Foreshadow Now, ‘Season of the End Times’:

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.

Revelation 6:7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see. 8 And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.

Beasts are reclaiming human spaces. ‘Given to kill with the beasts of the earth.’ Videos.

Inverse.com March 27, 2020

With humans self-isolating in response to the global pandemic, the animals are back in town.

With people tucked away at home, the wildlife that usually stays away now has space to roam, as these incredible photos of animals taking over paved plazas, city streets, and highway roads pop up all over social media. (There have been a few fake-outs, too: No, dolphins are not now swimming in Venice’s canals.)

No where is this perhaps more clear than on Reddit.

The subreddit r/Reclaimedbynature is usually populated with posts of trees and vines overtaking abandoned buildings. But now, as coronavirus-induced isolation takes hold, it is alive with photos of animals all around the world trotting in and even taking a nap in places people usually dominate.

“With a lot of the world’s population being instructed to remain indoors, we’re seeing more and more animals braving human environments, places that would once have been theirs,” moderator Thom Jackson, u/Fire_bucket, tells Inverse. Jackson has overseen the subreddit for four years.

Recent posts feature “more examples of fauna reclamation, as opposed to flora,” Jackson says.

Shots of plants, animals, or Earth herself reclaim human-built structures are reminders of humans’ place in the natural world, he says.

“There’s something very beautiful about nature never giving up,” Jackson says, “and showing us that we’re temporary in the scheme of things.”

Amazing photos of animals capitalizing on their human-less freedom certainly speak to that tenacity.

MOUNTAIN LIONS, BOULDER, COLORADO

Seeing a rabbit or squirrel in your yard may not be unusual. But in Boulder, Colorado, residents have a new urban animal in town.

While humans are stuck inside watching Tiger King, real-life mountain lions are out roaming the neighborhood, as user u/clicktosave posted on Reddit:

Comments joked about “government issued mountain lions,” alluding to the big cats being used to keep people inside

But Netflix may be doing that job already.

MONKEYS, LOPBURI, THAILAND

Usually full of humans, the empty streets of Lopburi, Thailand are overrun with macaque monkeys — and these guys are territorial.

In fact, the unchecked monkeys have formed “rival gangs,” between those from the city and those who live in the nearby temples, and have been sparring with one another in the streets, Daily Mail reported.

SILVER FISH, VENICE, ITALY

Without humans using and polluting the water, the canals in Venice, Italy, have become clear enough to see the wildlife swimming happily undisturbed below.

“Those who dare to leave their homes might even spot schools of silver fish swimming undisturbed in the calm waters,” reports Reuters in a video posted on Twitter:

“The water is definitely clearer,” one local resident told Reuters.

“You just have to look at the canal when water is very calm — there are no boats, there is no traffic. Definitely it is cleaner.”

CRABS, VENICE, CALIFORNIA

Along with fish, crabs are showing up in the clear waters of another Venice, this time in California.

Twitter user Jane Wurwand shared photos of crabs visible on the bottom of the canal:

“No traffic, flights, people or pollution. Is our planet slowly healing?” Wurwand writes.

“It’s something.”

WILD BOARS, BARCELONA, SPAIN

Feral hogs have already gained popularity for storming people’s yards in the United States — and the recent viral javelina video shows how quickly these hog cousins can dash down a boulevard.

Now, with the typically bustling Barcelona empty, boars are taking to the streets.

“Boars descend from the mountains to the very center of Barcelona, after several days of people being locked at home,” writes Twitter user Alfons López Tena.

DEER, EASTERN GHATS, INDIA

When there are no dangerous cars around, any day is a good day for a trot down the road.

At least, the local deer in the Eastern Ghats, India, seem to think so.

This crew was spotted trotting down the road, as user u/readtheredthread posted on Reddit:

LEOPARDS, INDIA

While deer may be harmless (as long as you’re not a yummy root vegetable), there are other animals making their way into human-dominated places in India that are a little more concerning.

Leopards have been seen in Eastern Ghats, too:

https://v.redd.it/8k61b9xivmo41/DASH_96

This isn’t the first time leopards have been spotted in a nature-takeover moment.

Photographer Shaaz Jung took this stunning photo of a leopard perched on a temple in southern India:

WILD TURKEYS, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS

Wild turkeys have all but taken over Boston, according to Twitter:

“Harvard belongs to the turkeys, now,” said Twitter user Faine Greenwood.

