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, duration and scope.

Winter storm dubbed “Bessie.” Record cold temperatures across western and central United States. Chicago, snow this early in over 30 (6×5) years. Six (6) inches of snow in Denver. Salt Lake City reached just under 15 (5+5+5) degrees fahrenheit.

Posted by Julie Celestial on October 31, 2019 Watchers.news

Widespread record cold temperatures will continue today across the western and central portions of the country. In contrast, the eastern U.S. remains anomalously warm. In between this huge contrast in temperature, a large-scale low pressure system is currently forming along the Mississippi and Ohio Valleys near a strong cold front. Widespread rainfall is expected to greet Trick-or-Treaters from the Deep South to much of the East Coast as the low pressure system intensifies rapidly and heads toward the Great Lakes today and into New England on Friday. 

Salt Lake City recorded -10 °C (14 °F) on October 30, making it the coldest October temperature recorded in the city since records began in 1874. Meanwhile, several areas in Utah recorded temperatures below -40 °C (-40 °F), closing in on some of the coldest temperatures ever experienced in the lower 48 states in the month of October. Meanwhile, in Kansas City, black ice produced slippery road conditions, causing several crashes across the area on Thursday, October 31.

Prior to these events, a surge of arctic air has been forecasted to bring heavy snow and record cold temperatures into the western U.S., central and southern Plains.

The winter storm dubbed “Bessie” by The Weather Channel has begun engulfing Central Plains and Midwest and is expected to continue this week

“On Tuesday, October 29, the storm dumped more than 152 mm (6 inches) of snow to Denver. For this month, Denver has now received 317 mm (12 inches) of snow, making it the snowiest October since 2009 and 12th snowiest on record,” reports said.

On Wednesday, October 30, Chicago saw 30.5 mm (1.2 inches) of snow – the most snow this early in the season in 30 years.

Residents in Tulsa, Oklahoma also experienced snow, which was a very unusual occurrence for October. The city has only seen snow in October six times in the last 119 years.

A winter weather advisory is in place from Iowa to Michigan as the snowstorm is now slamming the Midwest. An additional 51 to 102 mm (2 to 4 inches) of snow is possible, while a new round of snow is heading Midwest.

In Kansas, officials have warned motorists of black ice which covered roads as temperatures dropped 8 to 10 °C (46 to 50 °F). The National Weather Service said I-49 south of Belton became extremely slick.

Black ice is a thin layer of ice that can form on road surfaces during cold weather. The depth of the ice makes it invisible on the pavement, hence, the name.

A total of up to 152 mm (6 inches) of snow is expected from northern Illinois to Michigan.

Following Bessie, very cold air will be heading towards central U.S. from the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes. Temperature is expected to be way below average for about 33% of the country.

Furthermore, the same storm system that dumped snow to the Rockies and the Midwest will move into the humid air along the east coast, possibly spawning storms and tornadoes that could hit Georgia to Pennsylvania. Heavy rains could also produce flooding for the I-95 corridor from Washington D.C. to Boston.