What Is the Sign of "the Last Days," or End Times"?

The Bible's' Answer

The Bible describes events and conditions that would mark "the conclusion of the [current] system of things," or "the end of the world."  (Matthew 24:3; King James Version) The Bible calls this time period "the last days" and the "time of the end," pr "end times." (2 Timothy 3:1; Daniel 8:19; Easy-to-Read Version) The following are some outstanding features of the last-days, or end-times, prophecies:

* War on a large scale. - MATTHEW 34:7; REVELATION 6:4. 

* Famine. - MATTHEW 24:7; REVELATION 6:5, 6. 

* Great Earthquakes. 

*  Pestilences, or epidemics of "terrible diseases.  - LUKE 21:11; Contemporary English Version.

Increase or crime. - MATTHEW 24;12.

* Ruining of the earth by mankind. - REVELATION 11:18.

*Deterioration of people's attitudes, as shown by many who are ungrateful, disloyal, . .. not open to any agreement, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, without love of goodness, betrayers, puffed up with pride." - 2 TIMOTHY 3:1-4.

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