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The unexpected appearance of signs of the end-time sometimes appears in casual statements that indicate culminating thoughts of intentions by those who are planning our future. We must ask how their plans fit with God’s revealed plan for the future, as told in Scripture.

There is the simple unfolding of Scripture in its chronological format as its timeline. That seems to be the format a God of no confusion would choose. A speaker once said he always tried to pick out someone in his audience who might be one who would have trouble understanding his message. Then, he would try to take it to a level that could be understood easily. How would God do it? Jesus said, “No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him” (John 6:44).

After listing several turbulent upsets in the world’s geological and social conditions, Jesus says in Luke 21:28, “When these things begin to happen, look up for your redemption draws near.”

Then He tells a parable of the blossoming of the fig tree that is about the coming restoration of Israel to its own national sovereignty. That incident actually happened on May 14, 1948, 75 years ago. It was prophecy fulfilled.

That event set a pivotal date for the generation living on that date. Mark 13:30 tells us, “…This generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place.” Those who were born on or before May 14, 1948, if still living and a believer in Christ, will be among those who never die and are caught up to meet the Lord in the air.

Those are going to be elderly people, 75 years old and older, “Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast…” (Hebrews 6:19).

Another sign of the times is told in 2 Thessalonians 2:3: “Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first….” It is the obvious and prolific increase of lawlessness, moral degradation, mass killings, and relentless injustice now prevailing. There is a tendency to respond with, “We’ve seen these things happening before now, so it is not unusual,” but I submit that it has never been so deep and acceptable from the top leadership of nations of the world. Look at how Jesus saw the world, as Luke reported His words in Luke 17:26-30:

“And as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man: They ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.

“Likewise as it was also in the days of Lot: They ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built; but on the day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all. Even so will it be in the day when the Son of Man is revealed.”

Here the Scriptures acknowledge “these things” have happened before, but this time, they are introducing the coming of the Lord in the Rapture. Is God reluctant to reveal signs of His return? That does not appear to be true at all. Further in that Luke passage to verse 37, we find a description of how the Rapture will touch individuals around the world—some taken to safety, some left behind.

In Amos 3:7, He says, “Surely the Lord God does nothing, unless He reveals His secret to His servants the prophets.”

Bible students of prophecy have long learned not to be called a “date setter” because we forget to consider the whole counsel of God, or perhaps we forget Proverbs 3:5 which has been staring us in the face all along: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.” But then, how are we to factor in such a sign as this one now looming on the horizon?

The United Nations has announced a 2023 Summit meeting on September 18-19, 2023. It is not front-page news that is readily apparent, but its purpose is awesome when compared with the prophecies of Scripture, mainly Daniel 9:26-27.

It is labeled as the “Sustainable Development Goals” (SDG) for its purpose and would mark the “beginning of a new phase of accelerated progress towards the SDG’s plan for high-level political guidance on transformative and accelerated actions leading up to 2030.”

The UN website has this statement by the UN Secretary-General: “The SDG Summit in September must be a moment of unity to provide a renewed impetus and accelerated actions for the SDGs.”

So, what do we say to that? “Aw, the UN is always doing something over there in their high-towered edifice that never works out,” is that it? After President Obama took office in 2009, he toured the Middle East, apologizing for America, and demanded the peace negotiators have a plan in place the next September. Nothing was in place in 2010, nor 2011, nor 2012, then re-election took first attention. Apparently, God’s timing was not then.

This meeting is to set up a seven-year plan of action to transform the world into a conforming New World Order, as further digging will reveal. It is set for this September 18-19 in New York. It is scheduled on the next two days after the Feast of Trumpets, Rosh Hashana, on the calendar for September 16-17. (Two days to allow for sighting the new moon if clouds cover it the first day.)

The comparative prophecy that speaks of this is Daniel 9:26-27:

“And after the sixty-two weeks Messiah shall be cut off, but not for Himself, and the people of the prince who is to come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end of it shall be with a flood, and till the end of the war desolations are determined.

