Ten Signs the Tribulation Is Drawing Near

[Ezra]

Ten Signs the Tribulation Is Drawing Near​

The Rapture is the next event on God’s prophetic timeline and will occur without warning. But according to Matthew 24:5-14, a groundswell of phenomena will emerge subtly in the days leading up to the Rapture, warning that the Tribulation is drawing near. These signs will continue to multiply and progress in the first half of the seven-year Tribulation. They are:

1. Deception by false teachers​

“For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many” (verse 5).

2. Dissension among nations​

“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. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom” (verses 6-7).

3. Devastation of the food supply​

“And there will be famines… in various places” (verse 7).

4. Disease in various places​

“And there will be… pestilences… in various places” (verse 7).

5. Disasters around the world​

“And there will be… earthquakes in various places” (verse 7).

"All these are the beginning of sorrows." –Matthew 24:8

6. Death for the sake of Christ​

“Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name’s sake” (verse 9).

7. Disloyalty among “friends”​

“And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another” (verse 10).

8. Delusion associated with false religions​

“Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many” (verse 11).

9. Defection from the faith and goodness​

“And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold” (verse 12).

10. Declaration of the Gospel​

“And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations” (verse 14).

"…And then the end will come." –Matthew 24:14

 

[Keraz]

The next Prophesied event will be the sudden and shocking Lord's Day of fiery wrath; the Sixth Seal worldwide disaster.

Most of the Western type nations have had recent political elections.
The real stand out of the results has been how close and narrow the margins are between the parties and ideologies. This means that Governments have difficulty in passing legislation and must appease minority factions.

The Jewish State of Israel is the one that is the most worrying. They must show they are willing and capable of a quick and devastating response to the peoples who present an existential threat to them.

I, and most others who follow these things, are relieved to see Benyamin Netanyahu as Israel’s Leader again. He represents stability and security.
However, there is a unfulfilled Prophecy which may happen soon. In fact, there isn’t much time left for it to be fulfilled. It is:

Micah 5:1 Now withdraw behind your walls, you people in a walled city, the siege is laid against us. The ruler of Israel is struck upon the cheek with a rod.

There seems to be a wrong placement of the Chapter division here. Micah 5:1 should be Micah 4:14. Chapter 5:2-13, is Prophecy about Jesus and the Judgment of Judah and the evil neighbors on His Day of fiery wrath. Jeremiah 12:14, Zephaniah 1:14-18


The ‘walled’ and heavily defended State of Israel, has been under siege for 74 years, but now more so than ever, with the real threat of Iran’s nuke missiles.
A ‘rod’ is a slang term for a rifle. Micah would not have known he was looking at a snipers rifle.

 

[ewq1938]

Ten Signs the Tribulation Is Drawing Near​

The Rapture is the next event on God’s prophetic timeline and will occur without warning.

The rapture comes with warnings that happen before the rapture does. Paul said the Apostasy and the revealing of the man of sin would happen first. Any "rapture" happening before those events is not from God.


2Th 2:1 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,
2Th 2:2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
2Th 2:3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;

DON"T LET PEOPLE DECEIVE YOU!

 

[Marty fox]

Ten Signs the Tribulation Is Drawing Near​

The Rapture is the next event on God’s prophetic timeline and will occur without warning. But according to Matthew 24:5-14, a groundswell of phenomena will emerge subtly in the days leading up to the Rapture, warning that the Tribulation is drawing near. These signs will continue to multiply and progress in the first half of the seven-year Tribulation. They are:

1. Deception by false teachers​

“For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many” (verse 5).

2. Dissension among nations​

“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. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom” (verses 6-7).

3. Devastation of the food supply​

“And there will be famines… in various places” (verse 7).

4. Disease in various places​

“And there will be… pestilences… in various places” (verse 7).

5. Disasters around the world​

“And there will be… earthquakes in various places” (verse 7).

"All these are the beginning of sorrows." –Matthew 24:8

6. Death for the sake of Christ​

“Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name’s sake” (verse 9).

7. Disloyalty among “friends”​

“And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another” (verse 10).

8. Delusion associated with false religions​

“Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many” (verse 11).

9. Defection from the faith and goodness​

“And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold” (verse 12).

10. Declaration of the Gospel​

“And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations” (verse 14).

"…And then the end will come." –Matthew 24:14

All of these signs also happened leading up to the destruction of Jerusalem in the first century.

If you want to know when and why God will end our world go back to Genesis and see when and why God judged the world before.

