When the disciples asked Jesus about the signs of His coming, He said, “Behold the Fig Tree [Israel] and all the trees [all the nations]” (Luke 11:29).

Watch the nation of Israel and all the nations (watch Israel, the UN, the EU, Russia, Iran, Turkey, etc.).

Compare what is happening to what the Bible says.

The Apostle Paul asked a question, “Hath God cast away his people?”

His answer, “God has not cast away his people which he foreknew” (Rom. 11:1-2).

The Bible clearly teaches:

• That God would scatter the Jews all over the world.
• That God would cause the Jews to return at the end of the age.
• That God would reestablish Israel step-by-step as a great nation in one generation (the villages would be rebuilt, the forests would be re-established, the wildlife would return, etc.).
• That Jerusalem would be rebuilt and become a problem for all nations.
• That Israel will be surrounded by enemies.
• That Israel would become a great army that could not be destroyed.
• That Israel would not have peace until it has gone through the Tribulation Period.
• That all Israel would not get saved until the end of the Tribulation Period.

Jesus told everyone to watch for these things, and they are happening.

This is evidence of His existence and the truth of His Word.

He is revealing himself to the world and confirming the accuracy of the Bible.

I believe it also means that the bride (Church) will meet the Bridegroom (Jesus) soon.

Here are more reasons to believe this.

One, concerning Iran: earlier this month (on Mar. 19, 2025), it was reported that Pres. Trump sent a letter to Ayatollah Khamenei urging him to resume negotiations over Iran’s effort to build nuclear weapons, and Trump gave Iran two months to reach an agreement.

On Mar. 26, 2025, it was reported that the U.S. is strengthening its forces in the Middle East.

According to the report:

• Trump ordered an aircraft carrier to join one that is already there.
• Trump had four B-2 stealth bombers deployed at Diego Garcia air base where they can reach Iran.
• Trump dispatched at least five B-2 bombers to join the first four, and there is speculation that he has more on the way.
• Trump deployed three C-17 cargo planes and 11 KC-135 refueling tankers to Diego Garcia.

Trump’s preparations are a message to Iran: Come to the negotiating table before your two months are up, or we will attack.

(More: On Mar. 28, 2025, Iran’s parliament speaker said, “If the Americans attack the sanctity of Iran, the entire region will blow up like a spark in an ammunition dump. Their bases – in the Middle East – and those of their allies will not be safe.”)

(My opinion: I don’t know what Trump will do if Iran doesn’t negotiate, and I don’t think Iran will negotiate, but Trump usually follows through on his threats.)

(More: On Mar. 30, 2025, on NBC News, Trump said if they – the Iranians – don’t make a deal, there will be bombing.)

FYI: On Mar. 31, 2025, Worthy News Correspondent, Emmitt Barry, gave this excellent explanation of what is behind Iran’s effort to conquer the world:

• While the West often views Iran’s nuclear program through a secular lens, the spiritual aspect, which plays a central role in driving Iran’s nuclear ambitions, should not be overlooked. Iran is the only country where Twelver Shi’ism is the state religion.
• Twelver Shīʿism, the largest branch of Shīʿa Islam, makes up about 85% of Shīʿas. “Twelver” signifies belief in twelve divinely appointed leaders, the Twelve Imams, with the last, Imam al-Mahdi, expected to return as the Mahdi. Twelvers see the Imams as Muhammad’s spiritual and political successors, guiding with justice and interpreting Islamic law and the Qur’an’s inner meanings. They are viewed as infallible (Ismah) and divinely chosen (nass).
• The Twelvers believe that the Mahdi is expected to appear in times of extreme chaos, returning alongside Jesus as a messiah to bring peace and establish Islam globally.

Here is a link to Barry’s important article:

https://www.worthynews.com/103854-iran-ready-to-strike-missiles-ready-preemptive-strike-urged

(My comment: Most Arabs reject Iran’s beliefs – they are Sunni Muslims, not Shiite Muslims – and Iran’s view of Jesus is not Biblical. Sunni Muslims believe Shiite Muslims are pagan, and Shiite Muslims believe Sunni Muslims are pagan. They believe the one that is right will prevail at the end of the age. This is a big reason why the Arabs do not want Iran to get nuclear weapons.)