“Then he shall confirm a covenant with many for one week; but in the middle of the week he shall bring an end to sacrifice and offering, and on the wing of abominations shall be one who makes desolate, even until the consummation, which is determined, is poured out on the desolate.”

When Jesus returns for His body of believers around the world, the sudden disappearance of multi-thousands of people will result in major chaos, as one can imagine. Those left behind will be scrambling for someone to take charge of the devastation. If this September is that time, the “purely coincidental” meeting of UN officials in New York will already be on top of it with that person ready to take over.

They will confirm a covenant of seven years for the Jews and will allow them to rebuild their temple. This is the time when God returns His attention to His planned restoration of Israel with their true Messiah and the seven years of punishment for their continued disobedience in those past centuries. This will be that “missing” 70th week of Daniel’s prophecy in Daniel 9:20 and following.

The ministry of those 144,000 Jewish evangelists will lead many thousands to the Lord from every tribe, tongue, and nation. See Revelation 7. They will have refused to take the Mark of the Beast and are killed for it, apparently, for they come out of the Great Tribulation, the last half of the seven years.

These are the Scriptural accounts of the last days of this age, but how should we look at the events in the world that seem to correspond? We must look at the attributes of God. Does He also know every thought and intent in the minds of those who do not believe, as Psalm 139 tells us, or is it just believers? Certainly, it is all mankind.

For some time, I have pinpointed the Rapture to occur during the Feast of Trumpets, the time of the late harvest, and because of the progress of the “falling away,” the Day is clearly approaching, in my opinion. Would God allow such an obvious action of the world to occur contrary to His will? “Knowledge of the Holy One is understanding” (Proverbs 9:10b).

The question of this article is the title: “Has the time of the signs now arrived?” Have you seen the Day approaching, and are you ready? Has the “falling away” reached its peak? It must come first, then the One who resists will come for His believers.

“Even so, Lord Jesus, come” (Revelation 22:20).

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On June 28, 2023, King Charles III and London Mayor Sadiq Khan activated a “climate clock” with the warning that there are 6 years and 24 days left to limit global warming before it brings doom upon the world. Remarkably, the king included minutes and seconds in his countdown to the ruin of the world due to climate change.

Despite the lengthy history of planet Earth, King Charles III apparently knows to the second how much time we have left before the doom of civilization due to global warming. Amazing!

He emphasizes “global renewables”; however, the means of capturing such sources of energy are not renewable. They are subject to weather conditions and highly toxic to the environment when their usefulness expires.

It’s curious that the king’s clock ends five months short of 2030. Why not make it line up with the UN’s “7 Years of Accelerated, Transformative Action to Achieve SDGs,” which extends a little beyond the start of 2030? (The SDGs are the seventeen “Sustainable Development Goals” that the UN put in place eight years ago through which they intend to establish a one-world government.)

There’s no climate emergency; it’s all a ruse to scare people and thereby subject them to draconian measures of the globalists, which will enable them to fulfill their dream of ruling over a worldwide empire.

The radical policies advocated by the environmental extremists neither protect nature nor do they represent a biblical worldview.

One Hundred Years of Failed Predictions

As we listen to climate alarmists such as King Charles III warn us of impending doom, it’s essential to recognize they have a long history of making false predictions. Consider this quote from an Associated Press report published in the Washington Post:

The Arctic Ocean is warming up, icebergs are growing scarcer, and in some places, the seals are finding the water too hot. Reports from fishermen, seal hunters, and explorers all point to a radical change in climate conditions and hitherto unheard-of temperatures in the Arctic zone. Exploration expeditions report that scarcely any ice has been met as far north as 81 degrees 29 minutes. Within a few years, it is predicted that due to the ice melt, the sea will rise and make most coastal cities uninhabitable. ^[i]

Although this sounds very much like it could have been a story written in 2023, the above quote appeared in the Washington Post on November 2, 1922, one hundred years ago!

Since then, predictions of disaster because of climate change have continued unabated. The Earth Day predictions of 1970 included the end of human civilization in thirty years, with deaths due to starvation to reach one to two hundred million per year by 1980.

