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In this blog, I report on signs of the times indicating the soon return of our Lord Jesus Christ to collect His holy, righteous, and pure Bride. I also provide prophetic revelations and teaching on the topic.

As the Scripture says,

"When it is evening, you say, 'It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.' And in the morning, 'There will be 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?" (Mat 16:2-3)

We must not be like the religious leaders of Jesus' day, who could not discern the signs of the times. Instead, we must be like the sons of Issachar spoken of in the Bible, who understood the signs of the times, and knew what their nation should do (1 Chr 12:32).

"But immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. "And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory. And He will send forth His angels with a great trumpet and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other. Now learn the parable from the fig tree: when its branch has already become tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near; so, you too, when you see all these things, recognize that He is near, right at the door. (Mat 24:29-33)

Some of the topics covered include the rapture, signs in the sun, moon, and stars, the antichrist, the mark of the beast, persecution, martyrdom, repentance, preparation, the judgment of God, and His wrath upon the wicked.

The End Time Plagues	Rapture Dreams: Jesus is Coming Soon!	Are you Rapture Ready?
God Gives Little Girl Revelations of Christ's Return	Rapture Revelation to Sister Claire Andoun Solomon	America’s Destruction is at Hand
Times and Epochs the Father has Determined	The Glory of Martyrdom for Christ	Economic Turmoil Worldwide
The Timing of the Rapture	The Seven Seals Being Opened in Real Time	Peace, Safety, and the Thief in the Night
Come Out of Her	Trumpet Sounds Heard Around the World	The Mark of the Beast (666)
The End Has Come	Very Few Will Hear the Trumpet Sound	Rapture Alert
Repent and Flee the Coming Wrath	Is Repentance Possible During the Great Tribulation?	Grieve and Lament for the Church
Rapture in the Last Hour	End Time Events	The Amazing Sign of Jonah
This Pales Compared to What's Coming	The 311 Moment
News Headlines Reflect the End Times	Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster	The Times of the Gentiles
Sequence of Signs Preceding the Coming of Christ	Synching Up the Seven Seals with the Gospels	Michael Shigaba's End Time Message for Mankind
Rapture Revelation to Angelica Zambrano	The Error of Rapture Date Setting	Urgent End Time Warning from the Lord
Cosmic Rays Intensifying	Word of Warning for America	Rapture Revelation to James Agboola
The Rise of Antichrists	Rapture Revelation to Ayodelle Sawyerr	The End Time Saints
Rapture Revelation to Margaret MacDonald	Rapture Beliefs of Church Fathers	Waiting for the Lord's Return
The Marriage of the Lamb Has Come	Prophetic End Time Warnings from Little Children	Brace Yourselves for the Great Shaking
The Land Mourns in the Last Days	Understanding the Times	The Coming Wrath of God
Wars and Rumors of Wars	The Vegas Massacre Marks a New Chapter	The Contractions Are Coming Closer Together
The Persecution of the Saints	Something is Going on in 2017	Darkened Skies in the Last Days
The Day of Our Lord’s Wedding is at Hand	Dreams and Visions: Tsunamis, Asteroids, Nuclear, Earthquakes, Chaos	The Antichrist
Russian Attack on Ukraine Begins WWIII	City in the Sky	Noah and Lot Parallels with Rapture
The King is Coming for You -- Are You Ready?	Woman has Vision of New Jerusalem - Jesus Coming Soon!	Numerical Coincidence Confirms Rapture
Worldwide "Drone" Incursions	The Great Shaking of 2025	Warning Dream: The Tribulation Follows Rapture, Left-Behind Christians Hunted
Rapture September 2025 Confirmed Twice!	No Man Knows The Day or the Hour - Feast of Trumpets	Jacob's Trouble About to Be Fulfilled
The Lord Told Woman the Rapture is September 2025	Must the Man of Sin Be Revealed Before the Rapture?	The Three Days of Darkness
Many Revelations Concerning September 2025 Rapture	Seven-year Peace Deal at September UN Summit?	Woman Has Vision of Only Few Being Raptured

You may also access my complete blog directory at Writing for the Master.

Attribution notice: Most Scripture quotations taken from the NASB. "Time is At Hand" painting © 2012 Danny Hahlbohm, all rights reserved by the artist.

Do You Want to Know Him?
If you want to know Jesus personally, you can. It all begins when you repent and believe in Jesus.  Do you know what God's Word, the Bible says?

“Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.’” (Mar 1:14b-15).  He preached that we must repent and believe.

Please see my explanation of this in my post called "Do You Want to Know Jesus?"

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Len Lacroix is the founder of Doulos Missions International.  He was based in Eastern Europe for four years, making disciples, as well as helping leaders to be more effective at making disciples who multiply, developing leaders who multiply, with the ultimate goal of planting churches that multiply. His ministry is now based in the United States with the same goal of helping fulfill the Great Commission. www.dmiworld.org.

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The Great Shaking of 2025

As we have seen already this year, the world is experiencing a great shaking in 2025, which will continue throughout the year. The great shaking is necessary to wake people up to the fact that Jesus Christ is coming soon, and to dislodge sin and idolatry. As the Word of God says:

"At that time his voice shook the earth, but now He has promised, 'Once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens.' The words 'once more' indicate the removing of what can be shaken—that is, created things—so that what cannot be shaken may remain. Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, for our God is a consuming fire." (Heb 12:26-29).

Everything that can be shaken will be shaken.

We saw many shakings last year in the months leading up to 2025, such as Hurricane Helene that devastated homes, cars, and lives across multiple US states and cost $225 - 250 billion in damage, as western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee suffered the brunt of the damage, which will take years to recover from. Moreover, the US Geological Service (USGS) has reported an unprecedented spike in volcanic activity across the Pacific rim. We also saw so-called "drone" incursions from UFOs for three months from October through December 2024 across 43 US states, 19 other countries, plus one US district and one commonwealth, as I detailed in my article Worldwide "Drone" Incursions. 

As we entered into the New Year of 2025, the shakings began to come in rapid succession one after another, and they continue until today, but here are some of them:

January 2, 2025 - A Van's RV-10 aircraft crashed into a warehouse in Fullerton, California, 2 dead, 19 injured, 11 requiring hospitalization.

January 7, 2025 –  Multi-day, widespread, devastating wildfires, particularly the Palisades and Eaton fires, ravaged the Los Angeles, California area, destroying thousands of homes and structures, wiping out entire communities, forcing mass evacuations, and resulting in at least 29 deaths, as well as $250 – 275 billion in damage.  

January 10, 2025 - Severe winter storm in the Southeast United States caused $14 – 17 billion in damage.

January 29, 2025 – Wild fires burned across the region of Western North Carolina where they are still recovering from the flooding and destruction from Hurricane Helene in the fall of 2024.

January 30, 2025 – Jet airliner midair collision with Army helicopter over the Potomac River, Washington, DC, 67 dead.

January 31, 2025 – Air ambulance crash in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 7 dead, 19 injured.

February 10, 2025  - Two private jets collided midair at Scottsdale Airport, Arizona; 1 dead, 4 injured.

February 17, 2025 – Delta plane crash lands upside down at Toronto International airport, 18 injured.

February 17, 2025 - "Southern Botswana and eastern South Africa were hit by heavy rainfall, sparking severe flooding across the region. The floods claimed at least 31 lives, including 22 in KwaZulu-Natal, near Durban, and at least nine in Botswana’s capital, Gaborone, amongst them six children." 5,000 people displaced. - World Weather Attributor.

February 19, 2025 - Two small aircraft collided midair near an airport outside of Tucson, Arizona; 2 dead.

March 7, 2025 - Extreme heat followed by flooding events in Argentina, 300 mm of rain in just 8 hours, 16 dead, 1,400 displaced.

March 7, 2025 - Extreme heat affected large region of Eastern Africa from mid-February through March. Extreme daytime temperatures were recorded in South Sudan affecting a large part of the population, dozens of children collapsed with heatstroke, school closures for two weeks nationwide, and deaths were reported. - World Weather Attributor.

March 14, 2025 - 52 tornadoes, wildfires, and dust storms, 37 dead in cross-country US storm system. Over 200,000 are without power across five states. 

March 20, 2025 - Indonesia’s Lewotobi Laki-laki volcano erupted in East Flores Regency, East Nusa Tenggara. Ash plume reached 53,000 feet (16.2 km).

March 25, 2025 - Wildfires in southern South Korea kill 18 people.

March 24-26, 2025 – Largest coronal hole seen in the sun in 10 years, over 600,000 miles wide, resulted in high-speed stream of solar wind swirling around earth and a G1-G2 geomagnetic storm. Sun's proton particles are known by scientists to trigger seismic activity, and an increase in seismic activity has been observed since this event.

March 28, 2025 – Massive 7.7 earthquake struck Myanmar causing damage, death, and injuries as far away as Thailand. At least 3,354 confirmed dead, 4.850 injured, 220 missing.

March 28, 2025 – Wildfires rage across parts of Western North Carolina again, as well as the seacoast.

