The Signs of the Times: What Happens Next?

Many people talk about seeing the "signs of the times." They see wars and rumors of wars, earthquakes and nations have risen against other nations. Wars have been going on for centuries, as well as earthquakes and nations have been in conflict continually. The War to End All Wars really wasn't, and natural disasters have been common throughout time. What would make people believe that these are the last days on Earth spoken about in the Bible?

The chapter of Matthew 24 (in the Bible) is critical to understanding the signs of the times. The timeline that Jesus gave to His disciples of coming events in the world is as follows:

1.) The disciples of Jesus ask, "What will the signs of Your coming be? - They want to know the time of the "end of the age."
2.) Jesus begins to talk about spiritual deception happening with "false-christs" ("anti" in the Greek means 'instead of' rather than 'against')
3.) Jesus is warning his disciples about many people who come, calling themselves "christ", instead of the one true Savior. Their sole purpose on earth is to DECEIVE people.
4.) There are wars and rumors of wars, nations rising against nations, kingdoms against kingdoms, famines, pestilences and earthquakes in various places.
5.) KEY POINT: directly after this statement, Jesus says "All these are the BEGINNING of sorrows."

So people scoff at these being the last days because all THESE things happen regularly on the earth. We have all these signs occurring in the world today - that is without question.

Moving on...

6.) Then THEY (assuming non-disciples of Christ) will deliver the children of God up to tribulation and kill them. We see this happening all over the world today. This is TRIBULATION, but not the GREAT TRIBULATION.
7.) Hatred begins for all believers in Christ - this too is happening all over the world.
8.) Many will be offended (because of the message of Jesus Christ being the only way to salvation)
9.) Men will betray each other.
10.) False prophets will rise up and deceive many. - This is happening more than ever in the world today!
11.) Lawlessness abounds and the love of many grows cold. - There is a lack of love, even within the church today with the spirit of division and offense inside the church.
12.) HE WHO ENDURES TO THE END WILL BE SAVED (Matthew 24:13)
13.) Finally, the gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world, as a witness to all nations, and THEN THE END WILL COME (Matthew 24:14).

We are approaching this point in the timeline of signs. Christians are being persecuted all around the world, love within the church has grown cold, and betrayal abounds. False prophets have risen in every part of the world, deceiving many away from the message of Jesus Christ being the only way to salvation. The world is all about religious tolerance, seeking desperately to offend no one, but living with offense and persecution from the world toward the church of Jesus Christ, his faithful disciples. The gospel is being preached all over the world as a witness to all nations. We are sitting at this point right now.

What comes NEXT?

14.) THE ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION (this requires the arrival of the ANTI-CHRIST) on the world scene who will stand in the holy place and declare himself to be God.
15.) Those is JUDEA, the Jews, will flee to the mountains. This must done very quickly as Jesus says not to go back into the house for anything.
16.) This is the point that GREAT TRIBULATION begins and is worse than any tribulation to ever be on the earth before this time.
17.) The days will be shortened for "the elect's sake" (Matthew 24:22)
18.) False christs and false prophets will arise, doing false signs and wonders that have the power to possibly even deceive the elect.

FINALLY....

19.) At the end of this tribulation time, the sun will be darkened (solar eclipse - sign) and moon will not gives its light (lunar eclipse - sign)
20.) Stars fall from heaven and powers of the earth are shaken.
21.) The sign of the Son of Man appears in heaven, all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with great power and glory.
22.) He sends His angels with a sound of a great trumpet, and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

Notice this happens AFTER the Great Tribulation, and is the final coming of the Son of Man. This is the timeline of events that Jesus gave His disciples in chronological order, so we could definitely know all the things that must take place before His return.

I wanted to show this to you, as I have recently been shown this truth by the Spirit of the Lord. None of this is my own opinion, but rather just walking slowly through Matthew 24, showing that Jesus Himself laid out the timeline of events. These are the signs that we are to watch for, and as the watchman on the wall, I am blowing my trumpet to warn all, close and far off, that Jesus is coming back soon!

So, with this knowledge, what do we do? Jesus gave us instruction in Matthew 28:18-22 (NKJV):

Matthew 28:18-22

New King James Version (NKJV)

¹⁸ And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. ¹⁹ Go therefore^[a] and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, ²⁰ teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.^[b]

Even with all these things happening in the world, we have nothing to fear because Jesus is always with us, to love us and protect us. We are given these signs, so we can recognize what is going on in the world, and be expectant and ready for Jesus' return in great power and glory!



Matthew 24

New King James Version (NKJV)

Jesus Predicts the Destruction of the Temple

24 Then Jesus went out and departed from the temple, and His disciples came up to show Him the buildings of the temple.² And Jesus said to them, “Do you not see all these things? Assuredly, I say to you, not one stone shall be left here upon another, that shall not be thrown down.”

The Signs of the Times and the End of the Age

³ Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?”
⁴ And Jesus answered and said to them: “Take heed that no one deceives you. ⁵ For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many. ⁶ And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all^[a] these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.⁷ For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences,^[b] and earthquakes in various places. ⁸ All these are the beginning of sorrows.
⁹ “Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name’s sake. ¹⁰ And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another. ¹¹ Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many. ¹² And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold. ¹³ But he who endures to the end shall be saved. ¹⁴ And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.

The Great Tribulation

¹⁵ “Therefore when you see the ‘abomination of desolation,’^[c]spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place”(whoever reads, let him understand), ¹⁶ “then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. ¹⁷ Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take anything out of his house.¹⁸ And let him who is in the field not go back to get his clothes. ¹⁹ But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! ²⁰ And pray that your flight may not be in winter or on the Sabbath. ²¹ For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be.²² And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect’s sake those days will be shortened.
²³ “Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There!’ do not believe it. ²⁴ For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. ²⁵ See, I have told you beforehand.
²⁶ “Therefore if they say to you, ‘Look, He is in the desert!’ do not go out; or ‘Look, He is in the inner rooms!’ do not believeit. ²⁷ For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. ²⁸ For wherever the carcass is, there the eagles will be gathered together.

