signs of christ's return

December 21, 2012, A.D.

HAROLD CAMPING

“…the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world? And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.” Matthew 24:3, 4

HAROLD CAMPING

“But of that day and

that hour knoweth no

man, no, not the

angels which are in

heaven, neither the

Son, but the Father.

Take ye heed, watch

and pray: for ye know

not when the time is.”

Mark 13:32, 33 (see also

Matthew 24:36) HAROLD CAMPING

“Knowing this

first, that there

shall come in

the last days

scoffers,

walking after

their own lusts”

2 Peter 3:3

“Some of his followers…suffered

public humiliation, with Robert

Fitzpatrick of Staten Island being

the prime example.

Fitzpatrick was so sure of the May

21st 'Doomsday' prediction that he

blew his entire life savings of

$140,000 on New York City subway

ads about the 'Doomsday.'

As the fateful day of May 21st and

the fateful hour of 6 p.m.

approached, he waited expectantly

in public at New York’s City's Time

Square. There, he was surrounded

by mockers, revelers, and reporters.

When the clock ticked past 6 p.m.

and nothing happened, Fitzpatrick

was stunned and the mockers grew

bolder…” (Retrieved June 1, 2011 from

http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/150434/20110524/doomsda

y-prediction-failed-harold-camping-follower-gets-mocked-

video.htm)

“Knowing this

first, that there

shall come in

the last days

scoffers,

walking after

their own lusts”

2 Peter 3:3

“…Facebook pages are

offering post-Rapture

services, including pet care

for the peace of mind of pet

owners who have been

carried off.

And in New Orleans, the

local chapter of the Secular

Humanist Association has

scheduled a ‘left behind’

party for 7 p.m. on the

Mississippi River Moonwalk

— one of many around the

country.” (Retrieved June 1, 2011

from

http://www.nola.com/religion/index.ssf/

2011/05/rapture_apocalypse_prediction_

is_met_with_yawns_and_yuks.html)

According to a 2010 Pew Research Poll:

Jesus Christ will Return by 2050

54% Protestants

32% Catholics

20% Unaffiliated

52% South

41% Americans

Retrieved June 1, 2011 from http://people-press.org/2010/06/22/section-3-

war-terrorism-and-global-trends/

“And He spake to them

a parable; Behold the

fig tree, and all the

trees; When they now

shoot forth, ye see and

know of your own selves

that summer is now

nigh at hand. So

likewise ye, when ye see

these things come to

pass, know ye that the

kingdom of God is nigh

at hand.” Luke 21:29-31

Spring Summer

Fall Winter

“For yourselves

know perfectly

that the day of the

Lord so cometh as

a thief in the

night.”

1 Thessalonians 5:2

“Remember

therefore how thou

hast received and

heard, and hold

fast, and repent. If

therefore thou

shalt NOT WATCH,

I will come on thee

as a thief…”

Revelation 3:3

And take heed to

yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged

with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of

this life, and so that day come upon you

UNAWARES…WATCH ye therefore, and pray always,

that ye may be accounted worthy to ESCAPE all these

things that shall come to pass, and to stand before

the Son of man. Luke 21:34, 36

“But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.” 1 Thessalonians 5:1, 2

“For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.”1 Thessalonians 5:3

“But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. 1 Thessalonians 5:4, 5

What Makes Us Children of Light?

“We have also a more SURE WORD

OF PROPHECY; whereunto ye do

well that ye take heed, AS UNTO A

LIGHT THAT SHINETH IN A

DARK PLACE, until the day dawn,

and the day star arise in your hearts”

2 Peter 1:19

“So likewise ye,

when ye shall

see all these

things, know

that it is near,

even at the

doors.”

Matthew 24:33

WARS & COMMOTIONS

“And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom...” Matthew 24:6, 7

• The 20th Century was the bloodiest, costliest century of warfare in human history. • Over 81 wars & conflicts in the 21st century thus far• ~7 major acts of terrorism by al Qaida in the 21st century•Over 1,500 acts of terror in the 21st century

www.historyguy.com

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of

_terrorist_incidents

• Over 200 million

lives lost since the

civil war (low

estimate)

• The US has suffered

more than 72,000

battlefield casualties

since the start of the

war on terror in 2001

Retrieved June 3, 2011 from

http://www.heraldscotland.com/72-000-american-

casualties-toll-of-war-on-terror-1.873343 (2008)

EARTHQUAKES & SIGNS IN THE HEAVENS

“…There was a great

earthquake; and the

sun became black as

sackcloth of hair, and

the moon become as

blood.” Revelation 6:12

“…there shall be

earthquakes in divers

places…” Mark 13:8

Earthquakes in Diverse Places…Earthquakes in Diverse Places…

The NEIC now

locates about

20,000 earthquakes

each year. Because

of technology

…the public learns

about more

earthquakes.

