Feb 14 2007
Signs in the Heavens and on Earth
My brother pointed out that maybe our focus on perceived global warming is wrong.
“And the fourth angel poured out his bowl upon the sun; and it was given to it to scorch men with fire. And men were scorched with fierce heat; and they blasphemed the name of God who has the power over these plagues; and they did not repent, so as to give Him Glory. (Revelation 16:8)
and again…
“But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a roar and the elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and the earth and its works will be burnt up. Since all these things are to be destroyed in this way, what sort of people ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, looking for and hastening the coming day of God, on account of which the heavens will be destroyed by burning, and the elements will melt with intense heat! But according to His promise we are looking for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells.” (II Peter 3:10-13)
I’ve never been a fan of looking for signs and wonders, but at what point will it become obvious that the events foretold in Revelation and elsewhere are coming to pass? When Katrina hit, when the Indonesian tsunami hit, when the Northridge earthquake struck, pastors and “prophets” were quick to claim that these were all a sign of God’s judgement against a sinful people and of looming Armageddon. Maybe, maybe not.
On the one hand, the events foretold will be hugely devastating, orders of magnitude beyond the Plagues of Egypt. And as with the plagues of Exodus, those events yet to come will demonstrate God’s mighty power. How will we be able to deny them? That answer is above: “and they blasphemed the name of God who has the power over these plagues; and they did not repent, so as to give Him Glory.”
Bottom line - is “global warming” the wrath of God foretold? I don’t know. But if it is, saving the planet is the last thing we need to be worried about.
