Congo’s Ebola outbreak has killed over 1,000 people

The Ebola outbreak in Congo represents a pestilence/plague affecting a specific region, matching the prophecy of 'famines, pestilences, and earthquakes' in various places as end-times signs. While this is a localized outbreak rather than a global phenomenon, it exemplifies the category of 'pestilences' (Greek: loimos) that characterize the birth pangs before the end.