 

[ewq1938]

All of these signs also happened leading up to the destruction of Jerusalem in the first century.

10. Declaration of the Gospel​

“And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations” (verse 14).
"…And then the end will come." –Matthew 24:14



The end didn't come in AD70. Want to know how I know that?

 

[Marty fox]

10. Declaration of the Gospel​

“And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations” (verse 14).
"…And then the end will come." –Matthew 24:14



The end didn't come in AD70. Want to know how I know that?

It was the end of the temple and sacrificial age.

Paul said more than once that the gospel had reached the world during his days.

 

[ewq1938]

It was the end of the temple and sacrificial age.

But it wasn't the end of the world.

Mat 24:3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?

Mat 24:14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.


These things also did not happen:

Mat 24:29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
Mat 24:30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
Mat 24:31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

 

[ButterflyJones]

In my view we're in the tribulation.
The beast system is world governments conspiring together. While the illusion is they are separate as enemies or joined as allies.

The mark of the beast is the serial system in all countries. In America it's our Social Security number. And, our fiat system, I e. "monetary system".
It isn't actual money. They are Federal Reserve notes that government attached a value to.

We are told in God's time table a day is like unto a thousand years. A thousand years like a day.

I think when we attach our sense of time to prophecy we forget that.

 

[ewq1938]

In my view we're in the tribulation.
The beast system is world governments conspiring together. While the illusion is they are separate as enemies or joined as allies.

Nothing yet matches what Rev 13 says about the GT:

Rev 13:6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.
Rev 13:7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.


Not to mention Rev 11 says the two witnesses are also active in that time.

 

[ButterflyJones]

Nothing yet matches what Rev 13 says about the GT:

Rev 13:6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.
Rev 13:7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.


Not to mention Rev 11 says the two witnesses are also active in that time.

Try this.

Re: the first part.
Constantine , et all. And the Roman Catholic church. And its doctrines that are counter to Jesus' teachings.
The Catholic crusades.And the murder of non-Catholics.
"Bloody Mary", queen of Scots.

Revelation 11?
Protestant Reformation vs. RCC.

 

[strepho]

I respect other people's beliefs. I don't believe in the rapture. Ezekiel chapter 13, God is against the rapture. First thessalonians chapter 5. Sudden destruction is coming at the 6th trump. Satan as antichrist will come. We're hearing peace and security. China offered peace plan to Russia and Ukraine. Ephesians chapter 6, those without gospel armory on, will worship antichrist. The gospel armour is knowledge and wisdom of God's word. The spirtual battlefield is words, ideas, and concepts. Daniel chapter 8, antichrist comes in peacefully. He's not coming on war horse. This isn't time to play church. Psalm chapter 9, the spirituality dead will go to sheol. Its holding place for the spirtualty dead or wicked. Those who worshipped antichrist or refuse to repent and conform to God's standard.

 

[ewq1938]

Try this.

Re: the first part.
Constantine , et all. And the Roman Catholic church. And its doctrines that are counter to Jesus' teachings.
The Catholic crusades.And the murder of non-Catholics.
"Bloody Mary", queen of Scots.

Revelation 11?
Protestant Reformation vs. RCC.

When did this take place?

Rev 11:7 And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.
Rev 11:8 And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.
Rev 11:9 And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves.
Rev 11:10 And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth.
Rev 11:11 And after three days and an half the Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them.
Rev 11:12 And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them.

 

[ButterflyJones]

When did this take place?

Rev 11:7 And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.
Rev 11:8 And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.
Rev 11:9 And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves.
Rev 11:10 And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth.
Rev 11:11 And after three days and an half the Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them.
Rev 11:12 And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them.

Some has taken place already. The crusades , the inquisition, etc...

The tribulation is an ongoing event.

 

[ewq1938]

Some has taken place already. The crusades , the inquisition, etc...

The tribulation is an ongoing event.

The great trib in the bible is a 42 month period, mentioned in Rev 11 and 13. It hasn't started yet and when it does it won't last even a day longer than 42 months.

 

[ButterflyJones]

The great trib in the bible is a 42 month period, mentioned in Rev 11 and 13. It hasn't started yet and when it does it won't last even a day longer than 42 months.

To God a day is like a thousand years. A thousand years like a day.

 

[ewq1938]

To God a day is like a thousand years. A thousand years like a day.

2Pe 3:8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

 

[ButterflyJones]

2Pe 3:8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

Thank you for posting the verse.