THE SIGN

These events would be the sign of "the conclusion of the system of things."  Jesus said: "Nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be food shortages and earthquakes in one place after another." (Matthew 24:3, 7) He also said there would be "pestilences"-epidemic diseases. (Luke 21:11) Are  you seeing the events that Jesus prophesied? 

Devastating wars, famines, and earthquakes as well as relentless diseases have ravaged the earth in our day.  In 2004, for example, a massive earthquake in the Indian Ocean triggered a tsunami that killed some 225,000 people.  In three years, the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in some 6.9 million deaths worldwide. Jesus said that events like these would indicate that the end of this system of things is near. 

Next time: "The Last Days" 

From the jw.org publications