“And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand… And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm.” — Acts 28:3–5 (KJV) Introduction: A Prophetic Picture for the End Times We are living in days the Bible describes as “perilous times” (2 Timothy 3:1). Darkness is increasing, deception is…