March 28, 2025  - South Texas and Mexico flood, half a year’s rain in one week, 4 dead.

April 2, 2025 - "In March 2025, Central Asia experienced an unusually intense heatwave, with temperatures reaching record highs across the region, reaching maxima of 30.8°C Jalalabad in Kyrgyzstan, 29.4°C Namangan, 29.1°C Fergana, in Uzbekistan and minimum temperatures of 18.3°C in Shahdara, making it the hottest March night in Kazakhstan’s history." - World Weather Attributor.

April 4, 2025 - Global seismic burst (i.e., major uptick in seismic activity) since March 21st, triggered a bunch of high magnitude (6.0 and 6.5 or greater) earthquakes worldwide that have been popping off one after another. We are overdue for an 8.0 or higher megaquake.

April 5, 2025 - Over 324 millimetres (12.8 in) of rain fell in 24 hours in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, leading to significant flooding and landslides.

April 6, 2025 – Devastating tornados strike Arkansas, Indiana, Tennessee. Cars and homes destroyed. 40 tornadoes, 1-in-1,000-year mass flooding, 19 dead, causing $80 – 90 billion in damage.

April 6, 2025 – Kanlaon Volcano erupted in the Philippines, ash plume 13,000 feet.

April 8, 2025 - Roof collapses at Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. At least 58 people killed and 160 people injured.

April 8, 2025 - The Kīlauea volcano in Hawaii has now erupted 17 times since December, characterized by episodic lava fountaining and toxic gas emissions. 

April 12, 2025 - Magnitude 5.6 earthquake in northern Chile.

April 12, 2025 - Magnitude 5.8 earthquake in Pakistan.

April 13, 2025 - Magnitude 6.4 earthquake in Tajikistan.

April 13, 2025 - Wildfires in Vietnam.

April 14, 2025 - Magnitude 5.2 earthquake in San Diego.

April 15, 2025 - Wildfires in Iowa, USA.

April 24, 2025 - New Jersey Wildfires, more than 15,000 acres are burning.

April 25, 2025 - Magnitude 6.3 earthquake in Ecuador.

May 1, 2025 - Wildfires in Israel, worst in Israel's history, scorched around 20 sq km (7.7 sq miles) of land in the Latrun area, forcing evacuations of towns near Jerusalem.

May 16, 2025 - Tornados struck Missouri, Kentucky, Indiana, and Wisconsin, mass devastation, including St. Louis, Missouri and London, Kentucky. 27 dead.

May 17, 2025 - Car bombing outside fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California, deemed act of terrorism. 1 dead, 4 injured.

May 17, 2025 - Mexican Navy tall ship crashes into Brooklyn Bridge in New York City, sending people into the water. 2 killed, 19 injured (2 seriously).

May 27, 2025 - Massive chemical plant explosion in Shandong, China. 5 killed, 6 missing.

June 6, 2025 - A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck northern Chile, causing minor infrastructure damage and power outages.

June 8, 2025 - A 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit Colombia.

June 8, 2025 - Riots and anarchy in Los Angeles, California, National Guard called out.

June 20, 2025 - A powerful earthquake of 5.1 magnitude struck northern Iran's Semnan area near Tehran.

July 4, 2025 - Deadly flooding of the Guadalupe River in Kerr County, Texas. 119 dead, 170 missing.

July 4, 2025 - Madre fire, California's biggest fire of the year, explodes in size to over 70,000 acres.

July 29, 2025 - Multiple mass shootings across the USA today. The Bronx. Midtown Manhattan, and Reno, Nevada. 9 killed.

July 29, 2025 - Magnitude 8.8 earthquake hit off the coast of Russia, tsunami hit Russia, and 5.5 foot tsunami waves even hit Hawaii. Krasheninnikov volcano erupts in Russia following earthquake after nearly 500 years of inactivity.

July 31, 2025 - Flooding in Beijing, China causes massive devastation and kills 38 people.

July 31, 2025 - Massive flooding in San Fernando, Spain.

August 3, 2025 - Intense flooding hits Santa Marta, Colombia from heavy rains, causing mass destruction.

August 3, 2025 - Major flooding from monsoon rains hits 13 districts in Northern and Eastern, India.

August 4, 2025 - Volcanoes in Russia erupting in en masse.

August 4, 2025 - Major landslide in the Himalayan state of Uttarkashi, India, at least 4 dead.

August 7, 2025 - Flash flood hit Ourika, Morocco killing at least 7 people.

August 7, 2025 - Flash flood hit Santa Marta, Colombia. Over 60 districts flooded, with water reaching depths of up to 2 meters. 

August 8, 2025 - Flash flood hit Gansu Province, China. 10 dead, 33 missing.

August 8, 2025 - Wildfires consumed nearly 16,000 acres of land amid a surge of fires across Europe. 1 dead.

August 8, 2025 - Wildfire in Monroe Canyon, Utah reached 70,000 acres nearly a month after it ignited.

August 31, 2025 - Massive earthquakes in Afghanistan. Death toll over 2,200 people.

August 31, 2025 - A landslide wiped out an entire village in Sudan 's western region of Darfur, killing an estimated 1000 people in one of the deadliest ever to strike the nation.

There are many more shakings that have happened and are happening that are not recorded here, but there are too many to keep up with. This should be enough of a sampling to help you see that we are no longer in normal times as usual, but are in the period when the world is going through birth pains as the return of Christ draws near.

As Susan Cummings was told by the Lord in a message she received from Him in a dream: "The Great Shaking has only just begun in reality, but I showed you so that you would know My Heart in it. The Shaking is necessary to dislodge all of the deeply entrenched sins and idolatry of the nation. Much is entrenched beneath the land and has been there from the beginning. But, I am visiting the land, and it will be shaken so that it can be freed. The mountains erupted from the great pressures that have been building and from the battle that has been waged over the destiny of your land." -- from Susan Cummings dream called "The Summons"

Moreover, judgments and wrath of God that will take place after Jesus comes to rapture His Bride will make this current period of birth pains seem fairly easy in comparison. The seven-year period after the rapture is the time of punishment that is coming upon the whole earth to test those who live upon the earth. It's also call the Great Tribulation or the time of Jacob's trouble. The prophet Jeremiah wrote:

“This is what the Lord says: ‘Cries of fear are heard– terror, not peace. Ask and see: Can a man bear children? Then why do I see every strong man with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor, every face turned deathly pale? How awful that day will be! None will be like it. It will be a time of trouble for Jacob, but he will be saved out of it." (Jer 30:5-7).

Closing Words

These are signs of the times, people. Everything that can be shaken will be shaken. It's time for everyone to wake up, repent, and put your faith in Jesus Christ, who is coming back very, very soon. There's no time left to waste, playing games. Jesus is coming back right away, and you need to get your life right with Jesus right now. Please don't miss the rapture and be left behind in the Great Tribulation, which is set to begin at any moment, which will be hell on earth for seven years and make the Great Shaking of 2025 pale in comparison.

Attribution Notice: Scriptures takes from the Holy Bible NIV, copyright Zondervan, used by permission. Images used according to Fair Use Act for educational and commentary purposes only.

Author's note: Many Revelations Concerning September 2025 Rapture,Did the Pope Open Demonic Portals?, Worldwide "Drone" Incursions, Woman has Vision of New Jerusalem - Jesus Coming Soon!, Noah and Lot Parallels with Rapture, Dreams and Visions: Tsunamis, Asteroids, Nuclear, Earthquakes, Chaos, Are You Rapture Ready?, Rapture Dreams: Jesus is Coming Soon!. You may also visit our Signs of the Times Directory, and access my complete blog directory at Writing for the Master.

Do You Want to Know Him?
If you want to know Jesus personally, you can. It all begins when you repent and believe in Jesus.  Do you know what God's Word, the Bible says?

“Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.’” (Mar 1:14b-15).  He preached that we must repent and believe.

Please see my explanation of this in my post called "Do You Want to Know Jesus?"

_________________________________________________

Len Lacroix is the founder of Doulos Missions International.  He was based in Eastern Europe for four years, making disciples, as well as helping leaders to be more effective at making disciples who multiply, developing leaders who multiply, with the ultimate goal of planting churches that multiply. His ministry is now based in the United States with the same goal of helping fulfill the Great Commission. www.dmiworld.org

Worldwide "Drone" Incursions

During November and December 2024, the news media and government have all been buzzing for weeks about the sudden appearance of what they call "drones" flying nightly over the state of New Jersey in the United States. These entities are swarming over New Jersey, and that is the focus of everyone's attention. However, they are not just limited to New Jersey. This is a worldwide event!

So far I have seen reports, comments, and videos regarding drone and other UFO/UAP sightings in November and December 2024 in the following locations: California, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Maryland, Washington DC, Delaware, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Florida, Puerto Rico, Australia, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Romania, Russia, China, Thailand, India, Norway, England, Ireland, Scotland, Germany, Sudan, Uganda, Guinea, and the country of Georgia. That's 43 states, 19 foreign countries, one US district, and one US commonwealth. And the list of locations where they have been sighted keeps growing daily. The FBI says they have received 3,000 reported sightings since November, an average of 92 per day in the US alone. 

