SIGNS OF THE END...WHAT IS HAPPENING!!!

Social Signs. God says that the increase in the immoral social climate can be traced to one event. The Theory of Evolution ("Planet of the Apes Descended from the Apes"). According to the bible we were created in the image and likeness of God (Genesis 1: 26-27). In the Image of God. God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. (Genesis 1: 27) However, the bible says that there will come a time when people will ignore evidence of His power and worship or give credit to the creature, believing that there were created from lower animals. Willingly Suppressing the Truth. For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because that which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them. He Gives Evidence. For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse. Futile Speculations of Foolish Scientists. For even though they knew God, they did not honor Him as God or give thanks, but they became futile in their speculations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing to be wise, they became fools, ... In the Image of Crawling Creatures and Beasts. and exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the form of corruptible man and of birds and four-footed animals and crawling creatures. Immorality is the Result. Therefore God gave them over in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, so that their bodies would be dishonored among them. For they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. (Romans 1: 18-25)
The Message of the First Angel
In 1844, God sent a warning to the world around the same time that the theory of Evolution was gaining ground. Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment has come. Worship him who made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters. (Revelation 14: 7)
God is the CreatorThe futile speculations of evolution began in the 1830's through the work of many atheists, Hegel, Lamark and Darwin. It says that we crawled out of the slime as worms, then fish, then cockroaches, then frogs, then lizards, then dinosaurs, then birds, then mice, then apes, then man. Soon we will be gods. God accuses them of suppressing the truth and being willingly stupid. God further claims that He has revealed their error to them. The Wild Kingdom. 1800 years before the theory of evolution emerged, the prophet correctly saw the theories of the future. In the same way that the ancients substituted an image of God for idols in the form of many species of animals, modern man has accepted an image of his origins from birds, animals and reptiles. The consequences of this belief about our origins are astounding. We have no restraints or reason to consider the claims of God. We feel free to pursue any immoral passion and we begin to act like the wild animals that we hope are our parents. If we are descended from apes then there are no rules to obey but our own. But if we are descended from God, then perhaps there is accountability. » Insulting God. When we believe that we have evolved from animals or worship animals we are saying that God is an animal and as his image we can behave like animals. For this reason God gave them over to degrading passions; for their women exchanged the natural function for that which is unnatural, and in the same way also the men abandoned the natural function of the woman and burned in their desire toward one another, men with men committing indecent acts and receiving in their own persons the due penalty of their error. Depraved Minds. And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God any longer, God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do those things which are not proper, being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, evil; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malice; they are gossips, slanderers, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, without understanding, untrustworthy, unloving, unmerciful; and although they know the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, they not only do the same, but also give hearty approval to those who practice them. (Romans 1: 26-32) Some of this brutal behavior can be seen in the theory of "survival of the fittest" and with the belief that this human behavior is just a mindless reaction to brain chemicals that can be fixed with a pill. So humans are also seen as a collection of chemicals and parts that can be swapped and changed at will. Every destructive, immoral choice is now "an uncontrollable disease". Our children join gangs and emulate the vicious, promiscuous and territorial behavior of wild animals, quoting these theories as an explanation of their behavior.
Murder. Scientific advancements have caused us to devalue life. With cloning and embryo farming we can grow racks of human beings to harvest cells and body parts. We kill unborn children when pregnancies are inconvenient. We invade innocent nations or starve them into submission to extract our will.
Fear. It has driven the United States to cross over the line. Now, because of bad choices, good men will make bad decisions for what appears to be justifiable reasons.
Wars. I hesitate to mention this for several reasons.
Only Get Worse. Christ said that wars and rumors of war were not the sign of the end - only that they would get worse. It is also possible that this statement refers to the time of the breakup of the Roman empire and the constant attack by the Barbarians which may be a model of our future decline.
Surprise Ending. It also appears that when the end comes people will be surprised.
Mutiny. The evidence seems to suggest that the world will cooperate to wipe out a peaceful group of people on religious grounds because of some unknown terror. It does not appear that they are at war with each other on the magnitude of a World War III. The nations are cooperating to wipe out the righteous. At the very end they turn against each other, but the former atmosphere is one of cooperation to unite against God. It is the type of effort we see at the building of the tower of Babel. The nations unite against the interests of God, but are thrown into confusion when God shatters them. This causes them to turn on each other. But this is at the very end during the plagues.
