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Note: The expression “all flesh” means the entire human race. It is often used with this meaning in the Prophets (Isa. 40:5–6) (Jer. 25:31) (Ezek. 21:4–5). Every part of the human race will feel the impact of this last great outpouring of God’s Spirit.
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Note: Bringing the gospel to other people and nations is the natural effect of the outpouring of God’s Spirit. Note the special comment after this sign: “And then the end will come” (Matt. 24:14).
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Notes to Questions 4-6: These three signs all point to a great increase in satanic pressures and deceptions aimed at luring Christians from their loyalty to Christ. The Bible indicates that, at the end, there will be only two main groups of Christians. One is described as a “bride” and the other as a “harlot.” The bride is faithful to the Bridegroom (Christ). The harlot is unfaithful to Christ. (See Revelation 17–18.)
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Note: This sign matches the picture of the church in Laodicea. The damning sin of these Christians is being “lukewarm”; they are neither hot nor cold (Rev. 3:14–22). This decline in the love by Christians will be mainly due to one or more of the following factors: (1) Christians being bitterly persecuted; (2) Christians being tricked by the Devil; (3) Christians living mainly for money and material comfort.
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Note: The last century has seen wars greater and more numerous than any other century, especially the two world wars.
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Note: how these two factors are logically connected. The increase in knowledge (science) makes possible the increase in travel. Likewise, more travel increases knowledge.
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Notes to Questions 10-11: The rise of Zionism*, the rebirth of the state of Israel, and the Six-Day War of 1967 are among the great miracles of modern history. Someone has said: “The Jews are the minute hand on God’s prophetic clock, and that hand has almost reached midnight.”
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Note: The last century has seen repeated bold attacks on the Bible unlike any other century. It is ironic that these attacks on the Bible actually confirm its accuracy since the Bible clearly predicts them.
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Notes to Questions 13-15, 18: These signs are proved to be true daily by the newspapers of the modern world. (Compare Luke 17:26 with Genesis 6:5, 12–13.) The three main evil features of Noah’s day were: (1) evil thoughts and desires; (2) degraded and immoral sex; (3) violence.
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Note: amines and plagues naturally tend to go together, and both are often caused by war.
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Note: Records over the past century show a striking increase in the number of earthquakes.
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Note: The work of “the spirit of antichrist” (1 John 4:3) is twofold: first, to move Christ from His supreme, God-given position of authority; second, to raise up someone else in Christ’s place. In this sense, the main political ideologies of this and past generations—Islam, Fascism, and Communism—have all been anti-Christian (as are many other political and religious forces at work in the world today). However, the world still awaits the final Antichrist, as described in 2 Thessalonians 2:3–12.
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