The Coming of the Son of Man

²⁹ “Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. ³⁰ Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. ³¹ And He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

The Parable of the Fig Tree

³² “Now learn this parable from the fig tree: When its branch has already become tender and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near. ³³ So you also, when you see all these things, know that it^[d] is near—at the doors! ³⁴ Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place. ³⁵ Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away.

No One Knows the Day or Hour

³⁶ “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven,^[e] but My Father only. ³⁷ But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.³⁸ For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, ³⁹ and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. ⁴⁰ Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left. ⁴¹ Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left. ⁴² Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour^[f] your Lord is coming. ⁴³ But know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into. ⁴⁴ Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.

The Faithful Servant and the Evil Servant

⁴⁵ “Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his master made ruler over his household, to give them food in due season? ⁴⁶ Blessed is that servant whom his master, when he comes, will find so doing. ⁴⁷ Assuredly, I say to you that he will make him ruler over all his goods. ⁴⁸ But if that evil servant says in his heart, ‘My master is delaying his coming,’^[g]49 and begins to beat his fellow servants, and to eat and drink with the drunkards, ⁵⁰ the master of that servant will come on a day when he is not looking for him and at an hour that he is not aware of, ⁵¹ and will cut him in two and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

People Get Ready: Jesus is Coming!

A PROPHETIC DREAM FOR THE UNSAVED IN AMERICA and 
THE CHURCH AROUND THE WORLD:

A couple of days ago, I was in my house and I heard the LORD say in my spirit "I need to tell you something, it's important, you must go to sleep." I responded to the LORD, "if I have heard you correctly, and you want to give me a message, cause my son (a toddler) to fall asleep and I will go to sleep also." Within a few minutes, without my prompting, my son said "I want to go night night" and pulled me toward the bedroom. I went with him and just minutes after lying down, he fell fast asleep. I closed my eyes in the bed and fell asleep immediately. This is what I dreamed:

I was in my house with my family and we were doing ordinary, insignificant things such as walking around, taking care of the children. I remember thinking "LIFE IS GOOD." At once we received "news" (I am not sure how) that the Islamists had taken over America very suddenly. It was a surprise to much of the country and something that happened very unexpectedly and quickly. Without saying much, we seemed to know that we had about 10 minutes to exit our home and flee from coming wrath. We took out ONE bag and filled it with minimal sets of clothing for each family member, medicine and dried foods. We only filled ONE bag to completely full. As we were about to leave the house, I heard the audible voice of the LORD speak to me and He said, "Write down these scriptures on the walls (all over the house - covering all bare surfaces with giant writing, each letter being approx. 6" tall)." I responded to the LORD, "do we have time for that?" 

To which He responded, "You cannot leave until this work is finished." 

These scriptures were all that a person would need to understand God's plan of salvation through Jesus Christ and how to be saved through Him. As soon as we were finished, in that moment we ran toward the door. I knew we would escape the coming wrath and be safely taken away from harm. 

In the last seconds of the dream, I said to God, "Why did we write the scriptures on the wall?"

He said to me, "I left them there so they would find them." 

And then at once, as we were approaching the vehicle - I woke up. 

I am a watchman on the wall, hear what the Spirit of the LORD is saying, if you have ears to hear!

Warning for America!

A Word of Warning for America:

Because of your exceedingly great wickedness, the LORD has passed judgment on you.  If you do not repent of your works and turn to the Lord Jesus, who is the only righteous One, you will be overtaken by an enemy from beyond your own shores.  There has already been a breach in your security and the enemy has been allowed to infiltrate all areas of your government and society.  You are at great risk of ceasing to exist as a nation.  Turn back now to the LORD, and I, the LORD, will turn my hand of judgment away from you.

This is what the LORD says to the people of America, he who has ears to hear, let him hear what the Spirit of the LORD is saying.

To the CHURCH of Jesus Christ (Yeshua) in America:

2 Chronicles 7:14-15 (KJV)

"If my people, who are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.  Now my eyes shall be open, and my ears attentive unto the prayer that is made in this place."

1 Peter 4:17 (KJV)

"For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God; and if it first begins with us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God."

Who is the watchman on the wall?

Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying, “Son of man, speak to the children of your people, and say to them: ‘When I bring the sword upon a land, and the people of the land take a man from their territory and make him their watchman, when he sees the sword coming upon the land, if he blows the trumpet and warns the people, then whoever hears the sound of the trumpet and does not take warning, if the sword comes and takes him away, his blood shall be on his own head. He heard the sound of the trumpet, but did not take warning; his blood shall be upon himself. But he who takes warning will save his life. But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet, and the people are not warned, and the sword comes and takes any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood I will require at the watchman’s hand.’ “So you, son of man: I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; therefore you shall hear a word from My mouth and warn them for Me. When I say to the wicked, ‘O wicked man, you shall surely die!’ and you do not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood I will require at your hand. Nevertheless if you warn the wicked to turn from his way, and he does not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity; but you have delivered your soul. (Ezekiel 33:1-9 NKJV)

A watchman discerns (discovers or sees) the coming danger to the people of his land and must blow the trumpet to warn the people of the coming threat or be responsible for their demise in their own iniquity. The Lord is not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.

“What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine and go to the mountains to seek the one that is straying? And if he should find it, assuredly, I say to you, he rejoices more over that sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray. Even so it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish. (Matthew 18:12-14 NKJV)

The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. (2 Peter 3:9 NKJV)