These are signs of the times, people. Jesus said: "Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven." (Luk 21:10-11). Read Matthew 24, Mark 13, and Luke 21 in the Bible. 

Jesus Christ, God's Son, died on the cross for you and me. He was buried and rose again from the dead on the third day. He paid the price for all our sins, and does not want anyone to perish, but all to believe in Him, so that they may have eternal life. Repent, believe the gospel of Jesus Christ, and be baptized in His name for the forgiveness of your sins. He is coming very soon. 

UAP/UFOs are Demonic

Many people think these Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) and Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon (UAP) are drones, manned aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), angels, or aliens. Others say they have been sent by foreign countries like Iran, and one Congressman even went to far as to say that Iran has a mother ship off the east coast of New Jersey that is sending these "drones" ashore to fly over New Jersey. One man said they are "gravitic propulsion" drones, which he claims is a technology that only the US and China have. However, while there are certainly drones in our skies, unmanned aerial vehicles, and manned aircraft, most of the sightings that have occurred in November and December 2024 are none of these. They are demonic.

They defy the laws of physics. They appear and disappear. They shape shift, and can mimic the sound and appearance of essentially anything. They can hover, move slowly in any direction, and even travel at hypersonic speeds faster than any vehicle known to mankind can travel. 

They have interfered with electronic devices. For example, in England, one man's digital display on his microwave began to go berserk, and continued to flash all kinds of numbers repeatedly, right after he made a UFO sighting. Others have reported that when they drove their cars under these entities, the UFOs took over their car radio and began to produce strange sounds of various kinds, which did not sound like normal radio interference. Another person following a UFO said that the time displayed on their car's clock suddenly changed, but later following the incident, the clock returned to the correct time. Another person said that while they were recording a UFO with their smartphone, the video camera malfunctioned and became jammed. People have seen parking lot lights, street lights, and stadium lights flashing on and off like strobes for no known reason, as well as the hazard lights of parked cars flashing without any alarm sounding. I have seen videos of all these things. 

I have also seen videos of these phenomena appear in just about any form you can imagine. They have appeared as lights, orbs, flashing lights like you see on aircraft, as a silver ball the size of a car, as flying cubes, circles, discs, saucers, stars, triangles, airplanes, a parallelogram, as bright white parallel cylinders floating vertically in the sky, and as a cylinder with rounded ends floating across the sky, which is considered a spherocylinder - essentially a cylinder with hemispherical caps on each side. I have seen one that was an orange, square-shaped entity that was broiling like the surface of the sun when viewed in a telescope. It had a jagged indentation on the right side that looked like an open mouth on an angry face. And I've seen a myriad of other combinations, some of which are difficult to describe. These have even been spotted by airline pilots and passengers in airplanes. They have even been seen coming out of the ocean. I have seen them followed by helicopters, chased by an F15 fighter jet, and travel many times faster than the F15's top speed, which is believed to be over Mach 2.4. I have also seen a video showing a glowing orb that was "dripping" other similar orbs down toward the earth. I have seen another one in which the craft seemed to drop a net from the sky down toward the earth. 

I have also seen them appear as the sun, moon, and stars, but they morph into different shapes and move in ways that the sun, moon, and stars don't.

In the spirit realm, the identity of entities, including angels, demons, and humans, are known not by their appearance, but by their character. So you know them by their fruits, not by their appearance, just as the Lord taught us to distinguish false prophets this way. 

In order to explain how demons work, let me first explain how angels can operate, since demons are fallen angels. Angels can appear as men, women, or children. Many people have reported seeing them, and many such encounters with angels that appeared as men are recorded in Scripture. They can also sometimes appear in a vehicle, such as a man showing up in an old pickup truck to help someone whose vehicle has broken down on the side of a lonely road at night. Then afterwards, once the man has provided help, he gets into his vehicle and begins to drive off, but a second later the vehicle disappears. Angels can perform miraculous signs and wonders, defying the laws of physics. They can travel at hypersonic speeds, probably as fast as the speed of light. They can pass through solid objects like cars, walls, roofs, etc. Weapons of this world like guns and bullets cannot harm them. 

Likewise, demons can do all the same things the angels do, except demons do them for nefarious reasons. They use their power for evil to steal, kill, and destroy. The use tactics like deception, temptation, intimidation, and accusation to accomplish their purposes. They too can appear in any form, and they can perform supernatural miracles, signs and wonders. They can appear and disappear. They can come in a vehicle of any kind they choose, including an aerial one. This causes people to be deceived and think they are from another planet. They can even appear as aliens, if they want to, since they shape shift and change their appearance at will. Don't be deceived by them.

The apostle Paul warned:

"For the secret power of lawlessness is already at work; but the one who now holds it back will continue to do so till He is taken out of the way. And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will overthrow with the breath of His mouth and destroy by the splendor of His coming. 

"The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with how Satan works. He will use all sorts of displays of power through signs and wonders that serve the lie, and all the ways that wickedness deceives those who are perishing. 

"They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness."  (2Th 2:7-12)

The passage above speaks of the lawless one, which is the antichrist, who will rule the whole earth for a period of time, according to Scripture. He is being restrained until the one who holds him back is taken out of the way. I believe, as many do, that the Holy Spirit is the one restraining him, and when the rapture occurs before the Great Tribulation begins, the Holy Spirit will cease to restrain him, which will cause all hell to break loose on earth, once the saints are removed.

The government and the media will all say that the UFOs came and abducted the saints, so people will believe that's what happened. But the real reason for the disappearance of all the children and the true, godly Christians, will be because they were raptured. The rapture is what we call the yet future event in Scripture, when the Lord Jesus will appear in the clouds and the saints will be caught up to meet Him in the air. Paul spoke of this in 1 Thesallonians 4:16-17. I encourage you to read it, because it is set to happen very soon.

The passage in 2 Thesallonians  2:7-12 says the lawless one will enter the world stage in accordance with how satan works. His coming will be by satan's working. And you may ask, "How will that be specifically?" Scripture says that he will use all sorts of displays of power through signs and wonders that serve the lie. Or as the NET version states, it will be "with all kinds of miracles and signs and false wonders." 

Paul also taught that the lawless one will also come with all the ways that wickedness deceives those who are perishing. It is those who are perishing that are deceived by all of these lying signs and wonders. It's mass deception and they fall for it. The reason they are deceived and perishing is that they refused to love the truth and so be saved. Therefore, God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie. The whole world is witnessing this before its very eyes. God has sent that powerful delusion to those who have refused to love the truth, and now they are believing the lie. Mass deception is occurring, and they don't even know they've been fooled. 

Once again, people may realize that the government is not fully disclosing what's going on, or that it is spreading misinformation or disinformation, but they still don't realize that what's happening is demonic. They don't understand the reality of the things of the spirit realm. They don't know, because the natural man does not accept the things of the spirit and cannot comprehend them. As Paul states, "The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God but considers them foolishness, and cannot understand them because they are discerned only through the Spirit." (1Co 2:14).

Another reason they don't understand what's happening, as I've already mentioned, is all that they refuse to love the truth. They've rejected the truth of the gospel that can save them, so whenever we speak truth of any kind, they can't accept or understand it. That is because they have delighted in wickedness, which is why they've rejected the truth. They prefer their wickedness to the truth. And the Bible says that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness

But those of us who are saved, who love the truth, and are filled with the Spirit, know exactly what's happening. We know that satan and his angels can appear in any form, because the Scripture says so. "And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light." (2Co 11:14). Moreover, in the Bible, satan is referred to as "the prince of the power of the air" in Ephesians 2:2.

Finally, let me say that I believe these craft and other manifestations that people are sighting in the air may be associated with Nephilim coming out of portals. Those portals have been opened up by the evil, demonic things that people (including religious leaders and even governments) have been doing for many years, even in the skies, inviting these demonic entities and opening doors for them to come. If you would like to know more about the Nephilim, then you may read my article about them linked here.

Trump's Alibi for the "Drones"

While Trump was President-elect, he said the government surely must know what these "drones" are, and he vowed to find out and tell the public after taking office. Later as President, after his inauguration, he stated that most of the New Jersey sightings were authorized by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to be flying for research and other purposes, I don't believe that. 

First of all, it was shown that the FAA was not even able to see most of these drones on radar. If they were approved, they would be visible on radar, and the FAA would have told the military and police what was going on. But the military and police didn't know what was going on, and even the FBI and Homeland Security said they didn't know who was behind the drones. In fact, they even sent fighter jets and helicopters up to chase after them. 

Secondly, while the FAA acknowledged these mysterious sightings, they claimed that the cause was unknown. I even listened to a recording of Air Traffic Control (ATC) transmissions with airline pilots over Oregon, regarding such sightings by pilots, in which the controller  called them UFOs (U stands for "unidentified"). And ATC works for the FAA, so it would make no sense for them to speak like that if they knew what these were. 

