Thanks for posting the link, LivnForChrist. I have read that before, lots of good info. there.

From the article:
"Scholars in Bible Prophecy believe that although the world isn't yet in that prophesied time of unprecedented horror, the stage is being set. The birth pangs are already being felt. Christians are commanded by Jesus to watch for the birth pang-like developments."

I know many disagree with the birth pains being felt before the start of the Tribulation, I did but have started to move away from that position.