It’s 90 seconds to midnight, or the end of the world. That’s the latest prediction of the team of scientists who maintain the so-called Doomsday Clock.
What could sound more ominous than the phrase Doomsday Clock and the annihilation of the world; and is anyone really taking notice?
If you haven’t heard about it, “The Doomsday Clock is a metaphor for how close humanity is to self-annihilation, according to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, which has maintained the clock since 1947.” The team of scientists released their latest “Doomsday” prediction on January 23, 2024 and for the second straight year set the clock at 90 seconds to midnight, which is the closest it’s ever been.
In a USA Today article about the most recent Doomsday prediction, the Scientists noted the clock was set so close to midnight due to the continued heightened levels of risk from threats such as ongoing wars and out-of-control climate change. The experts also said they were especially worried about how advances in artificial intelligence could sow chaos, making it harder to prevent global disasters.
It’s always intrigued me that the team of scientists who maintain the Doomsday Clock never connect their prediction of the world with Biblical prophesy. I fully understand that many if not most scientists don’t believe in God and spiritual concepts related to a diety. But when you look at what scripture says about the “end of the world” what the Scientists predict was prophesied and recorded in the Christian Bible many, many years ago.
For example, in the book of Matthew, the disciples asked Jesus “what shall be the sign of thy coming and of the end of the world”. Jesus responded in no uncertain terms: “Take heed that no man deceive you. For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. All these are the beginning of sorrows.” (Matthew 24:4-8 – KJV)
According to the USAToday article, the Doomsday scientists created the clock using the imagery of the apocalypse (midnight) and the contemporary idiom of nuclear explosion (countdown to zero) to convey threats to humanity and the Earth. The January 24 release of their latest prediction was the first update to the clock since the start of the Israel-Hamas war and the second since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine renewed fears of global nuclear war.
There are many passages in the Bible that provide information about the state of the world leading up to the end of the world and the return of Jesus Christ. The Bible is clear that no man nor angel can predict the exact date or time Jesus will return, but as He told his disciples there would be clear signs leading up to it.
Matthew 24:36-39 also states: “But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.”
While the Doomsday Clock scientists are warning the world about potential annihilation, there is good news for believers and followers of Christ. We don’t have to depend of those scientists to inform us about the end of the world. The Holy scriptures have already done it.
Our job is to make sure we’re paying attention to the signs recorded in Matthew chapter 24, Mark chapter 13, and Luke chapters 12 and 21, and then be sure we’re making ourselves ready for Christ’s return. We do that by making sure we’re fulfilling His will in our lives. Consequently, for us, the “end of the world” will usher in a new beginning. It will be the time Jesus raptures us to Heaven to be with Him forever.
“Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. 43But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up. Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.” (Matthew 24:42-44)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/01/23/doomsday-clock-announcement-2024/72311076007/
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