Biblical sky: Sydney turns red

Sydney turns red: dust storm blankets city
"Sydneysiders have woken to a red haze unlike anything seen before by residents or weather experts, as the sun struggles to pierce a thick blanket of dust cloaking the city this morning. Callers flooded talkback radio, others hit social networking sites and scores of emails were received from smh.com.au readers as Sydney residents expressed their amazement at this morning's conditions."

"'But it was not known what would happen to the dust. "This is such an infrequent event ... it's hard to say when the dust will stop.' The dust has caused havoc with the city's transport system this morning, with visibility on the roads reduced to just a few hundred metres in some places. Last night, large hailstones fell in parts of Goulburn and Wagga, while wind gusts exceeded 90km/h, the Bureau said. A 109km/h gust was reported at Moss Vale, it said. The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe weather warning across the state because of widespread damaging winds, which are expected to increase in force across Sydney this morning." More pics here

The article goes on to say that national and international flights were suspended. Trains and busses were suspended. Traffic snarled. Ferries were docked. Tunnels were closed. The dust was so thick you could not see. This has never happened. Officials were at a loss to explain it.

Increasingly, we read events in the news where officials have no answers for the event's existence. A 100 year flood in Georgia. Atlanta inundated. Dust turns the sky red in Sydney. Unprecedented Rains on Rosh Hashanah. God is speaking to us. He told us that the time of the end would be filled with increasing earthquakes, roaring seas, distresses, and perplexities that make men's hearts fail with fear.

How many disasters, crimes, collapses does it take to get our attention? See, He told us ahead of time in Matthew 24:7; Luke 21:25-26; Revelation 6:12; 11:13; 16:18 what would happen. I pray that any person in Christ who reads this, sees not trouble but peace: peace because Jesus keeps His word, because He is live and active on the planet now. Because injustice will be conquered and banished forever. Because the saved will be vindicated. Because our Redeemer is coming.

If there be any person unsaved who reads this, please see these unprecedented events as God's hand speaking to us. He has always used natural events to seek His own. He does this to help us to see our dependence on Him to sustain and deliver us. Are you ready to acknowledge that the Creator God is the ultimate sustainer and deliverer? What will it take? A bigger dust storm? A wetter flood? More rain? I pray that this be the day of your salvation.