Al Gore received a Nobel Prize in 2007 for his prognostications of doom due to global warming. He told us that by 2014, the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets would completely vanish, which would cause sea levels to rise twenty feet. Gore received three hundred million dollars as a result of his activism during the past twenty years, but what about his forecasts of doom? None of them happened. Instead, the Antarctic and Greenland covering of ice grew during the time that Gore said they would vanish.

The former Vice President used his newly acquired wealth to purchase a mansion near the ocean, which would’ve been totally destroyed had his dire predictions become reality.

The Prophetic Implications of the “Climate Emergency”

In previous posts, I have discussed the fallacies of the climate alarmists’ beliefs. In 3 Climate Myths Spread by the Globalists, I debunk many of the warnings we hear from them. Below I discuss the implications for biblical prophecy that are evident in King Charles’ III climate clock of doom.

The Rapture Is Ever So Close

Even though the time remaining on his clock ends before 2030, King Charles III, like all other globalists, seems obsessed with changing the world before that year. If we didn’t live at a time of the convergence with a multitude of signs clearly pointing to the nearness of the Tribulation period, this might not have as much significance. However, we absolutely live in just such an era.

The Bible tells us that a world government will exist during the Tribulation period, and it will be the one that the antichrist will assume control of. The fact that a majority of world leaders have 2030 as their goal for the implementation of just such a kingdom tells us that Jesus’ coming for His church is exceedingly close. We live in the season of His appearing.

The Globalists Thrive on Chaos

The powerbrokers of our day know they can’t institute a new world order if everyone is satisfied with the status quo; they need the upheaval of societal norms so that people will accept their extreme measures as the answer. This is why Emmanuel Macron, the President of France, did almost nothing to stop the recent mass rioting in France. As a globalist, he thrives on chaos.

It’s for this same reason that they push the false climate agenda; they need disorder, the more the better, to achieve their dreams. The madness following the Rapture will almost certainly speed up this process as it will give them the menacing instability they need to impose their will on the nations, perhaps much sooner than 2030.

The Elite Feed on Deception

The Bible tells us that the deception that’s already here will intensify during the seven-year Tribulation; however, the fraud regarding the climate crisis has already reached epic proportions.

Despite the fact that several arsonists have been arrested for starting the multitude of fires in Canada that all began at the exact same time, the official line is that they resulted from global warming. That’s just one small example of the duplicity pushed on the world by those seeking to create panic with a false narrative.

Everything is precisely the opposite of how it appears. The globalists need ecological disasters to further their cause. The chemical trails we see in the skies, the attempts to change weather plans, and President Biden’s “recent” initiative to block to sun will not end well. Is it not suspicious that nearly all the recent train derailments in America spill toxic chemicals, creating environmental disasters? I don’t believe they are “accidents.”

The blatant hypocrisy of the elite pushing the narrative of doom seems to go unnoticed by their ardent disciples. The leading climate alarmists each own several mansions, possess a great many vehicles for both land and sea, and fly everywhere in the world in their private jets. According to their own standards for saving the planet, they are far less considerate of the environment than the average citizen.

The Powerbrokers of Our Day Are Motivated by the Spirit of the Antichrist

We know from 2 Thessalonians 2:3-8 that the antichrist can’t reveal himself as the “man of lawlessness” until after the Rapture. However, it makes sense that Satan would prepare the way for this, which is exactly why we see the spirit of the antichrist already busily at work in our world.

The elite powerbrokers march in lockstep with King Charles III even though they all know his prediction of environmental doom is based on erroneous science. It’s all about deceiving people so they will accept the draconian and deadly measures they propose.

On May 18, 2023, the US climate czar, John Kerry, stated that there must be a drastic reduction in US farming in order to combat global warming. Below is a quote from him:

A lot of people have no clue that agriculture contributes about 33% of all the emissions of the world. We can’t get to net zero, we don’t get this job done unless agriculture is front and center as part of the solution. So all of us understand here the depths of this mission. ^[ii]

He says it will save the lives of many people, but in reality, these fabricated “green” policies will lead to the mass murder of tens of millions, if not many more, in just the U.S.

