AskFOI: Are Current Events Biblical Birth Pangs?

When Scripture speaks of “birth pangs” where does your mind turn? Often we look at the headlines in the news of what is happening throughout the world. In this episode we’ll start with Scripture. As we look to Jesus’s teaching in the Olivet Discourse (Matthew 24—25), learn the original Jewish context of the question asked by the disciples and whether the imagery of birth pangs is tied to the future Tribulation period or the Church Age. We’ll see how the questions to the kingdom in Acts 1, the progression of end-time events described in Revelation, and the Old Testament background found in Daniel all connect. Above all, this episode urges believers to read the Bible carefully, interpret current events humbly, and trust God’s sovereign timing rather than sensational headlines.