Jesus was asked by His disciples when the end of times would be and what it would be like. He gives the most astonishing answers as they could very well be the headline news of today.

There is chaos, division, contention, and mistrust abounding in this nation. There have been killings of citizens and police officers just recently. Raging crowds of protesters have taken to the streets in nearly every major city. Morality in these troubled times is at an all time low. Family values have been chattered. Numbers of professing Christians diminished in recent years.

What our God says about the “Signs of the Times” and the “End of the Age”.

Mark 13:

⁵     And Jesus, answering them, began to say: “Take heed that no one deceives you.

⁶     For many will come in My name,

⁷     But when you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be troubled; for such things must happen, but the end is not yet.

⁸     For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be earthquakes in various places, and there will be famines and troubles. These are the beginnings of sorrows.

⁹     “But watch out for yourselves,

¹³   And you will be hated by all for My name’s sake. …

 The Christian faith is being attacked like never before!

 Matthew 24:

¹²   And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold.

¹³   But he who endures to the end shall be saved.

Jesus is saying that the love of many in the Church will grow cold because their faith is weak. They don’t believe God!

 Revelations 3:

¹⁵   “I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot.

¹⁶   So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth.

¹⁷   Because you say, ‘I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing’ — and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked —

¹⁸   I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see.

¹⁹   As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent.

²⁰   Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.

²¹   To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.

 We cannot turn our heads and say that these things are not happening now!

•  There are those who are trying to pass hate crime laws that would prohibit pastors from teaching what God has to say about sin!
•  There are wars going on all over the world!
•  Governments are being overthrown as this is being written!
•  Our nation is divided because of political unrest!

 Ephesians 4:

¹⁷   This I say, therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you should no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their mind,

¹⁸   having their understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart;

¹⁹   who, being past feeling, have given themselves over to lewdness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.

Philippians 3:

¹⁸   For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:

1 Timothy 1:

⁹     knowing this: that the law is not made for a righteous person, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and for sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,

¹⁰   for fornicators, for sodomites, for kidnappers, for liars, for perjurers, and if there is any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine,

 2 Peter 2:

⁶     and turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes, condemned them to destruction, making them an example to those who afterward would live ungodly;

⁷     and delivered righteous Lot, who was oppressed by the filthy conduct of the wicked

 Jude 1:

⁷     as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them in a similar manner to these, having given themselves over to sexual immorality and gone after strange flesh, are set forth as an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.

Christianity is singled out! The scriptures above will bring much persecution to the Church if taught from the pulpit today. So you see prophesy is being fulfilled before your eyes now. However, there is no criticism of the Islamic faith for believing and teaching the same thing!

As Jesus said in Mark 13:8

•  There was much destruction, death and suffering because of a massive earthquake in Japan. There were earthquakes recently in Haiti, in Australia, and China.
•  Cholera recently came under a worldwide spotlight after Haiti suffered an outbreak following huge earthquake. Doctors said a cholera outbreak in Somalia’s war-ravaged capital has killed more than 20 people.
•  15 March 2011 The Ministry of Health of Egypt has announced 130 cases of avian influenza A(H5N1) virus confirmed and 144 dead!

 This is just a few examples of the very things Jesus said would happen.

 By Ian Sample

The Guardian—

” Major outbreaks of disease have become more common around the globe in the past 40 years, according to the largest ever investigation into emerging infections.

Diseases such as Ebola and Sars, which originally spread from animals, are an increasing threat to human health, and many infections have now become resistant to antibiotics, researchers said.”

 Mark 13:

³³ Take heed, watch and pray; for you do not know when the time is.

 Luke 21:

³⁶ Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.”

 Matthew 24:

³²   “Now learn this parable from the fig tree: When its branch has already become tender and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near.

³³   So you also, when you see all these things, know that it is near — at the doors!

 Lets not be caught being lethargic and not being concerned about when the Lord will

come again saying, “ He delays His coming”. God might decide we are too lukewarm.

 THE LORD WILL KEEP HIS PROMISE “TO COME AGAIN”! Believe in Him!

 WATCH AND PRAY!