In the last several years many people have claimed to be the Messiah like Jim Jones, David Koresh and countless others who are not as newsworthy. These false prophets are a prelude to the ultimate false Christ, the Antichrist. Rumors of wars now occur frequently thanks to instant coverage by the television news media. More people been killed in warfare in the this century than at any other time in history. For the first time in human history we now have the capacity to destroy ourselves.
Famine is a constant finding in Africa, especially in Ethiopia and Sudan.
A large portion of the world's 5 billion people are undernourished. The number and intensity of earthquakes this century are at a level higher than any other time in history. All yellow and red circles are earthquakes in the last fifteen days. By contrast in the years 1890-1900 there was only one major earthquake in the world. But all these things are merely the beginning of birth pangs.