Today’s question is, “Are we living in the end times?”.
In this video I’ll answer that question from a biblical perspective.
Then afterwards, as always, I’ll share some helpful resources, so stick around until the end.
The Bible prophesies of many events that will occur in the end times.
These events can be categorized as natural signs, spiritual signs, sociological signs,
technological signs, and political signs.
We can look to what the Bible says about these things, and, if the signs are present in abundance,
we can be certain that we are, in fact, living in the end times.
Luke 21:11 lists some of the natural signs that will occur before Jesus’ second coming:
“There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful
events and great signs from heaven.”
While we shouldn’t interpret every natural disaster as a sign of the end times, an increase
in natural disasters seems to be a warm-up to what is coming next—“birth pangs,”
as Jesus called them (Matthew 24:8).
The Bible lists both positive and negative spiritual signs.
In 2 Timothy 4:3–4 we discover that many people will follow false teachers.
We see now an increase in cultic groups, heresy, deception, and occultism, with many choosing
to follow New Age or pagan religions.
On the positive side, Joel 2:28–29 prophesies that there will be a great outpouring of the
Holy Spirit.
Joel’s prophecy was fulfilled on the Day of Pentecost (Acts 2:16), and we are still
seeing the effects of that outpouring in revivals and Spirit-led Christian movements, and in
the worldwide preaching of the gospel message.
Along with the signs in the natural and spiritual realms, there are signs in society.
The immorality rampant in society today is a symptom of mankind’s rebellion against
God.
Abortion, homosexuality, drug abuse, and child molestation are proof that “evildoers and
impostors will go from bad to worse” (2 Timothy 3:13).
We are now living in a hedonistic and materialistic society.
People are lovers of themselves—“looking out for number one”—and doing what is
right in their own eyes.
All these things, and many more, can be seen around us every day (see 2 Timothy 3:1–4).
The fulfillment of some end-times prophecies seemed impossible until the advent of modern
technology.
Some of the judgments in Revelation are more easily imagined in a nuclear age.
In Revelation 13, the Antichrist is said to control commerce by forcing people to take
the mark of the beast, and, given today’s advances in computer chip technology, the
tools he will use may very well be here already.
And through the internet, radio, and television, the gospel can now be proclaimed to the entire
world (Mark 13:10).
And there are political signs.
The restoration of Israel to her land in 1948 is the single most impressive fulfilled prophecy
proving that we live in the end times.
At the turn of the 20th century, no one would have dreamed that Israel would be back in
her land, let alone occupying Jerusalem.
Jerusalem is definitely at the center of geopolitics and stands alone against many enemies; Zechariah
12:3 confirms this: “On that day, when all the nations of the earth are gathered against
her, I will make Jerusalem an immovable rock for all the nations.
All who try to move it will injure themselves.”
Matthew 24:6–7 predicted that “nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against
kingdom.”
“Wars and rumors of wars” are definitely characteristic of this present age.
These are just a few of the signs that we are living in the end of the age.
There are many more.
God gave us these prophecies because He does not want anyone to perish, and He always gives
ample warning before pouring out His wrath (2 Peter 3:9).
Are we living in the end times?
No one knows when Jesus will return, but the rapture could occur at any moment.
God will deal with sin either by grace or by wrath.
John 3:36 says, “Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects
the Son will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on them.”
Those who do not accept Jesus Christ as their savior will remain under the Lord’s wrath.
The good news is that it’s not too late to choose eternal life.
All that is required is acceptance, by faith, of God’s free gift of grace.
There is nothing you can do to earn grace; Jesus has paid the price for you (Romans 3:24).
Are you ready for the Lord’s return?
Or will you experience His wrath?
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