Venezuela Earthquakes Kill 1,719 as Families of Footballers Among Dead

Twin earthquakes of 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude struck Venezuela, killing at least 1,719 people — the most powerful seismic event in the country since 1900 — with the US Geological Survey warning deaths could reach 10,000. Jesus explicitly listed earthquakes in diverse places as one of the signs preceding His return, and the increasing frequency and intensity of major seismic events worldwide aligns with the prophetic pattern described as the 'beginning of birth pains.' Matthew 24:7 records Christ's own words: 'There will be famines and earthquakes in various places — all these are the beginning of birth pains.'