Jesus said, "There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places and fearful events and great signs from heaven." (Luke 21:11).
While each of the first three Gospels devotes a chapter's length to Jesus' prophecies of things to come, in the good times that are now past there has been a strong preference to avoid them. Better by far (it has seemed) to speak and think about the Parable of the Lost Sheep, the healing of the lepers or the welcoming of little children. The good news is not in those scary prophecies.
However, now we see why Jesus told us about such things. If our faith is in Jesus we are glad to find that the pestilence which has knocked the 21st century world sideways is perfectly in keeping with our Saviour and our Heavenly Father's plans.
While each of the first three Gospels devotes a chapter's length to Jesus' prophecies of things to come, in the good times that are now past there has been a strong preference to avoid them. Better by far (it has seemed) to speak and think about the Parable of the Lost Sheep, the healing of the lepers or the welcoming of little children. The good news is not in those scary prophecies.
However, now we see why Jesus told us about such things. If our faith is in Jesus we are glad to find that the pestilence which has knocked the 21st century world sideways is perfectly in keeping with our Saviour and our Heavenly Father's plans.
Had Jesus only predicted the good times, then we should lose our faith in Him. Instead we can learn the lesson of the fig tree. In his words, "When its branch becomes tender and sprouts leaves you know that the summer is near. In the same way, when you see these things, know that [the Master] is near, at the gates." (Matthew 24:33)
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