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This article is written to let you know almost all the signs predicted by Jesus Christ Himself have already fulfilled, and the latest sign of COVID-19 pandemic has global impact: and who knows when and what will be the end result. All the signs of the times point to the fact that Jesus Christ is coming again soon, maybe imminent.
The single most important event going to take place in the whole universe is the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. The belief that Jesus Christ will return to Earth at the end of the world has been a fundamental Christian doctrine since the Ascension of Jesus Christ. We are not interested in the opinions of men or speculations of theologians and scholars. We systematically but not exhaustively search and study only the Scriptures, the Word of God, and try to present the truth absolutely free of charge. We want the whole world to know the signs of the second coming of Jesus Christ. Signs here refer are different from miracles. Signs here mean events that point to and signal the Second Coming. We are not asking for donation and in fact we do not want donation. We just want you to know the truth.
Mat 16:1-3 , “The Pharisees and Sadducees came up, and testing Jesus, they asked Him to show them a sign from Heaven. But He replied to them, “When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’ a storm today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ Do you know how to discern the appearance of the sky, but cannot discern the signs of the times?”
Note: A man may be wise in the matters of the world, yet he does not and cannot discern the signs of the times. Sign in Greek is sēmeion which means a token, mark, signal that by which a person or a thing is distinguished from others and is known; portent, i.e. an unusual occurrence ; indication; of signs portending remarkable events soon to happen; – which occurs 78 times in the New Testament. For example, for the sky is red is a sign it will be a fair weather. If the sky is red and threatening, there will be a storm today.
Discern in Greek is diakrinō which means to determine, give judgment, to detect with the eyes or senses, to recognize, to discriminate; – which occurs 24 times in the New Testament. By the appearance of the sky we may discern the weather. By discerning the signs we can know the times. A sign plainly points to what is coming. However, it is not easy to discern the signs of our times. When you are in a forest you cannot see a forest.
Do you know the signs of the Second Coming of Jesus Christ? The signs presented below do not mean to happen consecutively or in a sequence. These signs of the second coming of Jesus Christ could and may happen simultaneously or with the passage of time.
There are at least 15 signs of the second coming of Jesus Christ.
1. Wars and rumors of wars.
Mat 24:6-8 , “You will be hearing of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not frightened, for those things must take place, but that is not yet the end. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and in many places there will be famines and earthquakes. But all these things are merely the beginning of birth pangs.”
Note: War in Greek is polemos which means battle, armed conflict, fight; – which occurs 20 times in the New Testament. Rumor in Greek is akoē which means hearing, report, hearsay; – which occurs 23 times in the New Testament. Rumor of war is not an actual war, for example the United States has a RAND PLAN to wage war against China, but it is not happening yet. You often hear rumor of war between India and Pakistan. Nation in Greek is ethnos which means a tribe, people group , race; a community of people; a politically organized nationality; a territorial division containing a group of people; – which occurs 162 times in the New Testament. There is a distinction between city state and nation state. A city state usually grew or evolved into a nation state. Singapore is a city state, but it has no territory to grow into a nation state. Vatican is a city state enclaved within Rome, Italy. It is the smallest state in the world by both area and population. However, Vatican is not only an independent nation but an empire of the Roman Catholic Church, an international institution with more than 1 billion members (including infants), and the richest church in the world. There are entities that consider themselves countries or nations which are not nations. Taiwan calls itself a nation, but it is not a nation, but a province of China. The United States illegally treats Taiwan as its colony. At the present the United Nations recognizes 193 member states.
Rise in Greek is egeirō which means to arouse, cause to rise, cause to appear; stir up; take up; – which occurs 145 times in the New Testament. For nation will rise against nation. Kingdom in Greek is basileia which means the territory subject to the rule of a king; dominion; kingship; an organized community or major territory ruled under a monarch; – which occurs 163 times in the New Testament. For kingdom will rise against kingdom. Birth pang in Greek is ōdin which means the pain of childbirth; sorrow, travail , intolerable anguish , disorder and distress; dire calamities precede the advent of the Messiah; – which occurs 7 times in the New Testament. Metaphorically, birth pangs precede the second coming of Jesus Christ. America, UK, NATO, France, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, EU have made themselves known to be the enemies of Russia and China without cause or reason. It will not be a surprise if they launch surprised attacks and wage a nuclear war against China and Russia.
Mar 13:7 , “When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be frightened; those things must take place; but that is not yet the end. ”
Note: Christians do not need to be frightened when you hear of wars and rumors of wars. Those things must take place.
Luk 21:9 , “When you hear of wars and disturbances, do not be terrified; for these things must take place first, but the end does not follow immediately.”
Note: Disturbance in Greek is akatastasia which means tumult, commotion, confusion, instability, disturbance of peace, disturbance of conduct, a state of disorder; – which occurs 5 times in the New Testament. You find instability a world-wide phenomenon. The history of mankind is the history of wars. There have been countless wars and battles throughout history. Empires and kingdoms rose and went. Men were so mad that England and France fought the Hundred Years’ War. Men were so evil that White colonists waged wars against Native Americans to rob their land and called it the conflict of civilization versus savagery. In the Mexican-American War, the American imperialist took very large chunk of Mexican land that became the states of California, Nevada, Texas, Utah as well as portions of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Wyoming. The most infamous wars were the First Opium War (1839-1842) that imperial Britain and the United States fought against a weak China, forcing the Chinese to accept and buy huge influx of opium, making great and exorbitant profits. Imperial Britain under the unequal treaties also took Hong Kong as a colony; America, France, etc. also forced China to make concessions. In the Second Opium War (1856 – 1860), the British imperialist and France attacked and captured the Capital, and the United States, Russia, etc. also imposed unjust treaties on China. The Western powers had oppressed China for many years. On September 7, 1901 the 8 nations were Britain, the United States, France, Germany, Japan, Russia, Austria and Italy who attacked and invaded China under false pretenses. They burned the Capital Beijing and looted China national relics and treasures of more than 23 million items worth market value of more than US$100,000 trillion dollars. Countless items of China national treasures are now can be found in the palaces and public, royal and private museums of those 8 nations, and also innumerable stolen Chinese treasures and goods fell into the hands of rich private collectors all over the world. The modern world witnessed two World Wars. Since the end of World War II, the United States has instigated and waged many unjust wars and bloody military interventions all over the world that killed millions and millions of innocent peoples and caused even more millions of peoples to become refugees and live in abject poverty. American presidents and leaders have lied, killed, and robbed many nations and peoples of the world.
The multitalented Peter Koenig writes:
“Frankly – what else would you expect from Europe? – Europeans for hundreds of years have been exploiting, raping, abusing Asia, Africa and Latin America, killing hundreds of millions of people, while stealing their resources – which now can be seen transformed into European “culture”, religious monuments – castles of kings and queens and their dictators, who still walk this earth as parasitically as in ancient times.
When the European empires successively collapsed, they simply regrouped and transplanted their reign from the Old Continent across the Atlantic to build a new Anglo Zionist kingdom, but not before, again, massacring the original inhabitants of that once great land, called America. At that time the noble forefathers of this newly nascent empire felt secure between two shiny seas. But, hélas, times have changed. Attempting to emulate the grandeur of the Roman Empire, at one time calling their plan to Full Spectrum Dominance, “Pax Americana”, the association with “Pax Romana” became evident. Pax Romana were the three to four hundred bloodiest years of the Roman Empire, eventually collapsing under its own weight.”