(My comment: Some prophecy teachers, including myself, believe a U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities could lead to Iran and perhaps others responding by attacking Israel. This could lead to the latter years and latter days Battle of Gog of Magog.)

Two, concerning Turkey joining Russia, Iran, and others in the Gog of Magog attack on Israel in the latter days and latter years: on Mar. 30, 2025, Turkey’s Prime Min. Erdogan called for the destruction of Israel at a Ramadan service.

In an interview following the service, Erdogan said, “May Allah destroy and devastate Zionist Israel.”

Three, concerning Turkey joining Russia, Iran, and others in the Gog of Magog attack on Israel in the latter days and latter years: Gog’s forces will approach Israel from the north like a cloud (perhaps with lots of airpower; Syria; Ezek. 38:9).

On Apr. 1, 2025, Turkey and Syria signed an agreement for Turkey to take over an airbase in Syria and provide air cover and military protection for Syria’s new government.

Four, concerning Turkey joining Russia, Iran, and others in the Gog of Magog attack on Israel in the latter days and latter years: on Apr. 1, 2025, Israel assassinated a terrorist with ties to Iran and Hezbollah that helped Hamas in Lebanon fire rockets at Israel four days earlier.

Five, concerning an increase in the frequency and intensity of natural disasters at the end of the age: on Mar. 28, 2025, a 7.7 earthquake (and a 6.4 aftershock) struck Myanmar (also called Burma) and Thailand.

The full extent of death, injury, and damage was not immediately known, but it will be great.

(Update: On Mar. 29, 2025, it was reported that the confirmed death toll has reached more than 150, more than 750 are wounded, about 100 are missing in Myanmar, and experts say the death toll in the region could top 1,000.)

(Update: On Mar. 30, 2025, more than 1,600 confirmed dead in Myanmar and 18 in Thailand.)

Six, concerning Israel expanding its borders at the end of the age: on Mar. 26, 2025, Israel’s Cabinet Secretary said the security zones in Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria are permanent zones.

Concerning Gaza, Israel’s Defense Min. said because Hamas is refusing to release the hostages, more and more of Gaza will be integrated into Israel’s defense formation, and this has already been approved by the Israeli government.

Concerning Lebanon, he said the Israeli military will remain at five outposts in Lebanon to protect Israeli citizens in northern Israel regardless of any disputed negotiations over the Israeli-Lebanon border.

Concerning Syria, he said Israeli forces are on Mt. Hermon to protect the citizens on the Golan Heights, to protect Israel’s border with Syria, and to keep an eye on the new Syrian government.

(My Opinion: Muslims believe that once they have occupied territory and lose control of it, they must retake it or they are an insult to Allah. Israel’s decision to keep the security zones – expanded borders – will not sit well with Islam.)

Seven, concerning the Israel-Hamas war: on Mar. 31, 2025, Israel ordered the evacuation of most of Rafah in advance of a large-scale attack on Hamas forces in the city.

Eight, concerning Israel being a great army at the end of the age: on Mar. 31, 2025, it was reported that recent U.S. attacks on Houthi terrorist forces in Yemen have caused a significant reduction in their missile-launch capabilities.

(More: Following a series of U.S. attacks on Houthi terrorist forces in Yemen, on Mar. 31, 2025, Trump said the U.S. will not stop attacking the Houthis until the Houthis stop attacking U.S. naval vessels.)

Nine, concerning corruption, deceit, wickedness, and a borderless world at the end of the age: on Mar. 30, 2025, Elon Musk said:

• We (DOGE) found 20 million dead people marked as alive in the Social Security system.
• The Biden administration wasn’t asleep at the switch.
• It was a large-scale effort to import as many illegals as possible, ultimately to reshape the U.S. voting system and establish a permanent one-party state.

