'Sign of impending apocalypse' found in Bible as 'end times' approach
'Sign of impending apocalypse' found in Bible as 'end times' approach
Sean Martin & Jane Lavender Sun, August 23, 2026 at 2:35 PM UTC
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Growing skepticism toward God signals the apocalypse is drawing near as predicted in scripture, some are warning.
Across the UK specifically, the proportion of people who identify as religious is experiencing a steep decline, with some viewing this trend as evidence of the final days.
Research conducted in 2018 by the British Social Attitudes (BSA) found that 52 percent of Britons no longer see themselves as religious - a significant jump from 31 percent in 1983.
Meanwhile, those identifying as Christian have plummeted from 66 percent to 38 percent during that same timeframe. It comes as Isaac Newton's 1704 doomsday prophecy predicting the year the world would end emerged.
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This increasing secularism was supposedly predicted in scripture, which described it as a marker of the coming apocalypse, reports the Daily Star.
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"As the world moves closer to this reality, it should motivate us to draw ever closer to the Lord." -Credit:GETTY
The passage Matthew 24:9-14 states: "Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me.
"At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people.
"Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come."
According to the website Bible Study Tools, these signs are sufficient to indicate the end is near. It said: "You can be confident that we are living in the last days ... because the signs point to Christ coming soon. We see it in the culture - the shifting attitude towards God and the tenants of Scripture.
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"We see it in the character of people - the way we treat each other, especially in this social media age. We see it in the condition of men's heart - the love of many are growing cold."
The website emphasized, though, that this shouldn't be viewed as cause for alarm.
It added: "The thought of the Apocalypse and the signs mentioned in the Bible should not be a source of fear, but a source of encouragement.
"The prize of our salvation and the joy of our redemption is to see our Saviour and to be with him forever and ever. As the world moves closer to this reality, it should motivate us to draw ever closer to the Lord. The first century church understood this. It shaped their hopes and more importantly shaped how they lived."
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Source: “AOL Breaking”