Thirdly, the only ones Trump referred to were those over New Jersey, but he never mentioned the other 42 states, 19 other countries, plus one US district and one commonwealth. I think there was a more nefarious purpose behind these UAPs. 

Lastly, if the FAA lied to the military, the police, the airline pilots, and the public during these sightings, and is now saying the sightings were authorized flights for research and other purposes, then they should be investigated and prosecuted for fraud and terrorizing the public and creating mayhem. Trump is normally one to hate corruption and fraud, and to go after it to root it out, so why did he give them a free pass?

Closing Words

In conclusion, the vast majority of the UFO/UAP, so-called "drones" and other mysterious sightings are demonic in nature. This is a sign of the times, and it's mass deception from the devil. Believers need to remember that Jesus said, "Do not let your hearts be troubled." But He also warned us that we must properly interpret the signs of the times, so that we will recognize the day of the Lord and be ready for His coming. That's why even we as believers should repent and get ourselves ready to meet the Lord in the air when He comes. No man knows the day or the hour.

If you see these craft or manifestations in the sky, and you know Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, then don't be afraid, but boldly rebuke them in the name of Jesus and command them to leave. He has given us power and authority over all the power of the enemy (Lk 10:19). And always be sure to put on the full armor of God before you start each day.

If you want to see video footage of many of these sightings, look up "Drone Incursions around the World" on the Black Bronco Productions channel on Youtube. You'll see many of them there. There's a part I and a part II video. However, I must warn you that people in some of the clips use foul language, sometimes because they are so afraid of these things, and other times just because that's the way they always speak. 

Jesus is real and He is coming very soon!

Attribution Notice: Scriptures takes from the Holy Bible NIV, copyright Zondervan, used by permission. Images used according to Fair Use Act for educational and commentary purposes only.

Author's note: The US military also used the term UAS (Unidentified Aerial Systems) for UFOs/UAPs. If you enjoyed this article, you may also want to read my other related posts:  The Evil Nephilim Giants, Woman has Vision of New Jerusalem - Jesus Coming Soon!, Noah and Lot Parallels with Rapture, Dreams and Visions: Tsunamis, Asteroids, Nuclear, Earthquakes, Chaos, Are You Rapture Ready?, Rapture Dreams: Jesus is Coming Soon!. You may also visit our Signs of the Times Directory, and access my complete blog directory at Writing for the Master.

Do You Want to Know Him?
If you want to know Jesus personally, you can. It all begins when you repent and believe in Jesus.  Do you know what God's Word, the Bible says?

“Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.’” (Mar 1:14b-15).  He preached that we must repent and believe.

Please see my explanation of this in my post called "Do You Want to Know Jesus?"

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Len Lacroix is the founder of Doulos Missions International.  He was based in Eastern Europe for four years, making disciples, as well as helping leaders to be more effective at making disciples who multiply, developing leaders who multiply, with the ultimate goal of planting churches that multiply. His ministry is now based in the United States with the same goal of helping fulfill the Great Commission. www.dmiworld.org

News Headlines Reflect the End Times

For a number of years I followed the news and captured headlines that I felt were indicative of the end times. I eventually gave up trying to track these things, because the pace at which they are happening is now too fast to keep up.

But the list of events I created will give you a good sampling of what's been happening, beginning with the more recent events and going back to some rather historical ones that occurred in the last sixty years.

