Tuesday, October 18, 2005

Is the end nearing?

The constant threat of terrorism; the Asian tsunami that killed more than 120,000; Katrina floods of Noah proportions; mud slides in Central America which has created mass gravesites; quake in Pakistan crushing 40,000 lives; the melting of Polar ice caps that creates a global warming trend which could in due time cause devastating floods and fuel more intense hurricanes; and now a feared avian flu pandemic that experts warn could inflict a 50% fatality rate throughout the world.

Are these all signs of the apocalypse detailed in the holy Qu'ran, the Bible and the Torah or are we simply having a global strech of super bad luck?

There was a bumper sticker on the rear of an old Buick I saw the other day which read "Jesus is coming, look busy!" Funny or not, that bumper sticker had me wondering for a while given the wild happenings of today's world. How we mortals remain unprepared for mother nature's strike which creates the most horrific disaster in modern history.

I think whats happening today is more like a wake up call. Scriptures say that no one will know when the end would be nearing, but I guess all the nature game we are experiencing today is God's permissive will. Not that He allows bad things to happen, just that He allows them to stir in. The common grace that has protected our planet is slowly being withdrawn. Seems like the Almighty has taken His hands off the world cos of the kind of lives we are leading. Perhaps its time for us to all evaluate where we stand, specially those of us, who are not firm on spiritual grounds.

Dont get too sensational reading this, whatever is happening around the world is pretty sensational enough. Just remember to say your prayers before you go to bed :)
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