9. Future Events indicated by Current Trends

If “future events cast their shadows backwards” (see Post #2), then some events that are going to happen in the near future (2-5 years) must have their origins (in part) occurring in the present time, or even earlier.

A short list of trends that are happening now that could have major implications in the near future would include:
1. The return of Russian militancy and dominance
2. The belligerence of the new nuclear hopefuls
3. The renewed increase in wars and possibilities of wars
4. The growing riches in Israel
5. The growing pressure on Israel
6. The global rise of militant Islam
7. The rise in America of a stealth Islam
8. The global movement toward a cashless society
9. Growing government intrusion and interference with life and liberty
10. The increase in famines and earthquakes*1
11. An increase in the velocity of the trends themselves
12. The growing possibility of the collapse of the world economy (added 1/04/11)

This may seem like a fairly diverse list, where the items listed only have one thing in common: their current upward trend. But there is a second common factor that is not so readily apparent: the Bible speaks of most of these events happening in increasing measure as the end-times approach. These trends should be watched for increases, confirmations, and deviances.

As the days and weeks go on, we will look at each of these trends in single posts or multiple posts.

*1 – amazingly including Cleburne, Texas with six small earthquakes in the few weeks after this 2009 post.