America wants to be FIRST in everything. America does not want competitors, for that reason the United States uses all its means and resources to curb and control and oppress China and Russia in every way. The United States has a RAND PLAN to wage war on China and Russia and making all preparations with its allies (Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Britain, EU, India, etc.) for the war of conquest. Eliminate competitors so that America can continue to dominate and dictate the whole world.
Since the end of World War II, the United States and its allies have started how many unjust wars of aggression and bloody military interventions that killed millions and millions of innocent peoples around the world and created even more millions of refugees who live in abject poverty. America and its allies still lie, lie, and lie; kill, kill, and kill; rob, rob, and rob; sanction and spy many nations and peoples in the world today. I often wonder those White Supremacists who had done so much evil, are they not bothered by their evil conscience??????? Or they do not even have conscience. For example, they took Taiwan in 1949 to the present day as a de facto colony and yet they falsely charge of China’s aggression toward Taiwan, even though they know Taiwan was a part of China long before they existed. Since Taiwanese leaders and politicians are Chinese traitors who have aided and conspired with the enemies. It is justified for China to destroy them and liberate Taiwan without further delay.
See my article:
https://williewongthought.hpage.com/why-the-united-states-must-not-have-war-with-china.htm
Why the United States must not have war with China or Russia? The answer is clear and simple: Mutual destruction and destruction of the whole world. In a nuclear war there will be no winner, only losers. The intention of the US, UK, Japan, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, France and EU are clear in sanctioning China on ground of their false charges and fake news and propaganda. There is a fear that American leaders having no wisdom may start a nuclear war that will destroy the whole world.
2. Famines.
Mat 24:7, “For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and in many places there will be famines and earthquakes.”
Mar 13:8 , “For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be earthquakes in many places, and there will be famines and troubles. These are the beginnings of sorrows.”
Luk 21:11 , “and there will be great earthquakes, and in many places plagues and famines; and there will be terrors and great signs from Heaven.”
Note: Famine in Greek is limos which means hunger, dearth, scarcity of food; extreme shortage of food; – which occurs 12 times in the New Testament. Famines are a result of food shortage. Food shortage can be caused by many factors including destruction of wars, drought, flooding, crop failure, locust, overpopulation, defective culture, primitive agriculture, manipulation of market, political sanction, government policies; – man-made and natural disasters, etc. In my college years, I was completely sold on the Malthusian theory that population increase would outpace increases in the means of subsistence. In my old age I see the problem of food shortage looms larger and larger. Great and deadly famines had been reported throughout history in China, India, Russia, Persia, Asia, Europe and sub-Saharan Africa . Why poor nations do not have population control and expect other countries to feed them? Why poor people do not have birth control and produce so many children they cannot feed, house, and educate?
In 2017, the UN officially declared famine had returned to Africa, with about 20 million people at risk of death from starvation in Nigeria, in South Sudan , in Yemen , and in Somalia .
Plagues, pestilences, and pandemics mean the same thing. In 2019 to the present day the world witnesses the devastation of COVID-19 as never before.
3. Earthquakes.
Mat 24:7, “For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and in many places there will be famines and earthquakes.”
Mar 13:8, “For nation will rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there will be earthquakes in many places; there will also be famines. These things are merely the beginning of birth pangs.”
Luk 21:11 , “and there will be great earthquakes, and in many places plagues and famines; and there will be terrors and great signs from Heaven.”
Note: Earthquake in Greek is seismos which means an earth shaking, a commotion ; trembling; – which occurs 14 times in the New Testament. Great earthquakes are defined by magnitude, death toll (fatalities) and property damage. My first encounter with earthquake was 1994 Northridge earthquake, Los Angeles, California. That was only a magnitude of 6.7. It was most terrifying experience with a huge noise like a nuclear explosion. I was thrown out of bed, thank God, landed on my feet not on my head. I immediately thought it was a Russian nuclear attack. In my memory 1976 Tangshan earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 was probably the largest and with estimated 700,000 dead when I was in America. Most Californians are afraid of one similar to the Great 1906 San Francisco Earthquake may strike again. According to Geology.com “ World’s Largest Recorded Earthquake 9.5 Magnitude – May 22, 1960 near Valdivia, Chile World’s largest earthquake – tsunami map: The Chilean earthquake produced a powerful tsunami that traveled at a speed of about 200 miles per hour across the Pacific Ocean. The wave killed 61 people in Hawaii, 138 in Japan, and 32 in the Philippines. “The Great Chilean Earthquake” The world’s largest earthquake with an instrumentally documented magnitude occurred on May 22, 1960 near Valdivia, in southern Chile. It was assigned a magnitude of 9.5 by the United States Geological Survey. It is referred to as the “Great Chilean Earthquake” and the “1960 Valdivia Earthquake.”
4. Plagues.
Luk 21:11, “and there will be great earthquakes, and in many places plagues and famines; and there will be terrors and great signs from Heaven.”
Mat 24:7 , “For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in many places.”
Luk 21:11 , “And there will be great earthquakes in many places, and famines and pestilences; and there will be fearful sights and great signs from Heaven.”
Note: Pestilence in Greek is loimos which means plague; an epidemic disease of high mortality rate; a contagious or infectious epidemic disease; – which occurs 3 times in the New Testament. Plagues, pestilences and epidemics may be used synonymously. It was estimated the Plague of Justinian hit humanity between 541 and 542 AD killed 100 million people. Smallpox, Spanish Flue, Black Death, HIV/AIDS, Ebola, Malaria, Typhus, Cholera, SARS, etc. killed millions and millions. Coronavirus (COVID-19) is paralyzing the whole world with negative impacts in many areas. The United States is No. 1 in leading the world with more than
one million deaths. You wonder why the sole superpower, the richest nation on earth, the superior white race with the best facilities, the greatest number of doctors and nurses and specialists, the most modern medical equipment and ample supplies, the best living condition, etc. in comparison with other poor and backward nations, would suffer the greatest number of infections and deaths! The American and European leaders and politicians first falsely and facetiously accused China of inventing and spreading CORONAVIRUS, although unanimously and publicly denied and discredited by UN, WHO, and many international and reputable public health institutions and experts and specialists. American and Western politicians have the practice of spreading blacks lies and they believe if you shout lies loud and long enough, people would believe them. Western leaders, politicians, journalists, reporters, etc. are still spreading and shouting black rotten lies about China, Chinese most successful corporations such as Huawei, Tic Tak, etc. Can you believe the English ignoramuses believed Huawei 5-G stations cause and spread CORONAVIRUS, and so they illegally destroyed them for their own good. No one really knows yet what will be the total deadly results and destructive impacts on the whole world in deaths, economic losses, unemployment, social depression, etc. and for how long. COVID-19 first struck Wuhan China as an epidemic and now around the world as the pandemic which negative global impact only second to World War II. We do know (as of 10/25/2020) CORONAVIRUS is a global pandemic which gets worse in the United States, Europe, India, etc. We do not know how COVID-19 may end, and when will it end, and what is the total cost to the world.
5. Tribulation.
Mat 24:9, “Then they will deliver you to tribulation, and will kill you, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.”
