As we continue to watch the worldwide convergence of events which correlate with Bible prophecy, occasionally a news story comes out with such apocalyptic overtones – it can prompt even the unbeliever to take notice.

The holiest site in Saudi Arabia  – the Grand Mosque of Mecca – has been plagued by swarms of locusts and black grasshoppers.

I’m very glad that this story came out in an Israeli news source, the Times of Israel.

From timesofisrael.com

Mecca’s Grand Mosque Plagued by Swarm of Locusts

Authorities dispatch cleaning crews to eradicate insects for the ‘safety and comfort of guests of God’s house’

A massive swarm of locusts plagued Mecca, Saudi Arabia, earlier this week, prompting authorities at Islam’s holiest site to launch a cleaning operation to remove them.

Videos posted to social media showed the insects swarming around cleaners and worshipers in the city’s Grand Mosque, where millions of Muslim…