Jesus sums up the previous words, explaining that wars, famines, and disasters are not the end of the world, but only its beginning. He uses the word “labor pains” as an image of childbirth pains, showing that these sufferings are signs of new life. Just as the pain of birth comes before the appearance of new life, so these troubles prepare the way for a new reality: the full revealing of God’s kingdom. This word teaches that the believer should not be crushed by the world’s pains, but should understand their true purpose: to cleanse the world for the fulfillment of the divine plan.