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The weather certainly has been crazy lately. Jesus said to watch for His signs of His coming. Some of those signs are earthquakes, roaring and tossing seas, storms and fearful events, famines, pestilences, and more. A freak hailstorm occurred in Melbourne yesterday that has definitely freaked people out. The storm was severe and caused much damage to the city. Worse than that, though, was its suddenness and unexpectedness. An eyewitness reports:
Melbourne: "I was there having coffee, the sky turned grey within seconds. Withinsecond, hail storm. Within 3 minutes, the street has gone chaos. It was a wave pool and flying branches and bins."
Eyewitness reports: "I was caught in this freak hailstorm that came without any warning. The hail storm caused massive damage not only in the city but also across the state. Some people say they will never recover from the traumatic experience."
Newsweek magazine recently asked the question: "Are Earthquakes Getting Worse?" The same question was asked of a seismologist by a Fox news correspondent in the wake of the Chile earthquake. The Lord said that earthquakes would be a sign of His return, and for us to keep watch. Even the secular folk know that something is amiss and now are starting to ask questions. But are they asking the right questions? A search on Twitter for "Mother Nature" and "weather" yielded a trove of chats where people are commenting on the crazy doings of the weather:
Miami: "Yes. Mother Nature is going crazy. Another weird thing: March is beach time for Floridians. It's chilly,here. We're wearing sweaters"
Seattle: "Flowers are blooming everywhere and it's crazy! This weather has put mother nature into a tizzy! (not that I'm complaining)"
Pacific Northwest: "Mother nature is seriously going CRAZY. Earthquakes in Haiti & Chile. Now, people are saying that there’s gonna be a huge earthquake in Washington & Oregon. WOW, SERIOUSLY?!"
Atlanta: "Yo Mother Nature been PMS lately with all this crazy weather"
Brooklyn: "Its crazy...everywhere has earthquakes....no escaping mother nature"
California: "Ahh! What's up w/the sky?! it's pouring, it's sunny, it's hailing w/thunder and lightning - so crazy! Mother nature is very capricious."
But a similar search for the terms "God" and "Weather" yielded zero results. There are so many signs and fearful events and earthquakes that people are noticing, and people are talking and asking about them. Now that they have noticed that the freak weather is becoming the norm, it is making them very nervous, uncertain, and fearful.
"Strange phenomenon occurred in Argentina. The citizens of Guernica were surprised by a strange cone-shaped cloud that rose more than 12 kilometers above the rest of the clouds. From inside this strange formation could be seen large rays that frightened the spectators. Many witnesses say may be a harbinger of some new catastrophe in the region after the earthquake in Chile."
Melbourne: "I was there having coffee, the sky turned grey within seconds. Withinsecond, hail storm. Within 3 minutes, the street has gone chaos. It was a wave pool and flying branches and bins."
Eyewitness reports: "I was caught in this freak hailstorm that came without any warning. The hail storm caused massive damage not only in the city but also across the state. Some people say they will never recover from the traumatic experience."
Golf ball sized hail damaged many roofs and pedestrians huddled under awnings and in doorways to escape injury.
Newsweek magazine recently asked the question: "Are Earthquakes Getting Worse?" The same question was asked of a seismologist by a Fox news correspondent in the wake of the Chile earthquake. The Lord said that earthquakes would be a sign of His return, and for us to keep watch. Even the secular folk know that something is amiss and now are starting to ask questions. But are they asking the right questions? A search on Twitter for "Mother Nature" and "weather" yielded a trove of chats where people are commenting on the crazy doings of the weather:
Miami: "Yes. Mother Nature is going crazy. Another weird thing: March is beach time for Floridians. It's chilly,here. We're wearing sweaters"
Seattle: "Flowers are blooming everywhere and it's crazy! This weather has put mother nature into a tizzy! (not that I'm complaining)"
Pacific Northwest: "Mother nature is seriously going CRAZY. Earthquakes in Haiti & Chile. Now, people are saying that there’s gonna be a huge earthquake in Washington & Oregon. WOW, SERIOUSLY?!"
Atlanta: "Yo Mother Nature been PMS lately with all this crazy weather"
Brooklyn: "Its crazy...everywhere has earthquakes....no escaping mother nature"
California: "Ahh! What's up w/the sky?! it's pouring, it's sunny, it's hailing w/thunder and lightning - so crazy! Mother nature is very capricious."
But a similar search for the terms "God" and "Weather" yielded zero results. There are so many signs and fearful events and earthquakes that people are noticing, and people are talking and asking about them. Now that they have noticed that the freak weather is becoming the norm, it is making them very nervous, uncertain, and fearful.
"Strange phenomenon occurred in Argentina. The citizens of Guernica were surprised by a strange cone-shaped cloud that rose more than 12 kilometers above the rest of the clouds. From inside this strange formation could be seen large rays that frightened the spectators. Many witnesses say may be a harbinger of some new catastrophe in the region after the earthquake in Chile."
In one sense, it is good that people are connecting strange weather and sky signs with harbingers of more, that is what the birth pangs are supposed to do. In Luke 21:25, Jesus said there will be "roaring and tossing seas", and in Luke 21:11 "fearful events and great signs from heaven." Fearful events such as massive waves unexpectedly slamming a cruise ship, killing two passengers? Or fearful events such as the entire Pacific basin - a quarter of the earth's population - preparing for a tsunami? Or fearful events such as a massive wave that washes away a bus full of retirees?
