Both passages speak to the season of Christ's return. The Bible never contradicts itself — different prophecies illuminate different facets of the same coming. Here's how each stands on its own, and where they overlap.
Earthquakes and natural disasters increase
“There will be great earthquakes, and in various places famines and pestilences. And there will be terrors and great signs from heaven.”
Seismic activity and extreme weather events continue to increase in frequency and intensity across all continents.
Read more →Rise of false prophets and deception
“And many false prophets will arise and lead many astray.”
False teachers and deceptive movements continue to draw followers away from sound doctrine across the globe.
Read more →How they relate
These prophecies address different signs, but together they fill out the prophetic pattern Scripture lays down for the season before Christ's return.
Neither passage tells us the day or the hour — “no one knows” (Matt 24:36). They tell us the shape of the season we're in so we can watch with hope, not fear.