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Apart from all the other scientific facts about the earthquakes, the bible mentions that these are signs of the ends of times. Luke 21:11 reads the following: "and there will be great earthquakes, and in one place after another pestilences and food shortages". To me that is no surprise. “The seismic activity has suddenly increased in all the planet ”,explained the Indian seismologist Rajender Chadha in 2007. In addition, the number of victims has grown due to the fast increase of the population in zones of risk. According to the Geologic Service of the United States, the earthquake and tsunami that took place in the Indian Ocean in 2004 was one of the "deadliest".

Another sign is hunger. “There will be food shortages ”, noted Jesus (Matthew 24:7). In 2005, the magazine Science declared: “14% of the world-wide population (854 million people) suffer chronic or acute undernourishment”. And in 2007, the United Nations informed that there were 33 countries incapable to feed his inhabitants. But, how is this possible when the world-wide grain production is increasing? Partly, it must be that the grain of many fields of culture is not destined to the human consumption, but to the ethanol elaboration. In the developed countries, the rise in the prices of foods forces many to choose between the food and other basic necessities, like medicines or the heating.

Another important sign was the decreasing moral and social values. The apostle Paul wrote: "But know this, that in the last days critical times hard to deal with will be here. For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, self-assuming, haughty, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, disloyal, having no natural affection, not open to any agreement, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, without love of goodness, betrayers, headstrong, puffed up [with pride], lovers of pleasures rather than lovers of God, having a form of godly devotion but proving false to its power; and from these turn away." (2 Timothy 3: 1-5) Are these not the characteristics of many people seen today?

As you see, the bible has many proofs of the ends of times and one of these are strong earthquakes. Near Concepcion, Chile there was an 8.8 magnitude earthquake and shortly after an aftershock of 6.9 and diminishing. A couple of months ago, Haiti had an earthquake. We are only in March, and so far there have been many "great earthquakes... in one place after another." If you would like to learn more, please visit http://www.watchtower.org/ If you would really like to get in depth, you could request a free bible study program at the comfort of your own home. https://watch002.securesites.net/contact/submit.ht...