Note: Tribulation in Greek is thlipsis which means trouble, persecution, metaphorically oppression, affliction, distress, straits ; pressure; suffering from oppression; – which occurs 45 times in the New Testament. Some Christians will suffer persecution, martyrdom, and being hated because of Jesus’ name. COVID-19 gives the whole world a taste of tribulation. I believe the CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC IS THE GREATEST SIGN the Lord Jesus Christ is giving to the world. Everyone gets the message how COVID-19 has devastated the whole world. Jesus Christ is coming again to judge and rule the world!
Stephen, the first Christian martyr, is recorded in Acts Chapters 6-7. Act 6:5 , “The statement found approval with the whole congregation;
and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and
Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas and Nicolas, a proselyte from Antioch. ” Stephen was a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit.
Act 6:8 , “And Stephen, full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and signs among the people. ” Some Jews secretly induced false witnesses against Stephen charging him of blasphemy against God and the Law, etc. Stephen preached a powerful message. The accusers saw the face of Stephen like the face of an angel.
Act 7:55-56, “But being full of the Holy Spirit, he gazed intently into Heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God; and he said, “Behold, I see the Heavens opened up and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.” The unrepentant Jews stoned Stephen out of the city. Act 7:59-60, “They went on stoning Stephen as he called on the Lord and said, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!”Then falling on his knees, he cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them!” Having said this, he fell asleep. ”
“University Study: Estimates of the Number Killed by the Papacy in the Middle Ages and later David A. Plaisted © 2006 For two or three centuries, many Protestants have given figures concerning the total number of people killed directly or indirectly by the Papacy during the Middle Ages. The numbers given include 50 million, 68 million, 100 million, 120 million, and 150 million. Roman Catholics typically give much smaller numbers.”
BY RICHARD PALMER • FEBRUARY 3, 2016 “Pope Francis officially apologized for persecuting Protestants on January 25, as he unveiled plans for a radical push for unity during the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation.
“As the bishop of Rome and pastor of the Catholic Church, I would like to invoke mercy and forgiveness for the non-evangelical behavior of Catholics toward Christians of other churches,” he said. “At the same time, I invite all Catholic brothers and sisters to forgive if today, or in the past, they have suffered offense by other Christians.
“Non-evangelical behavior” is an interesting euphemism for the massive violence unleashed in the wake of the Reformation. Modern scholars estimate 50 million died in the religious violence that followed in persecutions, counter-persecutions and religious wars.” We believe tribulation includes persecution, wars and terrorism.
6. Fall away.
Mat 24:10 , “At that time many will fall away and will betray one another and hate one another.”
Note: Fall away in Greek is skandalizō which means to trip up (figuratively, stumble (transitively) or entice to sin, apostasy or displeasure; to renounce one’s faith; – which occurs 54 times in the New Testament. Falling away means apostasy, falling from grace. If you visit Europe, you will see many church members have fallen away.
Jhn 6:66-69, “As a result of this many of His disciples withdrew and were not walking with Him anymore. So Jesus said to the twelve, “You do not want to go away also, do you?” Simon Peter answered Him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have Words of eternal life. We have believed and have come to know that You are the Holy One of God.”
Note: Christians do not want to go away, do not want to depart from the Lord because we know the Lord, the Holy One of God, has words of eternal life. True believers will not fall away even in the face of persecution.
Mar 4:16-17, “In a similar way these are the ones on whom seed was sown on the rocky places, who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy; and they have no firm root in themselves, but are only temporary; then, when affliction or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they fall away. ”
Note: False believers when affliction or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they fall away.
Mar 4:16-17, “In a similar way these are the ones on whom seed was sown on the rocky places, who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy; and they have no firm root in themselves, but are only temporary; then, when affliction or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they fall away. ”
2Pe 3:15-17, “and regard the patience of our Lord as salvation; just as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given him, wrote to you, as also in all his letters, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which the untaught and unstable distort, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction. You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, be on your guard so that you are not carried away by the error of unprincipled men and fall from your own steadfastness.”
Note: Carry away in Greek is synapagō which means to lead away with or together ; capture; metaphorically to be carried away with; the force of that which carries away; to take off together, i.e. transport with (seduce, passively, yield); entrance; to yield or submit oneself to; – which occurs 5 times in the New Testament. Untaught in Greek is amathēs which means ignorant, unlearned; – which occurs 1 times in the New Testament. Unstable in Greek is astēriktos which means unsteadfast, irregular, not solid or strong, unfixed, vacillating; of unsound mind; – which occurs 2 times in the New Testament. Peter points out two kinds of dangerous people who are untaught and unstable and they distort the Scriptures. Those untaught are people who have never been taught of the fundamentals of Christian doctrines, and so they distort the Scriptures with their opinions. The other group of people who are unstable, of unsound mind and faith, using private interpretations to distort the Scriptures; this includes many modernist theologians, philosophers and scholars. In particular those who deny the Divinity of Christ. Distort in Greek is strebloō which means to twist, turn awry; metaphorically to pervert; one who tortures or wrests the passage of Scriptures in a false sense; – which occurs 1 time in the New Testament. They misuse, mistreat, misrepresent and misinterpret the Scriptures to their own destruction. Error in Greek is planē which means deceit, deception, delusion, fraud, mental straying, wrong opinion relative to faith and morals; – which occurs 10 times in the New Testament. All false doctrines and heresies fall into the category of error. For example, those who justify homosexuality by teaching they were born that way.
Betray in Greek is paradidōmi which means to commit, give into the hands (of another); to deliver up treacherously, give over; to deliver to an enemy by treachery ; – which occurs 134 times in the New Testament.
Mat 26:24 , “The Son of Man is to go, just as it is written of Him; but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been good for that man if he had not been born.”
Note: Judas Iscariot betrayed the Son of God. It would have been good for him if he had not been born. Hate in Greek is miseō which means to pursue with hatred, detest, persecute; – which occurs 40 times in the New Testament. In America and in Europe white and black people commit hate crimes against the Asians.
Luk 6:22 , “Blessed are you when men hate you, and ostracize you, and insult you, and scorn your name as evil, for the sake of the Son of Man. ”
Note: Ostracize in Greek is aphorizō which means to separate, divide; to exclude as disreputable ; – which occurs 15 times in the New Testament.
Christian churches in America and Europe are committing apostasy and turning away from the Christian truth in Christ.
7. False prophets, false Christs and antichrists.
Mat 24:11 , “Many false prophets will arise and will mislead many.”
Note: False prophet in Greek is pseudoprophētēs which means one who, acting the part of a divinely inspired prophet; one who utters falsehoods under the name of divine prophecies; a spurious prophet; a religious impostor; – which occurs 22 times in the New Testament. Founders of some religions are actually famous or infamous false prophets. Remember the hallmark of a false prophet is deliberate deceit, deception. Mislead in Greek is planaō which means to deceive, seduce, lead aside from the right way; to lead away from the truth, to lead into error; – which occurs 46 times in the New Testament. The strangest phenomenon is that many would follow false prophets and believe in cults.
Mat 24:24 , “For false Christs and false prophets will arise and will show great signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even the elect.”
