The Bible accurately foretells specific events – in precise detail – sometimes even centuries before they occur.

Approximately 2500 prophecies appear in the pages of the Bible.  About 2000, or 80%, have already been fulfilled to the letter, with no errors.

Because we know that the remaining 500 or so prophecies will definitely be fulfilled, we look for news, and trends, that you’d expect to be taking place.

You might call them the signs of the times.

The apostle Paul spoke of an increasing selfishness coupled with a devaluing of human life being a characteristic of the last days.  He said,

2Ti 3:1  But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come:
2Ti 3:2  For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
2Ti 3:3  unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good,
2Ti 3:4  traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,

Jesus was even more concise, saying “the love of many will wax cold” (Matthew 24).

The selfish devaluing of human life is starting to escalate.  We can see it in the acceleration of euthanasia.

Euthanasia is the practice of mercifully killing someone else, usually because they are suffering from an incurable disease, in a coma, or are in immense pain.

An article posted on lifenews.com (and elsewhere) was titled, In Belgium: Senate Approves Measure Allowing Doctors to Euthanize Children.

Excerpts:

The Belgian Senate voted today 50-17 to extend euthanasia to children with disabilities, in a move pro-life advocates worldwide had been fearing would come and expand an already much-abused euthanasia law even further.

Of the 17 who voted against the bill, the majority were from the Christian Democrats, a traditionally Catholic political party.

The vote today in the full Senate comes after a Senate committee voted 13-4 to allow minors to seek euthanasia under certain conditions and the measure also would extend the right to request euthanasia to adults with dementia.  No age limit would be set, but the children who are euthanized would have “to possess the capacity of discernment.”
Euthanasia has been legal in Belgium since 2002 but has, since its enactment, been prohibited for patients under 18.  While euthanasia is legal in a handful of countries in Europe, Belgium is the first country in the world to lift all age restrictions on the practice.  

http://www.lifenews.com/2013/12/12/belgium-senate-approves-measure-allowing-doctors-to-euthanize-children/

telegraph.com.uk posted a story titled, Netherlands sees sharp increase in people choosing euthanasia due to ‘mental health problems.’

Excerpts:

The Netherlands has seen a sharp increase in the number of people choosing to end their own lives due to mental health problems such as trauma caused by sexual abuse.

Whereas just two people had themselves euthanized in the country in 2010 due to an “insufferable” mental illness, 56 people did so last year, a trend which sparked concern among ethicists .

In one controversial case, a sexual abuse victim in her 20s was allowed to go ahead with the procedure as she was suffering from “incurable” PTSD, according to the Dutch Euthanasia Commission.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/05/11/netherlands-sees-sharp-increase-in-people-choosing-euthanasia-du/

Another article stated, “about 3 per cent of Dutch deaths, and 2 per cent of Belgian ones, are caused by patients choosing to end their lives.  Roughly 1,800 Belgians chose to let a medical professional kill them in 2013, the last year for which figures are available. This was up by a quarter year-on-year and was more than double the number of people killed on the country’s roads.  In the Netherlands, meanwhile, almost 5,000 people elected to be euthanised in 2013.”

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d483da76-588a-11e5-9846-de406ccb37f2.html#axzz48d8vMN1H

Exit International is a non-profit organization advocating legalization of euthanasia.  Last year Exit made headlines after a vote to extend its services to elderly people who are not terminally ill but who may be suffering from physical or psychological problems.

dailymail.com.uk posted this: A woman killed by doctors because she was obsessed with cleaning was just one of growing numbers of Dutch people given the right to euthanasia because of mental, not terminal, illness.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3589929/The-woman-killed-doctors-obsessed-cleaning-Horrifying-Yes-s-just-one-growing-numbers-Dutch-men-women-given-right-euthanasia-mental-not-terminal-illness.html

Here in California, Governor Brown has signed ABX2 15, a right to die bill, that goes into effect on June 9th.

The selfish devaluation of human life is a sign we are in the last days.

While we look for signs of the times, there is one event that has no sign.  It is presented as being imminent – meaning, it could occur at any moment.

Jesus will come and resurrect the dead believers, than snatch-away those who are alive.  We call this the Rapture of the church.

Are you ready for the rapture?  If not, get ready, stay ready, and keep looking up.  Ready or not, Jesus is coming!