There's something happening here,
What it is ain't exactly clear.
Buffalo Springfield, 1967
What it is ain't exactly clear.
Buffalo Springfield, 1967
Lately I’m finding it incredibly strange, almost surreal, when I listen to all of the hype surrounding the year 2012. There are theories running the gamut on everything from the Mayan calendar to the nefarious Planet X (Nibiru); all of them supposedly pointing to our demise as a culture as well as a species around or near December 21rst of that year. At the same time we are cautioned on climate change, and in not taking immediate action we have been forewarned that by doing so we will cause the veritable extinction of the human race, so to speak. And of course we may deserve it - to listen to some of those pundits.
I do not subscribe to any of those theories and submit them here as purely speculation by others whose mindsets are clearly slanted that way. But the crux of the matter is this: the whole world appears to have a sense of foreboding concerning the future of the planet and the survival of our society. The ominous changes in weather, floods, earthquakes, the wildfires sweeping across various parts of our nation, the economic and the political climate all serve to persuade many that something bad is happening out there. That perhaps something dark and sinister is well on its way to our neck of the woods.
I mentioned that it is strange and surreal to me. I adhere to the counsel of the Almighty, and according to His Word all of these signs must come to pass and were prophesied to do so many millennia ago. Yet the world today will place much more faith in the theories I mentioned in the above paragraphs than in what the Bible has to say on the subject. The Bible is far-fetched, but Nibiru makes a lot more sense? Do tell.
Jesus faced the same dilemma in His day: “He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red. And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowering. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?” Matthew 16: 2-3
What are the signs of the times? They are blatantly obvious to anyone who chooses to keep track of things. A close watch on the evening news (and not specifically Fox in my case) appears to produce only more concern for us. The theories I mentioned above have been put forth by others to explain the symptoms of a society that is apparently crumbling right before our very eyes. But there is more to ‘chew on’ than mere weather patterns and natural disasters. If you step back and view the forest through all of those pesky trees, you’ll notice that right is now wrong and wrong has become right. Nothing is in black and white anymore - it all varies with whatever shade of gray works best at the time or fits the situation. We are fast approaching a time once described in the Bible where “every man did that which was right in his own eyes.”
There appears to be a lot of anger in the world today as well, and there are a lot of different opinions as to why it is that way. Our morals are all but nonexistent and not only have we grown accustomed to it; we celebrate and actually thrive in it. Tolerance is the by-word of our society, and we worship at the altar of diversity. We have no room for God and seemingly kicked Him to the proverbial curb many years ago. Churches, once the watershed of our thoughts and actions have been relegated as something to be considered merely as passé. And sadly, it appears as though most of the churches have melded with the world anyway, in a vain attempt to gain acceptance by those who do not care and will not believe.
So what is going to happen in the future? I believe that something is in fact on the way, and it will be a time of sorrow for many when He arrives. Our morals cannot save us; we lost them a long time ago. Our government will not be able to intervene for us. Science and technology cannot prevent the things that shortly must come to pass. Our own critical thinking and philosophies won't help us - in fact, they have brought us to the place we find ourselves today.
There can be only one way out when the Lord arrives to ‘judge the nations’. It will all boil down to our faith and trust in Him and the salvation that comes by accepting Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. Mark my words and remember them, but most of all be ready for that day to come when it arrives. If I am wrong and the prognosticators of 2012 and the Mayans, Nibiru, or global warming are right, then we all die together.
But… what if I am right?
I do not subscribe to any of those theories and submit them here as purely speculation by others whose mindsets are clearly slanted that way. But the crux of the matter is this: the whole world appears to have a sense of foreboding concerning the future of the planet and the survival of our society. The ominous changes in weather, floods, earthquakes, the wildfires sweeping across various parts of our nation, the economic and the political climate all serve to persuade many that something bad is happening out there. That perhaps something dark and sinister is well on its way to our neck of the woods.
I mentioned that it is strange and surreal to me. I adhere to the counsel of the Almighty, and according to His Word all of these signs must come to pass and were prophesied to do so many millennia ago. Yet the world today will place much more faith in the theories I mentioned in the above paragraphs than in what the Bible has to say on the subject. The Bible is far-fetched, but Nibiru makes a lot more sense? Do tell.
Jesus faced the same dilemma in His day: “He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red. And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowering. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?” Matthew 16: 2-3
What are the signs of the times? They are blatantly obvious to anyone who chooses to keep track of things. A close watch on the evening news (and not specifically Fox in my case) appears to produce only more concern for us. The theories I mentioned above have been put forth by others to explain the symptoms of a society that is apparently crumbling right before our very eyes. But there is more to ‘chew on’ than mere weather patterns and natural disasters. If you step back and view the forest through all of those pesky trees, you’ll notice that right is now wrong and wrong has become right. Nothing is in black and white anymore - it all varies with whatever shade of gray works best at the time or fits the situation. We are fast approaching a time once described in the Bible where “every man did that which was right in his own eyes.”
There appears to be a lot of anger in the world today as well, and there are a lot of different opinions as to why it is that way. Our morals are all but nonexistent and not only have we grown accustomed to it; we celebrate and actually thrive in it. Tolerance is the by-word of our society, and we worship at the altar of diversity. We have no room for God and seemingly kicked Him to the proverbial curb many years ago. Churches, once the watershed of our thoughts and actions have been relegated as something to be considered merely as passé. And sadly, it appears as though most of the churches have melded with the world anyway, in a vain attempt to gain acceptance by those who do not care and will not believe.
So what is going to happen in the future? I believe that something is in fact on the way, and it will be a time of sorrow for many when He arrives. Our morals cannot save us; we lost them a long time ago. Our government will not be able to intervene for us. Science and technology cannot prevent the things that shortly must come to pass. Our own critical thinking and philosophies won't help us - in fact, they have brought us to the place we find ourselves today.
There can be only one way out when the Lord arrives to ‘judge the nations’. It will all boil down to our faith and trust in Him and the salvation that comes by accepting Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. Mark my words and remember them, but most of all be ready for that day to come when it arrives. If I am wrong and the prognosticators of 2012 and the Mayans, Nibiru, or global warming are right, then we all die together.
But… what if I am right?
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