Child Abuse Epidemic
The normalization of homosexuality is driving an epidemic of homosexual child abuse. This is reflected by a large increase in cases of children needing counseling due to confusion of sexual identity.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/dec/13/childline-eight-calls-a-day-gender-identity-issues-children-nspcc-helpline-transgender
The sexual use of minors, whether by adults or older minors, causes a premature sexual awareness, and due to imprinting, causes the child to identify sex and sexual identity with homosexual acts. This type of sexual abuse will only grow as the percentage of homosexuals in the overall population increases.
As the percentage of homosexuals increase, at some point it will reach a tipping point, where homosexuals will be more aggressive in their ‘conversion’ efforts. I would speculate that this will somehow coincide with the rise of the Beast to his final place of power.
Geoengineering and Revelation
As average global temperatures continue to increase, and as the world comes to recognize the scientific fact that the amount of carbon already in the atmosphere indicates that average atmospheric temperatures will rise by another 3 to 7 degrees Celsius, the focus will shift from reducing man-made carbon emissions to reducing the amount of carbon already in the atmosphere — i.e. geoengineering.
http://newatlas.com/antacid-stratosphere-planet-earth/46959/
There is one prophecy that may allude to the implementation of one of the easier forms of geoengineering. In Revelation 8:8-9, it is written:
And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood; And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.
After a global heat spike erupts, causing one third of the world’s trees to burn, perhaps the United Nations will call for action to seek an immediate reduction in atmospheric carbon. It will be easy to dump iron sulfate into the world’s ocean, ‘a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea’, in an attempt to reduce the amount of carbon in the atmosphere. This is also known as ‘ocean fertilization’.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_fertilization
However, Revelation says that this desperate effort will result in a massive HAB (Harmful Algae Bloom, aka red tide) bloom that will cover one third of the world’s oceans, killing all sea life trapped in the poisonous waters.
Persecution Continues
The persecution of Christians continues in the dominion of Death and Hades.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4024052/Egypt-mourns-25-Christians-killed-church-explosion.html
We have argued that the 5th Seal has been opened, and those Christians unfortunate enough to be trapped in the dominion of Death and Hades are suffering horrible persecution. This site has argued that there are two conditions necessary for the persecution of Believers — first, that Believers are a minority of the population and second, that there is a hostile authority present. The percentage of Christians in America and Europe is declining, with the younger generation groups showing a marked decline in Believers. As the Baby Boom generation retires and dies, Christians will become a declining minority of the population. For the second condition, the presence of a hostile authority is already present, found in the agents of the Beast. As we move closer to the rise of the Beast, we can expect that America and Europe will become an increasingly hostile environment for Believers.
Live for the Day but Prepare for the Morrow
This site focuses on highlighting how we can see the signs of the coming prophecies of Revelation in the news and the world around us. Given the nature of those prophecies, I suppose this could cause anxiety about the future. For myself, I thank God for the goodness to be found each and every day. Live in the now and enjoy life. Do not worry about the events to occur in the End of Days, but rather trust that God will help you to endure in your faith as events unfold. However, I would argue that God gave us a brain, so be prudent and make preparations for what is to come. We are told not worry about what we will eat or wear in the future (Matthew 6:25), and so we should not worry — especially if we can make preparations now!