Note: Sign in Greek is sēmeion which means miracle, token, portent; – which occurs 78 times in the New Testament. Wonder in Greek is teras which means marvel, unusual occurrence; something so strange observed; – which occurs 16 times in the New Testament. This is most dangerous because false Christs and false prophets will perform great miracles and wonders so as to misled people, if possible, even the elect. Of all false teachers, I think John Calvin was the most dangerous one because he falsely taught that God predestined certain groups of people to go to Heaven, and other groups of people to go to Hell no matter they repent and believe. Jesus says whoever comes to Him, He will never throw them out.
Elect in Greek is eklektos which means the chosen by God, Christians are called the chosen or elect of God; – which occurs 24 times in the New Testament. The hallmark of false Christs and false prophets is to mislead the people.
Mar 13:22, “for false Christs and false prophets will arise, and will show signs and wonders, in order to lead astray, if possible, the elect.”
Note: To lead astray is to mislead. False Christs and false prophets will lead people astray from the truth in Jesus Christ.
1Jo 2:18 , “Children, it is the last hour; and just as you heard that antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have appeared; from this we know that it is the last hour.”
Note: As many antichrists have appeared, from this we know that it is the last hour. Last in Greek is eschatos which means last, referring to time; last in a temporal succession; final (of place or time) ; – which occurs 56 times in the New Testament. From Greek we have the word Eschatology which means the study of theology concerned with the final events in the history of the world. Hour in Greek is hōra which means time, season, moment, instant; when the day was now far spent; – which occurs 106 times in the New Testament. We are not only in the last days of the world, we are now in the last hour. A false prophet who claims he can blow away COVID-19 PANDEMIC is among many false prophets and false teachers who have appeared in the world, especially in America.
8. Lawlessness.
Mat 24:12 , “Because lawlessness is increased, most people’s love will grow cold. ”
Note: Lawlessness in Greek is anomia which means iniquity, transgression of the law, the condition without law, unrighteousness, wickedness, contempt and violation of the law; illegality; – which occurs 18 times in the New Testament. Lawlessness is not only committed by common crooks and criminals, in these days we witness not a few leaders and politicians committed lawlessness. I have a perspective of China from 1985 to 2020 or to present. When I first arrived in China as a professor hired by the Ministry of Education, China probably had the highest moral standard in the world. Lawlessness increased in China today is shocking. All you need to do is to watch the TV reports on crimes. Love in Greek is agapē which means affection, good will, charity, benevolence, brotherly love ; – which occurs 117 times in the New Testament. Grow cold in Greek is psychō which means to wax cold, to chill; to grow cold figuratively of waning love; – which occurs 2 times in the New Testament. You may think lawlessness applies to crooks and criminals and terrorists. Not only common crooks and criminals commit lawlessness. In 2020 the most lawless people are the leaders of politicians of many nations! They all lie, including mainstream media, military-industrial-security-complex, Washing-Wall Street-Hollywood establishment, finance and banking, healthcare industry, etc., etc.
Mat 7:21-23, “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the Kingdom of Heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in Heaven will enter. Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS. ”
Note: Practice in Greek is ergazomai which means to work, labor, commit, do, perform, exercise, produce, engage in; – which occurs 49 times in the New Testament. Those who commit lawlessness do not practice righteousness. Those who practice lawlessness will not enter the Kingdom of God.
Mat 13:41-42 , “The Son of Man will send forth His angels, and they will gather out of His Kingdom all stumbling blocks, and those who commit lawlessness, and will throw them into the Furnace of Fire; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. ”
Note: Stumbling block in Greek is skandalon which means occasion of stumbling, offence, thing that offends; any person or thing that offends God; – which occurs 27 times in the New Testament. Those who commit lawlessness are stumbling blocks whom the angels of the Lord will throw them into the furnace of fire; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. The Furnace of Fire is Hell.
Mat 23:28 , “So you, too, outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness. ”
Be alert, there are those who claim to be Christians outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly they are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness. They pretend to be for human rights, but they are lawless and commit much human rights abuses, even genocide and atrocity.
Note: Appear in Greek is phainō which means seem, to be seen, show figuratively; to come into public view; – which occurs 32 times in the New Testament. Appearances are deceptive. Outwardly in Greek is exōthen which means from without; externally, on the outside – which occurs 12 times in the New Testament. Inwardly in Greek is esōthen which means from within, internally, the opposite of outwardly; – which occurs 12 times in the New Testament. Do you know there are people who outwardly and inwardly not the same.Righteous in Greek is dikaios which means just, right, upright, virtuous, innocent; approved or acceptable to God; – which occurs 96 times in the New Testament. Hypocrisy in Greek is hypokrisis which means dissimulation, acting under a feigned part; pretending to be what one is not; – which occurs 6 times in the New Testament. Jesus makes it clear, there are people who outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly they are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness. Today there are many outwardly appear Christians who are not. There are many outwardly appear preachers who are enemies of the truth.
Rom 6:19 , “I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you presented your members as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness, resulting in further lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness, resulting in sanctification.”
Note: Weakness in Greek is astheneia which means infirmity, frailty, defect, sickness, want of strength, feebleness of mind and body; – which occurs 25 times in the New Testament. Slave in Greek is doulos which means a person of servile condition, a person held in servitude, a man who submits to his master; – which occurs 130 times in the New Testament. Whoever commits sin is a slave of sin. Impurity in Greek is akatharsia which means morally and spiritually uncleanness; lustful, luxurious, profligate living ; – which occurs 10 times in the New Testament.
2Co 6:14 , “Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness?”
Note: Bind together in Greek is heterozygeō which means to be unequally yoked together with ; to associate discordantly; to have fellowship with one who is not an equal; – which occurs 2 times in the New Testament. Believers cannot be bound together with unbelievers. Partnership in Greek is metochē which means a sharing, communion, fellowship ; participation; intercourse; – which occurs 1 time in the New Testament. Lawlessness is the opposite of righteousness. Righteousness cannot have partnership with lawlessness just as light has no fellowship with darkness. For that reason Christianity can never be joined or combined with other religions as the pope is trying to form a One World Religion. By the same token, Palestinians, Arabs and Hamas, do not have claim to the Holy Land, nor resettlement right; and they cannot mix with God’s Chosen People. The two-state proposal is not the two-state solution. The United Nations or any agency have no authority to give away the Jewish land to Palestinians and Arabs. The leaders of UK have no moral character and courage to come out and tell the truth. During the colonial period, illegal Arabs moved into the Holy Land and occupied without payment. Palestine was an illegal legacy of the British empire. Therefore, Palestinians, Arabs and Hamas must all withdraw from the Holy Land or they will be evicted by force.
2Th 2:3 , “Let no one in any way deceive you, for it will not come unless the apostasy comes first, and the Man of Lawlessness is revealed, the Son of Perdition, who opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, displaying himself as being God. ”
Somehow in 2020 I saw the forerunner of the Man of Lawlessness, who is arrogant, self-conceited, ego-centric, full of deceit and deception, dishonest, shameless, heartless and committed many evil deeds.
Note: Apostasy in Greek is apostasia which means falling away, backsliding, defection from truth; abandonment of true religion; – which occurs 2 times in the New Testament. Apparently the Roman Catholic Church is the apostate church that leads millions astray. The Man of Lawlessness is the Antichrist, the Son of Perdition, who will reveal himself in the end time and proclaim himself as being God. The
Antichrist will be the god of the One World Religion.
