
An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has become the fastest-growing in the virus's known history, with 3,360 confirmed cases and nearly 1,500 deaths across five provinces, worsened by regional conflict. Jesus foretold that "pestilences" would mark the birth pains preceding His return, and this rapidly spreading, high-fatality epidemic in a conflict zone reflects the escalating pattern of disease outbreaks Scripture identifies as an end-times sign.