The evidence for the soon return of Jesus Christ is overwhelming. It could be any moment. One scholar lists 167 converging clues just in the last few years of this millennium. The following are eight:

1. Israel's rebirth -- As Jesus prophesied, the Jews were scattered during the Jewish-Roman war of AD 70 (Luke21:24). Also prophesied to occur before Christ's return, the nation of Israel was miraculously reborn on May 14, 1948. Israel is called "God's time clock."
2. Plummeting morality -- Studies show a shocking breakdown just since mid century (2 Timothy 3:1-4)
3. Famines,violence and wars -- Like birth pangs that intensify, Jesus said that the days just before His coming would see increased famines, violence and ethnic wars, a clear picture of our planet (Matthew 24:6-8). One of six people on earth suffer from hunger. Violence is epidemic, and a study of wars since 500 BC shows a recent, dramatic increase. Of more than 82 world conflicts since just 1990, all but three have been civil or ethnic.
4. Increase in earthquakes -- A recent study shows a dramatic increase in worldwide earthquakes, just since the decade of Israel's rebirth. Like increasing birth pangs, in the 1940's there were 51 above Richter 6.0; the 1950's 475; the 1980's, 1085; and in the 1990's at the current rate, a projected 1540 (Matthew 24:7).
5. Explosion of travel and education -- Two key conditions described about 2500 years ago for the Second Coming are that "travel and education shall be vastly increased" (Daniel 12:4, Living Bible). In all of history, the vast increase in travel has come just since mid century with the explosion of both ground and air transportation; in education, with the advance of science and computers.
6. Explosion of cults and the occult -- Counterfeit spirituality is everywhere with cults and false Christs (Matthew 24:24), psychic phenomena, spiritism, Satan worship, witchcraft, nature worship and the New Age movement (1 Timothy 4:1)
7. The New World Order -- Increased centralization of world financial and political power is a prelude to the soon-coming world power system in the hands of "Antichrist," who will be the incarnation of Satan and who will deceive most of the world (Daniel 7-12, Matthew 24:15, Revelation 13).
8. Increase in both apostasy and faith -- The Bible predicts in the last days, :A form of godliness, although they have denied its power" (2 Timothy 3:5). Today many churches deny the eternal truths of Scripture and power of the Holy Spirit, replacing with ngodly, temporal and "politically correct" values. but also, a prophesied outpouring of God's Spirit is causing hundreds of millions worldwide to come to true faith in Christ in record numbers, virtually unnoticed by the media.

The Escape Plan

Christ's death and resurrection have opened the way to heaven and life with the Father forever for all who put their trust in Him and His great sacrifice on our behalf. Christ will soon come and rescue His people from the approaching "Great Tribulation" (I Thessalonians 4:13-18). He will later rule and bring peace on earth—after Ge judges the world and every person (Matthew 25:31-46).

God's judgment is, indeed, coming on a world in rebellion. He cannot deny His nature. His attributes of perfecgt holiness and justice demand judgment for sin,of which we are all guilty. "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23).

The result of sin is death, or separation from God. "For the wages of sin is death" (Romans 6:23). Wages are something we earn, or deserve.