Matthew 24:3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?

Here the disciples of Jesus ask Him plain and simple, how will we know? I dare say that the most accurate answer given to them should have been, “Don’t worry about signs, you won’t live that long.” Given that the answers that were hints as to the signs and times of the end, then the words were left for you and me to ponder during our walk with Jesus.

I dare say there hasn’t been a generation of believers at any time that did not want to know the same answer. Years later after many of the apostles had already died there were those who were seeking those same answers of Paul. Once again, only hints of signs of the times were given.

In both cases there was the issue of then and then. Order was given. There was and is order to all that God does. Order not chaos is God’s way. The hints are but hints they are not prognostic indicators of times and places which will lead us to a knowing of the when and how.

I have made timeline charts of all the prophecies and overlaid one upon the other to align the same or similar events in prophecy. This lead to nothing but order. There were no clear dates to hang your hat upon. The only clear message I found in all the study was given by Jesus Himself related to that end.

Matthew 24:45-46 Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season? Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.

Do not allow the signs of the times to stop service.

Jeremiah 18:16 To make their land desolate, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and wag his head.

There is within a number of believers a false understanding according to the sovereignty of God. It is their failed understanding that God causes failure and shame. They see verses like these and accuse God of sending Satan. The hissing is the sound and sign of the presence of the serpent. He is there but the Lord did not send him.

Preceding this verse is one in which God declared what happens to those who will not leave evil doings. They do not heed the word of the Lord, they do not abide in His love and mercy. They abandoned God and according to God’s covenant of blessings, His blessing is withheld from rebellion.

We all have seen what happens to houses and communities where houses are abandoned. Evil moves in and those who pass by see the decay and decline of houses and neighborhoods. So it is with those who have rebelled against God, the serpent moves in, but that is not the fault of the house.

The issue of the hissing is a constant persistent presence that will not stay in one house and seeks to bring down a neighborhood, then a city, and hissing if not destroyed will cause others to abandon the houses they have work hard to build.

Numbers 14:11 And the Lord said unto Moses, How long will this people provoke me? and how long will it be ere they believe me, for all the signs which I have shewed among them?

To all that have eyes to see and ears to hear: hisss!