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7 prophetic signs

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3. The "King of the North" and "King of the South" will Rise as Regional Powers

  • by United Church of God
In Daniel 11 we find an amazing prophecy about two leaders, the kings of the north and south, the heads of regions that were geographically north and south of the Holy Land. To understand this prophecy we have to go to the time of Alexander the Great, who lived near the end of the fourth century B.C., 200 years after Daniel.
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Bright light coming from the sky.

Seven Prophecies That Must Be Fulfilled Before Jesus Christ's Return

  • by Melvin Rhodes
Previous generations have thought that Jesus Christ would return in their lifetimes, but they were proven wrong. Many people alive today think that Christ's return is imminent. Certainly, the Bible contains prophecies that could not have been fulfilled until this generation.
A Bible laying on top of papers.

Introduction: Seven Prophetic Signs Before Jesus Return

  • by United Church of God
Previous generations have thought that Jesus Christ would return in their lifetimes, but they were proven wrong. Many people alive today think Christ's return is imminent. Certainly, the Bible contains prophecies that could not have been fulfilled until this generation.
A nuclear mushroom cloud.

1. Mankind Must Have the Ability to Exterminate Itself

  • by United Church of God
In Matthew 24:22, describing world conditions prior to His second coming, Jesus said that "if that time of troubles were not cut short, no living thing could survive; but for the sake of God's chosen it will be cut short" (Revised English Bible).
Saint Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican

4. A Dominating Roman System Will Come to Power

  • by United Church of God
In Daniel 2 and 7 we see prophecies about four great gentile empires that would arise in the period between the time of Daniel and the coming establishment of the Kingdom of God (Daniel 2:44). Daniel was himself living in the first of these great empires (Daniel 7:4) as a Jewish exile in ancient Babylon.
Israel flag.

2. A Jewish Homeland will be Established in Israel

  • by United Church of God
"And in that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, which faces Jerusalem on the east. And the Mount of Olives shall be split in two, from east to west, making a very large valley; half of the mountain shall move toward the north and half of it toward the south" (Zechariah 14:1-4).