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8 Basic Signs of the Last Days Which Jesus Gave to Warn You What’s Coming: Are You Ready for the Liberator’s Return?

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Before he left the earth, Jesus Christ gave eight basic signs about the end of what the Bible calls the “Times of the Gentiles.” Those days are just about completed and the Lord gave details about what would happen at the end and promised to return to the earth.

The Lord did make it clear, however, that no man knows the day or the hour of his return. He admitted that only the Father knows when that will be. (See Mark 13:36)

It’s very important that you examine these eight basic signs, because as you’ll see, there is strong confirmation that they have already been fulfilled.

The Signs for Christ’s Return

Right before Jesus was crucified, as he and the disciples were leaving the temple grounds, his disciples remarked: “Look, Teacher! What massive stones! What magnificent buildings!”

“‘Do you see all these great buildings?’ Jesus replied. ‘Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.’” (Matthew 24:1-2; Mark 13:1-2; Luke 21:5-6).

Jesus was referring to the destruction of the temple. He had talked about this in more detail earlier (see Luke 19:41-44) and those predictions were fulfilled quite literally in A.D. 60-70 when the Romans sacked Jerusalem and destroyed the Jewish temple. They even commemorated the event on the Arch of Titus where the golden candlestick was clearly pictured.

The Lord’s answer prompted the disciples to ask him when this would happen and also what would be the sign of his coming at the end of the age. Because the destruction was only 35 years or so away, the events which he foretold obviously referred to a later period of time at the end of the age of the Gentiles. Here is just part of that extensive answer he gave to them in Matthew 24.

“Watch out that no one deceives you. For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and will deceive many. You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of birth pains.

“Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me. At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people. Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.” (Matthew 24:4-14).

Now in this passage, Jesus gives us what I think of as a “short list” of the beginning signs. There are actually many more given in the New Testament, but let’s begin with the signs before he returns:

1) There will be Wars and Rumors of Wars; Nation will Rise Against Nation. It cannot be disputed that the world has seen an unusual number of wars in the last 150 years. 

The first and second world wars killed millions. But since 1945 there have been well over 200 armed conflicts in which uncounted millions have died. There is still the constant threat of conflict and even of thermonuclear warfare hanging over the world with North Korea, China, Iran, Russia, the United States and many others all saber rattling with threats. But Jesus tells us not to be alarmed by this.

2) Earthquakes in various places. There are two main fault lines running around the globe where the majority of all earthquakes have traditionally taken place. But there have been an increasing number of earthquakes in all sorts of unusual places. Horrific tsunamis caused by these earthquakes have risen alarmingly in the last few years. If you have any doubt about how many earthquakes there are, take a quick look at this video of 2011 earthquakes. You can click ahead to March 2011 when the Fukushima earth occurred so you can see how powerful that one was.

3) Famines and plagues (see also Luke 21:11). Famines are caused by droughts and they are dramatically increasing in the world. Water shortages are becoming one of the biggest issues facing the world’s increasing population. There have been many plagues over the years including the black death, cholera, the Spanish influenza outbreak which killed 20 million in the last century. And now we have the nuclear “plague” coming from Fukushima. I firmly believe that the pollution that is currently pouring out from the stricken reactor in Japan is the beginning of a fulfillment of prophecy that the sea will die.

While many, many famines and plagues have already attacked the world, they are just the beginning of the birth pangs. Ebola is now spreading worldwide ad there is no known cure or treatment whatsoever. According to the Book of Revelation, they will get much, much worse.

4) Persecution and murder of believers. Right now, the rate at which Christians are being killed each year is about one hundred thousand! No other religious or racial group have more followers slaughtered than Christianity. Recently, the number of believers being slaughtered in Moslem countries has started to rise dramatically. But Jesus stated it will get much worse. With ISIS now growing rapidly in Iraq and elsewhere, and they slaughter any Christian believers that they find, it seems highly likely that the number of believers will go up dramatically. Wait until theUS Declares Martial Law and that number will explode.