Headlines

• Worst floods in living memory hit Australia - 3-4-22
• Russia invades Ukraine, kicking off WWIII - 2-24-22
• Stock market crashes worldwide on Black Monday - 3-9-20
• Locust swarms the size of big cities across Africa - 2-14-20
• Coronavirus becomes global "pandemic" - 2-12-20
• Massive bat plague terrorizing Australia - 2-6-20
• Large swaths of Australia devastated by worst wildfires in decades - 1-13-20
• African swine fever kills millions of pigs around the world in pandemic - 10-19-19
• Deadliest California wildfires in history, 31 dead, hundreds missing - 10-13-17
• Massacre in Las Vegas, 59 killed, 515 wounded - 10-1-17
• Hurricane Maria causes "apocalyptic" destruction in Puerto Rico, as well as islands recently hit hard by Irma - 9-26-17
• Magnitude 7.1 Quake hits Mexico, 300 dead, thousands homeless - 9-19-17
• Hurricane Irma slams Florida after devastating the Caribbean islands - 9-11-17
• Massive solar storm, sun releases X9.3, largest solar flare in over 12 years - 9-6-17
• Texas coast devastated by Hurricane Harvey, 47 dead, tens of billions of dollars in damage - 8-30-17
• Airport Massacre Ft Lauderdale, FL, 5 killed, 6 injured - 1-6-17
• 6.2 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Italy, 247 killed - 8-24-16
• Intel announces new "Merged Reality" technology - 8-16-16
• Airport terror attack in Istanbul, Turkey kills 41, wounds 230 - 6-28-16
• Orlando, FL Terrorist attack on gay bar kills 49, wounds 53 - 6-12-16
• Beetle plague of "biblical proportions" hits Argentina - 3-2-16
• Earth experiencing over 3,000 earthquakes per month - 2-15-16
• Mass animal death numbers astronomical and rising worldwide - 2-15-16 
• Record number of worldwide shark attacks in 2015 - 2-15-16
• Record number of fireballs sighted in the skies worldwide in 2015 - 2-15-16
• Tornadoes increased in number in the US in 2015 - 1-1-16
• San Bernadino, California attack kills 14, seriously injures 22 - 12-2-15
• Paris terrorist attacks kill more than 100 - 11-13-15
• 2015 Among the Most Damaging Year for Wildfires Ever - 10-16-15 
•  30 Large Whales Die in Alaska Waters - 8-26-15
• U.S. Supreme Court Makes Same-Sex Marriage a Right for Americans- 7-26-15
• Pope Frances Supports Homosexuality - 2-28-14
• Giant sinkholes are forming all over the world - 8-12-13
• Pope Benedict XVI resigns amid criminal charges - 2-11-13
• Vatican Seeks World Government & New World Order - 12-3-12
• Hurricane Sandy strikes US, affecting 24 States, doing $71 billion in damage - 10-26-12
• Youth riots across England for 5 days, 1500 arrested - 8-11-11
• Mississippi River flood at 70-yr record level, affects LA, AR, IL, KY and MO – 5-20-11
• Wild fires scorch more than 2 million acres in TX – 5-13-11
• Record number of tornadoes in a single month in all of American history in April 5-1-11
• Two of the four biggest tornado clusters ever recorded, occurred in April in the US – 4-28-11
• 226 tornadoes strike US in single day, more than any other day in history, 334 killed - 4-3-11
• Magnitude 9.0 earthquake & tsunami hits Japan, death toll reaches 12,087 - 3-11-11
• 6.3 Magnitude earthquake hits Christchurch, New Zealand, dozens killed - 2-22-11
• Iranian "Day of Rage" begins a long series of protests across Iran - 2-14-11
• Egyptian revolution and overthrow of President Hosni Mubarak - 1-25-11
• Toxic chemical spill overflows through towns, causing ecological disaster in western Hungary 10-1-10
• Leaking well gushing oil into Gulf of Mexico, 5000 barrels per day - 4-20-10
• Magnitude 7 earthquake hits Haiti, death toll reaches 316,000 - 1-12-10
• Young girl from Ecuador dies and sees heaven and hell - 11-7-09
• Over the last three months, central banks put 63 % of their new cash into euros & yen – 10-14-09
• Obama sends 15,000 additional troops to Afghanistan unannounced – 10-12-09
• Gold hits record high at $1,064 an ounce – 10-12-09
• Arabs launch secret moves with China, Russia & France to stop using dollar for oil – 10-6-09
• UN calls for new reserve currency to end dollar supremacy – 10-6-09
• 7.6 magnitude earthquake strikes Padang, Indonesia, killing 529, maybe thousands – 9-29-09
• Obama Says Financial Regulations Must Be Strengthened Globally 9-20-09
• At least 100,000 children are used in prostitution every year in the US – 8-15-09
• Closure of Colonial BancGroup Inc., marked the biggest U.S. bank failure this year – 8-15-09
• California Declares State of Emergency as Wildfires rage – 8-15-09
• 1 Million Evacuated as Typhoon Hits China – 8-10-09
• Bank Failures rise to 72 this year with collapses in Florida, Oregon – 8-9-09
• Helicopter and plane collide over the Hudson River in NY, killing all nine aboard – 8-8-09
• Russian tensions with Georgia flare up once again – 8-6-09
• Russian nuclear subs patrol off US east coast for first time in over a decade – 8-6-09
• Russian secret service helped Hizballah discover and bust Israel's Lebanese spy rings – 8-5-09
• A high impact collision occurred on Jupiter, leaving a huge black scar on its surface – 7-31-09
• Russia builds key naval HQ in Syria: Missile presence worries Israel – 7-22-09
• Terrorists detonate Explosives in Jakarta Hotel – 7-17-09
• Group committed to an international Islamic empire holds 1st official US conference – 7-17-09
• Iranian passenger jet crashes in northwest Iran, killing all 168 people on board – 7-15-09
• Al Qaeda plot against Suez Canal foiled by 26 arrests – 7-10-09
• Tehran refuses to halt its nuclear program or “retreat by a single step” – 7-10-09
• Al Qaeda plots multiple attacks on US-, Israel-bound airliners - 7-9-09
• Russia blocks concrete measures at G8 summit on Iran's nuclear drive – 7-9-09
• Pope officially calls for new world financial order guided by search for common good – 7-7-09
• Ethnic riots in western China between Muslims and Han kill 156, injure many more – 7-5-09
• Cargo train carrying liquid gas explodes in Italy train station killing 12, injuring more – 6-30-09
• Yemeni A310-300 airbus from Paris crashed in Indian Ocean killing 153 people – 6-30-09
• Democratically-elected Honduran president Zelaya ousted in a coup - 6-28-09
• Open homosexual activist nominated to become US State Department’s top lawyer - 6-26-09
• 10 die in widespread flooding in Central Europe – 6-26-09
• 9 killed and 70 injured in Washington DC subway train crash - 6-23-09
• A surge of people reportedly coming to faith in Christ in Iran – 6-13-09
• 17 killed & many injured as Iran military crushes protests of election fraud – 6-13-09
• WHO declares Swine flu a level 6 pandemic as 30,000 cases confirmed in 74 countries - 6-11-09
• Homosexual activist leader receives appointment to oversee public school “safety” – 6-2-09
• Air France flight 447 crashes over Atlantic killing all 228 people aboard – 6-1-09
• Obama tells PA Pres. Abbas U.S. foresees Palestinian state with Jerusalem as capital – 5-30-09
• Subcutaneous GPS Chip Implant Invented To Track, Eliminate Undesirable Humans – 5-17-09
• Alan Keyes, former diplomat, arrested on Notre Dame campus, protesting abortion – 5-8-09
• Two pastors arrested, praying outside White House on National Day of Prayer – 5-7-09
• NATO member Turkey and Syria hold first joint military exercise – 4-27-09
• Swine flu declared public health emergency, as 11 new cases in US confirmed – 4-25-09
• Obama W.H & FBI Assess & Declare American Patriots to be Extremists & Terrorists – 4-19-09
• In growing piracy threat, pirates now hold about 12 ships with over 200 crewmembers – 4-12-09
• Obama appoints gay-rights activist to the federal government’s faith-based initiative – 4-7-09
• 260 killed and 1,000 injured by a 6.3 magnitude earthquake that struck L'Aquila Italy 4-6-09
• G20 creates new world order with US markets having lesser role – 4-2-09
• Over 90 killed in US mass shootings in past yr., 47 of those in the past month – 4-3-09
• 14 die in third mass shooting in US in a month – 4-3-09
• World leaders announce creation of supervisory body for global financial system – 4-2-09
• World leaders pledged $1.1 trillion to International Monetary Fund – 4-2-09
• Sun Plunges into the Quietest Solar Minimum in a Century – 4-1-09
• Pres. Obama announces plans to form a new world order in conjunction with the UK – 3-25-09
• China supports Russia’s proposal to create a new supra-national global currency – 3-23-09
• Israel suddenly withdraws troops from Gaza strip “for inauguration of Pres. Obama” – 1-20-09
• Israel launches air strikes on Gaza Strip – 12-27-08
• Cease-fire between Israel and Hamas expires – 12-19-08
• Terrorist attack on Mumbai, India, 140 killed - 11-25-08
• Wildfires rage across southern California – 11-16-08
• World leaders want IMF to be the world's financial watchdog – 11-15-08
• British PM Brown calls for a “new global society” 11-11-08
• Eastern Europe stands on the verge of insolvency and deep and protracted recession 10-24-08
• European Central Bank (ECB) granted Hungary a bailout worth €5 billion – 10-16-08
• EU pledged to shore up banking system with a €2 trillion package – 10-16-08
• Fox News reports US is in worst credit crisis since Great Depression – 9-29-08
• Dow dropped 777.7 points or 7%, suffering worst 1-day point loss ever - 9-29-08
• Fed Reserve Loans AIG $85B, rescuing the world's largest insurer from collapse – 9-16-08
• After 158 yrs in business, Lehman filed bankruptcy, largest filing in U.S. history – 9-15-08
• Dow Plummets 504 Points in worst percentage loss in more than six years – 9-15-08
• Hurricane Ike strikes Galveston, Texas leaving millions without power in Houston – 9-13-08
• Federal government takes over giant creditors Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac– 9-7-08
• Russia attacks Georgia and starts a war on 8-8-08
• Total solar eclipse – 8-1-08
• US Gas prices peak at new record high of $4.36 per gallon in California - 7-28-08
• Scientists find largest sample of distant galaxies ever seen, 13 billion light-yrs away – 7-25-08
• High-level international talks on Iran's nuclear program end without agreement – 7-19-08
• Over 1,780 California fires sparked by lightning from San Diego to the Bay – 6-20-08
• Wendy Alec receives prophetic word of impending judgment over San Francisco - 6-14-08
• John Kilpatrick has dream of impending devastating earthquake in middle America - 5-20-08
• Gay Marriage Ban Overturned By California Supreme Court – 5-15-08
• 7.5 Earthquake in Sichuan China; 50,000 dead, 5 million homeless – 5-12-08
• John Kilpatrick has vision of impending disastrous earthquake - 4-27-08
• A series of unstoppable fires started in Southern California near San Diego - 10-23-07
• Australian pastor raised from the dead during parliament prayer meeting - 10-22-07
• CA Gov. bans terms “Mom and Dad” & “husband and wife” from use in CA schools - 10-13-07
• Iranian Pres. Ahmadinejad visited NY to address the UN General Assembly– 9-30-07
• Largest burst of a supernova was recorded this year & it was 7.5 billion light yrs away - 2007
• 7.5 Earthquake near Lima, Peru. 337 people killed, over 827 injured – 8-15-07
• Severe flooding in North Korea, 200 people dead or missing, 33,000 homes destroyed – 8-14-07
• Romania is experiencing a severe drought – 8-14-07
• Bridge Collapse Kills at Least 22 in Fenghuang, China – 8-14-07
• Destructive tornado hits Brooklyn, NY, $10 million damage, 1 killed – 8-8-07
• South Asia Monsoons Kill More Than 200, Displace Millions – 8-4-07
• Bridge collapse on Interstate 35 over Mississippi River in Minneapolis, 5 killed, 60 hurt – 8-1-07
• Mysterious substance spread from small plane south of Detroit 7-31-07
• Poison spread at DC Metro Stations - death of birds – 7-29-07
• Number of Atlantic tropical storms developing annually doubled in the past century – 7-29-07
• 2 TV news helicopters collided in midair on live TV in Phoenix, AZ, 4 killed – 7-27-07
• 2 WWII planes at air show in Wisconsin collided while landing, killing one of the pilots 7-27-07
• 500 died across Hungary last week, due to heat wave in central and southeast Europe 7-25-07
• Serbia battled 50 forest fires on hottest day of the year, temperature topping 109 degrees 7-25-07
• Pilot trying to break speed record on way to Wisconsin air show crashed in Switzerland. 7-23-07
• Bus carrying Polish pilgrims when it crashed near southeastern French city – 7-22-07
