Are the End Times Unfolding Before Our Eyes?

It's enough to make you want to crawl into a bottle and never come out. The political circus, the endless scandals, the erosion of moral values - it all feels like a disorienting free-fall into the abyss. Like civilization itself is unraveling before our eyes.

For Bible-believing Christians, these unsettling trends may be more than just signs of societal decay. They could be prophetic markers of the End Times described in the book of Revelation.

The Epstein Rabbit Hole Take the Jeffrey Epstein case, for example. As more lurid details emerge about his alleged sex-trafficking network catering to the global elite, it's enough to make your stomach turn. Respected public figures, billionaires, even royalty implicated in the depraved exploitation of minors.

It's the kind of sordid, large-scale corruption that the prophet Daniel foresaw thousands of years ago. He described a coming "time of the end" marked by "contemptible persons" who would "do as they please" (Daniel 11:36). Doesn't that sound familiar?

The Collapse of Morality But the Epstein scandal is just the tip of the iceberg. Across the board, we're witnessing a rapid spiritual and moral decline. Marriage and family values eroding. Sexual perversion normalized. Disrespect for authority, lawlessness, and "every man doing what is right in his own eyes" (Judges 21:25).

The apostle Paul warned that in the "last days", people would be "lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive... without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good" (2 Timothy 3:1-3). Does that sound like the world we're living in?

A House Divided And then there's the political turmoil - the bitter divisions, the gridlock, the sense that our leaders have lost touch with the people. Jesus himself foretold that in the end times, "a house divided against itself cannot stand" (Matthew 12:25).

The prophet Isaiah described a society where "justice is driven back, and righteousness stands at a distance; truth has stumbled in the public squares, and honesty cannot enter" (Isaiah 59:14). Sounds a lot like Washington D.C. today, doesn't it?

A Time of Testing Of course, the Bible makes clear that these disturbing trends are not the end of the story. The dark days of the Tribulation will be followed by the glorious return of Christ and the establishment of His eternal Kingdom.

But for now, these are sobering times that will test the faith of believers. As Jesus warned, "when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?" (Luke 18:8). The choice is ours - will we succumb to despair, or will we cling to the hope of God's promises?

The hour is growing late. Are you ready?