What Are the Signs of the End Times?
1) Direct Answer
Yes. The Bible gives clear signs that mark the end time, and we are watching them come to fullness right now.
2) Scriptural Explanation
- Global upheaval and birth pains:
- Wars and rumors of wars; nations rising; earthquakes, famines, pestilences, fearful sights (Matthew 24:6-8; Luke 21:11, 25-26). “These are the beginning of sorrows”—birth pains that grow closer and stronger.
- Moral collapse and last-days character:
- “Perilous times” with lovers of self and pleasure, disobedience, boasting, unholiness (2 Timothy 3:1-5).
- “As the days of Noah” and “as the days of Lot” — violence, corruption, and open immorality (Genesis 6:11; Luke 17:26-30).
- Israel and the fig tree:
- The fig tree budding is a time-sign; when it puts forth leaves, “know that it is near, even at the doors” (Matthew 24:32-34; Luke 21:29-31). The prophets spoke of Israel’s regathering (Ezekiel 36–37).
- Worldwide witness:
- “This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come” (Matthew 24:14).
- Great religious deception:
- Many false christs and false prophets with great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, the very elect (Matthew 24:4-5, 11, 24).
- Departing from the faith and seducing spirits (1 Timothy 4:1); strong delusion on those who reject the truth (2 Thessalonians 2:9-12).
- The falling away and the man of sin:
- A notable apostasy and the revealing of the man of sin who opposes and exalts himself (2 Thessalonians 2:3-4).
- The “abomination of desolation” spoken by Daniel (Matthew 24:15).
- Lukewarm church condition:
- Laodicea—rich, increased with goods, but spiritually blind and lukewarm; Jesus standing outside knocking (Revelation 3:14-20).
- Acceleration of knowledge and travel:
- “Many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased” (Daniel 12:4).
- Scoffers and unbelief:
- “In the last days scoffers… saying, Where is the promise of His coming?” (2 Peter 3:3-4).
- Economic control and the mark:
- A global system restricting buying and selling without the mark (Revelation 13:16-17).
- Outpouring and urgency:
- “I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh” in the last days (Joel 2:28-32; Acts 2:17-21).
- A restoring call before the Day:
- God promises a turning of hearts and a restoring message before the great and dreadful day of the Lord (Malachi 4:5-6; Matthew 17:11).
- The revealing of the Son of Man:
- “As it was… in the day when the Son of man is revealed” (Luke 17:30)—Christ making Himself known by His Word at the end.
3) Simple Clarifying Logic
- Jesus said these signs would come like birth pains—more frequent and more intense. When you see them converging, “know that it is near, even at the doors.”
- It’s not date-setting—no man knows the day or hour—but the season is unmistakable by the signs God gave.
- The right response is not fear but readiness: repent, believe the Gospel, be baptized in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and be sealed with the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:38-39). Hold to the Word, watch and pray, and look up, for your redemption draws nigh (Luke 21:28).
Short reinforcing statement
Now notice—every major sign Jesus and the prophets laid down is standing on the earth together. You see, the clock is striking. Stay with the Word and be ready.
Ask a Follow-up Question
What did the Laodicean Church Age (our age) Angel (- messenger) Say about this?
Ranked passages from the local William Branham sermon and Church Age Book database. Relevance is relative, not a statement of doctrinal certainty.
Wisdom versus Faith
62-0401 §169
...were humble, farmers, shepherds, (pastors, you know), shepherds, farmers, humble, didn't claim to be smart, but they just stayed with the Word. What did they produce at the end time? A prophet. It did. A prophet, what for? The last time signs. When Noah stood in that door, building on that ark, he said, "It's coming a rain." He was called a fanatic, but he was a prophet. Amen! What did he do? Brought salvation to them that believed and them that wanted to escape. That's what the humble, uneducated race brought fort...
Is this the sign of the end sir?
62-1230E §104
When that seventh angel sounds out every mystery, it's over. Let him be who he may, whatever it might be, God's Word can't fail. And He said, But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets. All those things---like Rome being the whore, and all the Protestant churches, denominations, denominating after her, has become her harlots, see---all those mysteries that the prophets spoke of will be revea...
The signs of His coming
62-0407 §115
...will be a day that cannot be called day nor night." It's a dismal, rainy day like we've had today---dismal, rainy. "But in the evening time it shall be light." Now as I've often said, civilization come from the east going west. The same sun that rises in the east sets in the west. It's been a day of organization. We've had enough light to build churches, and schools, and hospitals, and seminaries, and so forth. Had a little light, accepted Christ and put our name on the books, and so forth like that. But He said,...
Is this the sign of the end sir?
62-1230E §135
Notice, the first little flight---hand. The second was greater, whiter, doves---Holy Spirit revealing the secrets of the heart. And the third flight was angels! Not birds, angels! And that's the end time. That's all of it. Will this be the time, brethren? Is this the time? Now, listen real close, and don't misinterpret this. I want to ask you something. Let's go back just a minute. The church knows it's the truth. The scientific world knows it's the truth. And people are sitting here tonight, and many still living,...