Antichrist, Crisis and the Mark. Part 2 Basic and common-sense commentaries on Bible prophecies and current events. MAT.24:7, 8 … And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of sorrows. Jesus said that plagues and diseases would precede His return. In 1951, when WHO issued its first set of health regulations to prevent the international spread of diseases, the situation was stable, the report said. People traveled internationally by ship, slowing the spread of diseases around the world. New diseases were rare. But today, *large volumes of people can easily travel worldwide, meaning an outbreak or epidemic anywhere on the planet is only a few hours away from becoming an imminent threat somewhere else. The coronavirus crisis has brought the whole world to a grinding halt and put something like three billion people under virtual house arrest. All over the world *fear has replaced not just faith but also just plain common sense and rational thinking. Let’s try to make some sense of this mess and also shine some of the light of God’s Word on the situation. 1JN.2:18 Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come… 2TH.2:9 The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders…