The End is Near...
There have been people throughout history, for the entire past 2000 years, people warning everyone that the end is near. When you read/study about some of the events that have taken place through out history, you can kind of understand why they would think that. During the Black Plague so many, many people died (Ring Around the Posey originated during the Black Death); during the Great Famine there was wide-spread famine, people dying from hunger, incrase in crime because of the extreme hunger, and even some reports of people killing & eating their own children (the story Hansel & Gretel originated during the Great Famine); and during the American Civil War, it was brother fighting against brother; just to mention a few things in history.
Jesus told of the Signs of the End, in Matthew 24, Mark 13, and Luke 21. And, in Matthew 24: 32-33; Mark 13:32-33; and Luke 21: 29-31, Jesus said, "Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors." (KJV) Jesus said that we would know when it was getting close, because we would see the signs.
Yes, there have been wars & rumors of wars for ages, and events like the Black Death, and the Great Famine have taken place. Many people thought the end was near, because those things were so very bad, and could not imagine things being much worse (because the Bible states that it will be Tribulation unlike it has ever been on earth - Matt 24: 21-22; Mark 13: 19-20).
But, each time the warnings of the end were based on only 1 or 2 aspects of the signs of the end; and the warnings spread because of the extreme fear and dread of what was going on. (And, yes, I do believe there have been some crackpots mixed in throughout the last 2000 years too.)
But, if you read/study what the Bible says about the signs of the end, & what it will be like when the Antichrist appears - and listen/research what is going on around the world (not just here), and at the UN, you will see that besides the weather extremes, moral degradation, the wars & rumors of wars, that we are closer than ever to a one-world government (closer than people realize), they're discussing & working toward a one-world currency, and the UN wants to do away with everything that causes conflict (and the two biggest are politics and religion). Technology is so near (or maybe there) the capability of not only tracking each individual and their cars, but also to the point of being able to control who can buy & sell to make a living.
I have only mentioned a few things in this blog.Do research for yourself. (Research means, multiple sources, and as much as possible, sources from varying view points.) There is so much more. I have even read, on websites that try to disprove Christianity and claim that Jesus was a myth, the same conclusion to the events taking place - one world government, religion, and currency; monitored constantly, and anyone who doesn't conform to what they say, is not allowed the means to live. Read some of the quotes from UN officials, read about the World Court, and read from UN websites. (The resolutions are kind of hard to follow, because they're written in "political" jargon; but if you read through it a few times slowly, you can get the gist of it.)