• Airbus crashes in Brazil, 176 people killed, worst aviation accident in Brazil's history – 7-17-07
• 6.8 earthquake in Japan, 11 dead, over 900 injured, nuclear power plant damaged 7-17-07
• Monsoon rains & flooding in India leaves 660 dead & more than a million stranded – 7-07
• UK flooding continues at height of popularity of song “Umbrella”. 2B pounds damage – 7-07
• Glasgow Airport in UK hit by terrorist attack - 6-30-07
• More than 200 people died during severe storms in Karachi, Pakistan's biggest city – 6-07
• UK experiences worst floods in modern history – 6-10-07 to 6-30-07
• South Africa got first snowfall in 25 yrs; rest of world had warmest temps since 1800s – 6-27-07
• Bridge in China Guangdong province collapsed when cargo vessel hit it, killing 9 – 6-15-07
• US gas prices hit new record high of $3.20 per gallon 5-30-07
• Mine explosion kills 38 in Russia 2 mos. after similar explosion in nearby town killed 110 – 5-07
• Kenya Airways plane crashed in Cameroon killing all 114 people on board – 5-5-07
• VA Tech student kills 32 students in most deadly shooting rampage in U.S. history – 4-07
• Magnitude 8.1 quake & ensuing tsunami Solomon Islands - 34 dead & thousands homeless 4-07
• Indonesia Airlines plane crashed, killing 22 of the 140 people on board - 3-7-07
• Explosion kills 110 in Russian coalmine - worst mine disaster in recent Russian history 3-19-07
• 20 people died when tornadoes and thunderstorms ripped through central Florida - 2-2-07
• Stampede by pilgrims on the annual hajj killed at least 360 in Mecca Saudi Arabia – 1-12-07
• Adam Air Flight crashed in Indonesia, killing all of the 102 people on board – 1-1-07
• Ferry carrying 600 people sinks during a heavy storm, at least 400 people dead - 12-29-06
• 7.1 Earthquake in Taiwan region - 12-26-06
• Heavy rains & winds, 1.5 million without power in WA & OR, causes 14 deaths -12-14-06
• Typhoon in Philippines caused massive mudslide burying over 500 people - 11-30-06
• 8.3 Earthquake in Kuril Islands - 11-15-06
• Windstorms and tornadoes swept through six U.S. states over 2 days, killing 12 - 11-14-06
• Deadliest tornado in Japan, where tornadoes are rare, killed 9 people - 11-7-06
• Flash flooding in southeast Turkey killed 32 people - 11-1-06
• Boeing 737, crashed in Nigeria after take-off, killing 103 - 10-29-06
• Strong storms & tornadoes, Midwest & South U.S. destroy 400 structures, & kill 13 - 10-22-06
• Strong storms in North Korea left more than 7,300 homeless 10-21-06
• 2 subway trains collide in Rome, Italy, killing one and injuring at least 60 people - 10-17-06
• Torrential rains in southeast Texas flood roads, spawn tornados, and kill 4 people - 10-16-06
• 6.6 Earthquake hits Hawaii – 10-15-06
• Freak early snowstorm dropped 2 feet of snow on Buffalo, 3 killed - 10-12-06
• Typhoon Xangsane hits central Vietnam, killing 68 - 10-1-06
• Boeing 737, crashed in Amazon rainforest, after colliding with corporate jet, 154 killed - 9-29-06
• Typhoon Xangsane hit island of Luzon, Philippines causing flooding and killing 110 - 9-27-06
• Heavy rains triggered floods in fifteen Kentucky counties, killing 10 people - 9-22-06
• Comair commuter jet, crashed on takeoff in Lexington, KY, killing 49 - 8-27-06
• Russian Airliner, crashed in Donetsk, Ukraine, killing all 170 – 8-22-06
• 7.0 Earthquake in Scotia Sea, south of S. America -8-20-06
• Flooding in Ethiopia since July killed at least 870 people – 8-06
• Flooding from heavy rains in India and Pakistan killed more than 300 – 8-06
• Flash floods on the Dechatu River in Ethiopia killed more than 200 - 8-6-06
• Severe floods killed hundreds in North Korea, perhaps 800–900 in 7-06
• Record hot weather caused 13 deaths in Europe - 7-19-06
• 7.7 Earthquake in South of Java, Indonesia kills 730 people - 7-17-06
• Warmest summer on record in U.S., heat waves/blackouts contributed to over 150 deaths – 7-06
• Tropical storm Bilis floods Chinese provinces, millions evacuated, over 500 killed - 7-14-06
• Explosions struck 7 trains/stations in India & killed at least 190 people and injured 600 - 7-11-06
• Airbus slid off end of runway after landing in Irkutsk, Russia, killing at least 122 people - 7-9-06
• Worst flooding in 30 years in south China caused over 340 storm-related deaths - 6-06
• Heavy rain on East Coast kills 16 in storm-related deaths & causes extensive flooding - 6-22-06
• Bus plunged into a ravine in Tanzania, killing 54 people – 6-9-06
• 6.3 earthquake, Java, Indonesia kills over 5,700 people & destroys 135,000 homes – 5-26-06
• 7.4 Earthquake in Kermadec Islands Region – 5-16-06
• Pipeline explosion in Nigeria killed more than 165 people - 5-12-06
• 13 in. of rain over 8 days in New England, cause region's worst flooding in 70 years - 5-10-06
• Airbus A-320, crashed in the Black Sea off Russia, killing all 113 aboard - 5-3-06
• 7.9 Earthquake in Tonga - 5-3-06
• 7.6 Earthquake in Koryakia, Russia - 4-26-06
• Terrorists set off 3 bombs in Sinai Peninsula resort city of Dahab, killing 18, injuring 85. 4-24-06
• Bus returning from religious festival veers off road, plunges down ravine, & kills 47 - 4-17-06
• 91 tornadoes battered the southeastern U.S. states, killing 12 people in Tenn. 4-7-06
• 86 tornadoes & storms sweep 8 Midwest states, destroy buildings & kill at least 23 - 4-2-06
• 3 earthquakes, southwest of Tehran, Iran kill 70 people & destroy more than 40 villages 3-31-06
• Chartered cruise boat, carrying 137 people, capsized, killing 57 in Persian Gulf. 3-30-06
• Ship, carrying 150 people, sank in Gulf of Guinea, Cameroon. 123 killed - 3-23-06
• Dam collapsed on in Hawaii sending 300 million gallons of water into valley, 7 died. 3-14-06
• Over 100 tornadoes hit 5 states in U.S. Midwest, killing 10 - 3-10-06 to 3-13-06
• 200 wildfires in Texas destroy 15 homes, kill 10,000 cattle/horses, burn 191,000 acres. 3-6-06
• Market roof collapsed in Moscow, killing 56 people. 2-23-06
• 7.0 Earthquake in Mozambique - 2-22-06
• Mudslide engulfed town of Guinsaugon, Philippines burying more than 1,000 people. 2-17-06
• Red Sea ferry sinks 60 miles off Egyptian coast, killing more than 1,000 on board. 2-3-06
• 67 people died from collapse of roof at International Exhibition Hall in Poland - 1-28-06
• 7.6 Earthquake in Banda Sea - 1-27-06
• Train derailed and plunged into canyon in Montenegro, killing 46 and injuring 19 - 1-23-06
• Hotel collapsed in Mecca, Saudi Arabia killing at least 76 pilgrims on the annual hajj – 1-5-06
• Heavy snowfall caused roof of ice skating rink to collapse in Germany, killing 15 - 1-2-06
• 7.2 Earthquake in Fiji region – 1-2-06
• 7.4 Earthquake East of the South Sandwich Islands - 1-2-06
• Mudslide buried 200 homes in Indonesia and killed at least 200 people - 1-06
• Worst weather-related economic losses in US history totaling $200 billion - 2005
• Military plane crashes near Tehran hitting 10-story building, killing 110 people – 12-6-05
• Earthquake strikes northern Pakistan killing over 73,000 people – 10-26-05
• Category 5 hurricane Wilma strikes Naples Florida, cuts orange production by 15% - 10-25-05
• Airliner crashes in Nigeria, killing 117 people – 10-22-05
• Category 5 hurricane Rita hits the Gulf Coast, - 9-26-05
• Number of category 4 & 5 hurricanes has doubled over 35 years - 9-16-05
• Airliner crashes in Indonesia, killing 117 people – 9-5-05
• U.S. gasoline price high of $3.05 per gallon, following Hurricane Katrina – 9-2-05
• Category 5 hurricane Katrina devastates Gulf Coast, destroys New Orleans, kills 1300 – 8-30-05
• Torrential rains caused havoc across central & eastern Europe, killing 36 people – 8-24-05
• Israeli Prime Minister Sharon, and Palestinian President Abbas Declare End to Violence – 2-8-05
• Russia and Iran set to sign nuclear fuel deal that will aid nuclear weapons program– 2-7-05
• Russia and Syria sign major weapons deal; this is part of a new global order – 1-28-05
• Pope invokes the Apocalypse before 7,000 people, discusses ultimate defeat of evil – 1-13-05
• Unidentified fireball falls from sky and sparks blaze on ground in Chino, CA – 1-8-05
• Meteor roars over South Dakota and Wisconsin with light and noise – 1-5-05
• Members of South Korean church see Jesus, heaven, and hell during prayer rally - 1-2-05
• Tsunamis hit south Asia & east Africa. 152,000 dead in 12 countries, one year later to the hour of the Bam, Iran quake. 5 million people displaced. – 12-26-04
• Earthquake 9.0-magnitude strikes off Sumatra coast, disturbed Earth’s rotation– 12-26-04
• Texas Receives Up to 13 Inches of Snow – 12-26-04
• Unidentified fireball falls from sky, causes loud explosions near Jakarta, Indonesia - 12-19-04
• Hundreds in China see unidentified shining object fall from sky and shake the earth – 12-12-04
• Members of Reestablished Sanhedrin Ascend Temple Mount, first time in 1600 yrs. – 12-9-04
• Same-sex couples in Israel will now have many of the same rights as heterosexual spouses & rabbis warn Israel risks becoming next Sodom and Gomorrah – 12-9-04
• Corporate jet carrying 6 people crashed at Montrose Regional Airport in Colorado – 11-28-04
• 4 typhoons hit the Philippines in 2 weeks. 1,000 dead - 11-2004
• Plane that was supposed to carry former President Bush crashes in Houston, 3 killed – 11-22-04
• 100,000 websites offer illegal child porn, and child porn generates $3B in annual revenues – 11-9-04
• Child sexual abuse is gaining respectability – 11-9-04
• 20 - 50,000 women & children annually trafficked into the US for sexual exploitation – 11-9-04
• Public schools nationwide teach children as young as five homosexuality is normal – 11-9-04
• There are 4.2 million pornographic websites – 12 % of all websites in the world – 11-9-04
• FBI Probing Punctures in US Airway Jets at Charlotte, NC not likely caused by normal wear and tear – 10-20-2004
• 3 dead in mysterious small plane crash in McMinnville, Oregon – 10-20-2004
• 2 dead in mysterious small plane crash in downtown Atlanta, GA – 10-20-2004
• 13 dead, in mysterious Millard, MO American Airlines Commuter Plane Crash – 10-19-2004
• Pilots Dead in Jefferson City, MO Commuter Jet Crash 300 miles from IL small plane crash hours earlier - 10-15-2004
• Pilots Dead in small plane crash near townhouses in Joliet, IL - 10-15-2004
• FBI raids Missouri-based charity; treasury officials allege direct link to terrorists – 10-14-2004
• Crew of 7 dead in Cargo Jet crash in Nova Scotia, Canada - 10-14-2004
• Oil prices closed at a record of $54.76 per barrel - 10-14-2004
• Large earthquake shakes Manila – 10-8-2004
• Obscure federal agency working on technology to monitor all vehicles through GPS devices – 10-7-04
• Mt. Saint Helens volcano erupts – 10-1-2004
• Hurricane Jeanne circled around and came back again to hit Florida, the fourth hurricane to slam the state this season, a scenario unmatched in more than a century. – 9-26-2004
• Historical records of solar activity indicate solar radiation has been increasing since late 19th century – 9-2004
• Hurricanes Charley, Frances & Ivan hit FL over a span of 5 weeks, causing billions of dollars of damage and more than 70 deaths – 9-2004
• Hurricane Jeanne left nearly 2,000 dead and 300,000 people homeless in Haiti – 9-18-2004
• Tragedy at Russian school in Beslan on first day of class, where 20-30 terrorists kill 350, half is children – 9-3-2004
• Two Russian jets downed by terrorist bombs within 3 minutes of each other near Moscow, 89 dead – 8-24-2004
• Earth is perhaps 150 years into the collapse of the Earth's magnetic field – 7-2004
• More people died of AIDS in 2003 – three million – than in any previous year – 7-6-2004
• Federal judge ruled the law banning partial-birth abortion is unconstitutional – 6-1-2004
• Roof collapses in new passenger terminal at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris – 5-23-04
• Massachusetts legalizes gay marriage and 1,000 homosexual couples are legally married - 5-17-2004
• Mexican air force released video of 11 unidentified flying objects that were only visible via an infrared camera. – 5-12-04
• Dozens of UFO sightings this year, some possibly meteors, excite Iran - 4-28-2004
• North Korea Train Blast Kills Hundreds – 4-23-2004
• The Abu Ghraib Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal becomes public – dozens of US soldiers charged – 4-2004