2Th 2:7 , “For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only he who now restrains will do so until he is taken out of the way. ”
Note: Mystery in Greek is mystērion which means hidden thing, secret, something not obvious to understanding; – which occurs 27 times in the New Testament. The devil is the mystery of evil. The mystery of lawlessness is already at work. We believe the Holy Spirit now restrains the mystery of lawlessness.
1Jo 3:4 , “Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness. ”
Note: To practice sin is to practice lawlessness. Sin is lawlessness. Crimes of fraud committed through Cell Phone, Internet alone cannot be counted. Crime in the United States, 2015 according to the FBI reveals a 3.9 percent increase in the estimated number of violent crimes. According to the report, there were an estimated 1,197,704 violent crimes committed around the nation. Violent crimes include rape, murder, robbery and aggravated assault.
Among the lawlessness are those false prophets who falsely claim they have a cure for COVID-19 PANDEMIC, and crooked and greedy merchants who sell fake medial supplies or sell medical supplies at exorbitant prices; and those who persecute Chinese because some evil leaders viciously and maliciously call CORONOVIRUS the China virus.
Just the lawlessness in America is more than enough to frighten and terrorize ordinary American citizens.
9. Love Will Grow Cold.
Mat 24:12 , “Because lawlessness is increased, most people’s love will grow cold. ”
Note: Love in Greek is agapē which means strong affection, good will, charity, benevolence, devotion, warm attachment, brotherly love; – which occurs 117 times in the New Testament. Grow cold in Greek is psychō which means to chill, wax cold, to be made cold figuratively of waning love; – which occurs 2 times in the New Testament. Nowadays, divorce, desertion, abandonment, physical or mental cruelty to spouse, child abuse, etc. are commonplace.
Rom 12:9 , “Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil; cling to what is good. ”
Note: Genuine love is without hypocrisy and does not grow cold.
Rom 13:10 , “ Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law. ”
Note: Love does not wrong to anyone. Love is the fulfillment of the law.
1Co 13:4-7, “Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. ”
Note: True love in defined above. Such love is rare in the end time. Social disintegration and alienation is the major phenomenon of the world affairs.
2Co 6:6 , “in purity, in knowledge, in patience, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in genuine love .”
Note: Genuine love is love from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith which is rare in the last days. Divorces reported in the U.S. alone pass 50%. Family disintegration indicates love grows cold in the last days. Ask yourself this simple question: when you are really in trouble, who can you count to help? Seth D. Kaplan writes, “Family breakdown and social disintegration — especially among the poor and working classes — are crippling increasingly large swathes of the American population. But in the decades since the famous 1965 Daniel Patrick Moynihan report,
The Negro Family , brought the problems to light, political and policy making interest in finding a solution has ebbed and flowed. Interest is high again now, as evidenced by a number of books published in recent years. Prominent scholars from both the right and left, such as Charles Murray and Robert Putnam, have examined the stark changes that have engulfed working-class communities and the precipitous decline in social cohesion — that is, the relationships and norms that provide vitality and resilience to a community. ”
2Ti 3:1-4 , “But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, haters of good, traitors, reckless, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God .”
When I think of traitors I think of Judas who betrayed Jesus, I also think those Chinese traitors in Taiwan and Hong Kong who are running dogs of foreigners, of white supremacists.
Note: Perilous in Greek is chalepos which means fierce, troublesome, harsh, savage, difficult, dangerous, oppressive, hard to bear; – which occurs 2 times in the New Testament. Men will be lovers of themselves; women will be lovers of themselves too. People will be lovers of money and lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God. The hallmark of the times is characterized by selfishness, self-absorption , self-advancement, self-aggrandizement, self-conceitedness, self-consciousness, self-deception, self-delusion, self-devotion, self-importance, self-indulgence, self-interest, self-love, self-obsession, self-pleasure, self-preoccupation, self-pride, self-righteousness, self-seeking, and self-will. Human relations are thin as a piece of paper, easily breakable and fragile.
10. The Gospel shall be preached in the whole world.
Mat 24:14 , “ This Gospel of the Kingdom shall be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.”
Mar 13:10 , “The Gospel must first be preached to all the nations. ”
Mar 16:15 , “And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the Gospel to all creation. ”
Note: Jesus Christ before Ascension commanded the disciples to preach the Gospel to all peoples in the world. Gospel in Greek is euaggelion which means the glad tidings of the Kingdom of God; the message of (concerning) Jesus Christ as having suffered death on the cross to procure eternal salvation for men who repent and believe in His name; the good news of salvation through Christ ; – which occurs 77 times in the New Testament. Preach in Greek is kēryssō which means to proclaim openly, to herald the divine truth; to deliver publicly, to give a religious speech; publish; – which occurs 62 times in the New Testament. One positive sign of the second coming of Jesus Christ is the fact that the Gospel is preached to all the nations in the world. The Gospel of the Kingdom is proclaimed and preached to all nations through many means such as personal evangelism by words of mouth, radio, TV, CD, DVD, mails, movies, gramophones, pulpits, publications, the Internet, etc. My last website lasted 18 years before shut down by the enemies of truth in September 2018 and reached the audience of 182 nations and more than 700 cities in the world absolutely free. We never asked for donation. At the present I have 1 website preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ absolutely free:
On March 30, 2010 , in one day 2,036 persons visited my website as follows:
https://williewongthought.hpage.com/
the enemies of truth said on the Internet that only 30 persons visited my website in a month. Watch out fake news.
Luk 9:6 , “Departing, they began going throughout the villages, preaching the Gospel and healing everywhere. ”
Note: Everywhere in Greek is pantachou which means in all places; – which occurs 7 times in the New Testament. Wherever Christians are, there they must witness for the Lord so that the Gospel is preached everywhere.
Act 8:25, “So, when they had solemnly testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they started back to Jerusalem, and were preaching the Gospel to many villages of the Samaritans.”
Note: Oral preaching, from the beginning the Lord and the Apostles and disciples preached the Gospel from person to person, from town to town. In the beginning by word of mouth from Jerusalem the glorious Gospel of Jesus Christ was preached and proclaimed to all, especially to the poor.
Phl 2:22 , “But you know of his proven worth, that he served with me in the furtherance of the Gospel like a child serving his father. ”
Note: Furtherance in Greek is pantachou which means progress, advancement, benefit; helping something to make progress; – which occurs 3 times in the New Testament. It is the duty and responsibility of every Christian to do everything possible for the furtherance of the Gospel. We struggle in the cause of the Gospel. We are fellow workers in the Gospel of Christ.
According Christianity Today, “1455 Gutenberg Produces the First Printed Bible Using his revolutionary invention—printing from movable type—he made the Scriptures potentially accessible to every person.”
According to Library of Congress Bible Collection: “The Gutenberg Bible is the first great book printed in Western Europe from movable metal type. It is therefore a monument that marks a turning point in the art of bookmaking and consequently in the transition from the Middle Ages to the modern world. Gutenberg’s invention of the mechanical printing press made it possible for the accumulated knowledge of the human race to become the common property of every person who knew how to read—an immense forward step in the emancipation of the human mind. The printing of the Bible was probably completed late in 1455 at Mainz, Germany. Johann Gutenberg, who lived from about 1400 to about 1468, is generally credited for inventing the process of making uniform and interchangeable metal types and for solving the many problems of finding the right materials and methods for printing. This Bible, with its noble Gothic type richly impressed on the … ”
Printing makes massive publications possible. Massive publications of the Bible in many languages spread the Gospel throughout the world. “All or part of the Bible has been published in more than 2,400 languages worldwide. The American Bible Society has said that the Bible is now available to 98% of the world…..being printed all or in part, in over 1800 languages and dialects. ”
It is reported “To date there have been approximately 6,001,500,000 Bibles printed. ”
The Holy Bible is probably the most read and studied book in the world.
