Here’s an interesting story from Forbes. Wars, rumors of wars, famines, natural disasters, perversions of sorts, we’ve experienced all, but lately with greater intensity.  Nevertheless, when one man can be declared the most powerful leader on the planet, you have to wonder….about Mat. 24. Not that Putin is the “abomination of desolation” spoken of…I am just saying that the signs are to obvious to dismiss. But I am also sure that past generations have thought much the same way. Is it a sign, or just one person’s opinion?  You have to wonder.

Vladimir Putin Declared the World’s Most Powerful Man

Michael Schaus | Nov 07, 2014

The Great Tribulation

¹⁵ “Therefore when you see the ‘abomination of desolation,’^[c] spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place” (whoever reads, let him understand), ¹⁶ “then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. ¹⁷ Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take anything out of his house. ¹⁸ And let him who is in the field not go back to get his clothes. ¹⁹ But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! ²⁰ And pray that your flight may not be in winter or on the Sabbath. ²¹ For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be. ²² And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect’s sake those days will be shortened.