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.

Climate Change: 13 Mediterranean, Central and Eastern European countries affected by desertification. Video

By Joao Vitor Da Silva Marques  & Adam Magyar in Fülöpháza, Hungary  •  last updated: 23/01/2020. Euronews.

One of the less frequently heard aspects of global warming is the change to the planet’s soil. Desertification has been a problem for Mediterranean countries such as Spain and Greece for some time, but it is now affecting some unexpected parts of Europe, like Hungary. Mónika Lakatos is a Hungarian Meteorologist:

“The negative effect of climate change can be seen on the extreme distribution of rainfall. Because of stronger evaporation, some regions on the planet will become more arid, while others will face a bigger risk of flooding,” says Lakatos.

At the Kiskunság National Park, an abandoned water standard is a memento of a lake that was here years ago. The metres-deep water gave a livelihood to fishermen. Nowadays one of the old cottages is still standing, with a boat waiting on the dry banks outside it. Ground-water levels dropped over six metres over the last decades in this area. And despite a widespread belief, planting more trees is not necessarily the best solution to save this region’s soil. Zsolt Bakró-Nagy is responsible for climate protection at the Kiskunság National Park:

“Many studies agree that planting trees increase evaporation and it lowers the level of ground-water. And it also contributes to aridification.”

Climate change is potentially changing one-third of the Earth’s surface and it puts into risk the food supply of around 1 billion people across the globe.