11. Terrors.
Luk 21:11 , “and there will be great earthquakes, and in various places plagues and famines; and there will be terrors and great signs from Heaven. ”
Note: Terror in Greek is phobētron which means that which strikes terror, cause of fright, frightening, dread, horror, fearful sight, intense fear; – which occurs 1 time in the New Testament. We believe terrors here especially refer to terrorism of recent days. Islamic terrorists for the first time make the 21st century the age of terror.
Honestly, are you not afraid of COVID-19 PANDEMIC in 2019-2021?The most unforgettable, visible and horrible deadliest terrorist strikes in our life time were the infamous 9-11-2001 attacks, in which suicide terrorists crashed two airplanes into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. At that time I was working at a big American corporation, my computer was equipped with red news alert. I was one of them who witnessed airplane crashing into the World Trade Center right in front of my computer. Soon too many were not able to see the event taking place through their computers. It was reported the crashes killed more than 3,000 people.
“BY KIMBERLY AMADEO
Updated December 11, 2018
The War on Terror is a military campaign launched by the Bush administration in response to the al-Qaida 9/11 terrorist attacks . The War on Terror includes the Afghanistan War and the War in Iraq . It added $2 trillion to the debt as of the FY 2019 budget. ”
Only God knows how many peoples have been killed by terrorists and the wars involved; not to say the economic impacts and the cost of civilizations. The terrorists succeeded to bring the whole world into a new era of terrorism. We believe the wars on terrorists have been fought the wrong way and ineffectively although we are not going to dwell on how to fight terrorists.
We believe the greatest terror going to take place in the world is the coming of nuclear war . See the article, https://williewongthought.hpage.com/why-the-united-states-must-not-have-war-with-china.html
Why the United States must not have war with China and Russia? The answer is clear: In one hour the whole world will be destroyed. There will be no winner in a nuclear war, only losers. MUTUAL DESTRUCTION!
2Pe 3:10 , “But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, in which the Heavens will pass away with a roar and the elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and the earth and its works will be burned up. ”
Note: Roar in Greek is rhoizēdon which means a loud noise, a confused great noise; – which occurs 1 time in the New Testament. The loudest roar I ever heard in my life was caused by the earthquake in California. Element in Greek is stoicheion which means the rudiment, substance or constituent from which all things have come; – which occurs 12 times in the New Testament. You can find many chemical elements through the periodic table. Based on IUPAC standards, there are currently 118 elements on the periodic table. For examples: Fe is the symbol of iron, Au is gold, Ag is silver, Pt is platinum, Ni is nickel, Cu is copper, etc.
It is reported, Iron, out of the ground, melts at around 1510 degrees C (2750°F). Tungsten, W, element 74, has the highest melting point of all the elements discovered, melting at 3422 °C (6192 °F, 3695 K). Intense heat in Greek is kausoō which means fervent heat, burning heat; – which occurs 4 times in the New Testament. Destroy in Greek is lyō which means to dissolve, break up; – which occurs 45 times in the New Testament. What intense heat do you think could and would burn up, destroy or melt the elements including Tungsten?
How hot is a nuclear explosion?
Post by Dantesinferno » Tue Sep 10, 2013 4:47 pm
“The temperature at the center of a nuclear explosion depends on the yield of the weapon. Or whether the weapon is an atom bomb which relies on nuclear fission to detonate or a hydrogen bomb which uses both fusion and fission. Those are all factors that play a role in the temperature at the center of a nuke but the temperature at the core of the explosion is always between 50 and 150 million degrees Fahrenheit. Any person around the point of which the bomb was detonated, would literally be instantly vaporized to nothing, its also odd because you either vaporize to nothing or in some cases get petrified. that’s why sometimes the temperature of a nuclear weapon is referred to as the black body temperature, because there were cases in which peoples bodies were turned black like charcoal and hard as a rock. So the temperature of the center of a nuclear bomb can reach temperatures hotter than the core of our sun . the sun reaches nuclear fusion through gravity and so burns at a mere 15 million degrees Fahrenheit, on the other hand a thermonuclear bomb, once detonated can only have a significant reaction rate only if it has a far higher temperature (as much as ten times higher than the sun) because it has to occur where the air pressure is very low.”
2Pe 3:12 , “looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the Heavens will be destroyed by burning, and the elements will melt with intense heat! ”
Evidently, the intense heat that melts all elements and burn up everything must be produced by nuclear explosion.
Terrors include natural disasters and man-made disasters.
America, Canada, UK, NATO, QUAD and its European and Asian and Australian allies threaten the world with political, military, economic, financial, diplomatic, legal (they make laws to force other nations to comply) currency, trade, transportation, false accusations, etc. with all sorts of sanctions and terrors.
12. Dismay among nations.
Luk 21:25 , “There will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among nations, in perplexity at the roaring of the sea and the waves .”
Note: Roaring of the see and the waves is what is known today as tsunami. Dismay in Greek is synochē which means distress, anguish, metaphorically straits; a feeling of shock and unhappiness; narrowing; anxiety; perturbation; – which occurs 2 times in the New Testament. Perplexity in Greek is aporia which means a (state of) quandary; bewilderment; – which occurs 1 times in the New Testament. I believe the roaring of the sea and the waves means tsunami. The whole world is in trouble. Bankruptcy is one of the problems.
According to USA TODAY, countries at risk of default or near bankruptcy are Belarus, Argentina, Jamaica, Belize, Venezuela, Greece, Ukraine, Ecuador, Egypt, Pakistan, Cuba, Cyprus. “Greece was among the countries hardest-hit by the 2008 global financial crisis, and the country eventually received several large bailouts totaling 240 billion euros. Greece defaulted on $138 billion of its debt in 2012, the largest sovereign default ever recorded. Debt restructuring following the default and a return to the international bond market last year were hopeful signs of economic recovery. However, the debt restructuring accompanied severe austerity measures at a time of already grim financial hardships for many Greek residents. Since 2012, the estimated unemployment rate in Greece has remained between 24% and 25%, among the highest in the world.”
Amid COVID-19 PANDEMIC, I watched TV live how the Governor of New York pleaded for help because New York was short of medical supplies such as ventilators and masks, etc. — tells me something about the meaning of dismay. China was the first one came to help New York.
BY JUSTIN KUEPPER
Updated January 30, 2019
“ For instance, consider the fact that Japan’s 2011 debt-to-GDP ratio is over 200% , but its economy received very little analyst attention, while Greece’s is only 160% and many rating agencies were predicting its collapse. ”
What Country has the Most Unsustainable Debt?
Howmuch.net
“The countries with the highest debt-to-GDP ratios are Japan (230%) , Greece (177%), Lebanon (134%), Jamaica (133%), Italy (132%), and Portugal (130%). These countries, with perhaps the exception of Lebanon, also have low (or negative) GDP growth rates, which is not good news for their economic outlooks. Obviously, Greece is already dealing with financial turmoil due to its inability to pay off its debt, but other countries with high debt levels and low economic growth rates also face serious default risks (e.g. Italy and Cyprus). ”
Country which has the highest national debt: USA.
