The Passover and the Signs of the Times*
As this Passover season approached, we have seen several unusual signs from God. We have witnessed an unusual solar eclipse, the second eclipse since 2017, along with warfare in the Middle East involving nations that have been mentioned in Bible prophecies. While we never set dates for the Lord's return, Jesus told the Pharisees and Sadducees to heed the signs that had been given to them: "O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky (for the weather); but can ye not discern the signs of the times?...there shall no sign be given...but the sign of the prophet Jonas." (Mt. 16:1-4). The sign of Jonah to which Jesus referred, was the resurrection of Jesus after three days in the grave. One of the prophetic signs that we see today connected to the last days is the prevalence of scoffers of the faith: "Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, and saying, Where is the promise of his coming...