Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there will be famines, plagues, and earthquakes in various places.For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there shall be famines and earthquakes in divers places.
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… Excellent. Matthew chapter 24, verse 4 through 8. And Jesus answered and said to them, take heed that no one deceives you. For many will come in my name saying, I am the Christ. He's talking about the events that after he would leave, there would be an ongoing increasing of false messiahs, false religions. and will deceive many. And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you're not troubled for all these things must come to pass but the end is not yet. Really? Well, what's the sign of the end? Verse seven. Here's a remarkable indicator of the last days. For ethnos will rise against ethnos and politic against politic. Ethnos. Jesus said in the last days, ethnic groups will war against ethnic groups. blacks against whites, whites against reds, reds against yellows. Jesus said in the last days, that's going to increase as we get deeper into the last days. And then politic will war against politic. We see that going on in our world. He said there will be famines and pestilence and earthquakes in various places, and all these are the beginning of sorrows. Jesus said all this to give us comfort when the way, the truth, and the life speaks these things to us. …
… There's a lot of rumors of wars. Verse 7, for nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines, pestilence, and earthquakes in various places. All over the world, famines, pestilence, earthquakes. I was studying, doing some research on this. 26 major earthquakes in the world since January of 2026. 26 major earthquakes. Go ahead, lean over and tell your neighbor, we must be in the last days. Verse 8, all these are the beginning of sorrows. It's just getting started. When these things start, then you know that you are approaching and you are in the last days. We are in the last days. Somebody. Yeah, I need to come back there and preach to you right there. That's the kind of people I need who will holler out, that's right, pastor, go ahead and preach. Amen. Then they will deliver you up to tribulations and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for my name's sake. A part of what I need to do is try to prepare you to understand that when you take a stand for Jesus, everybody is not going to celebrate it. …
… And then he said to them, nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom. There will be powerful earthquakes, famines and plagues from place to place and awesome sights and mighty signs will come from the sky. Before all this happens, however, they will seize you and persecute you. They will hand you over to synagogues and to prisons and they will have you led before kings and governors because of my name. It will lead to your giving testimony. But remember, you are not to prepare your defense beforehand For I myself shall give you a wisdom in speaking that all your adversaries will be powerless to resist or refute. You will even be handed over by parents, brothers, relatives, and friends. And they will put some of you to death. You will be hated by all because of my name. But not a hair on your head will be destroyed. By your perseverance, you will save your lives. The Gospel of the Lord. Wait, you'd have a seat. …
… the end. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and in various places there will be famines and earthquakes." The peace doesn't last too long, does it? It's over in verse 6. In verse 8, all these things are merely the beginning of the birth pains. There's going to be peace, false peace, immediately followed by war. And from there will come famines in verse 7. And after that, persecution. They will deliver you, verse 9, because you will be hated by all nations because of My name. The false prophets are lying to you. They establish a very short-lived false peace. Now there is mention in verse 15, the abomination of desolation spoken of through Daniel the prophet. That's a fascinating statement that our Lord puts into this Olivet sermon on His second coming. Let me show you how that fits in. to Daniel 9. Daniel 9. And this is a familiar prophecy. What we read here, and I'm not going to be able to go into the whole thing, what you need to know is there is a prince that will come in the future, a prince that will come. …
… See that you are not alarmed for this must take place but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and the kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All these are but the beginning of the birth pains. Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations for my name's sake. And then many will fall away and betray one another and hate one another. and many false prophets will arise and lead many astray. And because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold. But the one who endures to the end will be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come. So when you see the abomination of desolation spoken of by the prophet Daniel standing in the holy place, let the reader understand. Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. …