Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
Famines
These
Sorrows
Bible References
Famines
Acts 11:28
one of whom, named Agabus, being instructed by the Spirit, publicly predicted the speedy coming of a great famine throughout the world. (It came in the reign of Claudius.)
These
Matthew 24:8
but all these miseries are but like the early pains of childbirth.
Sorrows
1 Thessalonians 5:3
While they are saying "Peace and safety!" then in a moment destruction falls upon them, like birth-pains on a woman who is with child; and escape there is none.