WARNING SIGNS

For as in the days before the flood they were eating and
drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day when Noah
entered the ark, and they did not understand until the flood came and took them all away.

took everyone, so it will also be theThe coming of the Son of Man (Matthew)
24:38-39.

Look also for yourselves, that your hearts be not weighed down
of gluttony and drunkenness and of the cares of this life, and come suddenly
about you thatday... Therefore, watch at all times praying thatyou may be
worthy to escape all these things that will come, and to be
standing before the Son of Man" (Luke 21:34, 36).

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1. Warning Signs: Introduction

We live in the amazing era of technology, of the
cyberneticsvirtual reality), of the computers and of the
electronic brains. They perform incredible feats.
In the factories, men are being replaced by
robots. In the offices, people are being
changed by computers. In the fields the
workers have given way to machines, which
they plant, fertilize, spray, and harvest.
2. The human being, or rather, the work of people,
is being relegated to a second place. It is
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mass unemployment, with very serious
social consequences. Can the acceleration of the
technology can alter our entire system to the point of
a drastic restructuring is necessary to
maintain prosperity?
3. This is, brothers, a contradictory era, on one side
the lights of knowledge shineof technology, of the
comfort and wealth. From the otherthey are the
miserable, who live in ignorance, in misery, in
poverty, in drugs and in crime. The world
is sitting on aexplosion volcano
social, which can explode at any moment.
4. We asked in fear: Where are we walking?
Will this be the prediction of a better world? Or will it be the
beginning of the end of our civilization?
5. Christ spoke about these events saying
that these would occur before their return to earth.The
The Bible describes in various prophecies the signs
indicators of the end of the world.
I believe it is in all of our interest to know about those.
signals to understand our time and be alert to the end
to avoid being surprised.
7.ANECDOTEIn 1980, on Mount St. Helens, in
the state of Washington in the United States, exploded a
gigantic volcano. The explosion had an impact
equivalent to a 50 hydrogen bomb
megatons. For several months, the volcano was giving
warning signs vomiting thick smoke, ashes and
fire. Its crater looked like a gigantic blazing oven.
The police warned the residents of the surrounding area.

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so that they could move to another place, as the volcano could
explode at any moment. Nevertheless, some
they continued indifferent to the warnings of danger.
At the foot of the mountain, Mr. Ari Truman had a
hotel and there he had lived for 54 years. When he was
warned of danger, he said:In thismountain nothing me
scares.On an unexpected day, the volcano exploded.
furiously vomiting incandescent lava in such
quantity, which buried its surroundings, covering with
dozens of meters from Mr. Truman's hotel. There was no
time to escape.
8. Christ predicted that it will happen like this at the end of the world.
In order to be alert and prepared, He gave several
signals.
I think it is appropriate to clarify what it means– fin
of the worldThe Bible refers tothis expression,
meaning the end of the present civilization, which will occur
on the occasion of Jesus' return to this earth.For the
so much, the expressionend of the world, it could be
replaced by the "return of Jesus." It refers to the glorious
return of Christ in the clouds to take us to the
heavenly places.
10. Today we will address some great signs, that
are being fulfilled in our days and that were
warnings as evident signs of the Lord's return
Jesus.
Maybe it's good to clarify that Jesus cited the signs.
at the end, but added:“But the day and the hour nobody knows...
but only my Father.(Matthew 24:36)We can
to know the approximation of the time, but not the day, nor the

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year. Any date that someone marks does not go beyond
my speculation.
12. We will cite the main signs that are
fulfilling in our days.
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2. Main signals:
For many, these signalsthey are only 'problems
social, or at most“social sins”,
economic imbalances, corrupted customs,
of alienated cultures, of irresponsibility
collective, but the Bible calls it SIN.The renowned
evangelist Billy Graham described it this waysin: “The most fact
the most terrible and devastating thing in the Universe is sin. The cause of
all the problems, the root of all the displeasures, the fear of all
men are summed up in that word– sin... all the
mental disorders, all diseases, all destruction,
All wars have their root in sin, which causes madness in it.
brain and spill poison in the heart... It's a loose cyclone. It is a
furious and uncontrolled volcano. He is a dangerous madman who has escaped.
from the asylum. He is a bandit in search of a victim. He is a lion
roaring in search of its prey. It is a lightning bolt heading towards the
earth. It is a guillotine beheading heads. It is a deadly cancer that
the soul of men runs(Peace with God, 101– Billy Graham.

