Signs Of The End Of The Age (2020) Series

• By religious leaders who, ‘Come in My name’,

• Religious leaders saying, 'I am He,' and, 'The time is near’.

• Jesus makes it clear; “Do not go after them."

Ill:

• If you go on Wikipedia and type in false, messiahs.

• They come up with a long list of people throughout history claiming to be the messiah.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_messiah_claimants

• From Simon bar Kokhba (died c. 135),

• To a few more recent ones.

• Sun Myung Moon (1920–2012), 'Moonies' = Unification Church.

• Jim Jones (1931–1978), founder of Peoples Temple,

• Charles Manson (1934–2017), American criminal, cult leader,

• David Koresh (1959–1993), the leader of a Branch Davidian sect in Waco, Texas, t

• And there are those around today.

• Who are still claiming to be the reincarnation or incarnation of Jesus,

Note:

• Earlier on in chapter 17 verse 23-24.

• Jesus had made it quite clear that when he returns to the nation of Israel.

• It will be unmistakable.

• And it will be sudden.

• There will be no mistaking him!

• He will be like a bolt of lightening which lights up the sky!

(B). There will be wars (vs 9-10):

“When you hear of wars and revolutions, do not be frightened. These things must happen first, but the end will not come right away.

10 Then he said to them: Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom”.

When Jesus spoke these words:

• The Roman empire had been enjoying a long era of peace.

• But about four decades later that would all change.

• In fact, Rome would soon have 4 different emperors in just one year

• Political upheavals and military strife would affect the world of the early Church.

• And Political upheavals and military strife:

• Will mark out the end times as well!

Ill:

• Did you know, that on any given day at any given moment in your life,

• There are at least 15 wars and armed conflicts actively going on all around the world?

• We might only hear about a few of them on the news.

• But there are at least 15 wars and armed conflicts actively going on at this very moment!

• Every day, people are fighting to the death for the ideals they believe in.

• Some are fighting for independence and freedom.

• Some are dying for their right to be heard, to be treated as human beings.

• Others are desperately attempting to gain control of resources, roads and riches,

• And they’re willing to wield death in order to get them.

• Some even say they’re ultimately fighting in the name of peace.

• But too many of the ongoing wars and conflicts taking place today,

• Are being dismissed, forgotten, ignored or under-reported.

• Source:

• https://www.theclever.com/15-wars-happening-right-now-that-no-one-talks-about/

• Somali Civil War in Africa

• Kashmir Unrest in India

• War in Darfur, Africa

• Civil War in Myanmar, Asia

• Conflict in Donbass, Ukraine

• South Sudan Civil War, Africa

• Conflict in Peru, South America

• Instability in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa

• The North Caucasus Insurgency in Russia

• West Papua Civil War in Asia

• The Cabinda War in Angola, Africa