The Rise of Evil on Earth: Is Biblical Prophecy Being Fulfilled? Fundamentos Explicado
The Rise of Evil on Earth: Is Biblical Prophecy Being Fulfilled? Fundamentos Explicado
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In modern times, the prevalence of famine and disease outbreaks around the world has heightened concerns about their significance in relation to biblical end-time prophecies.
Yet that foundation, that has slowly been eroding, is now rapidly crumbling right before our eyes. Abhorring what is evil and cleaving to what is good has shifted to accepting what is evil and leaving what is good.”3
Consider that when Jesus made this prediction the armaments of His day were swords and spears. But today, with nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons, it is possible to wipe out all flesh on planet earth.
Another sign is an increase in lawlessness and love growing cold (Matthew 24:12). This indicates a moral decline in a society where sin becomes rampant and love for others diminishes.
The rapid spread of the virus and its devastating impact have led some to interpret it as a fulfillment of biblical prophecies regarding pestilences and plagues preceding the return of Christ.
Why will this happen? The reason is because those days will mark the approach of Satan’s final defeat—and he will do everything he can to fight against it. Never forget that the devil has one primary goal: to stop God’s work in the world.
There will be pandemics, flooding, fires, earthquakes, famines and what many scholars identify as meteorite strikes or even a comet colliding with Earth. These numerous disasters will take place all across the world and kill billions.
One of the better known tales of the end times is that God will send two final witnesses to preach the Gospel. The two witnesses will be killed, and their bodies will be seen by everyone in the world. In order for this to come true, the entire world must be interconnected and able to communicate with each other in extremely rapid fashion. Once again, the conditions required for this prophecy to be fulfilled are nearly complete.
When people speak of the entire world today, they are referring to the globe as a whole and interpret this prophecy as meaning that the Gospel must be preached in every country on Earth. During the time when the prophecy was first written down, however, “the world” was used to refer not to every inch of land on Earth, but to the extent of the Roman Empire.
14 He gave his life to free us from every kind of sin, to cleanse us, and to make us The Rise of Evil on Earth: Is Biblical Prophecy Being Fulfilled? his very own people, totally committed to doing good deeds.
The Bible shows that the coming “King of the North” will make a deal of some sort with one called the King of the South just before the appointed time of the end:
Jesus said that the last days would be preceded by several things: many false Christs would come, deceiving many; we would “hear of wars and rumors of wars”; and there would be an increase in “famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in diverse places.
It seems like Mother Nature is getting restless, and if we align this with biblical prophecies, it might just signal that we’re living in the end times.
“Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations for my name's sake. And then many will fall away and betray one another and hate one another.