WATCH! 2026

 

ARE PROPHECIES REALLY COMING TO PASS?

Something is happening in the world that feels different now. Not just another news cycle, not just politics as usual, but a moment that makes you stop and ask the same question the disciples asked Yeshua (Jesus) when they saw the powers of this age falter before glory. In Matthew 24:3, when the disciples said, What will be the sign of Your coming and of the end of the age?, Yeshua did not give them easy answers or political forecasts. He gave them a charge to watch and to discern, because many things that look like endings are really beginnings in God’s story.

Today, the United States has conducted a bold military operation in Venezuela that ended with the removal of Nicolás Maduro from power. People are responding strongly. Some cheer, others fear the consequences. The people who will pay the price are rarely the ones who made the decisions. This operation triggered not only immediate protests and local unrest in Venezuela, but also regional debate over sovereignty, international law, and the flow of refugees. At the same time, border tensions have escalated along the U.S./Mexico frontier, with cartels exploiting instability and violent clashes causing casualties among civilians. These events show how power vacuums and intervention can ripple far beyond a single nation.

Iran is also experiencing massive demonstrations as citizens voice frustration over a collapsing economy and deep hardship caused by ISIS and Hamas and the muslim leaders. These protests have spread across cities and brought together students, shopkeepers, and retirees alike in what many describe as the largest unrest the country has seen in years. Security forces have cracked down with lethal force, and the leadership frames these uprisings as foreign plots, while the cries of ordinary citizens demand justice and sustenance.

The United Kingdom is facing extraordinary turmoil. Economic pressures, political instability, and social unrest are converging, with major strikes across transportation, healthcare, and public services causing nationwide disruption. Citizens are protesting policies they see as failing to protect their livelihoods and freedoms. This is reminiscent of warnings in Scripture about societies groaning under injustice and leaders acting without wisdom. (Proverbs 28:2, Hebrew: ki b’sharet lev ha-melachim yishteh am, v’lashon ha-reshim yifa’al, When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; but when the wicked rule, the people groan), which reminds us that when rulers are reckless, the people suffer, and lawlessness increases.

Across Africa, Christians face brutal attacks. In Nigeria, Islamist extremists and radical militias have killed thousands of Christians, with communities being destroyed, churches burned, and individuals abducted. Events like the Yelwata massacre killed over a hundred, displacing thousands, and the Kasanga massacre in the Democratic Republic of the Congo saw 70 Christian civilians executed in a church attack. These attacks are not isolated, they are part of a broader pattern of persecution that continues daily, forcing families to flee and communities to fracture. These horrors align with the prophetic warnings of Scripture, reminding us that evil will rage until the LORD intervenes.

These are not isolated blips. They are tectonic movements in world affairs. And as Scripture says, The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD and against His Anointed (Psalm 2:2, Hebrew: melech ha'aretz yatzvu u-roshim yehidum yachdav, al Adonai ve-Mashiacho, The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD and against His Anointed). The Hebrew word ap-kah is used for boiling up in violence and rebellion, and ra’ah re’shuth means to shape plans that have no lasting foundation.

What we are seeing in Venezuela is a collapse of old power structures and the unraveling of one government’s strongman rule. What we are seeing in Iran is a people pushed to desperation, their voices demanding change when their leaders refuse to listen. What we are seeing in the UK is a society straining under policies that fail justice and mercy, revealing deep fractures. What we are seeing along the U.S./Mexico border are citizens caught between violent drug cartels and government policies that fail to protect the innocent. And in Africa, Christians are being targeted with cruelty for their faith. None of these events fit neatly into our expectations, but all echo what Scripture describes in Daniel’s visions of kingdoms that rise and fall, not by human liking, but by God’s sovereign decree. (Daniel 7:17, These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth). The word for Ancient of Days in the original is Atiq Yom, meaning Everlasting Judge Who presides over all the ages.

