Welcome back. Today we are talking about signs that the end is near.
Now many people today are sceptical of signs in general. Why?
Because people in the past, who've sworn they'd seen one about the end, had gotten it wrong.
So why are we so sure that the signs in the Bible can be trusted?
Well they've come true.
And what is one of those signs?
Well earlier we learned that the B ible spoke about a war that would be rumored,
heard about and talked about all over the world.
It would come at a time where communication and technology had advanced.
And which war was this?
The First World War.
Now why are we so sure?
Let's take a look at the advancements in communications leading up to World War I.
Take a look at this.
Now if you notice prior to the outbreak of, and leading up to the First World War,
instruments of fast communication, such as the telegraph, telephone, as well as the radio
had been invented and had already been in use.
The technology was there.
This is the reason rumors and news about the First World War spread quickly across the globe.
Now some may say, well, is that all you got? No.
There's more. Because aside from being rumored or widely talked about,
there are details that prove that World War I is the fullfillment of that war,
which is a sign that we are near to the end of the world.
One of those details was mentioned in the Book of Revelation, chapter 7, and the verse is 1.
Now, the verse that we just read mentions a wind.
How does the Bible describe this wind?
First, this wind blows at the four corners of the earth, or in the four directions of the world.
And so it's global in scope.
Second, this wind would blow on the earth, sea, or any tree.
Third, this wind would be held back by the four angels.
Now is the Bible talking about a literal wind here?
Well let's read another verse where the word "wind" was used and see what it was actually referring to.
Let's read what is written in the Book of Jeremiah, the chapter is 4, the verses are 11 through 13,
and we will also read verse 19.
Now based on what we read here in these verses, we can easily deduce that this is not a literal wind.
Now this wind based on the verses refers to a war.
Now how does the Bible characterize this wind or war?
It mentions even the kinds of weapons to be used in this war,
and they were characterized as chariots like whirlwind and horses that are swifter than eagles.
So now lets lay out the facts.
This is a war that would be rumored or talked about worldwide
due to the advancements in communication like the radio.
This is a war which is global in scope.
It will have specific kind of weapons that the Bible mentioned or likened to chariots like a whirlwind
and horses that are swifter than eagles.
In addition the war will be held back by four.
So all of these things have to happen or be evident in the war the Bible is talking about
to prove that this war is really the war mentioned by Our Lord Jesus Christ.
And if it is that war then we will be sure that it is a sign that the end of the world is near.
Now when we come back we'll turn to the pages of history and see if everything described in the Bible
about this war really happened.
Was World War I a sign that the end of the world is near?
Find out when we return on Face The Truth. Don't go away.