Woven throughout Jesus' parables and prophecies are warnings of the end times and the signs His followers must heed as they await His return. Among these signs in the Olivet Prophecy is an obscure reference to eagles or vultures gathering: wherever there is a fallen body, a corpse, there the vultures will flock together. This imagery, linked to the disciples' question about the sign of His coming and the end of the age, suggests that His return will be highly visible, akin to lightning, and accompanied by unmistakable judgment. In parallel accounts, such as Luke 17:34-37, the gathering of vultures is tied to the judgment on the followers of the Beast and False Prophet, who will be killed, with God specifically calling carrion birds for this gruesome feast. Any alleged return of the Messiah that lacks this judgment on God's enemies is a deception. Christ will return at a time when opposition to Him peaks and human governments assemble against Him, with a gathering of scavengers serving as a sign of God's judgment of shame. Furthermore, the wake of vultures symbolizes a diseased spiritual condition. In Revelation 18:2, Babylon the Great is described as a dwelling place of demons and a cage for every unclean and hated bird, with vultures at the forefront. Both demons and vultures prey on the sick and injured, gathering where death is. This serves as a warning to avoid spiritual unpreparedness, lest we fall to the birds of prey that stalk the spiritually dying. God charges us to come out of Babylon to avoid sharing in her sins or judgment, equipping us with discernment to recognize what attracts these vultures—the scent of spiritual death. A gathering of eagles or a wake of vultures ultimately stands as a symbol of God's judgment on those who resist alignment with Him. Vultures will literally gather for those who rebel against God in the final battle, and metaphorically, they already circle those unable to separate from Babylon, those so entwined with the world that they emit the stench of spiritual death. Despite the multitude of warnings and prophecies indicating this possibility, with all that God makes available, there is no good reason for that judgment to fall on us.