Chapter 34 This Generation When the disciples asked Christ, while they were on the Mount of Olives, when the end will come He gave them many indicators. He started off with the concept that when the early signs of the end have started, it is not the end yet: Matt 24:6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. Then he went on to elaborate more on events to take place, instability among nations, false christs and prophets and persecution. He then gave an indicator that will herald the end, and that is the preaching of the Gospel through all the World: Matt 24:14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come. This preaching of the Gospel is the Everlasting Gospel of the First Angel’s Message. After the Outpouring of the Latter Rain, in 3.5 years the 144 000 will tell all the World to worship the Creator because Judgement is coming. Christ then said, at the end of His discussion of the signs of the end, that all these events will occur in one generation. He said: Matt 24:34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled. So from the beginning of the signs He talked about, till the Second Advent, that generation will not pass. It leads us to ask: Has this time begun? There have always been wars and earthquakes and famines and pandemics. They have become more of late, but where do we begin this generation? With Covid 19 I believed that could be the beginning, because it was not an ordinary pandemic like the Spanish Flue, or the Black Death, but it was a pandemic where man interfered and manipulated as never before. There is even scientific evidence that it was a man-made disease, put into the population of Wuhan, China. The aim of this was, amongst others, to prepare mankind for the New World Order. Then it dawned on me that Pope John Paul II could mark the beginning of this time period Jesus was talking about. As mentioned in the previous chapter, John Paul was the most significant leader of the Catholic church in the 20th century, if not in all time. He really popularised the Papacy, and enhanced Ecumenism. He went a long way to prepare the way for the New World Order. Rev 17:10 puts the focus in time on this pope: 10 And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space. I am suggesting that the beginning of sorrows, as Christ put it, was in the time that John Paul II was pope. Since then many world leaders have been bent to set the New World Order in motion. This concept is exemplified in the war in the Ukraine today, where the NATO nations and Ukraine are not willing to make peace, but want to continue a war which they cannot win. In the process Ukraine is being ruined and NATO is wasting their resources. Ukraine is a grain provider for Europe. When the Europeans are impoverished by a sharp rise in food prices, and a lack of resources, it will be much easier for them to accept the New World Order. Trump with his tariffs is also weakening the USA, and those people will be more prone to accept the New World Order, especially if their American pope will encourage it. How long is a generation? Some say 25 years, others 30, possibly even a lifetime of 70 years. If we mark the beginning of this time at the end of the rule of John Paul II, that makes 2005 the beginning of this time. If God pours out His Spirit this year, the Second Advent will take place in late 2029. I am venturing into the forbidden area of date-setting, so let us leave it there. The thing is, World events are in flux, and things are moving rapidly. We could very well be the last generation, and have the privilege of being alive when Jesus ends this dispensation with His Second Advent. Commit yourself and avail yourself to Him to use you as He pleases. He will save those who commit themselves to Him indeed. God bless.