5) A great falling away of Christians. Because the world has gotten so erotic along with the Internet, believers everywhere are falling away from their faith. Also, as persecution begins to get worse, an even greater number of Christians will leave the faith. In places like the US there is already a great falling away. Christians used to be the majority in the US, now they are definitely in the minority. There has been a movement away from biblical Christianity.

Many churches have grown corrupt with greed centered messages. Europe is full of huge monolithic church structures that house people who no longer believe in the true gospel. As the end times progresses, true Christians will become the enemy of the state and many other groups. Jesus states that many who fall away and will hate and betray each other. Its not a pretty picture for believers to look forward to.

6) Many false messiahs and false prophets. Within the US a lot of denominational and independent churches have moved towards presenting heretical messages. So many churches no longer teach repentance; instead, they tend to focus on making sinners feel comfortable. There are many modern-day false prophets whose teaching have corrupted the message of the true Church. Keep in mind that false prophets don’t just teach error. They mix heresy with the truth and that’s how they deceive true believers.

In the last few years many who have claimed to be the Messiah. Sun Myung Moon, Jose Luis de Jesus Miranda, Baha’u’llah, Jim Jones, Father Divine (George Baker), Wayne Bent, and L. Ron Hubbard to name a few. These men have claimed to be Jesus Christ or the devil (or both) and have founded their own religions.

7) Because of the increase in lawlessness the love of most people will grow cold. Within the United States, the age of civility is over. Professional racial bigots are constantly fomenting conflict between the races by accusing others of racism. Police have turned lawless, breaking into houses without warrants, pulling out weapons if anyone videotapes their actions and even killing unarmed civilians with immunity. 

As our world continues to polarize, good men are now becoming more fearful of doing good works because they feel the backlash of so many groups. In all the years that I’ve lived, I’ve never seen people’s hearts growing so cold.

8) The gospel will be preached in the world to all nations. There are Christian organizations who have kept track of all the nations and ethnic groups within the world and almost every area has had some kind of gospel presentation. Certainly this sign can be considered fulfilled even though many still have not heard. As the population has dramatically exploded in the last few years, it becomes obviously that billions of people have never personally heard the gospel message.

Are You Ready for the Liberator’s Return?

Jesus said the last days before his coming will be “as it was in the days of Noah.” Back then people were oblivious to the signs. They ate and drank and got married right up to the day Noah entered the ark. They knew nothing about what was coming until the flood swept them all away. Today we have so many diversions with television, cable, the Internet, movies, sports, music, art, celebrity worship, alcohol, pornography, a multitude of drugs and so much more. All of this stuff keeps us distracted and not paying attention to what’s really happening in the world. And we’re all in danger of being swept away.

In the following video Ray Comfort reveals a lot about the days of Noah and how that is so completely applicable to our day. This guy has had a big impact upon my life over the years. The video is worth watching to its completion:

The world situation is bad, but is going to get MUCH worse. It is amazing that most people would rather not know. The world’s problems just seem too depressing to them and they just don’t want to think about it. But we can be sure things will get worse because it has all been predicted. As governments become more desperate for cash (because they can’t borrow any more money from the people who make the money), things will keep turning from bad to worse. Natural and man-made disasters are beginning to envelop us in ways only the ancient Scriptures could have predicted. You really want to ask yourself if you’re ready for what’s coming.

“Keep watch,” Jesus said, “because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.” He then gives the illustration of a house owner preparing for a thief who is coming in the middle of the night. I now live in a country a lot like Israel during Jesus’ day. Thieves are not very sophisticated here, but they will definitely break in to any undefended home, especially in the middle of the night. High concrete fences topped with broken glass, large metal gates, bars on the windows, dogs, hidden weapons—these are all standard defensive equipment in a country like this, if you want to protect your stuff and your live. And when things get really bad, they will be all that more necessary.

