Blog note. Jesus indicated that ‘fearful sights’ (various natural disasters) would occur leading up to the time known as the Tribulation and Great Tribulation (a combined seven year period of great destruction on earth). Although these types of things have occurred in the past for centuries and thousands of years, they could be identified as the ‘season of the times’ due to the ferociousness of these events. They would be occurring in greater intensity, severity, frequency, size, duration, scope … just like the pains that a woman experiences in labor the farther along she is in the labor process. We are in the ‘season of the times’ that comes just before the seven (7) year Tribulation/Great Tribulation period
… And great earthquakes shall be in diverse places, and famines, and
pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
(Luke 21:11).
… And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and
upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves
roaring; (Luke 21:25)
… Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which
are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken; (Luke 21:26)
… This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. (2 Timothy
3:1)
Jesus is giving a series of prophecies about what to look for as the age of
grace comes to a close. These verses are several of many such prophecies from
throughout the Bible. 2017 was the worst year in recorded history for the
intensity, frequency, severity, duration and occurrence of a large number of
severe natural disasters worldwide. Earthquakes, volcanoes, hurricanes,
typhoons, cyclones, torrential flooding, unprecedented wildfires in unusual
places, devastating droughts, excessive/scorching heat setting records
everywhere, record snowfalls in Europe and Russia. Snow in the Arabia. This
list can go on. Most studied Eschatologists believe these ‘fearful sights’ and
massive natural disasters are all part of the ‘CONVERGENCE’ of signs that this
Biblical and prophetic age is closing. Most people who study prophecy are
familiar with the routine reference(s) made that these things will be like
a woman having labor pains, growing in intensity, frequency, size and duration.
Florida girl, 1, dies in hot car, the 50th death of 2019, according to one national tracker. 55 children died in 2018 due to excessive heat exposure in vehicles. At 105 degrees, the body starts shutting down. Temperatures in cars can reach 130 degrees.
Kristin Lam, USA TODAY. USA TODAY•October 15, 2019
The death of a 1-year-old girl in Florida on Monday marked the 50th case of a child dying in a hot car this year, according to the national tracker KidsandCars.org.
Police in Tampa found the girl unconscious in her parent’s Jeep after they called 911 at 6:30 pm., WFTS-TV reported. She was pronounced dead at the hospital. Police said her parents accidentally left her inside the family’s car in the morning.
The case brings this year’s toll nearer the national record of almost 55 children dying of heat exhaustion in cars that was set in 2018. On average, 38 children die annually while trapped in hot vehicles, according to KidsandCars.org.
The tragedies have prompted automakers to announce they will make rear seat reminder systems standard on most passenger vehicles sold nationwide by the 2025 model year. A reminder could alert parents to check the back seat for children before leaving the car.
“It appears it was a very busy morning for the family,” Tampa police spokesperson Steve Hegarty told WFTS. “They have several other children, as well, and in an effort to get everybody where they needed to go, the toddler was left in the back seat.”
Another national tracker, NoHeatStroke.org, has counted 49 deaths this year, citing one non-verified case counted by KidsandCars.org. Both trackers agree child vehicular heatstroke deaths are preventable.
Children have difficulty escaping a hot car on their own, and their respiratory and circulatory systems can’t handle heat as well as adults.
Direct sunlight heats objects inside cars, so temperatures can soar as high as 130 degrees, even when external temperatures are much lower. The body’s natural cooling methods, such as sweating, begin to shut down once the body’s core temperature reaches around 105 degrees. Death can occur at 107 degrees.
To prevent hot car deaths, KidsAndCars.org recommends always opening the back door when parked, placing an essential item in the back seat with a child and asking a care provider to call if a child doesn’t get dropped off on time. Parents can also keep cars locked at all times, teach children to honk a horn and never leave keys within a child’s reach.