And none of it meant anything before Israel became a nation.
He also said that the only sign of His return we would have is the same sign given to Noah.
I seriously doubt Christ would telegraph His return with something like the death of Ariel Sharon. That seems a bit “out there” to me.
On the other hand, there are those who believe that Jesus will go to almost any length to bring people to Him for salvation before it's too late.
“Well, not exactly.”
So much misinformation in that link. So little time. Read Flavius Josephus, Foxe’s Book of Martyrs, and the Book of Acts to understand why most of Matthew 24 has already been fulfilled. The part that hasn’t been yet is the passage I cited above.
Since neither our LORD nor any of the apostles taught this, we need the Evangelicals to just make this up and assert it.
(sigh)