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WINNING WITH THE WORD “Winning with the Word” is a weekly blog that will help you to be a winner in life by applying God’s principles for living the abundant life as found in the Bible, God’s manual for life. An invitation for you: To subscribe to this blog, click here.  To subscribe to this podcast, click here. If this blog and podcast have blessed you, please encourage your family and friends to subscribe as well. Thank you! Be sure to check out our Featured Book of the Week at the end of this post. ______________________________________   Do you prefer listening instead of reading? Then click below to listen to today’s blog post on podcast. https://media.blubrry.com/winning_with_the_word/content.blubrry.com/winning_with_the_word/The_Beginning_of_the_End.mp3 ___________________________________________________________________________ Hello and Happy Day! This is Dr. MaryAnn Diorio, novelist and life coach, welcoming you to another episode of Winning with the Word. Today is Monday, April 25, 2022, and this is Episode #17 of Series 2022. This episode is titled "The Beginning of the End". In a very telling passage of Scripture in Matthew 24: 8, Jesus foretold many of the events that are happening today. He called these events "the beginning of sorrows".  What did Jesus mean by "the beginning of sorrows"? As we look around us today, if we are at all observant and aware, we recognize that our world seems to be falling apart.  People are calling good evil, and evil, good. Lawlessness is increasing, and insanity prevails to the point that people no longer know the difference between a man and a woman. Every day, we hear rumors of wars. Every day, we witness violence. Every day, we are bombarded with bad news about disease, about the economy, about food shortages and famine.  But the truth is, the world is not falling apart. As my husband says, it is falling into place. You see, thousands of years ago, the Bible predicted the very headlines we are reading in today's news. For instance, in the Book of Ezekiel, the Bible predicted the coalition that we now see forming among Russia, Turkey, and Iran. In the second book of Thessalonians, the Bible predicted the falling away of many from the Christian faith, the Great Apostasy as it is called. In the Book of Revelation, the Bible predicted the establishment of the New World Order, consisting of a one-world government, a one-world economic system, and a one-world religion, all headed up by the AntiChrist. The New World Order is emerging before our very eyes.  Today, we are seeing the rise of a one-world digital currency and a cashless society. We are hearing talk about inserting a chip in the hand or forehead to facilitate commerce--what the Bible refers to as "the mark of the beast"--without which people will no longer be able to buy or sell. Already a one-world religion complex has opened in Dubai, comprised of a synagogue, a church, and a mosque. What more proof does one need to believe that the Bible is true? What more proof does one need to believe that Jesus Christ is, indeed, God, and that He is coming back soon?  What more proof does one need to believe that the only way to be saved is to accept Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord? Those who refuse to believe truth are doing just that: refusing to believe. The evidence is all around us, and it is as clear as day. Yet, countless people prefer to bury their heads in the sand. Unwilling to submit to the authority of God, they simply dismiss Him and think they will get away with it. But God will not allow Himself to be made a fool of. The day of His judgment and wrath is coming, and woe to those who will not escape it because they reject truth. Don't be one of them! Perhaps, like many people, you think that things are going to return to normal. My friend, I tell you that things will never return to normal. We are nearing the end of the world as we know it.