(More: On Apr. 1, 2025, it was reported that a DOGE team member said Social Security numbers were given to more than 3.9 million non-citizens in 2021-2024, and at least 1.3 million non-citizens were enrolled in Medicaid.)

(More: Trump has moved to stop non-citizens from voting in federal elections, but on Apr. 2, 2025, it was reported that the Democrat Party’s Senate Minority Leader, Chuck Schumer, and House Minority Leader, Hakeem Jeffries, filed a lawsuit to allow illegal aliens to vote in US elections. Giving millions of illegal aliens Social Security numbers, putting them on Medicaid, and allowing them to vote would impact the election in battleground states and, in essence, allow non-citizens to decide who would be president of the U.S. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court in Washington, DC, which seems to lean toward Democrats.)

Ten, concerning Jerusalem being a cup of trembling for the whole world at the end of the age: despite illegal arrest warrants issued by a seemingly corrupt International Criminal Court (ICC) for the arrest of Prime Min. Netanyahu, he will be in Hungary on Apr. 3, 2025, where Hungary is expected to announce that it is moving its embassy to Jerusalem and withdrawing from the ICC.

Hungary will be the first country in the EU and the seventh country in the world to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

Eleven, concerning the expansion of Israel’s borders at the end of the age: on Apr. 2, 2025, Israeli Prime Min. Netanyahu announced that Israel has seized the Morag Corridor in Gaza because Hamas is refusing to release more hostages.

This will divide the Gaza Strip and cut off Rafah from Gaza City, two large cities in Gaza.

Netanyahu said Israel will continue to seize more territory if Hamas continues to refuse to release hostages.

Twelve, concerning corruption in the FBI and deceit by 51 former government intel officials and Pres. Biden: recently released documents verify that the FBI knew that the Hunter Biden Laptop story was true (not Russian disinformation), but the FBI warned people not to report the story and covered it up to protect the Biden administration.

Pres. Biden lied about the story and ultimately pardoned Hunter and others.

Trump canceled the security clearances of the 51 former government officials.

Thirteen, concerning an increase in the frequency and intensity of natural disasters at the end of the age: the U.S. is currently going through several days of powerful storms, unusually heavy rain, and possibly historic flooding.

Fourteen, concerning hatred for Israel and corruption in the UN (wannabe world government), on Apr. 2, 2025, it was reported that the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has scheduled a vote for this week to begin an open-ended investigation of Israel (but no investigations of any other nation on earth).

Two U.S. Senators have sent a letter to UN Sec. Gen. Guterres with a warning that the UN should stop its one-sided targeting of Israel.

(My opinion: As far as I know, Israel is the only nation that the Bible says will be hated at the end of the age. God is revealing himself to the world and confirming the accuracy of the Bible.)

FYI: God does not send anyone to Hell (all of us are born with a sin nature and destined to go to Hell because we sin), but God has provided a way (Jesus) for everyone to go to Heaven (and He is the only way to get there; John 14:6).

Finally, are you Rapture Ready?

If you want to be rapture ready and go to heaven, you must be born again (John 3:3). God loves you, and if you have not done so, sincerely admit that you are a sinner; believe that Jesus is the virgin-born, sinless Son of God who died for the sins of the world, was buried, and raised from the dead; ask Him to forgive your sins, cleanse you, come into your heart and be your Saviour; then tell someone that you have done this.

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Former Pres. Biden often said global warming (climate change) is the greatest threat facing America.

Pres. Trump said it is not climate change; it is nuclear weapons.

Recently, some have said it is Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Over the years, others have said it is bio-engineered pandemics, an alien invasion, a giant asteroid impact, biological overpopulation, food shortages, etc.

As a student of Bible prophecy, I believe these things are contributors, but the rejection of God the Father and His only begotten Son Jesus should be at the top of the list.

Concerning the latter times, the Apostle Paul said some shall depart from the faith (I Tim. 4:1), but they will have a form of godliness (II Tim. 3:5).

The expressed faith of some will be nothing more than lip service.

