Prophecy

Birth Pangs

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Birth Pangs is biblical and apocalyptic image of painful signs preceding a new age.

Prophecy & ApocalypseThe Great Almanac DictionaryUpdated 2026-09-26

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Found in: Prophecy & Apocalypse
Related: Book of Revelation, Day of the Lord, Second Coming, New Earth

A great book open on a lectern, a shaft of light across its pages — Scriptural symbol · visual guide **Birth Pangs**
Birth Pangs means biblical and apocalyptic image of painful signs preceding a new age.
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Why Birth Pangs matters

Birth Pangs matters because it frames trouble as travail rather than meaningless chaos.

Where readings of Birth Pangs go wrong

It is a mistake to use birth-pangs language for sensational news prediction.

Sources and editorial method

This entry summarizes the tradition in the Almanac's own words; where no source is listed, it is an editorial summary rather than a primary text, and symbolic readings are named as the tradition's, not as fact.

Source: The Great Almanac Dictionary
Category: Prophecy & Apocalypse
Last updated: 2026-09-26

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What are Birth Pangs?

Birth Pangs is biblical and apocalyptic image of painful signs preceding a new age.

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