But the account Rogue Turkey claims that it’s always had a hold over the school:

We’re at the point where the incoming animals are self-advocating on Twitter, and things may never be the same.

COYOTES, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA

Animals are acting like tourists now, too.

Posing in front of the Golden Gate Bridge, a coyote takes a rest.

As seen on Reddit:

PENGUINS, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (SHEDD AQUARIUM)

With no humans around at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium, staff decided to take some Emperor penguins on a field trip.

Penguins Edward, Annie, and Wellington had a chance to observe fish tanks and visit the information center, just like human guests.

The videos are as adorable as you’d expect:

SILKA DEER, NARA, JAPAN

Nara Park in Japan is famous for its friendly fauna, and is home to more than 1,200 wild sika deer.

The deer roam the park freely, interacting with humans — and accepting the food they offer.

With fewer humans out enjoying the park, the deer have taken to the streets, tweeted reporter Kurumi Mori:

Thankfully, to avoid any cars that are on the road, the deer are using the crosswalk.

Mori followed up her tweet with a video of the empty park — and some very persistent deer:

WILD TURKEYS, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA

When school’s out, it’s turkey time.

“That’s a first,” tweeted Charlotte Simmonds after spotting a raptor of turkeys on an elementary school playground.

The school had been closed for a few days, Simmonds tweeted.

Compared with wild turkeys’ already unsettling behavior — as shown in a 2017 video of turkeys circling a dead cat — this is actually pretty normal and chill.

RHESUS MACAQUES, DELHI, INDIA

Mischievous monkeys were already a common presence in Delhi, India.

Some estimates suggest 4,000-5,000 Rhesus Macaques live in the city, regularly snatching food and messing with members of parliament’s paperwork.

But now, in the emptiness of usually bustling places, even monkeys out and about seem to be in on a post-apocalyptic backdrop.

As editor Nistula Hebbar tweeted, this lone monkey has a real Will Smith in “I Am Legend” thing going on:

DOLPHINS, CAGLIARI, ITALY

There may not have been any dolphins in the Venice canals, but the sleek swimmers graced another part of Italy with their presence.

Without cruise ships and ferries around, dolphins visited the docks of Port of Cagliari in Sardinia, Italy.

 (Night Watchman Note: What will happen when millions of Christians suddenly ‘disappear’ in the ‘twinkling of an eye”??? Those who may be first-responders, doctors, nurses, support staff, policemen, firefighters, homeless volunteers, those in the red cross or other emergency aid and relief organizations, in the national guard or military, pharmacies, grocery stores, etc. You get the picture.)

Jesus Christ’s Offer of Salvation:

The ABCs of Salvation through Jesus Christ (the Lamb)

A. Admit/Acknowledge/Accept that you are sinner. Ask God’s forgiveness and repent of your sins.

. . . “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” (Romans 3:23).

. . . “As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one.” (Romans 3:10).

. . . “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.” (1 John 1:8).

B. Believe Jesus is Lord. Believe that Jesus Christ is who He claimed to be; that He was both fully God and fully man and that we are saved through His death, burial, and resurrection. Put your trust in Him as your only hope of salvation. Become a son or daughter of God by receiving Christ.

. . . “That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. (John 3:15-17). For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” (Romans 10:13).

C. Call upon His name, Confess with your heart and with your lips that Jesus is your Lord and Savior.

. . . “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” (Romans 10:9-10).

. . . “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.” (John 1:8-10).

. . . “And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. (John 2:2).

. . . “In this was manifested the love of god toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world. Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.” (1 John 4:9, 14-15).

. . . “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.” (Romans 5:8-10).

. . . “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” (Romans 6:23).

. . . “Jesus saith unto them, I am the way, the truth, and the life, no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” (John 14:6).

. . . “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth.” (Romans 1:16).

. . . “Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.” (Acts: 4:12).

. . . “Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth for there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.” (1 Timothy 2:4-6).

. . . “For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.” (1 Thessalonians 5:9).

. . . “But as many as received him, to them gave the power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name.” (John 1:12).

True Church / Bride of Christ Spared from God’s Wrath:

 Romans 5:8-10. “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.”

Romans 12:19. Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

1 Thessalonians 1:10. And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.

1 Thessalonians 5:9. For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,

Romans 8:35. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

Jeremiah 30:7. Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble, but he shall be saved out of it.

Revelation 3:10 Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.