Prophecies Concerning the Last Days      

 

1.   Increase of wars and rumors of war

     a. Joel 3:9-10

     b. Matt 24:6-7

2.   Extreme materialism

     a. 2 Tim 3:1-2

     b. Rev 3:14-19

3.   Lawlessness

     a. Ps 78:8

     b. Prov 30:11-14

     c. 2 Tim 3:2-3

4.   Population explosion

     a. Gen 6:1

5.   Increase in speed and knowledge

     a. Dan 12:4

6.   Departure from the Christian faith

     a. 2 Thess 2:3

     b. 1 Tim 4:1,3-4

     c. 2 Tim 3:5

     d. 2 Tim 4:3-4

     e. 2 Pet 3:3-4

7.   Intense demonic activity

     a. Gen 6:1-4

     b. 1 Tim 4:1-3

8.   Unification of the world's religious,

     political, and economic systems

     a. Rev 13:4-8

     b. Rev 13:16-17

     c. Rev 17:1-18

     d. Rev 18:1-24

9.   The absence of gifted leadership

     among the nations, thus making it

     easy for the Antichrist to take over

10.  Universal drug usage (The word

     "sorceries" here can also refer to

     drugs.)

     a. Rev 9:21

11.  Abnormal sexual activity

     a. Rom 1:17-32

     b. 2 Pet 2:10,14

     c. 2 Pet 3:3

     d. Jude 18

12.  Mass slaughter of innocents by

     unconcerned mothers (abortion)

     a. Rom 1:31

     b. 2 Tim 3:3

13.  Widespread violence

     a. Gen 6:11,13

     b. Rev 9:21

14.  Rejection of God's Word

     a. 2 Tim 4:3-4

     b. 2 Pet 3:3-4,16

15.  Rejection of God himself

     a. Ps 2:1-3

16.  Blasphemy

     a. 2 Tim 3:2

     b. 2 Pet 3:3

     c. Jude 18

17.  Self-seeking and pleasure-seeking

     a. 2 Tim 3:2,4

18.  Men minus a conscience

     a. 1 Tim 4:2

19.  Religious hucksters

     a. 2 Pet 2:3

20.  Outright devil worshipers

     a. Rev 9:20

     b. Rev 13:11-14

21.  Rise of the false prophet and Antichrists

     a. Matt 24:5,11

     b. 2 Pet 2:1-2

22. False claims of peace

     a. 1 Thess 5:1-3

23.  Rapid advances in technology

     a. Gen 4:22

24.  Great political and religious upheavals

     in the Holy Land

     a. Matt 24:32-34