{"id":2338,"date":"2017-09-22T19:33:40","date_gmt":"2017-09-22T23:33:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christskingdom.org\/staging\/8402\/?p=2338"},"modified":"2026-05-26T20:44:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T00:44:24","slug":"world-now-labor-means-christ-coming-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christskingdom.org\/staging\/8402\/world-now-labor-means-christ-coming-soon\/","title":{"rendered":"The World is Now in Labor – This Means Christ is Coming Soon (36)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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By Steven J. Hogan<\/p>

~ A Saturday Morning Post #36 ~<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>


Has not God told us the future? Has not God told us what will be taking place<\/a> in the years leading up to the coming of Christ and the rapture of the church? Has God not clearly told us in His word what we need to know? Yes, He most definitely has! And I\u2019m so glad He has written it all down for us. We don\u2019t need to guess or wonder, or worse yet, listen to false prophets and profiteers who aren\u2019t telling the truth but are only tickling people\u2019s ears. Please don\u2019t be na\u00efve, confused, misinformed or in error. Take heed to the word of God, and find out what your heavenly Father wants you to know.

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Over the course of the coming months, I\u2019ll be systematically going over many specific events that the Bible says will be taking place before the return of Christ<\/a> to this earth. In the past few weeks, I\u2019ve been examining the birth pains (birth pangs), and today I want to sum things up by sharing ten relevant points about them.

1. These \u201cbirth pains\u201d<\/em> are described as false Christs, wars, rumors of wars, plagues, famines, earthquakes, and financial distress.

2. These \u201cbirth pains\u201d<\/em> are spoken of in Matthew 24:4-8, Mark 13:5-8, Luke 21:8-11 and Revelation 6:1-8. The fact that God repeats them four different times gives a great deal of added weight to their truth and importance.

3. They are called \u201cbirth pains\u201d,\u00a0<\/em>which is\u00a0instructive, for it means they will increase in both frequency and intensity. That is, these end time “birth pains”<\/em> will get nearer and nearer together and harder and harder as we get closer to the coming of Christ.

4. Matthew 24:6-7 tells us that \u201cyou will be hearing of wars\u201d<\/em>, and \u201cin various places there will be famines and earthquakes\u201d. <\/em>Do you see this? These “birth pains”\u00a0<\/em>aren\u2019t occurring in every city and country in the world, but only in “various places”<\/em>. People on this earth will be “hearing”<\/em> about them, but most will not be experiencing them.

5. To the discerning Christian it will be very obvious that these \u201cbirth pains\u201d<\/em><\/a> are increasing in frequency and intensity \u2013 those believers who are spiritually awake and alert will sense in their heart that Christ will be coming soon. Hebrews 10:25

6. Just like a mother experiences birth pains over a period of time, so too these earthly \u201cbirth pains\u201d<\/em> will occur over a period of time. Some believe they start at the beginning of Daniels\u2019 70th<\/sup> week and go on for only a few years, but the very nature of these events, and in particular, famines, wars and financial crisis, suggest they take place over a longer period. Personally, I believe they\u2019ve already been going on for a long time.

7. One of the results of these \u201cbirth pains\u201d<\/em> is that people, unbelievers in particular, will desire and even be desperate for a global leader to bring order and peace to the world, this leading to the acceptance and worship of that most devilish Antichrist.

8. These \u201cbirth pains\u201d<\/em> are taking place before the coming of Christ, proving that the rapture of the church is not imminent, and cannot happen at any moment. Many other discernible prophesied events will also occur before the return of Christ.

9. Matthew 24:4-8 says, \u201call these things are the beginning of birth pains.\u201d <\/em>The \u201cbirth pains\u201d<\/em> happening at this present time do not mean that the rapture will be right away. \u201cWhen you hear of wars and disturbances, do not be terrified, for these things must take place first, but the end does not follow immediately.\u201d<\/em> Luke 21:9. Many more things<\/a> still need to take place before Christ\u2019s return – a Jewish peace treaty, the revealing of the Antichrist, nations forming alliances, people taking the mark, great tribulation, etc.

10. People who say these \u201cbirth pains\u201d<\/em> are part of the \u201cDay of the Lord\u2019s\u201d<\/em> wrath, are wrong, are in error. Revelation 6:1-8 identifies these birth pains as the first four seals, and goes on to make it super clear (Revelation 6:15-17) that they will all take place before God\u2019s wrath, the trumpet and bowl judgments of Revelation 8-9, 16. Revelation 6<\/a> speaks about birth pains, tribulation and the end of the age. Revelation 7 is about the sealing of the Jews and the rapture. Revelation 8-9 describes the wrath of God.

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There\u2019s no denying the truth of God\u2019s Word with regards to these birth pains – you must not ignore or take lightly what God is telling you, for they are now occurring in the world around us (e.g., rumors of war with N. Korea, earthquakes in Mexico, and 20 million people experiencing famine in Africa), and will continue to happen until Christ\u2019s coming. We should be very thankful that our Father told us these things ahead of time. We\u2019re His kids, and He wants us to believe what He\u2019s telling us. He wants us to trust Him and love Him and be looking for His Son\u2019s return. Live for Jesus in these years before the rapture by being a faithful saint, a hard-working servant and a brave soldier. \u201cBe steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your work in the Lord is not in vain.\u201d<\/em> 1 Corinthians 15:58

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P.S. \u2013 Jesus Christ \u00a0did not come back on September 23, 2017.<\/a> Many things still need to take place before His return and the rapture of the church.

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P.P.S. \u2013 Be praying for the people and families so catastrophically affected in Mexico City by the earthquake, and in Puerto Rico by the hurricane, for both their physical and spiritual needs.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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