Signs of the times

Posted: November 4, 2006 1:00 a.m. Eastern

Greg Laurie is the author of 12 inspirational books, which are available online.

I don't know about you, but I am beginning to distrust the weatherman. It seems like when they tell us it will be warm, it's cold; when they tell us it will be rainy, it's sunny. It seems like I could do just as good of a job of predicting the weather for the day by simply looking out of my window.

Jesus said, "You have a saying that goes, 'Red sky at night, sailor's delight; red sky at morning, sailors take warning.' You find it easy enough to forecast the weather – why can't you read the signs of the times? (Matthew16:2-3 The Message)

In the same way, all you have to do is pick up your morning paper, watch the news on TV or read WorldNetDaily to see "signs of the times." And what do these "signs" tell us? That Jesus Christ is coming back!

Jesus mentioned certain signs, or "birth pains," that would indicate the time of His return and the end of the world:

Take heed that no one deceives you. For many will come in My name, saying, "I am the Christ," and will deceive many. And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of sorrows. (Matthew 24:4-8)

Are we seeing evidence that these signs are appearing in greater and greater frequency in our generation? Let's consider some of the facts.

The facts at: http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=52768