Earthquakes in Diverse Places…Earthquakes in Diverse Places…4 of the top 10 most deadly earthquakes since 1701 occurred in the last decade. Devastating effects have greatly increased because of increasing human populations. Huge cities are located in seismically active areas, and an earthquake of major size in any of these regions could be devastating.

Great Earthquake….Great Earthquake….• March 11, 2011: A magnitude 8.9 quake strikes off the northeast coast of Japan, sending a tsunami across the Pacific and killing a still undetermined number of people. (+12,000 dead, +15,000 missing)

•December 2004: An Indian Ocean tsunami, triggered by a magnitude 9.0 earthquake, kills 230,000 in a dozen countries.

• November 1, 1755: A magnitude 8.7 quake and ensuing tsunami in Lisbon, Portugal, took over 100,000 lives & shook a region four times as big as all Europe put together

“…There was a great

earthquake; and the

sun became black as

sackcloth of hair, and

the moon become as

blood.” Revelation 6:12

Great Earthquake….Great Earthquake….• March 11, 2011: A magnitude 8.9 quake strikes off the northeast coast of Japan, sending a tsunami across the Pacific and killing a still undetermined number of people. (+12,000 dead, +15,000 missing)

•December 2004: An Indian Ocean tsunami, triggered by a magnitude 9.0 earthquake, kills 230,000 in a dozen countries.

• November 1, 1755: A magnitude 8.7 quake and ensuing tsunami in LISBON, PORTUGAL, took over 100,000 lives & shook a region four times as big as all Europe put together

Sun Shall Be DarkenedSun Shall Be Darkened“The sun shall be turned into darkness…before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.” Joel 2:31

“And it shall come to pass in that day, saiththe Lord GOD, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day” Amos 8:9

Sun Shall Be DarkenedSun Shall Be Darkened“May 19, 1790. At middaynear-total darkness unaccountably descended upon much of New England. Candles were lit, fowls went to roost and many fearful persons believed that doomsday had arrived….No scientific verifiable cause for this widespread phenomenon was ever discovered.” (Editors of Chase’s, 2009, p. 275)

Sun Shall Be DarkenedSun Shall Be Darkened

"The occurrence brought intense alarm and distress to multitudes of minds…the fowls fleeing bewildered to their roosts, and the birds to their nests, and the cattle returning to their stalls. Frogs and night hawks began their notes. The cocks crew as at daybreak. Farmers were forced to leave their work in the fields. Business was generally suspended, and candles were lighted in the dwellings. The Legislature of Connecticut was in session at Hartford, but being unable to transact business adjourned. Everything bore the appearance and gloom of night” (Retrieved June 3,

2011 from http://www.finalevents.com/Event1/Sign04.asp?p=O)

BloodBlood--like Moonlike Moon

“The sun shall be

turned into

darkness, and the

moon into blood,

before that great

and notable day

of the Lord come”

Acts 2:20

BloodBlood--like Moonlike Moon“The moon became as

red as blood on the

night of the ‘dark day,’

May 19, 1780. Milo

Bostick in Stone's

History of

Massachusetts says,

‘The moon which was

at its full, had the

appearance of blood.’Retrieved June 3, 2011 from

http://www.finalevents.com/Event1/Sign05.asp?p=

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Stars of Heaven Shall Fall…Stars of Heaven Shall Fall…“And the stars of

heaven fell unto the

earth, even as a fig tree

casteth her untimely

figs, when she is shaken

of a mighty wind.”

Revelation 6:13

“And the stars of

heaven shall fall, and

the powers that are in

heaven shall be

shaken.” Mark 13:25

Stars of Heaven Shall Fall…Stars of Heaven Shall Fall…

The great star shower took place on the night of November

13, 1833.Canadian astronomer ,Peter Millman (1940), wrote:

“For nearly four hours the sky was literally ablaze… More than

a billion shooting stars appeared over the United States and

Canada alone.”...The display, as described in Professor

Silliman's journal, was seen all over North America...From two

o'clock until broad daylight…an incessant play of dazzlingly

brilliant luminosities was kept up in the whole heavens. No

satisfactory scientific explanation has ever been found.Peter A. Millman, "The Falling of the Stars," The Telescope, 7 (May-June, 1940) 57.

