It says in Matthew 24:6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
We have an astronomical amount of conflicts like what's going on in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Djibouti. There are tons more according to The World At War a global security site.
There are other signs of the end of the world coming to pass, as well.
As it says in Matthew 24:7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
The definition of pestilence: of uncertain affinity; a plague (literally the disease, or figuratively a pest): - pestilence (-t), and the greek definition of earthquakes in biblical times was seismos: a commotion, that is, (of the air) a gale, (of the ground) an earthquake: - earthquake, tempest. Tempest means storm. So seismos could be a hurricane, tsunami or a tornado as well as an earthquake.
God is trying to show us the end is here. Hurricane Katrina and Rita, and plagues like SARS, avian bird flu, mites in the bees stomachs, Tasmanian devils facial tumors, honey bees dying from Asian vampire mites are all evidence that what was prophecied in the bible is now coming true.
Asian vampire mites are invasive bloodsucking bugs that suck the life right out the noney bees. Over the past six months, the vampire plague has killed off more than half the U.S. honey-bee population. Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a viral respiratory illness that is a global threat. Bird flu is an infection caused by avian (bird) influenza (flu) viruses. These flu viruses occur naturally among birds. Wild birds worldwide carry the viruses in their intestines, but usually do not get sick from them. However, bird flu is very contagious among birds and can make some domesticated birds, including chickens, ducks, and turkeys, very sick and kill them. It is believed that most cases of bird flu infection in humans have resulted from contact with infected poultry or contaminated surfaces. Tasmanian devils are dying from a devastating disease called Devil Facial Tumor Disease. It is sweeping through the Tasmania's devil population. It's killing more than 90% of adults in high density areas and 40-50% in medium-low density areas. How does it affect the cute little devils? Devil Facial Tumor Disease is a fatal condition in Tasmanian devils which is defined by the appearance of obvious facial cancers. Adults appear to be most impacted by the disease - males the first affected, then females. Seriously affected devils may have many cancers throughout the entire body.
I think Barry McGuire knew a lot about the end and how we are on the "Eve Of Destruction". In his song written by P.F. Sloan called "Eve of Destruction" Barry sings of the end. Look at a piece of the lyrics to see what I mean.
Eve of Destruction
The eastern world it tis explodin',
violence flarin', bullets loadin',
you're old enough to kill but not for votin',
you don't believe in war, but what's that gun you're totin',
and even the Jordan river has bodies floatin',
but you tell me over and over and over again my friend,
ah, you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction.
Don't you understand, what I'm trying to say?
Can't you see the fear that I'm feeling today?
If the button is pushed, there's no running away,
There'll be no one to save with the world in a grave,
take a look around you, boy, it's bound to scare you, boy,
but you tell me over and over and over again my friend,
ah, you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction. (end of excerpt)
Psalms 46:9 He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth...
Isaiah 46:10 Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand...
