Venezuela Earthquake Death Toll Passes 5,000 With 50,000 Still Missing

Twin magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes struck Venezuela's La Guaira coast on June 24, killing over 5,000 people, injuring nearly 17,000, and leaving 50,000 unaccounted for — with reconstruction costs estimated at $37 billion. Jesus explicitly warned that earthquakes in diverse places would be one of the defining signs of the age preceding His return, and the scale and human cost of this disaster demands attention from those watching the times. Scripture frames such events not as random tragedy but as birth pangs — increasing in frequency and intensity — signalling the nearness of the end.