Reports are rampant across social media and elsewhere. Thirty-three countries are now urging citizens to stockpile food, water, and other essential supplies for at least 3 days. And it’s not as though these countries are in close proximity to each other; the warnings stretch across the planet, touching every continent from Canada to Australia.
The Pentagon is warning its major military bases to prepare for 90 days without power or outside supply chains of necessities. That’s unprecedented!
Why the sudden urgency from so many governments worldwide? A war would have to be quite deadly and widespread to cause such dire conditions in so many diverse locations across the globe. If it’s a warning of dire economic conditions, the depression would drastically impact life everywhere.
What might these warnings of impending dire conditions mean in light of Bible prophecy?
Prophetic Implications
The catastrophes that could cause such widespread disruption reflect biblical prophecies of the Day of the Lord, which will begin with “sudden destruction” (1 Thessalonians 5:1-3). Disasters that could disrupt communication and life on military bases for three whole months resemble life on earth as depicted in Revelation 6, after we are safely in Heaven watching Jesus open the seals (Revelation 5).
If the alarms point to the possibility of widespread nuclear war, that speaks to the second seal, when the rider on the red horse takes “peace from the earth” (Revelation 6:3-4). Wars with an enormously high death count are coming after the Rapture, although we may see deadly wars in the meantime.
Warnings about severe future food shortages abound and echo the third seal (Revelation 6:5-6). We may see hard times before our departure, but the widespread nature of the warnings signifies Day of the Lord conditions. In the meantime, we prepare as the Lord leads, not out of fear.
In Matthew 24:36-39, the Lord warned that a sense of normality would prevail before the beginning of His wrath upon the earth. The current warnings of chaotic life throughout the world will surely ring true in the future, but a time of relative calm will precede the outbreak of the Lord’s wrath.
It will resemble the calm before a severe storm. Whether it’s real or imagined, a sense of normality will emerge before the events of Revelation 6 suddenly begin. The warnings point us to the nearness of Jesus’ appearing to take us home. People will imagine that they live in a time of peace and security, but like a “thief in the night,” the Lord will suddenly intervene, and the unbelieving masses will feel His fury. The deadliest wars and dire economic conditions will ensue after the Day of the Lord begins, not before.
What Might Be the Purpose of the Warnings?
Could deceptive motives lie behind the dire warnings? Please know I am speculating a bit here, but it seems strange to me that so many countries are issuing the same warnings with almost identical wording. We saw this in the buildup to the draconian COVID precautions; now it’s happening again.
During the COVID era, dire warnings sparked fear worldwide as people wore masks, kept six feet away from others in public, closed stores, and stayed home. The alarms altered life for billions of people who dutifully obeyed what their governments said.
Fast forward to today, many world governments are again stoking fear with warnings of dreadful conditions. Why? Might it be another way to control people through fear, just as they did in the past?
Another possibility is that, along with the elite who are building bunkers out of fear for what’s coming, many world leaders recognize that something extraordinary and disastrous is coming in the near future. They want to control the narrative and the response when it happens, just as they did during the COVID era.
Satan is well aware of all the signs pointing to the nearness of the Rapture. Along with the above possibilities, I believe the warnings are his advanced preparation to provide plausible explanations for the disappearance of so many people.
What Lies Ahead?
A climactic earth-shattering event lies in the world’s future: namely the Rapture. The Lord has given us the most telling sign that we live in the last days: Israel’s miraculous appearance as a nation in 1948, which fulfilled Bible prophecy! Right now, we see a myriad of signs pointing to the nearness of the seven-year Tribulation.
We don’t know what lies ahead for us as believers in the immediate future. Perhaps we will endure difficult times because of warfare and shortages. Perhaps the Rapture will happen very soon.
However, I know two things with absolute certainty based on the Word of God.
First, horrific wars, devastating earthquakes, and deadly famines will happen right after the Rapture. What we see now are precursors- God’s warnings of what lies ahead for the planet- so people look for answers in Scripture and turn to Him. Governments worldwide are imitating His alarm bells, so people look to them for answers after the Rapture occurs.
Second, we live in the final moments before Jesus appears to take us home to the place He’s preparing for us. I am amazed this hasn’t already happened, but I realize it’s all because of the Lord’s restraining hand. But with such widespread lawlessness and support for all kinds of wickedness, now quite evident across America, how much longer can it be until the Lord says “enough,” and intervenes by first taking us home?
Our blessed hope, revealed throughout the New Testament, enables us to endure all that this world throws at us. We know a glorious day lies ahead, one that could very well start at any moment. And I pray it happens soon!
Maranatha!!! Come soon, Lord Jesus!!
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