If you knew exactly when a thief was going to break into your house you would certainly be ready for him. But because you never really know when or even if he’s coming at all, its just too easy to get complacent and assume no one will ever break into your house. This is why so many homeowners make no preparations. It just seems too remote of a possibility that it someday happen to you. If you have any common sense at all, you’ll make the proper preparations so that when a thief does arrive you’ll be prepared.

The flood came and no one believed it until it starting to rain. Judgment is also coming, and few people will believe that until the events start to happen. The best way for you to prepare yourself for the Lord’s coming is to be ready to meet the God of the universe on a moment’s notice. This is something that you can’t put off for a more convenient day. Not only could you die tonight from any number of causes, bad events are approaching us like a freight train whose brakes have failed. If you do not have Jesus living right inside your heart, you simply don’t have a survival plan for the future.

I don’t care how much food you have stored in your basement. If you are not ready to fly into the sky with Christ when he comes, you’re not ready for the worst case scenario here on our earth. The only way that you can be sure that you’re ready to meet God is if you are found by him to be a true Christian. I’ve prepared several articles for you that will help you here in the Seeker’s section so that you can connect with Jesus. Take a look at: How to Repent and How to Become A Christian.

The Lord could come back at any moment. No sign has to take place before he appears in the sky, with a trumpet and a shout, all Christians will rise up to him and then we will disappear, leaving the turmoil behind. Trust me when I say that you really do want to be ready for that event when your Liberator returns! The alternatives are just too horrific to contemplate.

 

 



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    • Paulp

      Truth is if a person can trully discern the signs and discern the signs….they would see the proof the Bible is in fact true. You would know it because we are the last generation and the Bible does teach that the last generation will have access to the proof Gods word is true. There is only one time period that will meet exactly what the difference is between signs of the last generation vs signs throughout history. It teaches that the last generation will be unique In more ways than one and dramatically different. Even the signs themself though they be characteristics that have always been but now on a more exaggerated level. For scoffers and those that think it’s a fairytale I’m sorry but I guarantee you that you are wrong, it’s real.

      • 2QIK4U

        HUMAN Caused GEOENGINEERING IS NOT BIBLICAL

    • grayeagle40

      Matthew 24:6 “And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.”
      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.
      2.8 billion people have not heard the gospel. According to John Ankerberg on his TV show 04/29/18 9:00 PM – 9:30 PM. Current population of earth as of December 2017 7.6 billion. We have a while yet to go yet folks. My opinion is the end comes @ the last Trump IE when President Trump leaves office, after he finishes his second term. That will be the last Trump.
      Prophecy page:
      http://freesites.ourchurch.com/a/AncientHebrewScriptures/?page_id=82

    • Slimey

      All I know is it will come SUDDENLY and UNEXPECTEDLY. People will be caught unawares. Like a bird in a net. Beware! :twisted:

    • Katherine

      Most Christians were never converted. They came about it through tradition. They were never true believers in the first place. Don’t go to organized religion located in buildings. Unless you want to warn them. They’ll never teach you Truth! They’ll just tell you that you can never lose your salvation while they take your $$$. Terrible.

      1John 2:19-21 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us; but they went out that they might be made manifest, that none of them were of us. But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things. I have not written to you because you do not know the truth, but because you know it, and that no lie is of the truth.

      Here is how someone becomes one with God if you truly mean it. Repent from the depth of your soul. Seek Him with all of your being. He’ll Know. That’s His Job.

      John 5:39-40 You search the Scriptures, for you think they give you eternal life. And the Scriptures point to Me! [ Yet you won't come to Me so that I can give you this Life Eternal. ]

      What The Father wants:

      John 4:20-27 Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, and you Jews say that in Jerusalem is the place where one ought to worship.” Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe Me, the hour is coming when you will neither on this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, worship the Father. You worship what you do+ not know; we know what we worship, for salvation is of the Jews. But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.” The woman said to Him, “I know that Messiah is coming” (who is called Christ). “When He comes, He will tell us all things.” Jesus said to her, I AM, The One Who Is Speaking to you, Is He.” And at this point His disciples came, and they marveled that He talked with a woman; yet no one said, “What do You seek?” or, “Why are You talking with her?”

