JESUS PROPHESIED SIGNS JUST BEFORE HIS RETURN: NATIONS WILL DECLARE WAR AGAINST

Mark 13, As Jesus was leaving the Temple, one of his disciples said, “Teacher, what beautiful buildings these are! Look at the decorated stonework on the walls.” Jesus replied, “Yes, look! For not one stone will be left upon another, except as ruins.” And as he sat on the slopes of the Mount of Olives across the valley from Jerusalem, Peter, James, John, and Andrew got alone with him and asked him, “Just when is all this going to happen to the Temple? Will there be some warning ahead of time?” So Jesus launched into an extended reply. “Don’t let anyone mislead you,” he said, “for many will come declaring themselves to be your Messiah and will lead many astray. And wars will break out near and far, but this is not the signal of the end-time. “For nations and kingdoms will proclaim war against each other, and there will be earthquakes in many lands, and famines. These herald only the early stages of the anguish ahead. 9 But when these things begin to happen, watch out! For you will be in great danger. You will be dragged before the courts, and beaten in the synagogues, and accused before governors and kings of being my followers. This is your opportunity to tell them the Good News. And the Good News must first be made known in every nation before the end-time finally comes. But when you are arrested and stand trial, don’t worry about what to say in your defense. Just say what God tells you to. Then you will not be speaking, but the Holy Spirit will. “Brothers will betray each other to death, fathers will betray their own children, and children will betray their parents to be killed. FRIENDS, DON'T BE AFRAID WHEN YOU SEE THESE SIGNS. WHEN JESUS RETURNS, THERE WILL BE NO MORE WAR, PAIN OR SUFFERING! John 9:4 All of us must quickly carry out the tasks assigned to us by the one who sent me, for there is little time left before the night falls and all work comes to an end.