‘Nation will fight against nation and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.’ Matthew 24:7-8
Was this something I just read in the national newspaper in April 2025? No, this was reported less than 100 years after the death of Jesus. I’m not sure if the world is now in a worse position than it was then. Only historians and statistics could tell us but if we stop to look at the world today, we are not in a good place.
‘Nation will rise against nation,’ just think of the many countries who are at war at the present time, imagine the vast numbers of refugees and war casualties. There are no winners in war, just ask those who lived in Britain in the 1940’s. This was a war which they won! ‘Man at war with man hears not the message which they bring bring…………’Oh hear the angles sing.’ Edmund Sears
Famine in this world is epidemic; millions of children go to bed hungry. God has given enough food for everyone but greed has robbed the poor. Even the earth is groaning. Frequent earthquakes through resultant instability are occurring. The very earth we stand on is not safe. How far we are from the Garden of Eden! Through the earthquakes and fire Elijah heard the still, small voice. of God. Oh, may we hear that same voice today…….