3 As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?” 4 Jesus answered: “Watch out that no one deceives you. 5 For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and will deceive many. 6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. 7 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. 8 All these are the beginning of birth pains. 9 “Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me. 10 At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, 11 and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people. 12 Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, 13 but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved. 14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come. (Matthew 24:3-14)
The disciples asked Jesus in private what was the sign of his coming and the end of the age, and Jesus spoke of the appearance of many false Christs and false prophets.
There is a sect in China called Eastern Lightning or The Church of Almighty God, which was founded in China in 1991. The core doctrine is that Jesus Christ has returned to the earth and lives as a Chinese woman. The sect even kidnaps people and is considered a cult.
Another sect that is very popular in North America is Jehovah’s Witnesses. Their beliefs are also very different. They do not believe that people have spirits, saying that heaven is full and they will live on earth forever. They do not believe in the divinity of the Lord Jesus, and do not believe that the Holy Spirit is one person of the Trinity God. They are also called heretics.
This is what the Lord Jesus said about the appearance of false Christs and false prophets in the last days, wars and rumors of wars, nation against nation, kingdom against kingdom, famines and earthquakes in many places, and Christians will be persecuted. Because of the increase of lawlessness, the love of many people will grow cold. Another very important sign is that the gospel of the kingdom of heaven will spread throughout the world. With the emergence of the Internet, the gospel is more easily spread. We know that the day of the Lord Jesus’ return is near.
There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven. (Luke 21:11)
In the Gospel of Luke, it predicts that there will be earthquakes, famines, and pestilences in many places in the last days. The global pandemic a few years ago also shows that the day of the Lord Jesus’ return is near.
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