The foundations upon which most of the world has laid their cornerstone are the wrong ones. The signs God is sending are designed to remind earth dwellers that He is in control of the foundations of the world. God is stripping away those false foundations of finance, economy, materialism, infrastructure, weather manipulation, and even shaking the seas and the earth. We are not in control, HE is. This dawning realization makes for fearful people, eyeing the sky askance, wondering what next it will bring. One can only pray that their fear will turn into realization that it is God speaking to us.
Great article, Elizabeth! Very well researched and written. I'm going to link people to it from my Future History blog. How about that Melbourne incident!?!?
ReplyDeleteHi Larry,
ReplyDeleteThank you! Every time I watch youtube video of the massive hailstorm in Melbourne I am amazed. Apparently it happened so fast it was the speed and unexpectdness of it that made people tremble. One video I watched was of the wind and hail pelting a high-rise apartment window. You couldn't even see the building next door! I thought the hail was going to burst thru his window and continue on through my computer monitor!
Elizabeth,
ReplyDeleteI just want to tell you how much I enjoy reading your posts. You are, indeed, doing a great job letting God use you in these days. He IS inspiration and your writings are evidence of Him. While, yes, God is speaking to us in pop culture and various other ways. He is using your site to keep it all boiled down to His Word and facts stated in it. Other web sites are, I think, interpreting the signs and watching based on what His Spirit is telling them today -- are they interpreting what they are told correctly? Who Knows? But you are sticking to the facts and I know I can come here - not for an "interpretation" but for a commentary on what God said in the scriptures. Does that make sense? I hope you understand what I mean. It's all good, though!
Kim
Great stuff, Elizabeth. I saw the mention of Melbourne and had a brief shock... had to go look up a family member's itinerary and was happy to learn that they missed it by 48 hours.
ReplyDeleteThey ALSO missed the closure of the HNL airport due to tsunami warnings by less than 12 hours, landing in Sydney to warnings *there*!
Sadly, I know *plenty* of people, even (and perhaps *especially*) in church, who have no clue at all that anything is amiss... who are aware of almost nothing we see or talk about on these blogs and who (STILL!) imagine things will all go back to normal in a little while. Then there are others who, though they be aware of strange things, are quick to ascribe them to the lie of global warming or a previous administration's misdeeds.
2nd Thessalonians 2: 9-12 and Romans 1:24-26 come to mind.
Keep up the great work!! God bless you.
Kim,
ReplyDeleteThank you thank you thank you! The encouragement is so welcome. I am thrilled that you see that I am sticking to the scriptures. That is a huge relief, because that's all that matters, really. What God says. And it is so easy to go off track and descend into the flesh and write what *I* think. It is even easier to be thoughtless and wind up adding to the general confusion, something I assuredly do not want to do. So thank you, again.
funny stuff man! btw, satan, not god, rules the earth right now!
ReplyDeleteHi mary,
ReplyDeletethe bible says that satan is the god of this world (2 Corinthians 4:4) but God always rules. Satan must ask permission of God to do anything. He had to ask Jesus to sift Peter like wheat (Luke 22:31); satan had God's permission to curse Job- but NOT to kill him (Job 1:12). Satan operates within the permission of God and within His limits. God always rules and is sovereign. When crazy weather happens it may be satan, allowed to do what he wants, or it may be God directly, but in all cases, it is God.
When sin entered the world hostile weather did also. Thank the Lord that this curse will be reversed after Jesus becomes King of the earth (Zech 14:9)
Just because a magazine or a reporter ASKS a question does not mean that is evidence of some conclusion. Weather is the same as it has always been and the same with earthquakes. They are part of life not signs from God. I love that you all have faith but looking for signs everywhere just leads to seeing signs everywhere.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous, is it your opinion that nothing unusual is going on and Christians should stop looking for The Blessed Hope at this time?
ReplyDeleteI love how you are posting and its not unusual to here that some people does not want to believe but its all good. Jesus leaves choices up to each of us and I am with you. Jesus is coming soon!!
ReplyDeleteOne question? What about the innocent people & children who do not sin and died by all this horrible weather events. Does god not love them?
ReplyDeleteAnonymous, thanks for your question. You asked three things.
ReplyDelete1. "Innocent people" - there are no innocent people. The bible makes it clear that we are all rebellious against God, and we all sin. "for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God," Romans 3:23
2. Children - There is a doctrine Paul alluded to, what has come to be known as The Age of Accountability." God is Judge and our sins are law-breaking. Within the context of a court, visualize this answer- though Romans says we all sin, there are some people who cannot cognitively make the decision to ask Jesus for forgiveness because they do not understand the ramifications of their sin nor can make the choice to ask for forgiveness. These are babies, children aging at different maturity rates, and the severely mentally impaired. Of these, I believe, though they sin, God does not hold that charge against them. The issue is explained here:
http://www.gty.org/Resources/Articles/A264_The-Age-of-Accountability?q=age+of+accountability
3. Does God not love them? The bible makes it clear that God loves everyone. This culture has twisted God's love to mean we are never accountable for anything we think, say, or do that breaks His law. Yes, He loves us. But yes, He will judge us for what we do that is against Him. The two are not mutually exclusive and both are very real.
That picture of the cloud and lighting looks like a howling wolf. Just saying.
ReplyDelete-Emily
This is why the search rendered nothing about God being connected with the weather -
ReplyDelete2Peter 3:3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,
2Peter 3:4 And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.
Jude 1:18 How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts.
and u forgot the 2 tornados happen in france couple weeks ago, which has never happen before....
ReplyDeleteGeo-engineering, anyone? Openly discussed in gov docs... and it is active...
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