The Perfect Storm - How we know we are living in the "Last Days"

Matthew 16:1-3 - "Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and testing Him asked that He would show them a sign from heaven. He answered and said to them, "When it is evening you say, 'It will be fair weather, for the sky is red'; and in the morning, 'It will be foul weather today, for the sky is red and threatening.' Hypocrites! You know how to discern the face of the sky, but you cannot discern the signs of the times."

Jesus rebuked the Pharisees for not recognizing the signs of His first coming. The religious leaders of His day had full knowledge of the prophecies of the Messiah, yet these religious leaders ignored the signs and still rejected Him. Being a meteorologist, forecasting the weather and discerning the signs of the times go hand in hand for me. Unlike the religious leaders of the first century, I refuse to ignore the signs of the Lord's return!
What are the signs of the Lord's return? How do these signs show us that the Lord's return is soon? Jesus refers to these signs as "birth pangs." In the "Olivet Discourse" study, I discuss in detail what "birth pangs" are. Here are the "birth pangs" Jesus told us to watch for:

• Wars and rumors of wars
• World wars
• Famines
• Pestilences
• Earthquakes in diverse places
• Fearful sights and great signs in the heavens
• False prophets
• Persecution

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