Some will say these are signs of the end times. In one sense they are, but not the end of all things. The prophet Joel reminds us that before the great and terrible day of the LORD there will be signs in the heavens and on the earth: the earth quaking, nations in turmoil, and people fainting with fear. (Joel 2:30-31, Hebrew: u'nevuot ba-shamayim u-aretz, vetivka ha-adamah, u-goyim yifga'u, And I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth: blood, fire, and columns of smoke. The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood, before the great and terrible day of the LORD comes). The Greek word sēmeion means sign or wonder that points to God’s action. We see chaos, but Scripture calls us to see what God is pointing to: the coming of the LORD with power and glory.

Yeshua told His disciples that there would be wars and rumors of wars, and that nation would rise against nation. (Matthew 24:6, Greek: polemos kai phēmēs polemon, And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet). The Greek word polemos means actual conflict or battle. What is happening in Venezuela, Iran, the UK, along the U.S./Mexico border, and across African Christian communities are not just disputes or elections. They are polemos. They are symptomatic of a world crying out for justice, for righteousness, and for a King who reigns not by force but by truth and love.

Yet Scripture also warns that in the last days lawlessness will increase and love will grow cold. (Matthew 24:12, Greek: hē anomia pleonatēsei kai hē agapē psuchthei, And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold). The Greek word anomia means disorder because of rejection of God’s law. When power replaces justice and slogans replace repentance, that disorder grows. We see that in governments that promise stability but deliver chaos, in economic systems that collapse under their own hubris, and in hearts that are restless for anything but God.

So does this mean the return of Yeshua is imminent? Yes, in the sense Scripture teaches that all of history is drawing toward that moment when God will make all things new. (Hebrews 9:27, Greek: to men ouk estin apothnēskein pollakis, kai meta tauta krisis, And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment). The Greek word krisis means decisive turning point. Every generation stands at a crossroad of krisis. This generation faces one as well.

But here is the critical part most people miss. God never tells His people to sit back and watch like passive spectators. Yeshua said to watch and pray that we may not enter into temptation. (Luke 22:46, Greek: gregoreite kai proseuchesthe hina mē eiselthēte eis peirasmon, Watch ye, and pray, that ye enter not into temptation). The Greek gregoreō means to remain alert, awake, attentive. We are not to go around in fear. We are to stand firm in the truth of God’s Word and in the confidence that He is not shaken by how violent or chaotic the scene looks. He sees every heart, every nation, every twisted ambition. He will right all wrongs in His time.

When Daniel saw the Ancient of Days seated and the books opened, he did not flee in terror. He fell on his face and worshiped. (Daniel 7:13-14, Hebrew: u'raqi Atiq Yom yoshev, veha-sefarim niftaḥu, I saw in the night visions, and behold one like the Son of Man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of Days, and they brought him near before him). Worship in the face of upheaval is the posture God honors. When Paul wrote to the Thessalonians and said to stand firm and hold the traditions you were taught, he was echoing the same call Yeshua made: be rooted in God’s Word, be stabilized by God’s Spirit, and be watchful of what is happening around you but anchored in what God has already revealed.

So when we look at the removal of Maduro, the upheavals in Iran, the turmoil in the UK, the violence along the U.S./Mexico border, and the persecution of Christians across Africa, we don’t ask first, Is this the end? We ask, What is God teaching us now? Do we repent where we have hardened our hearts? Do we pray where we have become lukewarm? Do we stand in righteousness where others chase influence and power? Yeshua said, Behold, I come like a thief in the night, and that is not a threat to strike fear but a warning to stay ready. (Revelation 16:15, Greek: idou erchomai hōs kleptēs en tē hēmera, Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watches, and keeps his garments). The Greek word kleptēs reminds us that the return of Christ will be unexpected to those who sleep spiritually, but utterly certain to those who stay awake.

Yes, prophecies are unfolding. Not in random chaos, but in a pattern Scripture laid out long ago. And the pattern does not end in defeat. It ends in the triumph of God over every throne, every strongman, every broken nation. The question for us is not whether these events are signs, but whether we are watching in the Spirit, standing in the truth, and living as those who belong to the King whose kingdom cannot be shaken.

Therefore I say, Watch!