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Sign of Last Daysoil and the wine .' . . . And authoritywas given . . . to kill with . . .food shortage ."Also : Mark 13 :8 ; Luke 21 :11 .4. Unusual Number ofEarthquakesMatt . 24 :7, 8 "And there will be. earthquakes in one place afteranother. All these things are abeginning of pangs of distress ."Also : Mark 13 :8 ; Luke 21 :11 .5 . Persecution of ChristiansLuke 21 :12-15 "But before allof these things people will laytheir hands upon you and persecuteyou, delivering you up tothe synagogues and prisons, youbeing haled before kings and governorsfor the sake of my name .It will turn out to you for thepurpose of a witness. Thereforesettle it in your hearts not to rehearsebeforehand how to makeyour defense, for I will give youforceful speech and wisdom whichall your opposers together willnot be able to resist or dispute ."Rev . 2 :10 "Do not be afraid ofthe things you are destined tosuffer . Look! the Devil will keepon throwing some of you intoprison that you may be fully putto the test, and that you mayhave tribulation ten days . Proveyourself faithful even with thedanger of death, and I will giveyou the crown of life ."Also : Matt . 24 :9 ; Mark 13 :9, 11 .6 . Christians Betrayed by Relativesand FriendsMatt. 24 :10 "Then, also, manywill be stumbled and will betrayone another and will hate oneanother ."Luke 21 :16 "Moreover, you willbe delivered up even by parentsand brothers and relatives andfriends, and they will put someof you to death ."Also : Matt . 10 :35, 36 ; Mark13 :12 .3387 . Christians Hated World-wideover Kingdom Issue and for UpholdingChrist's Exalted OfficeMatt . 24:9 "You will be hatedby all the nations on accountof my name ."Luke 21 :17-19 "And you willbe objects of hatred by all personsbecause of my name . Andyet not a hair of your headswill by any means perish . Byendurance on your part you willacquire your souls."Also : Mark 13 :13 .8 . Organized Opposition to KingdomWork by World LeadersRev . 13 :5-7 "And a mouthspeaking great things and blasphemieswas given it, and authorityto act forty-two months wasgiven it . And it opened its mouthin blasphemies against God, toblaspheme his name and his residence,even those residing inheaven . And there was grantedit to wage war with the holyones and conquer them ."Also : Dan. 11 :45 .9 . Increased LawlessnessMatt. 24 :12 "And because ofthe increasing of lawlessness ."Also : 2 Tim . 3 :2.10 . Many Forsaking ChristianityMatt . 24 :12, 13 "The love of thegreater number will cool off. Buthe that has endured to the finishis the one that will be saved ."11 . World-wide Preaching of theEstablished Kingdom as GoodNewsMatt . 24 :14 "And this goodnews of the kingdom will bepreached in all the inhabitedearth for the purpose of a witnessto all the nations, and thenthe accomplished end will come ."Also : Mark 13 :10 .12 . Formation of the League ofNations and the United Nationsto Stand in Place of EstablishedKingdom of GodMatt . 24 :15, 16 "Therefore,when you catch sight of the dis-