War as a Sign of Christ’s Coming

The Scriptures are very clear that one of the signs of Christ's coming is the prevalence of war in this world. Jesus emphatically states this in Matthew 24. Puzzled and perturbed by Jesus' prophecy of the destruction of the temple, the disciples asked Jesus, "When shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?" (Matt. 24:3). Among the many signs of which Jesus spoke, He mentioned also this sign: "And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars: see...