The Signs of the Second Coming: Hope in the Midst of Crisis?Welcome back to where we plant the everlasting gospel deep into the soil of Scripture and watch prophecy bloom into hope.Today’s episode: The Signs of the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.Not speculation.Not sensationalism.But Scripture.And the prophetic insights of Ellen G. White, especially from The Desire of Ages and The Great Controversy.Let’s walk carefully through the Bible — from Daniel to Revelation — and then listen to how the Spirit of Prophecy amplifies that message.Moral and Spiritual Collapse📖 Old Testament FoundationIsaiah 24:5–6“The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws…”Daniel 12:4“Many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.”Daniel predicts both moral decline and accelerated knowledge before the end.📖 New Testament FulfillmentMatthew 24:12“Because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.”2 Timothy 3:1–5“In the last days perilous times shall come… having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof.”Jesus and Paul both describe religious culture without spiritual transformation.In The Great Controversy, chapter “The Impending Conflict,” White writes:“The condition of the world before the first advent of Christ is a picture of the condition of the world just prior to His second advent.”She parallels the days of Noah — violence, corruption, indifference.In The Desire of Ages, she adds:“When the character of Christ shall be perfectly reproduced in His people, then He will come to claim them as His own.”The delay is not prophetic failure — it is redemptive mercy.Wars, Disasters, and Global Unrest📖 Jesus’ Direct WordsMatthew 24:6–7“You shall hear of wars and rumors of wars… Nation shall rise against nation… there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes…”He calls these “the beginning of sorrows.”📖Haggai 2:6“Yet once… I will shake the heavens, and the earth.”The Great Controversy, chapter “The Final Warning”:“Satan works through the elements also to garner his harvest of unprepared souls.”She describes calamities increasing in frequency and intensity, often misinterpreted spiritually.But she also clarifies:“While appearing to the children of men as a great physician who can heal all their maladies, he will bring disease and disaster.”The crisis has a spiritual dimension.Signs in the Heavens📖 Biblical ProphecyJoel 2:31“The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood…”Revelation 6:12–13“The sun became black… and the stars of heaven fell…”📚 Ellen White’s Historical ApplicationIn The Great Controversy, chapter “Signs of the Times,” she identifies:1755 Lisbon earthquake1780 Dark Day1833 falling starsShe writes:“These signs have been fulfilled. Now we know of a surety that the Lord's coming is at hand.”But she warns againstSend us your questions to be featured on the next podcast!Thank you for being part of the AskGod365 podcast community. We value you and appreciate greatly the time you are spending with us today. Please share your comments and questions at AskGod365.com Listen. Learn. Think. Grow. Together. AskGod365. Answers to life’s difficult questions.

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