@Naomi25 @Jay Ross We often, as end time 'experts', cite numerous prophecies and tie them to current events saying the time is short because such and such is happening etc etc. Particularly in reference to war, pestilence earthquakes and the like... Matthew 24 right?
Here's something to Consider.
From Noah Webster published in 1799
By famine or sword from ad96 to 180, 50 thousands killed.
In Antioch 100000 killed in earthquakes in Antioch which destroyed 13 other cities.
In Rome ad187 pestilence appeared and continued 3 years.
In London by 310ad 40000 fitted in famine.
In ad446 September 14, an earthquake Shop down the walls of Constantinople and 57 towers fell.
In Rome, ad539, 50000 fitted..
In Antioch 588, earthquake killed 60000.
542ad 10000 killed in Turkey in plague per day.
Ad679 server famine in England lasted 3 years.
Ad717 in Constantinople 300000 fitted of plague.
Ad1005 earthquakes, follows by pestilence for 3 months, it is said one third of the human race died.
In Constantinople in ad 1077 so many died in plague and famine that there weren't enough living to bury the dead.
In Italy, ad1124, same a above. So many dead not buried, and one third of the population of England died.
In ad1294 in England, famine kills thousands.
Ad1346, in London, 50000 died of plague and famine and were buried in one grave yard: in Norwich, 50000: Venice, 100000: Florence 100000; in eastern nations 20 million. This was called the black death.
In ad1352 in China, 900000 died of famine.
Ad1450, 60000 die of plague in Milan.
Ad1570, 200000 due of plague in Moscow.
Ad1572, in Lyons, 50000 plague.
Ad1625, 35000 for of plague in London.
And in 1656, in Naples, 300000 die of plague
Now the above is just from war and natural disasters. No mention of the millions who died through persecution, first from pagan time, then papal Rome, then from the likes of Tamerlane. And that's just up to the 17 th century.
How many Aborigines, American Indians, Maori, Inca, Aztec, Africans suffered and died at the hands of genocidal land grabbing religious war mongers and slave traders? Then of course many wars since then. The American civil war, 2 boer wars, 2 world wars, Vietnam, Kosovo, Crimea, Ireland etc etc etc.
Yet all of this were just the beginning of sorrows!!!!
My friends, the storm to come will be relentless in its fury. We have no conception whatsoever as to the magnitude of the chaos to come. None of us today have the faith needed to survive the coming crisis. A church far surpassing that of the primitive apostolic church will be needed to endure. Time now to pray... Study... And cleave to Jesus as if your entire destiny depends on it, because it does.