Jesus said “no one knows” that except the Father Himself (Matthew 24:36). Nor should we desperately try to figure out the day and the hour of Christ’s return. We aren’t to become puffed up with knowledge (1 Corinthians 8:1). Though Christians should keep an eye on news and trends, we don’t have to become news experts or fixate on prophecy above all else. Study these and additional key prophetic trends to watch in the news in our article “ Five Prophetic Trends to Watch.” See also our “World Watch Weekly” section of the Life, Hope & Truth Weekly Newsletter for assistance in identifying a few of the most significant prophetic news items each week.īut does God want us to just passively watch prophecy in the news? Why should we watch prophecy in the news? Learn more in “ Why Is Our Modern World Under Ancient Curses?” The Bible shows that humanity’s continual downward slide into moral confusion and depravity leads to all the end-time curses and plagues (Leviticus 26:14-45 2 Timothy 3:1-7 2 Peter 3:3). Read more in our article “ Weapons of Mass Destruction and Bible Prophecy.” Jesus explained that humanity would be on the brink of extinction at His return (Matthew 24:22). Study the biblical, historical and prophetic details for yourself in our free book The United States, Britain and the Commonwealth in Prophecy. The Bible gives promises and clues that lead us to conclude the lost 10 tribes can be found in the English-speaking nations and many of the nations of northwestern Europe. But 10 of the 12 tribes were scattered after their captivity by ancient Assyria. The tribe of Judah is still easily identified and can be found in the state called Israel today and in the Jewish communities around the world. The end-time descendants of the 12 tribes of Israel.Learn more about this in “ Europe: Looking for a Savior?” The Bible predicts an end-time union of 10 nations or groups of nations (Revelation 17:12-14) that will be based in Europe, serving as a revival of the power and glory of the Roman Empire. Read more about this in our section “ Middle East in Bible Prophecy.” The Middle East will be the site of major events, such as the battle between the king of the North and the king of the South, the “abomination of desolation,” the gathering of armies at Armageddon and the return of Christ. It also involves threats to human existence and a horrendous moral decline that provokes God’s wrath. End-time Bible prophecy primarily focuses on the Middle East, on a multinational government arising in Europe and on the descendants of the 12 tribes of Israel. Then focus on the areas the Bible focuses on. See “ Fake News or Good News” for more tips on discerning the true. Be aware of the biases of the right- or left-leaning media, and note the facts agreed upon by both. Focus on the highest-quality journalism across the center of the spectrum of sources. Too many news and opinion outlets slant their coverage or are willing to publish unverified stories. Instead of trying to drink from the firehose of information, we need a strategy for collecting what is most important.įocus on what is true. In the cacophony of 24/7 news, what are we to watch? It’s impossible to watch it all, and too much of what is pushed out by the news media can be frivolous, titillating, degrading, divisive, depressing and downright harmful to your mental well-being. We must watch our own spiritual condition. The other part, which is even more important, is His call for us to maintain spiritual readiness at all times. Watching these prophecies being fulfilled is part of what Jesus meant when He told His followers to watch and pray. Many other prophecies detail a quick succession of events that will suddenly occur in the last few years of the end times. Some prophecies describe trends that develop over a long period and crescendo at the end. Jesus Christ and the prophets of the Bible gave a broad overview of events that would happen before Jesus’ return to the earth. What was He telling Christians to watch? Why should we watch? And where are we now in the panorama of prophecies being fulfilled in these end times? Watching the fulfillment of prophecy in the news “Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man” (Luke 21:36). Jesus Christ described spiraling troubles that would lead up to His second coming, when He will return to save humanity from self-destruction.
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