Fox News's looong list of labor pains would be funny--

...if it weren't so serious.

Jesus said it would be like labor pains increasing toward the end, before He returns.

Check this list!

Today, in just one day, mind you, Fox had a whole section devoted to natural disasters. Click on the links:

Special Sections > Natural Disaster

LATEST NEWS•

HEAT WAVE

Another Scorcher of a Day in California
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California Heat Wave Causes Livestock Carcass Pileup
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At Least 56 Deaths Probed as California Heat Wave Hits Day 10
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Florida Lake Swallowed by Sinkhole Reappearing
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Nearly 250,000 Homes, Businesses Still Without Power in St. Louis After Storms
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New York Blackout Problem Enters Fifth Day; Thousands Without Power
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St. Louis Gets Cooler as National Guard Evacuates People Without Power


WILDFIRES
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6 Firefighters Burned While Fighting Nevada Blazes
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Firefighters Hope Cooler Temps Will Help Battle Fires in California, Other States
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Manpower, Equipment Short as Firefighters Continue to Battle California Blazes
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California Firefighting Crews Need More Manpower, Equipment
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Firefighters Battle Blaze in Boundary Waters Region of Minnesota
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California Firefighters Battle Fires Amid Scorching Heat
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Wildfire Scorches 1,200 Acres on California Island; Blazes Continue Inland
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Firefighters Set Backfire to Contain California Forest Blaze Caused by Lightning
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Cooler Temps Helps Firefighters Battle California Wildfires
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Firefighters Contain California Forest Blazes; Experts Warn of Mudslides
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California Firefighters Make Progress, Blazes Burn in Other States
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California Residents Turn to Goats to Prevent Wildfires
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Thunderstorms May Spark New California Wildfires
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Thunderstorms May Fuel California Fires
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Heat, Winds Challenge California Firefighters


FLOODS
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Red Cross: More Than 100 Dead or Missing in North Korean Floods
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Rains Cause Midwest Flooding, Tornado Hits New York
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Mother Dies Rescuing Daughter From Ohio Floodwaters
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Tornado Touches Down in Colorado, Flash Flood Warnings
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Heavy Rains Flood Colorado, Washing Out Bridges
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Northeast Still Struggling After Floods
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Northeast Floodwaters Recede, Residents Begin Cleanup


VOLCANOES
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Mayon Volcano Erupts in the Philippines
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Indonesia's Mount Merapi Continues to Pose Threat
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Philippine Officials Evacuate Villagers From Volcano
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Two Men Found Dead in Mount Merapi Bunker
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Indonesians Trapped in Underground Volcano Shelter
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Indonesian Volcano Mt. Merapi Spews Gas, Debris
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Volcano Erupts in Southern Japan
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Mount Merapi Rumble Forces Evacuation of 3,000 More
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11,000 Evacuated as Indonesian Volcano Spews Lava, Gas
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Fears of Eruption Rise After Volcano Spews Lava in Indonesia


EARTHQUAKES (Where are all the 2s we used to see?)•

6.1 Magnitude Quake Hits Indonesia's Sulawesi Island
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Tsunami Kills More Than 300 in Indonesia
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7.2 Magnitude Earthquake Prompts Tsunami Warning in Indonesia
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Earthquake Rattles Southeastern California
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Strong 6.2 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Indonesia
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Study: Massive Southern California Earthquake Could Come Any Moment
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Moderate Quake Shakes Tokyo
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Two Earthquakes Shake Japan
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Earthquake Rattles Indonesia's Sumatra Island
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Study: Earthquakes Can Trigger Far-Off Aftershocks
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One Killed, Two Wounded in South Iran Earthquake
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U.S. Tests Earthquake Warning Systems
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Death Toll for Indonesia Quake Rises to Over 3,500


