A significant international movement of unrest has been growing around the world since September 2011. This protest group calls itself “Occupy.” It is primarily targeted against economic and social inequality, starting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and quickly spreading to New York and San Francisco. Within a month there were almost 100 additional Occupy sites, and as of November 2011 there are now over 2,600 Occupy communities. [1]

Recently, these protests have been broken up in some places by the police, and some people are angry at what they perceive as injustice. For instance …

“The chancellor of the University of California, Davis, said Monday that its police chief had been placed on administrative leave, three days after two campus police officers sprayed seated protesters with pepper spray during a demonstration aligned with Occupy Wall Street. The university’s chancellor, Linda P.B. Katehi, indicated that she was trying to calm the campus community amid widespread outrage at the police tactics. Referring to the temporary removal of the police chief, Annette Spicuzza, Ms. Katehi said in a statement Monday, ‘It has become clear to me that this is a necessary step toward restoring trust on our campus.’

“She named Matt Carmichael as interim police chief. Ms. Katehi also sped up an internal probe into the incident and asked the district attorney’s office to conduct an investigation into her police department’s use of force on the protesters. On Sunday, the university said that two police officers had been placed on administrative leave with pay pending an investigation into Friday’s incident. In videos that were widely distributed over the Internet, two police officers in riot gear were seen dousing about a dozen protesters with pepper spray as they sat on a sidewalk with their arms entwined.” [2]

The Bible speaks of the unrest, fear, and upheaval of our earth before Jesus comes. “And there shall be … upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; … Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth” (Luke 21:25, 26). Many are unhappy with the state of affairs in their governments. There is fear of the future. Will a small minority unjustly rule over the vast majority? How does all of this relate to the coming of Christ?

Deep perplexity among people is a sign of the end. You can learn more about Bible prophecy and the soon coming of Jesus by attending one of our upcoming seminars. Click on a link on this page. Don’t live with unrest. You can have peace about the future.

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[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupy_movement
[2] http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/22/us/police-officers-involved-in-pepper-spraying-placed-on-leave.html