As reported in Daymond Duck’s weekly prophecy update on Rapture Ready, according to a June 28, 2023, article on the World Net Daily (WND), the staff reported that UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for the immediate and global destruction of the world’s energy industry because, he claims, fossil fuels are “incompatible with human survival.”

Please know that the fuels upon which the population of the world is dependent didn’t result from decaying dinosaurs but are God’s gracious provisions to support the current population. Billions of people totally depend upon energy that comes from coal, oil, and natural gas for their survival and would die if these sources of energy suddenly ended.

These things are truly the work of the devil whom the Lord correctly labeled as a “liar” and a “murderer” in John 8:44. This is none other than the “spirit of antichrist” that the apostle mentioned in 1 John 4:3 as already active in the world. Now that the last days have arrived, one can’t miss its greatly increased activity.

Just like Satan himself, the spirit energizing the globalists of our day is both deceptive and murderous; please don’t doubt this even for a moment.

The Agenda of the Climate Alarmists Foreshadows the Trumpet Judgments of Revelation

The last phrase of Revelation 18:11 aligns well with the deception agenda of the climate alarmists that call for draconian measures to avoid certain doom.

“The nations raged, but your wrath came, and the time for the dead to be judged, and for rewarding your servants, the prophets and saints, and those who fear your name, both small and great, and for destroying the destroyers of the earth.” (Emphasis added)

At the time of the seventh trumpet (Revelation 11:15), the twenty-four elders worshipping God portray His wrath as “destroying the destroyers of the earth.” The globalists such as King Charles III are fervently working behind the scenes so that it appears that the world needs their draconian measures to “save the planet,” but just the opposite is true. They are creating the many environmental crises to which they will have the answer.

Could it be that the ones described in Revelation 18:11 as the “destroyers of the earth” are identical to the elite of our day that tell us we must do all we can to preserve our environment? I believe so.

Remember, in this day of over-the-top deception, everything is just the opposite of what we hear from the UN, the WEF, and the deep state in America. They are all masters of deceit, slaves to the murderous spirit of the antichrist.

Is it not also insightful that the initial trumpet judgments in Revelation 8:1-11 are aimed at the environment? Just as the plagues that God sent upon the Egyptians struck at the gods that they worshipped, the Lord will also strike a blow to today’s worshippers of nature.

The Imminent Appearing of the True King

Is King Charles’ III climate clock of doom prophetically significant? Yes, it’s another reminder that the appearing of Jesus, the King of kings, is ever so close. He’s coming very soon to take His church back to Heaven.

I say this because, first of all, we live at a time when a great many signs of the last days are converging as never before in history, which I explain in 12 Signs the World is Running Out of Normal. We live in biblical times when the Lord is shouting to all who will listen that both His appearing and judgment on the world are imminent.

Second, the climate countdown and lies that support it align with what the Bible tells us about the formation of a one-world government in the last days. The globalists need a dire emergency in order to enslave the world’s population. They have been working for a century to convince people that an environmental catastrophe will happen without their intervention.

All these things demonstrate the nearness of the seven-year Tribulation. It’s during this time that the “destroyers of the earth” will be hailed as the ones saving it. The Lord will respond to the worshippers of nature by demonstrating that He is the One to be honored above everything.

When the King returns to the earth after the Tribulation period, He will gloriously restore nature to its pristine condition as it was before the curse.

It’s because of all these things, and many more, that we know our deliverance is ever so near. We live in a day when there’s nothing more Jesus can do to warn people regarding His soon appearing and the start of the Tribulation.

How is it possible for there to be any more signs of the approaching Tribulation period?

I know the majority who read this post are eagerly awaiting Jesus’ appearing because you recognize the day in which we live. I’m convinced the Lord will richly reward your belief in what the Bible says about the season of Jesus’ appearing in which we live.

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[i] Jack Hellner, “Global warming, global cooling, climate change, climate emergency, climate catastrophe, climate collapse, or existential threat?” December 4, 2019, American Thinker Website

[ii] PlanetToday website at https://www.planet-today.com/2023/05/john-kerry-declares-war-on-us-farmers.html

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