I think you are correct to pay close attention to what's happening now. I personally think we are very close to all kinds of bad things happening. It doesn't matter if you look at it Logically, Biblically, Historically, or whatever. I'm pretty prepared for most things but its impossible to prepare for everything. There are always warning events before bad things happen. The first battle of the Civil War was fought in 1858 in Kansas. Say what? The Civil War didn't even begin until 1861. That's right and the first battle was fought before any of the states left the Union. I forget the details, but as I recall, a military group from Missouri went into Kansas and fought another Military group from Kansas. I'm old as Hell, but just in case something happens before I pass on, I'll be in better shape than most others. If something happens after I'm gone, my family is aware of my preparations and will have the advantage of making use of them. I see many things happening today that are evil and are called good and I see things that are good and are called evil. That lines up with perfectly with the Bible teaching about the "End Times".