Are we living in the end times according to the Bible?

Question

Some religious leaders think we are. I've read that we are living in the 1,000 years where Satan is ruling the earth. What do you think?

Answer 1

Jesus foretold that there would be wars, famines, pestilences, earthquakes, hatred and persecution of Christians, false messiahs, and a widespread preaching of the good news of the Kingdom. Then the end was to come. (Matthew 24:4-14; Mark 13:5-13; Luke 21:8-19) Jesus said this early in the year 33 C.E. During the following decades, his alert disciples could recognize that the foretold things were in fact occurring in a significant way. Yes, history proves that the sign had a fulfillment at that time, leading to a conclusion of the Jewish system of things at the hands of the Romans in 66-70 C.E. How did that come about?

“The Time of the End” Confirmed

World events from 1914 onward confirm that the above understanding based on Bible chronology is correct. Jesus himself said that “the conclusion of the system of things” would be marked by wars, famines, and pestilences. (Matthew 24:3-8; Revelation 6:2-8) That has certainly been the case since 1914. The apostle Paul added to the picture, saying that there would be a marked difference in the attitudes of people toward one another. His description of the changes that we have all witnessed was right on target.—2 Timothy 3:1-5.

Has “the scene of this world” really changed so much since 1914? In the book The Generation of 1914, Professor Robert Wohl observes: “Those who lived through the war could never rid themselves of the belief that one world had ended and another begun in August 1914.” Confirming this, Dr. Jorge A. Costa e Silva, as the mental-health director for the World Health Organization, wrote: “We live in a time of extremely fast changes, which end up causing anxiety and stress at levels never before seen in mankind’s history.” Has that been your personal experience?

Who is the villain behind the worsening world conditions? Revelation 12:7-9 unmasks the culprit: “War broke out in heaven: Michael [Jesus Christ] and his angels battled with the dragon [Satan the Devil], and the dragon and its angels battled but it did not prevail, neither was a place found for them any longer in heaven. So down the great dragon was hurled, . . . who is misleading the entire inhabited earth.” So Satan the Devil is the guilty troublemaker, and his ouster from heaven in 1914 has meant “woe for the earth and for the sea, because the Devil has come down to you, having great anger, knowing he has a short period of time.”—Revelation 12:10, 12.

The Best Is Yet to Come!

Jehovah will soon ring down the curtain on Satan and his supporters. Thereafter, with God’s blessing, faithful survivors of the end of this system will begin to work on “scene” changes that will endure forever. War will no longer mar the scene; God will make “wars to cease to the extremity of the earth.” (Psalm 46:9) In place of food shortages, “there will come to be plenty of grain on the earth; . . . there will be an overflow.” (Psalm 72:16) Gone will be prisons, police stations, sexually transmitted diseases, drug czars, divorce courts, bankruptcy proceedings, and terrorism.—Psalm 37:29; Isaiah 33:24; Revelation 21:3-5.

The memorial tombs will be emptied, and billions of resurrected ones—more players—will come into view. What joy there will be as one generation is reunited with another and when long-separated loved ones hug one another in a warm, heartfelt embrace! Eventually, everyone living will worship Jehovah. (Revelation 5:13) When the changes are complete, the curtain will rise upon an earth-wide paradise. How will you feel as you survey the scene? No doubt you will be moved to exclaim, ‘I waited a long time for this, but it has been well worth the wait!’

Answer 2

YES,...both on the surface (what we are given to see by the media & leadership) and even more so,... the deeper implications surrounding it beyond our perception. Revelation tells us "that original serpent satan the dragon decieved the entire inhabited earth". so ,..if this is true,..then how can we believe what we are are being told is the truth rather than assuming what we are being told ( or not) is actually a deception ? Example : So far the mainstream media is already showing signs of leaving important facts out. Unknown to most of the media viewers so far,..the local bomb squad already was at the marathon with dogs hours before the marathon even started. And were announcing to the crowd over a loudspeaker at the starting line That they were "only running a drill",...."It's just a drill". This is exactly what happened at the London bombings in 2001. Mysteriously the London police were doing training exercises at the exact time & place that the bombings happened. It's absolutely absurd. Sinister Deception is the biggest indicator that we are truly entering the time of the end. Wait and see how much more contorl over the people is created because of this event.

Answer 3

SATAN HAS A SHORT TIME

Satan has the 6,130 years from Eden to the second coming of Christ, if full term.

Satan had a short time from 2520 after Babylon Empire #3 [ was 606 BC ], ended #7 Empire at Rev.12:1-12;

Rev.20:1-6,12,13; No Satan for 1000 years. Rev.20:7-10 then gone for good.
The heavenly first resurrected are with Jesus for the new heavens, to resurrect the earthly for the new earth.

Eph.2:7; 3:21; The world with Jesus is without end. John 3:16; 2Pet.3:13; All made new. Rev.21:1-5;

Answer 4

I think that if there was ever an era in which people had a good reason to think that the "end times' were upon them, it was during the Black Plague.

And yet we are here - the earth still spins, the seasons change, and people live their lives.

I think that in another few generations, some of those future folks will be convinced that THEY are living in the "end times" and will wonder that anyone of our generation thought that WE were.


If "end times" come, we will be able to chock that up to our own actions, not some mythological personification of evil.

Answer 5

Yes, I think any time between now and whenever the rapture happens could be considered as the end times. But who knows. Maybe when we get to heaven we'll look back and say "what were we thinking! Things weren't even close to being over in 2007!" The Bible clearly says that no one knows when Jesus will come back for his people. He'll come "like a thief in the night". Not even the angels know when the time is. So don't be too quick to believe we're living in that 1000 years time, because it's not something for us to know. As for myself, I really hope he's coming back soon!

Answer 6

Indeed we are living in the end times of the earth. There is very little dought as to the condition of the world and the events in Israel atest to the correctness of the bible and the fortold things that shall come to pass right before the return of the Lord. I can't wait for that time. Yeat we still have much to do.

Answer 7

According to the bible we've been living on the end times for the last 2000 years, and somehow I think the world isn't going to end any time soon.

Answer 8

i think that's garbage. the people during the Bible times thought THEY were living in the final days. There is something about the end of the world that every Christian thinks is a great marketing tool

i have to tell you guys, these idiotic formulaic responses from believers make me laugh - really, I'm sitting here laughing - you're so dumb you're comical - it's like reading Mad magazine.

Answer 9

Yes because God himself had said so and we can't doubt Him.
1)Nations will rise agains't nations.
2)Sin will increase.
3) There will be more transportation to the places where people can't go to before.
4) Knowledge will increase.

All these above is happening now,and the Bible says that at the end of time,all these will happen.

Answer 10

I've read the Bible and I can't tell. It's good it's bad, all I know is that I'm here. I'm going to enjoy life have some fun. Let them figure it out.