The Apostle Peter said scoffers will ridicule the Second Coming and make themselves willingly ignorant of the Word of God (II Pet. 3:3-5).

Their willing ignorance reminds me of polls that I have seen.

Many polls have shown that the vast majority of families have a Bible in their home, but they rarely, if ever, read or study it.

Jesus told the church at Laodicea, “Because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold or hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth” (Rev. 3:16).

The Laodiceans claimed to believe in God, but it was a half-hearted belief.

They attended church, but they were worldly minded, and God will not accept that.

None of us are perfect, but all of us need to make our salvation sure, and we don’t need to put it off.

The signs appear to indicate that the Rapture and Second Coming are close, and that will be a time of climate change, nuclear war, pestilences, famine, disasters, and hardship unlike anything the world has ever experienced.

Jesus said except those days be shortened, no flesh shall be saved (Matt. 24:22).

This is why I believe the rejection of God the Father and His only begotten Son Jesus is the greatest threat to America and the world.

Here are other recent events that appear to indicate that the end of the age is shaping up.

One, a George Barna survey (The Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University) of 2,100 U.S. adults in Jan. 2025 found that 60% of Americans do not believe that God exists or that He affects lives.

It also found that about 40% of Americans who say they are Christians said the same thing.

Barna added,

It seems obvious that political, economic, legal, or institutional improvements are not what America needs most desperately today.

Those cultural arenas merely provide prescriptions that address the symptoms but not the disease.

America has many needs, but Barna concluded that nothing short of sweeping national repentance and spiritual renewal can save America from itself.

Try as hard as they can, but no one can Make America Great Again without God.

Two, concerning Iran’s effort to develop nuclear weapons: on Mar. 17, 2025, Robert Gottselig (Director of Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry Canada) said:

Iran is the main reason for what’s happened in Gaza, Lebanon, and throughout the Middle East.

Tehran (Iran) is the number one state sponsor of terror, which issues an ongoing call for the death of America and the death of Israel.

Iran is not only putting itself on a collision course with Israel and the United States, they’re putting themselves on a collision course with the God of this universe: the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

The only question remaining is: when?

Trump said something’s going to happen very soon – very, very soon.

(Update: On Mar. 19, 2025, Axios reported that Pres. Trump sent a letter to the Ayatollah Khamenei urging him to resume negotiations over Iran’s effort to build nuclear weapons. According to Axios, Trump gave Iran two months to reach an agreement. U.S. Sec. Rubio said Trump wants to settle this issue without war, but if Iran refuses to settle it, Trump will act to prevent Iran from getting nuclear weapons.)

(Update: On Mar. 20, 2025, it was reported that the U.S. and Israel have scheduled talks in Washington next week to discuss Iran’s nuclear weapons program.)

(Update: On Mar. 22, 2025, Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei said U.S. threats will get the U.S. nowhere.)

Three, concerning wars and rumors of wars: on Mar. 20, 2025, the Houthis in Yemen fired missiles at Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.

Israel responded by striking a port city in Yemen.

Pres. Trump urged Israel to cease the attacks on the Houthis and let the U.S. deal with them.

Trump had already warned the Houthis to stop the attacks, and they didn’t.

Trump said U.S. jets on aircraft carriers can be more effective against the Houthis than Israeli jets that have to travel a great distance with a smaller payload.

Trump has warned the Houthis that he will annihilate them if they don’t stop.

Four, following a Hamas threat to kill the hostages if Israel resumed the war, on Mar. 18, 2025, Israeli Prime Min. Netanyahu resumed the war and notified Hamas that Israel will annex 5% of the Gaza Strip for every hostage that is harmed (10% if two hostages are harmed, 15% if three hostages are harmed, etc.).

Israel believes Hamas is desperate to keep control of the Gaza Strip, and threatening to seize part of it might save their lives.

Five, concerning world government: on Mar. 21, 2025, it was reported that 60 nations recently signed an agreement to control the use and development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) at a global summit in Paris, France, but the U.S. and UK refused to sign it because they are concerned that it will lead to global governance (world government) and other problems.

