Is the End of the World Near? -THE LAST DAYS

War.  Jesus said:  Nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom." (Matthew 24:7)  More people have been killed in wars in our time than any other time in history.  One report from the World watch Institute shows that since 1914, wars have killed more than 100 million people.  More than three times as many people  were killed in wars during the 100 years between 1 900 and 2000 as were killed during the previous 1,900 years.  Just imagine the misery and pain that millions of people have felt because of war! 

Hunger.  Jesus said:  "There will be food shortages." (Matthew 24:7)  Even though more food is produced now than ever before, many people never have enough to eat. Why? Because they don't have enough money to buy food or land on which to grow it.  More than a billion people have less than one dollar a day to live on. The World Health Organization says that millions of children die each year, mainly because they don't have enough food to keep them healthy.

Earthquakes.  Jesus prophesied:  "There will be great earthquakes." (Luke 21:11) Many powerful earthquakes are now expected every year.  Since the year 1900 over two million people have died because of earthquakes,  And though technology has helped to detect earthquakes earlier than before, many people still die. 

Disease.  Jesus foretold that there would be "pestilences."  Dangerous diseases would spread quickly and kill many.  (Luke 21:11)  Even though doctors have learned how to treat many sicknesses, there are still sicknesses that cannot be cured. In fact, one report explains that each year, millions of people die from diseases, such as tuberculosis, malaria, and cholera.  Not only that, but doctors have found 30 new diseases, and some of them have no cure. 

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