Short answer: YES

Here’s why…

The world is on the cusp of entering into its darkest days. This downward spiral into the depths of depravity and chaos is clearly visible on the near horizon. One simply needs to read the opening passages of the book of Revelation to discover it almost interprets our current state exactly.

We are not there yet but we can see the signs and seasons of what is coming very, very soon. The so-called pandemic Covid-19, has catapulted the world even closer to its demise and exposed globalist agendas. We have seen what the Bible refers to as a pestilence has done to global and national economies. It has driven a wedge between the rich and the poor, black and white, Christians and unbelievers. Many Bible books, the chief of which are Daniel and Revelation, describe in detail the events that will unfold in the coming Great Tribulation. This is a seven year period which begins sometime after the Rapture of the Church and will culminate in the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.

Some of the things people around the world will experience during this time of God’s wrath will be: wars and war-like states between countries (such as the cold war) or threats of war (i.e. Israel and Iran are constantly threatening each other with war); global economic collapse; famines so great that a quarter of the world’s population will die of hunger; massive earthquakes and a volcano so big that it will pour toxic lava into the sea killing a third of its creatures and whose smoke and ash will all but blot out the sun; giant hail stones and asteroids will rain down on the earth burning up most of the green grass and plants; another asteroid great in size will slam into the earth, impacting inland killing many people and poisoning the water supply; the sun will be blotted out for most of the globe.

If this isn’t enough, chaos, lawlessness, racial hatred and zero empathy will be the ‘new-normal’ and people will turn on each other just to survive. Wars will break out and the remnant of mankind will witness new and brutal methods of warfare (probably nuclear and chemical). Satan himself will be let loose to influence and control these evil armies. It will be during this Great Tribulation period that the Anti-Christ (someone claiming to be Christ the Messiah) will take control of the world and together with his false prophet (a religious leader) will institute the mark of the beast – a system whereby people will be mandated to accept a mark or tattoo on their body and will need to worship the beast in order to survive. Those who do not comply will be unable to buy or sell. This will not be a good time to be alive on this planet and many will probably wish they had heeded warnings like this one, the one you are reading right now!

Biblical prophecy yet soon to be fulfilled:

Revelation:

6:8 “And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over a fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.”

6:12-13 “And I beheld when He opened the sixth seal, and lo, there was a great earthquake: and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became blood; and the stars of Heaven fell unto the earth.”

8:7 “The first Angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up. And the second Angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood; and the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.”

8:10 “And the third Angel sounded, and there fell a great star from Heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters; And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.”

9:6 “And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.”

9:15 “And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men. And the number of the army…. Were two hundred thousand thousand…. Their power is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails were like unto serpents, and had heads, and with them they do hurt.”

13: 11-15 “And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth… and he exerciseth all the power… and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast… and he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men…. And make an image to the beast… and he had power to give life unto the image of the beast that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.”  

13:16 “And he (Anti-Christ) causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.”

14: 9-11 “And the third Angel followed them saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, the same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God… and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone… and they have no rest day or night, who worship the beast and his image and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.”

16:2 “and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshiped his image.”

16:10 “And the fifth Angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain, and blasphemed the God of Heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.”

The period of time just prior to the Great Tribulation will be a sign that we are fast approaching the end. As mentioned before these signs can now already be seen:

Mark 13: 5 “And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any man deceive you: For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled: for such things must needs be; but the end shall not be yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginning of sorrows.”

We see these things already happening today – the beginning of sorrows. This is also a time when Christianity is frowned upon and believers are ridiculed, mocked and persecuted for their faith.

Mark 13:9 “But take heed to yourselves (Christians): for they (world system) shall deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them.”

Mark 13:19 “For in those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time, neither shall be. And except that the LORD had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved.” Will you be included in the Rapture, or will you suffer in the Great Tribulation? Call on the name of Jesus now!!