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By Steven J. Hogan<\/p>\n

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~ A Saturday Morning Post #294 ~<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n


What\u2019s going to happen in 2024?<\/strong> It\u2019s similar to what happened in 2023 and 2022 and 2021 and 2020 and 2019 and 2018 and 2017 and so on. You see, in His word, God predicted the general condition of the world during this time, what is called the end-times (Dan. 12:4), a period related to the reoccupying of the land of Israel by the Jews. God wants us to know that the same kind of events will be taking place in these last years before Christ\u2019s coming. What occurred in 2023 is similar to what will happen in 2024 which is similar to what will happen in 2025 and so on. And all these God-predicted events that have been and will be taking place are progressive, purposeful, and part of His plan leading to His Son\u2019s return to rapture the church and rule over this world – \u201cwith a view to an administration suitable to the fullness of the times, the summing up of all things in Christ.\u201d<\/em> Eph. 1:10

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What does God tell us about the end-time events, about 2024 and the years beyond?
Birth pains <\/strong>– \u201cNation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be great earthquakes, and in various places plagues and famines\u201d<\/em> (Luke 21:10-11). \u201c\u2026 These things are merely the beginning of birth pangs\u201d<\/em> (Matt. 24:6-8). There have been and will continue to be birth pains occurring in various places around the world. They are designed by God to wake people up to the fact that Jesus Christ is coming back, and soon. These birth pains are wars (Ukraine, Israel, etc.), earthquakes (Japan, Turkey, etc.), plagues (Covid 19, etc.), and food shortages (Africa, Asia, etc.). As time goes on, these birth pains will be getting stronger and becoming more frequent. Rev. 6:1-8

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Lawlessness <\/strong>– \u201cBecause lawlessness is increased, most people\u2019s love will grow cold.\u201d<\/em> (Matt. 24:12) – \u201cIn the last days, difficult times will come. For men will be lovers of self\u2026 lovers of pleasure, rather than lovers of God\u2026 evil men and imposters will proceed from bad to worse\u201d<\/em> (2 Tim. 3:1-4, 13). Have you noticed the increasing lawlessness in our country? Anyone can see that there\u2019s more wickedness, greed, evil, envy, murder, strife, deceit, slander (Rom. 1:29-30), that there\u2019s rampant crime and theft, that there\u2019s the horrendous trafficking of children, that there are millions of border-breakers, that sexual sin is more perverted than ever, that unborn babies are still being killed, that evil is \u201cgood\u201d<\/em> and good is \u201cevil\u201d,<\/em> etc., etc., etc. This rebellion against God resulting in sin and lawbreaking will get much worse before Christ comes back and pours out His wrath upon this world. Rev. 8-9, 16

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False Teachers <\/strong>– \u201cIt is the last hour; just as you have heard that antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have appeared\u201d<\/em> (1 John 2:18). \u201cMany false prophets will arise and mislead many\u201d<\/em> (Matt. 24:11, 2 Peter 2). We live in a post Judeo-Christian age and are consequently witnessing a rapid decline in church attendance. It\u2019s not just that people aren\u2019t interested in God and don\u2019t go to church, it\u2019s that many hate Jesus Christ and His gospel message. But we haven\u2019t seen anything yet – wait until the Antichrist comes, for then he and his evil minions will oppose the truth of God and spew out the lies of the devil like never before. \u201cHe opened his mouth in blasphemies against God.\u201d<\/em> Rev. 13:6

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Persecution of Christians –<\/strong> \u201cThey will lay their hands on you and will persecute you, delivering you to the synagogues and prisons\u2026 for my name\u2019s sake. It will lead to an opportunity for your testimony\u201d<\/em> (Luke 21:12-13). Persecution against Christians has clearly been getting worse in the past few years. The enemy, calling us Christian Nationalists, extremists, etc., is arresting us for little to no reason at all. They want to shut us down to stop the spread of the gospel and our opposition to their sin. But that won\u2019t happen, for the preaching of the good news of Christ\u2019s mercy for sinners will continue to the coming of Christ. \u201cBeloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal among you.\u201d<\/em> 1 Peter 4:12-19, Matt. 24:9

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Antisemitism <\/strong>– \u201cThey will fall by the edge of the sword and will be led captive into all the nations; and Jerusalem will be trampled underfoot by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled\u201d<\/em> (Luke 21:24). Antisemitism has been occurring since the birth of the Jewish nation close to 4,000 years ago. This devilish persecution has been directed against the Israeli nation and against Jewish people all over the world. Most recently, you\u2019ve seen the horrific, Hamas-led attacks against Israel. Sadly, but sovereignly, some of the worst Antisemitism is still to come, when the Antichrist rules the world. This punishing persecution continues until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled and a remnant of Jews are saved. Psalm 83; Matt. 24:15-22; Rev. 12:3-4, 7-9, 13-17; Rom. 11:25-27