TSUNAMI•
6.1 Magnitude Quake Hits Indonesia's Sulawesi Island
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Death Toll From Indonesian Tsunami Hits 547, 323 Still Missing
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Tsunami Kills More Than 300 in Indonesia
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BBC, HBO Tsunami Miniseries Sparks Debate
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Disasters Help Boost American Charitable Giving to Near All-Time High
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Earthquakes Rattle Tsunami-Warning Drill
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First Test of Tsunami-Warning System Conducted Since 2004
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Tsunami Warning System Failed After Tonga Quake
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White House Issues Tsunami Plan


HURRICANES•
China's Tropical Storm Bilis Death Toll Reaches 530
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Louisiana Doctors Outraged at Murder Accusation
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Tropical Storm Lands on Massachusetts Coast
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Tropical Storm Watch Issued for Massachusetts as Beryl Moves North
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Future Hurricane Victims Won't Get Spending Cards
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China Says 115 Killed, Hundreds Injured by Tropical Storm Bilis
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Report on Rebuilding Louisiana Leaves Out Specific Hurricane Protection
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Ten Months After Hurricane Katrina, 49 Victims Unidentified
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Former Presidents Bush, Clinton to Share Liberty Medal
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FEMA Checks Eligibility of Hurricane Victims Living in Gov't-Issued Trailers
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Disasters Help Boost American Charitable Giving to Near All-Time High
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DHS: New York, D.C., New Orleans Still Not Prepared for Disasters


TORNADOES•
Rains Cause Midwest Flooding, Tornado Hits New York
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Tornado Touches Down in Colorado, Flash Flood Warnings
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Tornado Uproots Trees, Rips Roofs Off Buildings in Wis.
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Tornadoes Touch Down in Central Oklahoma
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Iowa Tornados Leave Devastation, Death in Wake
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Tornadoes Spread Havoc Through Iowa, Killing One
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Tennessee Picks up Pieces After Tornadoes Kill 12
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Tornadoes Touch Down in Tennessee
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Severe Storms Kill 28 in South, Midwest


Amazing! It goes on forever! It would be funny if it weren't so serious!

He also said it would be like in the days of Noah, people having a great ol' time, oblivious to the signs. If we are seeing the signs, I'm taking another clue from Noah--he believed God and he was lifted above the destruction.

I'm of the school of thought that the Rapture--in the Latin Vulgate version of the Bible, "rapare", to be lifted away--will happen before the wrath of God is poured out.

I believe Revelation 4, shows the church, the born-again called-out ones who believe Jesus is the Savior of the world, will be lifted to heaven above the Tribulation.

That those left behind, as we read on through Revelation, the rest who "repented not" of lists of awful things, are not the Church on earth.

A news article this week told that an Irish farmer unearthed an ancient book, Psalm 86, dropped in an Irish bog a thousand or so years ago.
The National Museum of Ireland said, " this Irish equivalent to the Dead Sea Scrolls is being hailed by the museum's experts as the greatest find ever from a European bog."

It talked about enemies of Israel:

Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God. For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head. They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones. They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance. (Psalm 83:1-4)

Many people say this is eerie. That this is no coincidence.

Yes, evidently, God is paying attention.

But, whether or not we're in the very Last Days, only He knows. This could all pass. But if it's a labor pain, the respite will be brief.

Meanwhile, we need to be about our Father's business--including telling others about Christ--with the evidence of prophecy unfolding before our eyes.

If this is indeed the labor pains, Revelation 3, the seventh and last church age before the Second Coming, could apply to us. The Laodicean Church. Jesus has no good thing to say about it. This church is arrogant, thinking it's so rich, when in reality, it's poor, wretched, miserable, blind, naked.

Because of its lukewarmness, Jesus is ready to spit it out of his mouth.

The good thing is, if that is so, then it's also time for a great outpouring of the Holy Spirit's love and power--for those who will turn their lives around and reach out for Him again.

I'm ready for that, aren't you?

Meanwhile, here's a great website: Rapture Ready.