      Here are just a few Scriptures which tell us that Christ Himself, the Author of Truth, will Teach us. When He Teaches us, we will learn and believe. He tells us this.

      Read John 4:30-42

      I’ve highlighted the following verses from John 4:30-42

      John 4:39-42 Many Samaritans from the village believed in Jesus because the woman had said, “He told me everything I ever did!”

      40 When they came out to see Him, they begged Him to stay at their village. So He stayed for two days

      So, here, following, is exactly what will happen with us once we go to HIM and HIM ONLY! We will believe because it is HIM WHO TELLS US SO. We are to rely on Christ and not on mankind. People will have the honor of speaking about HIM but it is Christ and He only who will allow us to believe!!!

      41 long enough for many of them to hear His Message and believe.

      42 Then they said to the woman

      “Now we believe because we have heard Him ourselves. not just because of what you told us.

      “He is indeed the Savior of the world.”

      1John+ 2:27 But you have received the Holy Spirit, and He lives within you, so you don’t need anyone to teach you what is true. For the Spirit teaches you all things, and what He teaches is true–it is not a lie. So continue in what He has taught you, and continue to live in Christ.

      John 14:26 “But the Comforter, which is the Holy Spirit, whom the Father Will Send in My Name, He shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you”

      2 Corinthians 3:5-6 Not that we are competent of ourselves to claim anything as coming from us; our competence is from God, Who also has made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the Spirit: for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives Life.

      Please remember. Just because you say you believe in Christ, does not make you a Christian. We’ve got to obey His Teaching because after all, He Is God and we are not. I think He Knows what’s what more than we do.

      James 2:19 Do you still think it’s enough just to believe that there is one God? Well, even the demons believe this, and they tremble in terror!

      • Crazy times

        James 2:19 Do you still think it’s enough just to believe that there is one God?

        Hey Katherine may I ask you a question ?….Do YOU believe in the Triunity of the Godhead in other-words the Trinity ?

        • Katherine

          Dear Crazy times,

          No. There is One God. The “Trinity” is something cooked up by the title grabbers in Catholicism; the ones who continue to control what people believe. I’m not against the individual Catholic. God Knows there are so many beautiful souls involved in Catholicism.

          It’s the false and deceitful teachings which leaves many out in the cold that I’m very much against. Instead of the Simplicity of Christ, they bring on so much ritual and confusion. Much like all “denominations” who live to control and make money off of God and His Word which He Gives freely to us all.

          Of course, there are many who are and or will be against organized religion. God Is waking them up, now.

          1Timothy 2:5 For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus.

          • Crazy times

            Tks Katherine …to clarify this verse you posted and what means to YOU… “Man Christ Jesus”

            is …. a Man ONLY ? a NONE deity..?

            “1Timothy 2:5 For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus.”

            tks for reply and Adieu for now…

            • Katherine

              Your quite welcome Crazy times.

              Please don’t think that because the verse says the “Man Christ Jesus”, the meaning is that Christ Jesus is not God Himself. He, God Who Came to earth as a flesh and blood Man; though He Is and Was and always Will be God Himself.

            • Crazy times

              Cheers Katherine’. I really have to go Zzzz …Do I have this right ? YOU Believe…..(in the Godhead there is Only (One distinct personage) due to Jesus saying” when you see me you see the Father” and your posted verse :arrow: ….”Jesus said to her, I AM, The One Who Is Speaking to you, Is He”….

              One God = One distinct person/age …Sorry if i got you wrong , it’s very late here.

              really Adieu Tks for reply

            • Katherine

              Cheers Crazy times

              It’s not anything from or about me. I’ve always wanted to know the truth and (as they say), nothing but the truth. I wanted the Truth so badly that I guess you could say God heard my heart. Anyone can/will be Taught by God when they read the verses. That’s His Job. He’s Going to those who really mean business.