According to https://www.us-debt-clock.com
Current US debt is more than $36 trillion
EconomicPolicyJournal.com has learned that 32 states have run out funds to make unemployment benefit payments and that the federal government has been supplying these states with funds so that they can make their payments to the unemployed. In some cases, states have borrowed billions. As of May 20, the total balance outstanding by 32 states (and the Virgin Islands) is $37.8 billion.
The state of California has borrowed $6.9 billion. Michigan has borrowed $3.9 billion, Illinois $2.2 billion.”
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
“The city of Detroit , Michigan , filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy on July 18, 2013. It is the largest municipal bankruptcy filing in U.S. history by debt, estimated at $18–20 billion, exceeding Jefferson County, Alabama’s $4-billion filing in 2011 . [1] Detroit is also the largest city by population in the U.S. history to file for Chapter 9 bankruptcy, more than twice as large as Stockton, California , which filed in 2012 . While Detroit’s population had declined from a peak of 1.8 million in 1950, its July 2013 population was reported by The New York Times as a city of “700,000 people, as well as to tens of thousands of abandoned buildings, vacant lots and unlit streets.”
“ The 7 Biggest Cities Ever to File for Bankruptcy by NATE BERG JUN 27, 2012 The bankrupt Stockton has some company. Today, the city of Stockton, California, became the largest city in U.S. history to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection (something we’ve broken down by the numbers ). But though Stockton is the largest city to take this unfortunate route, it’s certainly not the first. More than 600 municipalities (including counties) have filed for bankruptcy since Chapter 9 filings first became an option in the 1930s, according to this article from ABC News . Here are the seven largest cities to file for bankruptcy (sometimes more than once) in recent history:
1. Stockton, California
Bankruptcy filing: 2012
Population (in 2010): 291,707
2. Bridgeport, Connecticut
Bankruptcy filing: 1991
Population (in 1990): 141,686
3. Vallejo, California
Bankruptcy filing: 2008
Population (in 2010): 115,942
4. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Bankruptcy filing: 2011
Population (in 2010): 49,528
5. Prichard, Alabama
Bankruptcy filing: 1999
Population (in 2000): 28,633
Second bankruptcy filing: 2009
Population (in 2010): 22,659
6. Central Falls, Rhode Island
Bankruptcy filing: 2011
Population (in 2010): 19,376
7. Desert Hot Springs, California
Bankruptcy filing: 2001
Population (in 2000): 16,582
Overpopulation, drought, and exacerbated by climate change, poor infrastructure, is creating the world’s most dramatic urban water crises
“ BY CRAIG WELCH , PUBLISHED MARCH 5, 2018
National Geographic
I predict the time may come when the price of water may be higher than gasoline.
13. Great signs from Heaven
Luk 21:11 , “and there will be great earthquakes, and in various places plagues and famines; and there will be terrors and great signs from Heaven. ”
Note: Heaven in Greek is ouranos which means the sky; the universe, the sidereal or starry heavens; where God and heavenly beings dwell; – which occurs 274 times in the New Testament. The Bible teaches three layers of Heaven. The first Heaven is the sky where birds and airplanes fly. The second Heaven is the universe where the sun, moon and stars are. The Bible reveals the universe is expanding long before scientists recently discovered. The third Heaven is the highest heaven which is the abode of God and angels. Obviously, the signs from Heaven refer to what is happening in the first and second Heaven.
Luk 21:25 , “There will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among nations, in perplexity at the roaring of the sea and the waves.”
Note: We believe “the roaring of the sea and the waves” refers to tsunami. The Tsunami in Sumatra, Indonesia, 2004 was probably the greatest: 230,000 people were reported dead , an earthquake of magnitude of 9.1 , at a depth of 30 km with the 50m tall Tsunami. With giant astronomical telescope one can study Heaven and see signs or manifestations in sun and moon and stars as never before.
“China has finished building the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST), the world’s largest single-aperture telescope. This photo was taken on July 3, 2016, the day the huge dish’s last panel was installed.
(Image: © Xinhua )
China has put the finishing touches on the world’s biggest radio telescope, whose 1,650-foot-wide dish will scan the heavens for signs of intelligent alien life , among other tasks. On Sunday (July 3), technicians installed the last of the 4,450 panels that make up the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope’s (FAST) giant dish, China’s state-run Xinhua news agency reported . ”
“ Solar Storms Building Toward Peak in 2013, NASA Predicts By Clara Moskowitz August 09, 2011 Science & Astronomy Solar flares like the huge one that erupted on the sun early today (Aug. 9) will only become more common as our sun nears its maximum level of activity in 2013, scientists say. Tuesday’s flare was the most powerful sun storm since 2006 , and was rated an X6.9 on the three-class scale for solar storms (X-Class is strongest, with M-Class in the middle and C-Class being the weakest). ”
“ Sun Unleashes ‘Spectacular’ & Powerful Eruption By Tariq Malik June 07, 2011 Science & Astronomy The sun unleashed a massive solar storm today (June 7) in a dazzling eruption that kicked up a vast cloud of magnetic plasma that appeared to rain back down over half of the sun’s entire surface, NASA scientists say. The solar storm hit its peak at about 2:41 a.m. EDT (0641 GMT), but the actual flare extended over a three-hour period, said C. Alex Young, a solar astrophysicist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center who runs a website called The Sun Today , in a video describing the event. “The sun produced a quite spectacular prominence eruption that had a solar flare and high-energy particles associated with it, but I’ve just never seen material released like this before,” Young said. “It looks like somebody just kicked a giant clod of dirt into the air and then it fell back down.”
We believe great signs from heaven and signs in sun and moon and stars refer to space explorations and inter-planet travels, including solar flares, solar storm, meteor showers, lunar eclipse, comets, asteroids, UFO and other astronomical discoveries.
14. Fear of things to come.
Luk 21:26 , “Men fainting from fear and the expectation of the things which are coming upon the world; for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. ”
Note: Fear in Greek is phobos which means dread, that which strikes terror, alarm, fright; panic; an unpleasant emotion caused by awareness of danger or terror; – which occurs 47 times in the New Testament. The English word phobia comes from the Greek word. When people are terrified, they might cry out in fear. Fear can grip a person. A person may faint from fear. Fear may cause trembling. Fear of death can subject a person all his life.
Here are a few Biblical examples how fear impacts on people:
Jos 14:8 , “Nevertheless my brethren who went up with me made the heart of the people melt with fear; but I followed the LORD my God fully. ”
Note: Melt with fear in Hebrew is macah which means to cause to dissolve, to consume away; to terrify; – which occurs 5 times in the Old Testament. Moses sent out the leaders of Israel to spy out the land of Canaan, Caleb was one of them. The spies gave out a bad report of the land because all the people whom they saw in it were strong men of great size. There also they saw the Nephilim (giants) and they became like grasshoppers in their own sight, and so they were in the sight of the son of Anak the giants. Then all the congregations lifted up their voices and cried, and the people wept that night. The people were so frightened that their heart melted with fear. Except Caleb followed God fully and told the people not to fear the giants. Those men who brought out the very bad report of the land died by a plague before the Lord. Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak: three giants, Shshai and Ahiman and Talmai, the children of Anak.