Some of the concerns are:

It is vague on national sovereignty and doesn’t place enough limits on global governance.

Too much regulation could hinder the development of new technology.

It could be used to increase the tracking of people.

(My opinion: An agreement signed by 60 nations that advances world government and increases the tracking of people is a clear indication that the world is approaching the Tribulation Period. The Rapture would speed this up, and it advances the globalist desire to establish a world government by 2030 or sooner, if possible.)

(My opinion: Globalists haven’t abandoned their goal to establish a world government by 2030 or sooner, if possible. Despite the landslide election of Trump, the globalists are still trying to obstruct his Make America Great Again policies. A staggering number of lawsuits have been filed in liberal courts to slow up or stop the MAGA agenda.)

Six, concerning Trump’s desire to evacuate Gaza Strip: on Mar. 24, 2025, it was reported that Trump has made a final offer to el-Sisi of Egypt:

Take 500,000-700,000 Gazans and the U.S. will increase its approximately 1.5 billion dollars of aid to Egypt, or reject the offer and the U.S. will cut off all aid to Egypt.

(More: on Mar. 24, 2025, it was reported that about 35,000 Gazans have left since Oct. 7, 2023, and 200-300 apply to leave every week. At this rate, it would take a long time for 2 million to leave, but the U.S. and Israel are working on it.)

Seven, concerning the Gaza Strip: on Mar. 25, 2025, it was reported that Israel is considering a new plan:

To fully reoccupy the Gaza Strip.

To decisively destroy Hamas.

To take full authority over the distribution of humanitarian aid.

If Israel decides to do it, they believe Pres. Trump will support them.

(My opinion: As I understand it, the plan is for Israel to take a slow approach to implementing this plan: start out slow and gradually ramp up the pressure.)

Eight, concerning the Gaza Strip: on Mar. 25, 2025, hundreds of Palestinians protested and demanded an end to the ongoing war with Israel.

They urged Hamas to relinquish control of the Gaza Strip.

They chanted “Hamas out” and carried banners reading “Stop the war” and “We want to live in peace.”

Nine, concerning world government: on Mar. 25, 2025, Rumble reported that the World Economic Forum (WEF) has obtained the signature of 14 nations on a treaty to ban natural conception in 2030.

According to the report, the WEF believes “humanity will be better equipped to deal with the challenges of the future if parenthood is strictly controlled, and unborn children undergo gene editing to ensure they are free of diseases and disabilities, including psychological traits which the elite disapprove of.”

(My opinion: We are getting close to the Rapture when a powerful global group is seeking world approval to decide who can or cannot have children. Those that don’t toe the line will be in serious trouble. It is an ungodly rejection of God’s command to be fruitful and multiply, and a great threat to the world.).

Here is a link to the article:

https://rumble.com/v6r6bh4-14-nations-sign-wef-treaty-to-ban-natural-conception-in 2030.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Free%20Your%20Mind%20Videos

Ten, concerning a normalization agreement between Israel and the Arabs: on Mar. 24, 2025, Pres. Trump said more Arab and Muslim countries will join the Abraham Accords and normalize relations with Israel in the near future.

We probably don’t know, but there is speculation that a normalization agreement with many Arab countries could later be the one that is confirmed – strengthened – by the Antichrist.)

FYI: God does not send anyone to Hell (all of us are born with a sin nature and destined to go to Hell because we sin), but God has provided a way (Jesus) for everyone to go to Heaven (and He is the only way to get there; John 14:6).

Finally, are you Rapture Ready?

If you want to be rapture ready and go to heaven, you must be born again (John 3:3). God loves you, and if you have not done so, sincerely admit that you are a sinner; believe that Jesus is the virgin-born, sinless Son of God who died for the sins of the world, was buried, and raised from the dead; ask Him to forgive your sins, cleanse you, come into your heart and be your Saviour; then tell someone that you have done this.

duck_daymond@yahoo.com