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- Jesus simply states that during the intervening age there will be famines, pestilences, earthquakes, and other natural disasters, and each one will be a threat to belief in God.
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Jesus simply states that during the intervening age there will be famines, pestilences, earthquakes, and other natural disasters, and each one will be a threat to belief in God. Sometimes Christians mistakenly try to convince skeptics that God is love by parading the evidence of nature.
He warns them that many will come claiming to be the Christ: the Messiah. They will hear news and gossip about violence, conflict, and other tragedies. There will be international conflicts and famines and natural disasters. None of these will mean the end has arrived. At most, they are signs that the end is approaching (Matthew 24:4–8).
— Genesis 7: 1-5; Matthew 24:38, 39. To some extent, humans have contributed to natural disasters. How? By damaging the natural environment and by building in areas prone to earthquakes, floods, and extreme weather. (Revelation 11:18) God is not to blame for such human choices. — Proverbs 19:3. Are natural disasters a sign of the times?
Sep 16, 2024 · The prophecy in Matthew 24:14 confirms that God will again give humans multiple opportunities to heed the gospel and repent of their sinfulness. Sooner or later, when God intervenes dramatically, a succession of events will take place that will culminate in the return of Jesus Christ.
Matthew 24:1-51 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful. Jesus left the temple and was going away, when his disciples came to point out to him the buildings of the temple. But he answered them, “You see all these, do you not? Truly, I say to you, there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.”
Jun 20, 2022 · As is still true today, news of wars and natural disasters get people thinking about “the coming end.” Jesus makes the Apostles aware that wars and natural disasters would come but they were not the sign of an immediate end. A great famine inflicted the land during the reign of Claudius Caesar (Acts 11:28); (Antiquities 20.2.5).
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In this chapter, we have Jesus Himself giving very explicit details about events leading up to and during the time that He returns to earth. Although this chapter alone can be a very extensive study, a quick look at a summary and key verses of Matthew 24 can serve as a springboard into deeper study.