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A. VIOLENCE
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Jesus compared the end times to the days
before the flood. Those days, says the account
sacred, were characterized by two conditions:
corruption and violence.Ythe earth was corrupted in front
of God, and the earth was full of violence(Genesis)
6:11.
Those are also the main news on television.
from our newspaper: corruption and more corruption,
violence and more violence. The resemblance to the days of
Noé is perfect.
ANECDOTEScientists have discovered that the
overpopulation of large cities is generating
of tension; and tension is a generator of violence.
They conducted experiments in a laboratory., placing a
mouse overpopulation in an apartment
small. There they were all confined, as a result
began to multiply disorderly and to
to fight with each other. With the increase of the
population, behaviors were perverted and
instincts. Mothers abandoned their children,
Wandering aimlessly and apathetic. There were aberrations.
sexual. The mice became very irritated and
aggressive. Fights increased, with a high rate
of mortality.
Something similar is happening with human beings
in our large cities. The big
urban concentrations, with their slums, living in
situation of hardship, lack of hygiene, of food and
employment, are factors that create tension, generating

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violence and crimes. Every day we are more
amazed! The danger is everywhere, we can be
attacked at the gate of our house, in a square, in
a road and even on the beach. There is no longer a place
for sure. We live with the neurosis of fear, of dread
and stress. This is an obvious sign of compliance.
of the prediction of Christ:How was it in thedays of Noah,
so it will be in the days of the Son of Man(San
Luke 17:26.
Our redemption is approaching, let us have hope.
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B. SOCIAL INEQUALITY
1. Social inequality in our days is giant. From
on one side excess of money, obscene spending, waste,
luxury, waste, extravagance, and pleasures. On the other
side: hunger, misery, poverty, scarcity, ignorance and
suffering.
2. This is an unbalanced and unjust society, which is
described by Santiago when speaking about the last days. The
he said about the rich:You have accumulated treasures for yourselves
last days.(James 5:3)
Money today is concentrated in the hands of a few.
The man who is considered the richest in the world is
Bill Gatesthe founder of Microsoft. It is estimated that
his fortune is 60 billion dollars.
4. While large fortunes accumulate in the hands
of few, misery, poverty, destitution and the
hunger multiplies. See what Santiago talks about
the rich

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Your gold and silver are corroded; and their corrosion
will testify against you, and will completely devour your
meat like fire. You have accumulated treasures for the
last days. Behold, the cry of the laborers
what your lands have harvested, which by deception
have not been paid by you; and the cries of
those who had reaped have entered into the ears of the
Lord of hosts. You have lived in pleasures upon the
earth, and have been dissolute; you have fattened your
hearts like on a slaughter day. You have condemned
and killed the righteous one, and he does not resist you.
James 5:3-6
These references apply to our days.
Listen to what the statistics say that 10% of the
that live on our planet, control 70% of the
fortune of the world, while the other 90% share
only 30% of the money.
6. We can be certain that this is the fulfillment of
one more prophecy that portrays our days as endings
of Earth’s history. Let us await the day of the
liberation with the return of our Lord Jesus in
glory and majesty.
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HUNGER
The times of lean cows, of hunger, roam.
All the pages of the Bible. (Abraham, Joseph, Ruth.)
Elias, David, ETC... Texts like this repeat...
But I tell you truly, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, and there was a great famine throughout all the land;

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But truly I say to you: there were many widows in Israel in the
days of Elias, when the sky was closed for three years and six
months {and} when there was a great famine over all the land;

Hunger has had a progressive escalation and

worldwide. Statistics say that today the hungry
from the world reached 870 million. This represents more
that the population of North America and Western Europe
added up. Every year 13 million children die from
hunger and malnutrition, that is more than a million per month.
The most affected regions are the countries of Africa,
especially the southern region of the Sahara, states the
magazine“Signs of the times”.
2. There is also hunger and malnutrition in Brazil.
newspaper "The State of São PauloThe hunger
acquires new geography among Brazilians”.
He comments that those malnourished people are concentrated in the
conglomerated areas of major cities.
The world is threatened by a growing hunger,
for two factors: 1) Demographic increase of the
population exactly in the poorest countries.
According to the forecast of social scientists, within
In 50 years, India will surpass China as the country
most populous on Earth. 2) The second factor was the
transfer of the rural man to the city. 50 years ago
years ago 80% of the population lived in the countryside and 20%
I lived in the city. Today the situation has reversed, 80%
lives in the city and only 20% in the countryside. In the city
you cannot plant to eat and life becomes
harder.

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As a result, our big cities are
crowds, with huge masses of people, where
misery, hunger, poverty, violence and proliferates
the crime.This is a social evil that politicians and the
administrators do not know how to solveThis is a
calamity situation of our time. Perhaps it
ask: Will this have a solution? What do they mean?
calamities?
Brother, do not be sad, hunger was predicted by
Christ as one of the signs of the proximity of his
return to the earth. When Christ returns the problems
humans will be completely resolved. Let's wait.
with faith.

