Darkness Descending The world feels like it's unraveling. War, famine, pestilence, economic collapse - the ominous "four horsemen" seem to be galloping across the globe. Many believers are asking: are we witnessing the fulfillment of biblical end times prophecies?
The Apostle Paul warned that in the last days, "people will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God." (2 Timothy 3:1-4)
Does this sound all too familiar in our narcissistic, hedonistic culture? Many Christians see these and other prophetic signs converging, from the persecution of believers to the rise of a global technocratic elite pushing a "great reset" agenda.
The Apocalyptic Vision The book of Revelation paints a vivid picture of the end times - a world engulfed in war, famine, disease, and natural disasters as God pours out His judgment. Some argue we're already glimpsing these cataclysmic events unfold.
The COVID-19 pandemic, the Ukraine invasion, the threat of nuclear war, the engineered supply chain crisis - all seem to parallel the tribulations foretold in Scripture. Could this be the start of the end times as we know it?
A Call to Watchfulness Jesus warned His followers to "be on guard, so that your hearts will not be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of life, and that day will not come on you suddenly like a trap." (Luke 21:34)
Rather than panic, believers are called to remain vigilant, prayerful, and focused on Christ. These dark times may be a prelude to His return - a wake-up call to a world that has wandered far from God. The question is, will we heed the warning?
"The truth doesn't hide. It waits for those brave enough to look."
The Wise Wolf