Things just seem to keep getting weirder and weirder, don't they? Why is that? There is actually a simple answer, yet, at the same time, it is a very complex answer. Here's the simple answer . . .
Why are all of these bad things happening lately? It seems like they are increasing in frequency and severity. Why?
Simple answer: Because we are getting closer and closer to the end. Open your Bibles to Matthew 24. Jesus, our Lord and Savior, is speaking to His disciples.
"⁷Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. ⁸All these are the beginning of birth pangs." - Matthew 24:7-8
Okay. Define 'pangs.'
Pangs - 'a sudden sharp bodily pain.' Or
'a sudden sharp feeling of emotional pain.'
If one goes back to the original Greek text it says, "these ORIGINal OF-travails."
The word 'birth' is not actually there. Where did BIRTH pangs came from? It's not in the original Greek, but the 'birth pangs part is definitely there in the Bible I am reading.
Perhaps 'birth' pangs is in Matthew because 'pangs' appears elsewhere WITH a reference to the birthing process.
"At this my body is racked with pain, pangs seize me, like those of a woman in labor." - Isaiah 21:3
Or . . .
"You who live in ‘Lebanon,’ who are nestled in cedar buildings, how you will groan when pangs come upon you, pain like that of a woman in labor!" - Jeremiah 22:23
Are the 'pangs' that we are experiencing today actually signs that Jesus' return is imminent? Many believe so. Are they increasing in severity and intensity?
Personally, I believe we are close to Jesus' return, but I also believe that many more bad things will happen yet. Things worse that these events we are going through today. And the frequency of those events will increase.
If you are reading this, and have never fully surrendered your heart to Jesus, please do so today. He could return at any moment. There is no biblical prerequisite for His return. And, as SOON as He does return, well, it will be too late to repent. The open door will be shut.
It will be like the parable Jesus told about the ten virgins and the wedding feast.
"The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet. And the door was shut." Matthew 25:1:13
You do NOT want to be outside once that door gets closed.
These things we are experiencing today could be the birth pangs Jesus spoke of in Matthew 24. Or they could just be the beginning of them. Either way, the time is short. Be ready!
Birth Pangs - GotQuestions.org
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