the grocery store. Don’t expect it to get better.
The Bible says the world will experience unprecedented hyperinflation during the Tribulation. Following the global war outlined in Revelation 6:4, the world experiences a time when an entire day’s wages will barely buy enough food to survive (Revelation 6:5-6). Given the inflation and shortages we’re already seeing, how bad will it get if a major war breaks out anywhere in the world, much less an all-out global war like the one foretold in Revelation 6?
The Rising Mark of the Beast System
Throughout the world, governments are pushing COVID vaccines. Those who refuse the jab face a long list of penalties, including loss of employment, healthcare, freedom of movement, and liberty in general. Those pushing vaccine mandates and vaccine passports seek to coerce people into compliance. The goal is to ostracize the unvaccinated from society.
If these coercive policies remain in place, they’ll create a mark of the beast system indistinguishable in impact from the true mark of the beast (Revelation 13:16). In doing so, they’ll pave the way for the rise of the Antichrist and the actual mark of the beast as outlined in the Book of Revelation.
The Bible says those who refuse the mark of the beast will be shut out of the global economy. They’ll be unable to buy or sell anything without it (Revelation 13:17). Today, we see the stage being set for the fulfillment of this prophecy. In some places, vaccine passports are required to appear anywhere in public, including grocery stores. Is it really hard to believe they’ll one day be required to engage in any buy/sell transactions?
The Days of Noah and Lot
Jesus said when He returns, the world will be “like it was in the days of Noah” (Matthew 24:37). Jesus said, “In those days before the flood, the people were enjoying banquets and parties and weddings right up to the time Noah entered his boat. People didn’t realize what was going to happen until the flood came and swept them all away. That is the way it will be when the Son of Man comes” Matthew 24:38-39, NLT).
Is this what we see in the world today? I think so. Even after 19 months of a global pandemic, a global supply chain crisis, and threats of war, people are still enjoying banquets and parties and weddings. In other words, much of life remains normal. After a series of events that should have shaken the world from its slumber, most people continue to go about their daily lives unaware of the times in which we live.
The times in which we live are clear to anyone who knows the Bible. We are living in the days just before the Tribulation takes place. Jesus will soon return to take His church (1 Corinthians 15:51-53; 1 Thessalonians 4:15-18). How can I be so sure? Because Jesus says so. Jesus said when you see all the signs He and the prophets said to look for, you should look up (Luke 21:28), and we see those signs right now.
The Convergence of Signs
So what are these signs? Jesus and the prophets pointed to dozens and dozens of signs. This article only cites a few, but each one is undeniable. Their convergence for the first time in history tells us the return of the Lord is close at hand. In addition to the events already mentioned, these signs include:
Israel Back in the Land (Jeremiah 23:7-8; Ezekiel 39:28; Isaiah 11:12; Psalm 107:3; Ezekiel 20:34; Isaiah 11:11-12) The Jewish People in Control of Jerusalem (Luke 21:24-28) The Gospel Preached Throughout the World (Matthew 24:14) An Increase in Travel and Knowledge (Daniel 12:4) Arrival of the Exponential Curve (Matthew 24:3‐8) Israel Surrounded by Enemies (Psalm 83:4; Psalm 83:12; Ezekiel 11:14‐17; Ezekiel 35:10) Israel’s Exceedingly Great Army (Ezekiel 37:10; Zechariah 12:6; Zechariah 12:8) The Rise of a United Europe (Daniel 2, Daniel 7, Revelation 17) The Rise of a Global Government (Revelation 13:7-17) The State of Mankind (2 Timothy 3:1-4) Denial of the Signs (2 Peter 3:3‐4) Stay Awake
Jesus commanded us to watch for these signs (Matthew 24:42). He scolded the Pharisees and religious leaders when they failed to recognize the signs of His first coming (Matthew 16:3). Will He do any different for those who fail to recognize the signs of His second coming? Jesus warned us not to be caught sleeping when He returns (Mark 13:36).
Now is the time to point out these signs to others and warn them the end is near. If you’ve been waiting to share the Gospel with someone, don’t wait any longer. You may not have another opportunity. Jesus is coming. The signs are all around us.
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Maranatha!
Another good read.
I’m not sure if “the stage is set” or the actual “play has begun”.
You are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness. Therefore let us not sleep, as others do, but let us watch and be [a]sober. For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk are drunk at night. But let us who are of the day be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation.1 Thess. 5:5-8.
Arise, shine; for your light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon you. For, behold, the darkness covers the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the Lord arises upon yo, and his glory is seen upon you. And the Gentiles shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.Isaiah 60:1-3.
May our lights shine brightly so as many as possible are mercifully saved from the horrific destruction soon to come.
Thanks for sending out the word to the ends of the earth. God bless.
The end times began when Jesus ascended into Heaven. This mess might last another 20,000 years.
Fear not. We know how it ends. Watching and waiting.
I would think that WW2 with Hitler and the Holocausts, that was considered the end times more than today.
For all the turmoil going on today, it’s nothing like incinerating 6 million people in an oven although that’s what the Progressives want to do to conservatives in America.
Really?
“As a student of Bible prophecy for almost 30 years...”
Seems like playing a bad game of golf over and over for thirty years.
Why would a huge alliance of world powers invade tiny little Israel?
Nations have rockets, satellites, lasers, etc., now. Just a few well placed...save all that bother.
Bless you brother!
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How did they know to set it in 2022????? The CONSPIRACY IS MUCH OLDER THAN WE THOUGHT!
YUMMY...
Me either, but either way it’s close to show time just based on our current technology available.
Elon Musk and Richard Branson are talking about living on the moon and traveling to Mars in less than 10 years. Prophetic books don’t mention this type of living conditions for humanity. Something has to happen to preempt that possibility. Something catastrophic perhaps.
“No other time has seemed as close to the end times as right now”
That statement is, logically, irrefutable.
Interesting! But I must point out that back in the late 80’s and early 90’s we were convinced the end was near. Those times were the heyday of WWCR, Jack van Impe, William Cooper’s HOTT, Brother Stair, and many others all predicting a quick end in different ways. We had the Branch Dividian compound, Randy Weavers Ruby Ridge and wild eyed Janet Reno leading the charge. The times now seem calm in comparison to those golden days of eschatological nirvana! Take it from one of the old guys, don’t get wrapped up in this stuff too much, if it is true, there IS NOTHING, you can do about it anyway, so just enjoy life best you can, don’t vote Democrat…ever, and if and when it comes, trust me, you’ll know what to do.
I’m going with the Climate Catastrophe.
At least with that...I’ve got 9.234 years left.
Something has to happen to preempt that possibility. Something catastrophic perhaps.
***Oh, that’s easy. It’s hideously expensive to live on another planet or moon and it requires exquisite infrastructure support. Even Elongated MuskOx doesn’t have that kind of money.
We are on a Very
Slippery Slope and I can’t get away from the thought
that the United States has
played it’s part by
establishing Israel and
Spreading the Gospel.
In the Big scheme of things
We’ve done our job.
Edward G. Was Great!
His Last role as Well.
Interesting point.
My perspective is that the USA is the “little horn” in Daniel Chapt 7.
• After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had (ten horns) Daniel 7:7
• I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things. Daniel 7:8
The 10 horns are 10 nations. The little horn is a nation also, plucking up 3 other nations by their roots.
My outlook is that America is the little horn. When we started as a nation, we were small, a sprout, a twig. We displaced Britain, Spain, and France on this continent.
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