8 All these are the beginning of birth pains.
Matthew 24:8 Cross References - MSB
Leviticus 26:18-29
18 And if after all this you will not obey Me, I will proceed to punish you sevenfold for your sins.
19 I will break down your stubborn pride and make your sky like iron and your land like bronze,
20 and your strength will be spent in vain. For your land will not yield its produce, and the trees of the land will not bear their fruit.
21 If you walk in hostility toward Me and refuse to obey Me, I will multiply your plagues seven times, according to your sins.
22 I will send wild animals against you to rob you of your children, destroy your livestock, and reduce your numbers, until your roads lie desolate.
23 And if in spite of these things you do not accept My discipline, but continue to walk in hostility toward Me,
24 then I will act with hostility toward you, and I will strike you sevenfold for your sins.
25 And I will bring a sword against you to execute the vengeance of the covenant. Though you withdraw into your cities, I will send a plague among you, and you will be delivered into the hand of the enemy.
26 When I cut off your supply of bread, ten women will bake your bread in a single oven and dole out your bread by weight, so that you will eat but not be satisfied.
27 But if in spite of all this you do not obey Me, but continue to walk in hostility toward Me,
28 then I will walk in fury against you, and I, even I, will punish you sevenfold for your sins.
29 You will eat the flesh of your own sons and daughters.
Deuteronomy 28:59
59 He will bring upon you and your descendants extraordinary disasters, severe and lasting plagues, and terrible and chronic sicknesses.
Isaiah 9:12
12 Aram from the east and Philistia from the west have devoured Israel with open mouths. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.
Isaiah 9:17
17 Therefore the Lord takes no pleasure in their young men; He has no compassion on their fatherless and widows. For every one of them is godless and wicked, and every mouth speaks folly. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.
Isaiah 9:21
21 Manasseh devours Ephraim, and Ephraim Manasseh; together they turn against Judah. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.
Isaiah 10:4
4 Nothing will remain but to crouch among the captives or fall among the slain. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.
1 Thessalonians 5:3
3 For while people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.