Charles, I know that you are just as surprised as I am, and many of us, that so many CHRISTIANS are asleep to the times we are living in. I have no crystal ball, but we don't need one. We have the words of JESUS and HE told us all the signs of his return. It grieves me when I witness to family and friends about
HIS soon return and they look at you like you are from Mars or Pluto. Jesus talked about earthquakes in DIVERSE places. Well a few days ago, EASTERN KY. had an earthquake, then a short while later, BURMA. What in the world could be more DIVERSE than that? The only thing we can do about our loved ones who refuse to see the signs everywhere is simply pray that God will open their eyes before it is TOO late! HE also talked about the whole world hating us for HIS NAME's sake. Well, we are NAMED for JESUS. We are called "CHRISTians," and Christians are being persecuted and murdered all over the world, especially in the muslim nations. JESUS is the only person who KNEW the future and predicted it accurately. We don't know if the rapture is tomorrow, the next day, six months or six years away, but we know that JESUS is near, and the signs of HIS nearness will continue and get closer and closer - as a woman's birth pangs.
 
Rene