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Discerning the ____ of the times is more important than foretelling the
weather. Matthew 16:2, 3—21 Down
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Regarding discerning the signs of the times Jesus said, “take heed that
no man ____ you.” Matthew 24:3, 4— 2 Down
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In Christ’s discourse regarding the signs of the times He foretold the
destruction of ____. Luke 21:20—4 Down
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Jesus said that when the city was compassed about with ____ then it would
soon be destroyed. Luke 21:20— 6 Across
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Note: In October, A.D. 66, Cestius besieged Jerusalem. The Christians in
the city recognized this as the sign given by Christ. When the Romans suddenly
withdrew, the Christians fled, not one losing his life. Soon Roman armies
led by Titus returned and, in A.D. 70, the city was destroyed. More than
a million Jews perished.
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After the city was destroyed great ____ would follow. Matthew 24:21—18
Across
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Note: For the next nearly 250 years the church suffered intense persecution
from the Roman government. Christians were given to wild beasts, or smeared
with pitch and lashed to poles to serve as torches for the arena. Three
million were martyred for their faith in Christ. Then Constantine, realizing
that Christianity could not be stamped out, staged a political conversion,
and proclaimed Christianity (well mingled with paganism) to be the official
religion of the empire. But the long centuries of enforced religion that
followed produced even more severe religious intolerance, which took the
lives of more than 50 million people. Not until after the opening up of
the American continent were Christians finally permitted full liberty of
conscience without threat of persecution.
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Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun would be ____.
Matthew 24:29—17 Down
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Note: The United States had barely been born when, on May 19, 1780, it
witnessed what has been remembered in history as the great Dark Day. According
to the Boston Gazette, “there was the appearance of midnight at noonday.”
The darkness began around 10 a.m. Candles were lighted; animals thought
it was night. The Connecticut Historical Collections describes the tension
in the state legislature where, “a very general opinion prevailed, that
the day of judgment was at hand.” The poet John Greenleaf Whittier called
it “a horror of great darkness.”
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The moon would not give ____. Matthew 24:29—3 Down
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Note: The Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society, referring
to the Dark Day, contains this record: “The darkness of the following evening
was probably as gross as ever has been observed. . . . If every luminous
body in the universe had been shrouded in impenetrable shades, or struck
out of existence, the darkness could not have been more complete. A sheet
of white paper held within a few inches of the eyes was equally invisible
with the blackest velvet.… This gross darkness held ‘till about one o’clock,
although the moon had fulled but the day before.”
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The stars would ____ from heaven. Matthew 24:29— 14 Across
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Note: On November 13, 1833, from 2 a.m. until daylight, the sky all over
North America was aflame with meteors. One observer remarked, “It seemed
as if the whole starry heavens had congregated at one point near the zenith,
and were simultaneously shooting forth, with the velocity of lightning,
to every part of the horizon; and yet they were not exhausted.” Astronomer
W. J. Fisher, in The Telescope, called it “the most magnificent meteor
shower on record.”
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According to Revelation, a great ____ would occur just before the signs
in the sun, moon, and stars. Revelation 6:12, 13—7 Across
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Note: One of the most extensively-felt earthquakes ever recorded occurred
November 1, 1755. Extending over an area of at least four million square
miles, it covered the greater part of Europe, Africa, and America. Seventy
thousand people were killed. In Lisbon, Portugal, violent shaking lasted
for at least six minutes, destroying most of the city. The sea rose fifty
feet above its ordinary level. Encyclopaedia Britannica called it “the
most famous of all earthquakes.” G. A. Eiby, in About Earthquakes, referred
to it as “the greatest earthquake on record.”
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Jesus said that after these signs there would be ____ of nations. Luke
21:25—20 Across
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Because of the world’s condition men’s ____ would fail them for fear. Luke
21:26—12 Down
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Scoffers will say that the Lord’s coming is far off because all things
____ as they always have. 2 Peter 3:3, 4— 10 Across
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The ____ of rich men will become corrupt and a curse to them. James 5:1-3—16
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Sudden destruction will hit the earth when men cry ____ and safety. 1 Thessalonians
5:3—22 Across
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Among other things, in the last days men shall be lovers of ____ more than
lovers of God. 2 Timothy 3:2-4— 13 Across
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In the last days many people in the church would only have a ____ of godliness.
2 Timothy 3:5—8 Down
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The last days will be as it was in the days of ____. Luke 17:26—11 Down
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In the days of Noah (Noe) the thoughts of men were ____ continually. Genesis
6:5—15 Down
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In the last days ____ will be increased and men will travel quickly. Daniel
12:4—9 Down
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Jesus said that when we see these signs we would know that the kingdom
of God is ____. Luke 21:31—19 Down
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The generation that sees these signs will not ____ until all is fulfilled.
Luke 21:32—23 Across
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If our hearts are filled with the ____ of this life, we will be unprepared
for the end. Luke 21:34—5 Down
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To be prepared, we must ____ and pray. Luke 21:36— 1 Down