• Train Bombing in Madrid by kills 190 - 3-11-2004
• Janet Jackson bears breast at Super Bowl half time - 2-1-2004
• Egyptian jet plunged into the Red Sea killing 148 people 1-3-2004
• Earthquake measuring 6.6 hits Bam, Iran, killing 26,000 people – 12-26-03
• Iraqi dictator, Saddam Hussein captured by US Special Forces, on the outskirts of Baghdad- 12-13-2003
• 40 million people estimated to be living with HIV/AIDS – 12-2003
• Judge Roy Moore removed from bench for refusing to remove the Ten Commandments from courthouse- 11-14-2003
• 9 major solar eruptions occur during 2-week period during the middle of the 9-year solar "minimum" season 10-2003
• In the past 6 weeks, New York, Northeast US, Canada, Mid-Atlantic US, London, and Rome have been hit by massive black outs – 9-28-2003
• 15,000 people have died in France of heat-related causes this summer – 8-14-2003
• Devastating oil spill off Pakistan's coast, 24,000 tons of oil spilled - 7-27-2003
• Columbia Space shuttle disaster, disintegrates over Texas, all 7 crew members lost – 2-1-2003
• 78 people killed in world's worst airshow disaster at an airfield in the Ukraine 7-27-2002
• Russian jet collides with Boeing cargo jet midair over Germany, 71 killed – 7-2-2002
• 2.7 million acres of forest have burned across the US so far this year, hundreds of homes consumed – 6-2002
• Earthquake rocks northwestern Iran, killing at least 500 people and injuring 1,600 – 6-2002
• At least 400,000 people test positive for Malaria in India – 6-2002
• Two members of satanic cult in Germany stab man to drink his blood – 6-2002
• Daily attempts by Palestinians to send suicide attackers into Israel – 5-2002
• 14 dead after interstate highway bridge in Oklahoma hit by barge, collapses – 5-26-2002
• 60 wedding guests electrocuted, bus they were in hit high-voltage wire in India – 5-25-2002
• Train crash kills 196 in Mozambique, injures hundreds more – 5-25-2002
• China Air jetliner Flight 611 crashes into Taiwan Strait – 225 killed – 5-25-2002
• Huge ice shelf 10 times bigger than Manhattan plummets into the sea near Antarctica – 5-2002
• First humans receive subcutaneous ID chips – 5-2002
• Islamic militants bomb holiday parade - Kaspiisk, Russia, 41 killed, 150 injured – 5-2002
• Roman Catholic priest pleads guilty to possessing child pornography – 5-2002
• Two Navy jets crash into the Gulf of Mexico – 5-9-2002
• Suicide bomber kills 13, injures 23 in Karachi, Pakistan – 5-8-2002
• Hamas suicide bomber kills 16, dozens injured in blast in Israel – 5-7-2002
• China Northern Airlines jet crashes in northeast China, killing 112 people – 5-7-2002
• Egypt Air Plane Crashes in Tunisia - at least 15 deaths – 5-7-2002
• EAS Airlines Plane crashes in Nigeria - 148 people killed – 5-4-2002
• Scoutmaster, Manhattan Troop 666, pleads guilty to 4 counts of 3rd degree sodomy – 5-2002
• Showtime cable network announces addition of gay cartoon "Queer Duck" – 5-2002
• Gay TV program celebrates drug use, promiscuous sex, and statutory homosexual rape – 5-2002
• 18 Pipe bombs delivered to rural US mailboxes in 5 states by 21-year-old – 5-2002
• Zimbabwe officially in famine condition – 5-2002
• Russia and China to hold joint military exercises in August (first in 30 years) – 5-2002
• High blood pressure affects about 50 million – or 1in 4 – American adults. – 5-2002
• Suicide blast outside a Jewish synagogue in Tunisia kills 14 – 4-2002
• Woman blows herself up in an outdoor market in Jerusalem, killing six- 4-2002
• 109th Space shuttle flight returns to earth – 4-2002
• International Criminal Court gains necessary international backing to exist – 4-2002
• Erfurt Germany school shooting – 4-2002
• Air Force F-15C Eagle fighter crashes into the Gulf of Mexico – 4-2002
• Swiss pilot crashed aircraft into Milan's largest skyscraper – 4-2002
• Flight CA129 Air China crash in Korea – 4-2002
• Mysterious deaths of eleven prominent microbiologists – 11-2001 to 3-2002
• Terrorists kill 5 worshippers in an Islamabad Protestant church – 3-2002
• Larsen B ice shelf the size of a small European country collapses in Antarctica– 3-2002
• Earthquakes in Afghanistan 3-2002
• Israel launches offensive against Palestinian militants 3-2002
• 51 percent of Americans 65–74 years of age use 2 or more prescription drugs – 2-2002
• 100 different kinds of cancer now kill over 5 million people every year – 2002
• 40 million people estimated to be living with HIV/AIDS – 2-2002
• Philadelphia archdiocese reveals names of 35 priests guilty of child sex abuse – 2-2002
• Child sex scandal hits the Roman Catholic priesthood – 2-2002
• Plagues in Afghanistan – 2-2002
• Islamic radicals kidnap, murder Wall Street Journal reporter –Karachi, Pakistan – 1-2002
• Volcano erupts in Congo – 1-2002
• Fourth expedition crew arrives at international space station – 12-2001
• Nigerian pastor dies in car accident, raised from the dead three days later - 11-30-01
• American Flight 587 Crash on Long Island – 11-2001
• War in Afghanistan – 10-2001 to present
• Two planes crash at Milan's airport in Italy- 114 people killed – 10-2001
• Russian Tu-154 airliner crash in Black Sea – 10-2001
• Anthrax – 10-2001
• Queen Isabella Causeway Bridge collapses in Texas, 8 people died -- 9-2001
• World Trade Center towers and Pentagon attacked- more than 2,800 people killed- 9-11-2001
• Andrea Yates bathtub murder – 6-2001
• Earthquake in Peru – 6-2001
• Building collapses during wedding banquet in Jerusalem, killing 25 people - 5-2001
• Tanker Spills Iraqi Oil into the Persian Gulf – 4-2001
• Two American missionaries killed when private plane shot down in Peru – 4-2001
• Wildfires Blaze in Florida – 4-2001
• Volcano in Java erupts – 4-2001
• Volcano Erupts in Nicaragua – 4-2001
• Tremor Jolts Idaho and Wyoming – 4-2001
• Famine and drought in Afghanistan and Pakistan – 4-2001
• Italy's Mount Etna erupts – 4-2001
• Earthquake in Argentina – 4-2001
• Earthquake in Japan – 4-2001
• Earthquake in Seattle – 2-2001
• Earthquake in El Salvador – 2-2001
• Earthquake in El Salvador – 1-2001
• Earthquake in India – 1-2001
• Galapagos Islands oil spill – 1-2001
• Bombing of British Embassy in Yemen – 10-2000
• Bombing of USS Cole - 17 American sailors killed and 30 wounded - 10-2000
• Palestinian carry out more than 60 suicide bomb attacks on Israelis - 9-2000 to 5-2002
• Israeli Palestinian escalation of violence - 9-2000
• Concorde Jet crash in France – 7-2000
• Brush Fires in California – 1999-2000
• Campaigns against Christians in 35 countries (including China, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Turkey, Burma, Greece, Ethiopia, Vietnam) - 1999
• Over 200 million Christians worldwide are living under the threat of persecution – 1999
• Egypt Air Flight 990 Plane Crash off Nantucket – 11-1999
• Earthquake in Mexico – 10-1999
• Earthquake in Taiwan – 9-1999
• Earthquake in Turkey – 8-1999
• Columbine High school shooting – 4-1999
• Kosovo Conflict – 3-1999
• 30 million people infected with HIV disease – 2-1999
• Construction of International Space Station begins – 11-1998
• Bombing - US Embassy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – 12 killed, 85 injured – 8-1998
• Bombing - US Embassy in Kenya - 213 killed, 5,000 receive medical treatment – 8-1998
• Tsunami in Papua New Guinea – 7-1998
• Jakarta Indonesia riots – 5-1998
• Bacteria that causes pneumonia & ear infections evolving into untreatable forms - 1998
• Malaria, Tuberculosis, Cholera becoming resistant to antibiotics, killing millions – 1998
• Typhoid, diphtheria, and Black Death epidemics afflicted India & Soviet Union – 1998
• HIV virus, which causes AIDS, had infected at least 13 to 14 million people – 1998
• Eritrea-Ethiopia War - 1998-2000
• Heath High School shooting - Paducah, Kentucky – 12-1997
• Rwanda genocide – 7-1997
• Albania genocide following collapse of economy - 1997
• TWA Flight 800 - crashed into Atlantic off Long Island, New York - 7-1996
• Cyclone hits Andhra Pradesh, India – 11-1996
• Tsunami in Irian Jaya – 2-1996
• Tsunami in Peru – 2-1996
• Tsunami in Sulawesi Island – 1-1996
• Oil Spill off Rhode Island coast - 1-1996
• Tsunami in Mexico – 10-1995
• Earthquake in Sakhalin Islands, Russia – 5-1995
• Seven Colombian Youth receive a tour of heaven and hell - 4-1995
• Murrah Federal Building bombed in downtown Oklahoma City – 4-1995
• Russian troops kill tens of thousands, attempting to crush Chechen rebellion - 12-1994 to 8-1996
• Texas woman ushered into throne room of God on eve of Hanukkah - 11-28-1994
• Tsunami in Philippines – 11-1994
• Tsunami in East Java - 6-1994
• War in Chechnya, 1994-96
• ½ of the 24,000 people groups worldwide have a church movement of their own - 1993
• One in ten humans is a Bible believing Christian – 1993
• Tsunami in Japan – 7-1993
• Korean Pastor Raised from the Dead - 3-1998
• World Trace Center bombed – 6 killed and 1,000 injured – 2-1993
• Oil tanker Braer ran aground off Shetland – 1-1993
• Bosnia Conflict 1992-1995
• Tsunami in Flores Island – 12-1992
• Tsunami in Nicaragua – 9-1992
• Somalia Conflict – 1992-1995
• Tajikistan, Civil War - 1992-96
• Haiti coup – 1991-1994
• Sierra Leone revolution - 1991
• Cyclone in Bangladesh kills 138,000 people - 1991
• 300 Oil fires rage in Kuwait – 1991
• Oil released into Persian Gulf by Sadaam Hussein - 1991
• Persian Gulf War – 1991
• Moldova civil war – 1990-1997
• Magnitude 7.1 earthquake hits the San Francisco Bay – 10-1989
• 400-800 killed in China’s Tienamen square – 6-1989
• Exxon Valdez oil spill - Prince William Sound, Alaska – 3-1989
• The First and Second Liberian Civil Wars 1989-2005
• Separation of Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union - 1989-91
• Collapse of communist regimes in Eastern Europe – 1989
• Kashmir, Civil War - 1989
• Panama invasion – 1989
• Pan Am Flight 103 bombed by Libyan terrorists & crashes over Scotland – 12-1986
• World’s worst nuclear accident occurred at Chernobyl – 4-1986
• Space Shuttle, Challenger disaster – 1-1986
• Eruption of volcano in Colombia – 11-1985
• Brazilian death squads – 1985-1994
• Massive magnitude 8.1 quake jolts Mexico – 9-1985
• Japanese airliner crashes into Mt. Osutaka, Japan, killing 520 people - 8-12-1985
• Grenada invasion – 10-1983
• Marine barracks bombed in Beirut, Lebanon – 10-1983
• Zimbabwe political violence - 1983
• Falkland war – 1982
• Ghana war - 1981-1994
• Gambia coup - 1981
• Space Shuttle Columbia, first space shuttle flight – 4-1981
• Iran hostage crisis of 1979-1981
• Honduras genocide – 1980-1988
• Shining Path insurrection in Peru – 1980-1999
• Jamaica election violence – 1980
• Bridge collapses in Florida's Tampa Bay, killing 35 – 5-1980
• Kwangju Uprising in South Korea – 1980
• El Salvador Civil War - 1979-1991
• 5,000 killed during the Iranian revolution – 12-1979
• Jonestown, Guyana Massacre 11-1978
• Magnitude 7.8 quake slams Iran – 9-1978
• Sri Lanka violence -1977- present
• Pan Am flight 583 crashes into Canary Islands killing 583 people - 3-27-1977
• Zaire Farmer's Rebellion – 1977-83
• Argentina, Military Junta - 1976-83
• Magnitude 8.0 quake rocks Tangshan, China – 7-1976
• Laotian civil war – 1975-present
• Cambodia Genocide - 2,000,000 deaths - 1975-1979
• Extreme violence in Turkey – 1975-80
• Supreme Court decides to legalize abortion on demand - 1-22-1973
• Rhodesia genocide 1972-79
• Syria massacres - 1971-2000
• Jordan Black September Uprising – 1970-71
• Magnitude 7.8 quake in northern Peru – 5-1970
• Equatorial Guinea massacres - 1969-79
• Congo Mercenary Uprising 1967-68
• The Hough race riots in Cleveland, Ohio lasting six nights, four killed, thirty injured - 7-18-1966
• Chad civil war - 1965
• Congo revolt - 1964-65
• Zambia domestic violence – 1964
• Kenya Border dispute w/ Somalia - 1963-67
• Sino-Soviet War 1963-69
• Sino-Indian War - 1962
• New Guinea Irian Jaya violence -1962
• Supreme Court decides to remove all prayer from public schools - 6-25-1962
• Tunisia – France war – 1961
• Collision over N.Y. Harbor between United DC-8 jet & TWA Super-Constellation – 12-1960
• Vietnam conflict – 1954-75
• Israel becomes a nation state - 1948
• United Nations established – 1946
• Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan destroyed by atomic bombs – 8-1945
• Second World War death toll 50-70 million – 1941-1945

