IS THE COVID-19 GLOBAL PANDEMIC, A SIGN OF THE END TIMES?
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| COVID-19; The end time sign |
The Bible teaches that before Jesus returns to establish His
kingdom on earth, there will be a 7-year period known as the Tribulation or the
Day of the Lord. Some are concerned that we are now in that period of
tribulation. But, as bad as this pandemic may be, I do not believe it to be the
Day of the Lord.
First, none of the corollary events connected to the
tribulation period have taken place. Earthquakes, famines, and terrifying signs
in the heavens are mentioned in Luke 21. Revelation 6:12–14, describes the
6th-seal judgment which will take place in the first half of the seven-year
tribulation (violent earthquakes, cosmic signs in the heavens, and the
uprooting of mountains and islands). The Day of the Lord will include plagues,
but also other terrifying events which have not occurred yet. While we are
enduring a pandemic now—other plagues in the past have been more serious than
this one.
Second, the man of lawlessness has not yet been revealed. In
the first century, false teachers spread the idea that the Tribulation had
already begun. In 2 Thessalonians 2:3, Paul said the “man of lawlessness” had
not yet been revealed. Paul was speaking of a coming world dictator, the future
false messiah, also called the antichrist (1 John 2:18) and the Beast (Rev.
13:1–10). Since this person has not yet been revealed, we are not yet on the
Day of the Lord.
Third, Israel has not signed a covenant with this future
false messiah. Daniel 9:27 indicates that the end of times seven-year tribulation
will begin when this future false messiah makes a treaty with the leadership of
Israel. It has not yet been signed, so we are not yet in the tribulation.
We should not be surprised that we are facing difficulties.
Jesus said, “In this world, you will have trouble” (John 16:33). Nevertheless,
we are not to fear. Nothing can befall us apart from God’s loving hand. He will
bring us through this crisis or home to His loving arms.
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