              Anyone who really desires God=goodness, and strives for that, He Will never fail to answer us.

              Another aspect of His Job was to descend to earth and putting on flesh and bone to begin the reconciliation of everyone back to Himself; eventually7 and according to His Holy Time Table.

              That is too wonderful to put into words.

              Take care and get some rest.

          • Crazy times

            @Katherine Sorry to repeat myself, :smile:

            Just getting an understanding of YOUR Interpretation of the Truth as YOU KNOW IT..as you said…..”It’s not anything from or about me.” ….. :arrow: “I wanted the Truth so badly that I guess you could say God heard my heart.” :idea:

            So the TRUTH as YOU KNOW IT is…

            [.."Do I have this right ?

            YOU Believe…..

            1/-(In the Godhead there is Only (One distinct SINGULAR personage) due to Jesus saying” when you see me you see the Father” and your posted verse :arrow: ….”Jesus said to her, I AM, The One Who Is Speaking to you, Is He”…."]

            2/-OR are you implying a Plural Godhead ?….. Father AND Jesus

            3/-Obviously Your NOT Triune -ity as YOU’VE already DENIED :arrow: the Holy Spirit is NOT a Distinct Personality instead believing HE, to be a Catholic teaching.

            1 or 2 Then…. :?:

    • nomorelabels

      It is all open to interpretation and whatever the reader wants to believe. That in itself does not make the claims “truth”.

      Belief in something never makes it “truth”. Much of the “signs” have been ongoing for thousands of years, it has been part of human history because humans are predators, so yes, wars and rumors of wars have always been around.

      So have natural disasters and all manner of destruction and violence. These are not “signs”, they are events that are part of human history that happen to earth and to people since time began.

      The study of eschatology or “end times” has been used to fool many into thinking every horrible event must mean end of the world. But it doesn’t, and some of those who believe this mind rape do so because they want to see more death and destruction because they believe in a god who appears to enjoy that. makes them feel significant I guess.

      Truth is it is twisted and has polluted many minds, along with all the threats used by religion to keep followers in submission. Get enough folks to believe in a sky god who will torment those who do not “submit” keeps the fear going and the superstitions alive.

      Much of what Jesus was discussing was for his time, and has been twisted out of context to help controlling men use religion for their own agenda’s. THINK…everything he mentioned already happened during his time and within 50 years after.

      The “dispensationalism” taught starting with the Cyrus Scofield bible is a lie and a lie adopted by manipulative men to control others via fear.

      It continues today with all the fear porn and lies, twisting everything into some manner of hollywood style religious drama.

    • Katherine

      ‘It is all open to interpretation and whatever the reader wants to believe. That in itself does not make the claims “truth”.

      Which is why God Himself, through Peter warned us of the unholy consequences of personal interpretation.

      Reminder: 2 Peter 1:20 “Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the Scripture is of any private interpretation”.

      Which is why most of what is taught today is false. Unless one is Taught Personally by God, Himself, we will never come to Truth. Each time I hear or read someone say or write “it’s all up to personal interpretation, one would think that there is no one alive now that does not understand God’s Word.

      That type of thinking is not based in Reality.

    • Enki

      Hello. It is said that at the base of every conspiracy theory you will find God Yahweh/Elohim. The war between Esau and Jacob is still at play. What I am saying is that the war you are not seeing is that between Yahudim and Ashkenazi. The destruction of the temple refers to the destruction of God’s chosen linage, the Yahsharel/Israel/Jacob’s Family. Everything around you points to the exclusion and destruction of God Yahweh’s creation. Remember this verse Ephesians 6:12: For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. I take it you know that Rothschild owns Israel and he is Ashkenazi. How do you know where you are going if you do not know where you come from? Read more here: http://www.wheretofromhere.org

    • 2QIK4U

      Rothschild’s GEOENGINEERING IS NOT BIBLICAL. FAKE

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