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D. SOCIAL DECAY
The Apostle Saint Paul describes very clearly the
social picture of recent days, he says:
You should also know this; that in the last days
Dangerous times will come. Because there will be men.
self-lovers, greedy, boastful,
proud, blasphemous, disobedient to parents,
ungrateful, wicked, without natural affection, unmerciful,
calumniadores, intemperantes, crueles, aborrecedores
of the good, traitors, impetuous, infatuated,
lovers of pleasures more than of God” 2 Timothy
3:1-4.
The picture described by the apostle Saint Paul, about the
last days, it is a perfect portrait of our
society. The days are hard. Society is
corrupted, lies prevail, falsehood,
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hypocrisy, greed, selfishness, familial estrangement,
disrespect towards parents, the love directed towards them
pleasures have religion only as a veneer.
Society is decadent because moral values
have fallen, everything became permitted, it seems that the
sin no longer exists.
The concept of has been introduceda new morality, that
it is immoral. The home went into crisis, starting in the years
60, when the Hippies emerged. The teenagers and the
young people began to set the rules and failed to
respect for parents. The ancient patterns of
behavior were thrown on the ground and those who did not
they adjusted those patterns were labeled as
retrogrades. Our society is similar to a car
who lost the brake on a huge descent, waiting
just fall into the abyss.
This moral and social decay increases every day., (y
it's not just the preachers who say it, but the sociologists and
psychiatrists) since she represents one of the signs of the
Finally, only the return of Jesus can stop this wave.
of corruption.
Great thinkers and observers say that the
social reality:
“ The world needs leaders with moral authority. The
Seeds of hatred are so strong that violence
proliferates everywhere part of the planet. Besides walking
trapped by fear, the spiral of terror is so
accused, which makes it difficult to graft languages of peace.
Everything is very tumultuous. As a result of this discomfort,
that dominates and cages the very human habitat, germinates

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a host of mental health disorders like never before
has produced in other times.”
However, finding the solution is not in the
thinkers but in the inspiring Bible of our
faith, that changes hearts and transforms mindsThe
unforgettable Spanish philosopher and essayist,Ortega and
Gasset, gave the recipe that "with the moral we correct
the mistakes of our instincts, and with love the
errors of our morality." The problem today is that already
There is no morality left, with the majority of them being inverted.
values.
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E. CALAMITIES
A. The attentive observer will notice some alterations.
sensitive in nature. The weather is irregular, the
air pollution is increasing, the layer of
ozone is decreasing, the waters are
contaminated, plagues are increasing in the
plants and in animals.
Scientists predict that in the coming years the
the temperature on our planet will rise, with
unforeseeable consequences. They predict that phenomena
atmosphericsimilar to 'El Niño', will increase
causing disturbances with large overflow and
floods.
We asked in fear: What does this mean? The Bible
he answers us, speaking of the end times. Jesus said:“Y
there will be great earthquakes, and in different places
famine and pestilence; and there will be terror and great signs
from heaven” (Luke 21:11).
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Scientists do not know the reason for these things, but
who studies the Bible, understands that they are signs of the
end and what proof that soon Jesus will come to finish
with so many sufferings and disasters.
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F. MULTIPLICATION FROM SCIENCE

But you, Daniel, close the words and seal the book until the time.
But you, Daniel, shut up the words and seal the book until the time of the end; many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase.

at the end. Many will run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.
2,500 years ago the prophet Daniel foresaw that in
our days the knowledge (science) would multiply. The
the prophet says: "Science will increase(Daniel 12:4 upwards).
Note that the world lived drowsily during
millennia, awakening to great discoveries
scientists just over 100 years.
ANECDOTELet's look at some discoveries of
our great inventions: the automobile in 1890, the
electric light in 1878, the airplane in 1906, the radar, the
computer, Internet and many others.
Thescientific knowledge multipliesin our days
at a terrifying speed. In the past, the total mass
human knowledge took many years to become
duplicated. Today, experts on the subject say that each
In two years, global knowledge will double, and they foresee that
in a little while, it will turn toevery 88 daysToday
All sums of knowledge multiply through one.
network of 500 active satellites, covering the surface of the
land and connected to the Internet.
All that amazing increase in knowledge,
check the truth of the prophecies that we are
in the last few days.
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G. FALSE PROPHETS
Christ highlighted the numerous appearance of false ones.
prophets and false teachers, as one of the signs
evident signs of His coming. He said:Y
many false prophets will arise, and will deceive
many” (Matthew 24:11.
2. Never has the world had such a great multiplication and
so quick with so many false religions and false ones
preachers, as in our days. It is estimated that, in
the world, the various branches of religions
Christian, there are more than 3,000 churches and sects.
different.
3. In Brazil, the newspaper comments thatThe State of São
PauloLetit is estimated that in Brazil they will be founded, each
day, two new religious sects." Almost on every corner
We found a new church. They all claim to be
true, they work miracles and wonders. That is very
bad because it brings confusion and discredits the
true church that is clearly revealed by the
Word of God.
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H. TEXT FINAL.
When studying those predicted signs in the Bible and
being fulfilled in our days, we must be alert,
attending to the counsel of Christ: When these things
begin to happen, stand up and raise your
head, because your redemption is near(Lucas
21:28.
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