But He replied to them, "When it is evening, you say, 'It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.' "And in the morning, 'There will be 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?
(Mat 16:2-3)

"Now learn the parable from the fig tree: when its branch has already become tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near; so, you too, when you see all these things, recognize that He is near, right at the door.
(Mat 24:32-33)

If you have not yet put your faith in Christ, I urge you to do that today. He loves you and wants you to know Him.

Attribution notice: Most Scripture quotations taken from the NASB.

Author's note: You must take responsibility for your own actions. Nobody knows the day or the hour, and in no way am I date setting. This is only to provide you with information, so that you can make your own decisions, for which you will be accountable to God.

You may also visit our Signs of the Times Directory, and access my complete blog directory at Writing for the Master.

Do You Want to Know Him?
If you want to know Jesus personally, you can. It all begins when you repent and believe in Jesus.  Do you know what God's Word, the Bible says?

“Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.’” (Mar 1:14b-15).  He preached that we must repent and believe.

Please see my explanation of this in my post called "Do You Want to Know Jesus?"

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Len Lacroix is the founder of Doulos Missions International.  He was based in Eastern Europe for four years, making disciples, as well as helping leaders to be more effective at making disciples who multiply, developing leaders who multiply, with the ultimate goal of planting churches that multiply. His ministry is now based in the United States with the same goal of helping fulfill the Great Commission. www.dmiworld.org.