Retrieved June 3, 2010 from http://www.finalevents.com/Event1/Sign06.asp?p=O


“I witnessed this gorgeous spectacle, and was awe-struck. The air seemed filled with bright descending messengers from the sky. It was about daybreak when I saw this sublime scene. I was not without the suggestion, at the moment, that it might be the harbinger of the coming of the Son of Man; and in my then state of mind I was prepared to hail Him as my friend and deliverer. I had read that the 'stars shall fall from heaven,' and they were now falling.” Frederick Douglass, Life and Times of Frederick Douglass (New York: Pathway

Press, 1941), p. 117.

FAMINES & PESTILENCES

“And great

earthquakes shall

be in divers places,

and famines, and

pestilences; and

fearful sights and

great signs shall

there be from

heaven.” Luke 21:11

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Pestilences…Pestilences…“…Therefore shall the

land mourn, and

every one that

dwelleth therein shall

languish, with the

beasts of the field,

and with the fowls of

heaven; yea, the

fishes of the sea also

shall be taken away.”

Hosea 4:2, 3

Pestilences…Pestilences…

“For when they

shall say, Peace

and safety; then

sudden

destruction

cometh upon

them...”1 Thessalonians 5:3

Distress of Nations & Seas

“And there shall be

signs in the sun,

and in the moon,

and in the stars;

and upon the earth

distress of nations,

with perplexity; the

sea and the waves

roaring.”

Luke 21:25

Distress of Nations with Perplexity…Distress of Nations with Perplexity…“The condition of things in the world shows that

troublous times are right upon us. The daily

papers are full of indications of a terrible conflict

in the near future. Bold robberies are of frequent

occurrence. Strikes are common. Thefts and

murders are committed on every hand. Men

possessed of demons are taking the lives of men,

women, and little children. Men have become

infatuated with vice, and every species of evil

prevails. The enemy has succeeded in perverting

justice and in filling men's hearts with the desire

for selfish gain.” (9T, p. 11) 1909

Distress of Nations with Perplexity…Distress of Nations with Perplexity…“…On one occasion, when in New York City, I was

in the night season called upon to behold

buildings rising story after story toward heaven.

These buildings were warranted to be fireproof,

and they were erected to glorify their owners and

builders…The scene that next passed before me

was an alarm of fire. Men looked at the lofty and

supposedly fire-proof buildings and said: ‘They

are perfectly safe.’ But these buildings were

consumed as if made of pitch. The fire engines

could do nothing to stay the destruction…”

(9T, p. 11-13) 1909

Distress of Nations with Perplexity…Distress of Nations with Perplexity…“…There are not many, even among educators

and statesmen, who comprehend the causes that

underlie the present state of society. Those who

hold the reins of government are not able to

solve the problem of moral corruption, poverty,

pauperism, and increasing crime. They are

struggling in vain to place business operations on

a more secure basis. If men would give more heed

to the teaching of God's word, they would find a

solution of the problems that perplex them.”

(9T, p. 13) 1909

Sea & Waves Roaring…Sea & Waves Roaring…• December 26, 2004: “Indian Ocean

earthquake and tsunami was one of

the deadliest and most destructive

natural disasters in human history...

The 100-feet-high waves sped across

the Indian Ocean and devastated 11

coastal countries…killing more than

230,000 people”

• March 11, 2011: “…massive

earthquake…triggered powerful

tsunamis around the Pacific Ocean

…33-foot high waves came ashore

along Japan’s coast, damaging

roads, railways and causing a dam

to collapse. Two nuclear reactors

partially melted down, prompting

additional evacuations…thousands

are still missing…”

Sea & Waves Roaring…Sea & Waves Roaring…

“Knowing this first,

that there shall come

in the last days

scoffers, walking after

their own lusts, And

saying, Where is the

promise of his

coming? for since the

fathers fell asleep, all

things continue as

they were from the

beginning of the

creation.” 2 Peter 3:3, 4

GreatEarthquakes in

Different Places

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Calamities by Sea & Waves

World Wars & Rumors of

Wars------------

Distress & Perplexity of

Nations

Famines & Pestilences

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Deceptions

Darkening of Sun & Falling of

Stars

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Blood-like Moon

Second Coming

“And when these

things begin to come

to pass, then look up,

and lift up your

heads; for your

redemption draweth

nigh” Luke 21:28

“…for now our

salvation is nearer

than when we first

believed.” Romans 13:11

“Now learn a

parable of the

fig tree; When

his branch is yet

tender, and

putteth forth

leaves, ye know

that summer is

nigh.” Matthew

24:32

“The harvest

is past, the

summer is

ended, and we

are not

saved.”

Jeremiah 8:20

“AND WHAT I SAY UNTO YOU I SAY

UNTO ALL, WATCH” MARK 13:37

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