Many people express a sense of “prophetic fatigue,” noting that they have heard the same warnings since the 1960s. While it is true that every generation has seen wars and rumors of wars, the Bible distinguishes between the “beginning of sorrows” and the “final hour.”
1. The Logic of the “Birth Pangs”
Jesus used a specific medical metaphor to describe the end times: sorrows, or odin in the Greek, which refers specifically to birth pains.
“All these are the beginning of sorrows.”
— Matthew 24:8 (KJV)
The nature of birth pains is twofold: they increase in frequency and intensity.
- In the 60s: The “contractions” were present (Cold War, social upheaval), but they were spaced far apart.
- Now: The contractions are overlapping. We no longer have one crisis every decade; we have multiple global crises (economic, biological, geopolitical, and technological) happening simultaneously.
2. The Convergence of the “Unfulfillable” Prophecies
For 1,900 years, certain prophecies were physically impossible to fulfill. They required technologies or geopolitical realities that did not exist until the last few decades.
| Prophecy | Requirement | Why it’s “Now” |
| Global Viewing (Rev 11:9) | The “whole world” sees the Two Witnesses. | Satellite/Internet technology (Post-1990s). |
| Mark of the Beast (Rev 13:17) | Universal control of all buying and selling. | Digital currency and globalized ID systems. |
| Total Annihilation (Matt 24:22) | Mankind has the power to end all life. | Nuclear weapons (Post-1945). |
| Knowledge/Travel (Dan 12:4) | Knowledge increases and men “run to and fro.” | The Information Age and global aviation. |
3. Prophecies Fulfilled vs. Prophecies Pending
To understand “Why now?”, we must see where we sit on the ledger of history.
What has been Fulfilled:
- The Regathering of Israel: (Ezekiel 37) The “Dry Bones” coming to life. Israel becoming a nation again in 1948 is the “super-sign” that started the final clock.
- Jerusalem Restored: (Luke 21:24) The end of the “treading down” by Gentiles in 1967.
- Global Gospel Proclamation: (Matthew 24:14) The Gospel has reached every nation via technology.
What is Yet to Come:
- The Covenant with Many: (Daniel 9:27) A seven-year peace treaty involving Israel.
- The Third Temple: (2 Thessalonians 2:4) The Antichrist sitting in the temple of God.
- The Abomination of Desolation: The midpoint of the Tribulation.
- The Physical Return: The visible appearing of Christ at Armageddon.
The “Why Now?” Verdict
We are closer now than in the 60s because we have moved from Preparation to Positioning. In the 1960s, the pieces of the chessboard were being taken out of the box. Today, the pieces are on the board, and the players are reaching for them.
The very fatigue people feel is the “Scoffing” predicted in 2 Peter 3:3-4, making the current apathy one of the final signs itself.