Such events — wars, food shortages, earthquakes, pestilences, increased lawlessness, persecution of Christians, and the worldwide preaching of the good news of the Kingdom — serve as the major proof that we are now living during Christ’s presence in kingly power. — Matthew 24: 3 - 14; Luke 21: 10, 11.
लेकिन, अपने शिष्यों से विदा होते समय जब यीशु ने उन्हें सलाह दी, तो उन सभी सलाहों का निचोड़ था: ‘ सावधान रहो, जागते रहो । ’