The last signs that will shake the world before the coming of Christ

The rapture is an eschatological concept of certain Christians, particularly within branches of American evangelicalism,

consisting of an end-time event when all Christian believers who are alive, along with resurrected believers, will rise "in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air."

The end times are a very important subject in the Bible. They are addressed in many of the Old Testament prophetic books (Isaiah through Malachi). In the New Testament, the primary passages on the end times are Matthew 24:4-44, Mark 13:5-33, Luke 17:20-37, Luke 21:8-36, 1Thessalonians 4:14-5:3, 2Thessalonians 1:6-2:12, 2Peter 3:3-12, and the Book of Revelation.

Regarding when the world will end, Jesus said that no one would know the year or the hour.

A summary of Jesus' words in Matthew 24 shows that the end times will involve the following:

wars and rumors of wars

nation rising against nation, and kingdom against kingdom

famines and earthquakes

false prophets coming in Jesus' name

many people being deceived by false prophets

false prophets performing signs and wonders

persecution of true believers

people's love of God decreasing

the gospel preached in the whole world

the "abomination of desolation" (a world leader who makes himself out to be God)

great tribulation

alterations in the sun, moon, stars

Jesus' true followers gathered to Him

Jesus' return

Jesus' judgment of people on earth

Regarding the "rapture," the event where Christ's true followers are caught up to meet him in the air, some main texts for that are: Matthew 24:31, Mark 13:27, 1Corinthians 15:51-52, 1Thessalonians 4:16-17, and 2Thessalonians 2:1-4.

Also, it should be pointed out how the last days will be characterized. We are told:

The end times basically hinge on the return of Jesus Christ and His judgment of humanity and the world. Therefore, actually knowing him is the most important thing to understand about the end times. If you would like to learn more on this subject.

The Sign of Devastation

Today, as you read this, millions of people in the world are going hungry, even though God has blessed us with a fruitful, abundant planet. As we get closer to the End Times, there will be more and more famine. There will also be earthquakes, something that science has said will happen. Christ also spoke of pestilence: the spread of new diseases. Our world is experiencing a spate of tragic new diseases that we are unable to control.