The signs of the end times
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?
4 – And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.
5 – For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
6 – And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
7 – For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 – All these are the beginning of sorrows.
9 – Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake.
10 – And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
11 – And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
12 – And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
13 – But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
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.
15 – When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)
16 – Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:
17 – Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:
18 – Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.
19 – And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!
20 – But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:
21 – For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
22 – And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened23 – Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.
24 – For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
25 – Behold, I have told you before.
26 – Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.
27 – For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
28 – For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.
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:
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.
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.” (Mathew chapter 24 verses 3 to 31)
- Increase in deception:
4 – “And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.
5 – For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.” (Mathew chapter 24 verses 4 to 5)
- Wars and rumours of wars:
“And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.” (Mathew chapter 24 verses 6)
- Famines or Recessions:
“For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.” (Mathew chapter 24 verses 7)
- Pestilence or pandemics:
“For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.” (Mathew chapter 24 verses 7)
- Earthquakes:
“For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.” (Mathew chapter 24 verses 7)
- Persecution or hating and killing of the saints:
“Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake.” (Mathew chapter 24 verses 9)
7.Great backsliding:
10 – “And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
12 – And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.” (Mathew chapter 24 verses 10, 12)
- The rise and increase of false prophets:
11 – “And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
24 – For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.” (Mathew chapter 24 verses 11, 24)
- Global Missions and Evangelization of the world:
“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.” (Mathew chapter 24 verses 14)
- The desecration of the Temple in Jerusalem as prophesied by Daniel the prophet:
“When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)” (Mathew chapter 24 verses 15)
- Lunar and Solar eclipses:
“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:” (Mathew chapter 24 verses 29)
