ScottA
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That is certainly the perspective of most. But really...have not 'wars and rumors of wars", and "earthquakes in divers places" always been? Surely they have. Rhetorical question: Why then would you assume they are only limited to a time at the end of times?There are some things that the Bible predicts for this time that are so subtle that not many people discover them. One of them is the globalization of the world in the last days. It is that modern phenomenon in which the world is totally interconnected digitally... For example, a person can see live what is happening thousands of miles away, with the consequent effects that what they are learning about may have in its own immediate context.
Obviously, this phenomenon did not occur at the time when the Bible was being written, and for many reasons it would be something that could not even remotely have been imagined at that time. However, in very subtle ways, Jesus showed that this would be the case in the last days.
Matt. 24:4 In answer Jesus said to them: “Look out that nobody misleads you, 5 for many will come on the basis of my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will mislead many. 6 You are going to hear of wars and reports of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for these things must take place, but the end is not yet."
Luke 21:10 Then he said to them: “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. 11 There will be great earthquakes, and in one place after another food shortages and pestilences; and there will be fearful sights and from heaven great signs."
Note that for those words to come true, the entire world population would necessarily have to have a way of learning about international news. How could the inhabitants of one side of the world know that those things mentioned there would be happening on the other side of the world? Only through an international communications network like the one we have today.
Isn't it true that biblical prophecies and their fulfillment in our days is impressive?
Alternatively, I submit that these things common to all of history and times, are rather "a sign" of when "the end is not yet"...just as Jesus said:
And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
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