The signs of the times before the rapture are sadly missing in much of today’s conversations and teaching about end times. So much of the focus is on the answer the Lord Jesus gave to a question by the apostles in Matthew 24, and Matthew 24 is all tribulation ground. Yes, the body of Christ, will witness the beginnings of what the Lord told the apostles will be the sign of thy coming… But today, Paul tells us explicitly what things we, the body of Christ, which is His church should look for as signs of the rapture of the Church. Sadly, most Bible prophecy teaching is focused on what will happen after the church is gone and during the tribulation (7 years) itself as signs of the second coming of the Lord Jesus, not the rapture of the church. 

Paul Makes it Clear what the World Will Look Like before the Lord Jesus Comes for His Church

In II Timothy 3:1-8, Paul describes a world in a complete moral breakdown. Men will be lovers of their own selves, covetous, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, fierce, despisers of those that are good, traitors, heady, high-minded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying the power thereof.

When reading these verses and looking around at the world near and afar (emphasis on “without natural affection”), it’s hard not to see that we are there. We see the evidence of a world in moral decay everywhere we turn, from abortion to child trafficking, to the murders, and the governments that support them. Sexual perversion runs rampant, despisers of those who are good are on the attack at unprecedented levels, the hatred for anyone claiming to be “Christian” is at levels never before seen in history, and people who claim to be “ever learning” are missing the mark when it comes to spiritual truth and sound doctrine.

For those of us wondering if it’s time for the rapture, we need to be aware of the signs that Paul delineates in 2 Timothy 3:1-6. The world is in complete moral decay, and it’s getting worse every hour. The rapture could very well happen at any time, and we need to be ready (by studying His word). Let us not be caught up in the decay of this world, but rather let us set our hearts on things above and be ready for His return.

Be not ashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ for it is the (only) power unto salvation.

‘For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. ‘

Romans 1:16

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