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Nation \/ Kingdom Reconfiguration <\/strong>– \u201cBehold, I am against you, O Gog, prince of Rosh, Meschech and Tubal\u2026 I will bring you out, and all your army\u2026 Persia, Ethiopia and Put with them, all of them with shield and helmet; Gomer with all its troops; Beth-togarmah from the remote part of the north with all its troops.\u201d<\/em> (Ezek. 38:1-6). This is one of many passages that lists out countries and \/ or kingdoms that are key parts of the global end-times\u2019 landscape. Dan. 2:40-45, Dan. 7:15-27, Dan. 8:21-26, Dan. 9:26-27, Dan. 11:36-45, Zech. 12:1-9, Rev. 12:1-6, and other passages also give us clues as to what the world looks like in the end, when the Antichrist and the Christ are present. But I believe its too early to be able predict the exact configuration of nations at that time.

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I believe it is evident that the United States is in steep decline and will not be a world power broker in the last years of this age. I also believe that the locus of major kingdom activity will be in European, African, and Mideastern nations, especially the latter (Dan. 8:23-25, 9:26-27). In the years ahead, God will continue to reshape and realign countries and kingdoms all over the world. In 2024, there will be a big election in this country, but there will also be over 40 foreign national elections involving nearly half the world\u2019s population. God Himself will elect the rulers in these countries who will then continue to carry out His end-time plans leading to the establishment of Christ\u2019s kingdom on earth. \u201cIt is He who changes the times and the epochs; He removes kings and establishes kings.\u201d<\/em> Daniel 2:21

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Seventy Weeks <\/strong>– \u201cSeventy weeks have been decreed for your people and your holy city, to finish the transgression, to make an end of sin, to make atonement for iniquity\u2026 he will make a firm covenant with the many for one week, but in the middle of the week he will put a stop to sacrifice and grain offering; and on the wing of abominations will come one who makes desolate, even until a complete destruction, one that is decreed, is poured out on the one who makes desolate\u201d <\/em>(Dan. 9:24, 27). We\u2019ve been talking about the general conditions of a general time period, the end-times, ones which show us that it won\u2019t be long before Christ returns. These verses describe Daniel\u2019s 70th<\/sup> week, a 7-year period during which several specific and critical events occur, ones which will make it very clear that Christ\u2019s coming, for both Christians and Jews, is only a few years away.

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At the beginning of Daniel\u2019s 70th<\/sup> week, there\u2019s the signing of a covenant between Israel and the coming Antichrist; at the midpoint of this week, the Antichrist is revealed; and at the end of this week, a remnant of Jewish people is saved. Other major events will take place during this 70th<\/sup> week: offering sacrifices in the temple in Jerusalem, the great tribulation, the mark of the beast, and most importantly for us, Christ\u2019s return to rapture the church. Matt. 24:9, 15, 21-22, 30-31; 2 Thess. 2:4; Rev. 13:16-17

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The Gospel<\/strong> – \u201cThis gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come\u201d <\/em>(Matt. 24:14). The gospel will be preached to all nations in the last years of this church age. This is the work of Christ, and our work too. With all the trouble that\u2019s going on in this world, might the gospel message be on our heart, mind, and lips. What a joy to labor for and with Jesus our Lord, knowing that He’s spiritually with us to the end of the age, and will physically return to earth to glorify us and take us home to heaven to forever be with Him. Matt. 6:33, 16:18, 28:19-20; 1 Thess. 4:15-18

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No one knows exactly what will be taking place in 2024 but we know, in general, that there will be more birth pains, lawlessness, false teachers, persecution, and Antisemitism. We also know that God, “who works all things after the counsel of His will”<\/em> (Eph. 1:11), has all the end-time details figured out, and that He is specifically working with every nation, ruler, and person, for each is part of His plan to send Jesus Christ back to this planet.


\u201cSo be on your guard; I have told you everything ahead of time\u201d <\/em>(Mark 13:23). Don\u2019t be sleeping – be awake and alert, and aware of what God is doing during these final years, knowing that He is getting everything ready to return His Son to earth to rapture the church, save the Jews, and gloriously reign over this world. \u201c\u2018Behold, I am coming soon.\u2019 Amen. Come Lord Jesus.\u201d<\/em> Rev. 22:20-21

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P.S. Here in this country, people are so consumed with the Presidential election in November. But might we see the big picture, and that it won’t be long before God sends His own Son back to earth. Here are three other posts that talk about how the Bible predicts the future: “Prophecy Is Predicting the Future”<\/a><\/em>, “Bible Prophecy Enables Us to See the Future”<\/a><\/em>, “Forecasting the Future of the World.”<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\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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