Amo 3:8 , “ A lion has roared! Who will not fear?
The Lord GOD has spoken! Who can but prophesy? ”
Note: Although I have never heard a lion roars in my life. I believe all will fear when a lion roars.
Mat 28:4 , “The guards shook for fear of him and became like dead men. ”
Note: Shake in Greek is seiō which means to quake, agitate, cause to tremble ; to be thrown into a tremor, to quake for fear; – which occurs 5 times in the New Testament. On the day of Resurrection, the trained soldiers shook for fear of the angel of the Lord, whose appearance was like lightning, and his clothing as white as snow, they became like dead men. There is a Chinese expression, frightened to death. The guards were temporarily dead because of fear of the angel of the Lord.
Mat 10:28 , “Do not fear those who kill the body but are unable to kill the soul; but rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Hell. ” Note: Jesus says not to fear those who kill the body but are unable to kill the soul. All murderers and terrorists can kill the body but not the soul. We must fear God who is able to destroy both soul and body in Hell.
I observe fear characterizes the 21st Century, as a consequence many suffer mental illnesses.
1Jo 4:18 , “There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves punishment, and the one who fears is not perfected in love.” Note: Christians are not afraid to die because perfect love casts out fear. To die in Christ is to die in peace. The love of God casts out fear. Fear involves punishment. There is no punishment for those who are saved in Christ. So there is no fear in love.
There are many phobias (fears) real or imaginary. Here are some common phobias:
Blood- Hemophobia, Hemaphobia or Hematophobia.
Choking- Anginophobia.
Confined spaces- Claustrophobia.
Corpses- Necrophobia.
Darkness- Achluophobia or Myctophobia, or Scotophobia .
Death or dying- Thanatophobia .
Fire- Arsonphobia or Pyrophobia.
Floods- Antlophobia.
Flying- Aviophobia or Aviatophobia or Pteromerhanophobia
Foreigners or strangers- Xenophobia .
Ghosts- Phasmophobia.
Heights- Acrophobia, Altophobia, Batophobia, Hypsiphobia or Hyposophobia.
Homosexuality- Homophobia .
Leprosy- Leprophobia or Lepraphobia.
Menstruation- Menophobia.
Narrowness- Anginophobia.
Old age – Gerascophobia or Gerontophobia.
Poverty- Peniaphobia.
Snakes- Ophidiophobia or Snakephobia.
Thunder and lightning- Astraphobia, Astrapophobia, Brontophobia or Keraunophobia.
Vertigo or dizziness when looking down- Illyngophobia .
APA defines “ Paranoia involves intense anxious or fearful feelings and thoughts often related to persecution, threat, or conspiracy. Paranoia occurs in many mental disorders, but is most often present in psychotic disorders. Paranoia can become delusions, when irrational thoughts and beliefs become so fixed that nothing (including contrary evidence) can convince a person that what they think or feel is not true. When a person has paranoia or delusions, but no other symptoms (like hearing or seeing things that aren’t there), they might have what is called a delusional disorder. Because only thoughts are impacted, a person with delusional disorder can usually work and function in everyday life, however, their lives may be limited and isolated. ” American Psychiatric Association provides the following information:
“ Major mental illnesses such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder rarely appear “out of the blue.” Most often family, friends, teachers or individuals themselves begin to recognize small changes or a feeling that “something is not quite right” about their thinking, feelings or behavior before a illness appears in its full-blown form. ”
APA says, “ Anxiety disorders differ from normal feelings of nervousness or anxiousness and involve excessive fear or anxiety. Anxiety disorders are the most common of mental disorders and affect more than 25 million Americans. But anxiety disorders are treatable and a number of effective treatments are available. Treatment helps most people lead normal productive lives. ”
We believe terrorists literally bring the world to the gloomy era of fear compounded by many signs of the times.
15. Increase of knowledge.
Dan 12:4 , “But as for you, Daniel, conceal these words and seal up the book until the end of time; many will go back and forth, and knowledge will increase.”
Note: Knowledge in Hebrew is da`ath which means the fact of knowing, perception, being aware of something, skill, discernment, understanding, intelligence, cognition, information obtained, wisdom ; – which occurs 92 times in the Old Testament. In the end of time many people will travel (go back and forth). Go back and forth in Hebrew is shuwt which means to run to and fro, to go about, to go to and fro, to travel; – which occurs 29 times in the Old Testament. In old times people did not travel out of their hometowns. Today people travel all over the world by car, train, high speed train, ship, airplane. Soon men will travel to the space for pleasure or vacation. Increase in Hebrew is rabah which means to multiply, make many, make much, become greater in size or amount, become numerous; – which occurs 246 times in the Old Testament.
According to USA Today, “Atlanta not only did it hold on to the top ranking, but it also counted more than 100 million passengers for the third year in a row. Atlanta became the first airport in the world to break that threshold in 2015 , when it processed 101.5 million passengers. ” There are many busy airports with millions of passengers traveling all over the world.
We believe the world has acquired more knowledge in the last 50 years than in the last 5,000 years.
Although knowledge has increased so much, amid COVID-19 PANDEMIC, scientists and specialists are helpless and desperate in finding a cure or vaccine in time of need.
Knowledge consists of many fields of studies, just mention a few:
Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Dentistry, Economics, Futurology,
Geology, History, Immunology, Judeology, Kinology, Law, Mathematics,
Neurology , Ontology, Philosophy, Quinology, Radiology, Sociology, Theology, Ubanology, Virology, Wordology, Xylology, and Zoology.
There are two kinds of knowledge: human and divine. Human knowledge is limited and tentative at a given time and place. For that reason science is fallible because human knowledge is limited and uncertain. Divine knowledge is absolute, complete, supreme, perfect and ultimate. Just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so divine knowledge is higher than human knowledge.
Humans have knowledge of good and evil. Why all mankind is stupid, devoid of knowledge ? Because people live and die in the world without God and without hope. The most wonderful and real knowledge is the knowledge of salvation. Those who have the wonderful and real knowledge of salvation are those who accept and believe in the Lord Jesus Christ as their Savior, the Holy Spirit lives in them, and God has shone in their hearts to give the Light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ, and they know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge .
CONCLUSION
False prophets throughout history have predicted many dates of the Second Coming, all false prophecies have not come true and will never come true. As the Bible prophecy predicts, human history is not progressing incrementally or inevitably toward righteousness and justice but rather increasingly wicked, conflict-ridden and desperate evil forces–a process that will soon culminate suddenly in the Second Coming of Jesus Christ and the slaughter of the Antichrist, followed by the Millennium, and finally the Devil, the Beast and the False Prophet will be thrown into the Lake of Fire (Hell) to be tortured forever and ever.
Dear reader, ALL SIGNS POINT TO THE SECOND COMING OF JESUS CHRIST IS NEAR, IS IMMINENT.
This article is written so that you may know the Rapture of the Church is imminent and the Second Coming of Jesus Christ is very near, do you want to be saved?
No matter who you are and where you are, you can come now to repent and believe in Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior.
Will you do it now? Tomorrow may be too late!
WILLIE WONG THOUGHT
WILLIE WONG
AUGUST 5, 2025
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