Mockers. People are mostly unconcerned with religion and they love to mock faith in God. Instead they have designed their own gods. Some churches mock those who "take the bible literally" without discussing the unusual fulfillments that are occurring. Instead they conclude that God is not coming to rescue us, we are responsible for our own fate. The secular media is just eager to promote that view.
Immorality. We are worse then the days of Sodom and Gomorrah. Immorality has not only affected isolated cities, it is the business of some countries and it is transmitted to our homes every day and it has corrupted major churches. Under such words as "kinder, gentler nation", "tolerance" and "politically correct" - immorality is desirable, while old fashioned morality is being systematically condemned as harsh, retarded, judgmental and stupid. There is no tolerance for the Ten Commandments. India has seen a sudden change in their popular culture message within the last six years. As movie producers try to access the Asian population in Europe and the United States they have been producing homosexual films, and promoting fornication to target these audiences and the nation of India. » Television, Music and Movie Industry. MTV and BET intentionally market sex, violence and profanity in the afternoon to children once every thirty eight seconds. Whereas network television presents these once every five minutes. In 2008, one network introduced two new shows. One promotes group sex and the other a serial killer. I wonder when they will introduce an endearing pedophile. » Pornography. It is a $98 billion industry that is produced, distributed and consumed most in the United States and is spread throughout the world along with our culture. Babylon is corrupting the world. » Gaming. Sex and violence are also distributed through the vide game and sports industries.
Excessive Marriage and Sexual Immorality. We will be marrying and giving in to marriage. » Divorce. The divorce rate among people getting married for the first time is 50%, even in the church. » Emotional Cheating. Claiming that "it is not about the sex", "emotional dishonesty is the problem", the new morality is now calling infidelity "honest" if the partners inform each other about the cheating. The new message is that "monogamy is boring" and "monogamy is a myth". » Cohabitation (Trial Marriage). Over half the people in Europe are living together, despite the fact that they are supposed to be about 90% Catholic. Premarital sex seems to be the norm among all singles and teenagers. Even in the conservative south, Christian teens engage in certain sexual behavior that gives them the false sense of security that they are still virgins. In a recent study 66% of couples live together before marriage. 40% of them produce children and 50% of those with children break up after five years. While only 15% of married couples with children break up after five years. Cohabitation is disastrous for children. Overall, the divorce rate is 2.5 to 3 times higher than couples who do not live together before marriage. » United States Same Sex Marriages and Civil Unions. The recent debate over same sex marriage has resulted in a call for an amendment to the constitution. It will define marriage as a union between one man and one woman. Forty four states have already made laws to define marriage according to this definition. Same sex civil unions are allowed in Vermont. Colorado (1975), Massachusetts (2003), San Francisco (February 12, 2004), New Mexico (February 20, 2004) until the attorney general stopped them, New York (February 26, 2004), Oregon (March 4, 2004) and Hawaii. California and New York issued marriage license in defiance of existing laws in 2004. The supreme court of Massachusetts told the state to allow these marriages. September 7, 2005, California became the first state to pass a law legalizing same sex marriage. » Global Same Sex Marriages and Civil Unions. These marriages are allowed in Canadian provinces (2002), the Netherlands (2001) and Belgium. In September 2004, the new government in Spain approved laws to legalize these unions and adoptions. On June 29, 2005 it officially became the law. The Catholic church is upset. The United Kingdom will allow these unions in 2005. Norway passed these laws in 2008. With these laws come rights of access to adoption and artificial insemination. Canada has even taken enormous steps to protect homosexuals from any words or attitudes that deny the legitimacy of that kind of relationship, even on biblical grounds. Canada officially made it a national law in 2005. On June 28, the House of Commons voted it in, defining marriage as a union between two persons. The senate is expected to approve in July. On December 5, 2005 Britain legalized same sex civil unions. South Africa did it a month before.
This discussion is not meant to take a position on whether such laws are right or wrong. The purpose is to demonstrate that we are in the end time social climate described by the Bible.