Do You Believe We're Living in The Last Days?

Second Timothy 3:1-5 says:

"But know this, that in the last days critical times hard to deal with will be here.For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, haughty, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, disloyal,having no natural affection, not open to any agreement, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, without love of goodness, betrayers, headstrong, puffed up with pride, lovers of pleasures rather than lovers of God, having an appearance of godliness but proving false to its power; and from these turn away."

Do these conditions sound familiar to you today? Most definitely. The Bible predicted that these terrible times and conditions would exist in the time of the end. The question is how does one survive the end of the last days? I know, do you?

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War on a large scale. Jesus foretold: "Nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom." (Matthew 24:7)

Famine. Jesus foretold: "There will be food shortages." (Matthew 24:7)

Disease. According to Jesus, there would be pestilences or epidemics of "terrible diseases." (Luke 21:11)

Crime. Although crime has existed for centuries, Jesus foretold that in the last days, there would be an "increasing of lawlessness." (Matthew 24:12)

Ruining of the earth. (Revelation 11:18) foretold that mankind would be "ruining the earth." They would do so in many ways, not only through violent and corrupt actions but also by bringing harm to the environment.

Religious hypocrisy. In (2 Timothy 3:5), the Bible foretold that people would appear to worship God but would not truly live by his standards.

Breakdown of the family. In (2 Timothy 3:2, and 3), the Bible foretold that many people would have "no natural affection" for their family and that children would be "disobedient to parents."

Widespread apathy and ridicule. Jesus foretold that people in general would ignore the overwhelming evidence of the approaching end. (Matthew 24:37-39) More than that, (2 Peter 3:3, and 4) foretold that some would ridicule the evidence, dismissing it completely.

Many people are distressed by these critical times. They are concerned that society itself is deteriorating. Some even feat for the future of humanity. Meanwhile, others who are likewise distressed by world conditions have a hopeful outlook. They are convinced that God's Kingdom will soon take action to rid the world of its problems. (Daniel 2:44 | Revelation 21:3, and 4) They wait patiently for God to fulfill his promises, and they find comfort in the words of Jesus: "The one who has endured to the end will be saved." (Matthew 24:13 | Micah 7:7)