IS IT REALLY GOD WHO IS CAUSING THE DISASTERS AND CATASTROPHES ?
IS IT REALLY GOD CAUSING THE DISASTERS AND CATASTROPHES CATASTROPHES ?
Should God be blamed for the catastrophes which happen ? Is He sending a message that He wants us to keep His 10 commandments ? That is what radio commentator Glenn Beck suggests according to a New York Daily News article and an ABC news report.(1) Some of the more recent disasters in modern history have led some people to believe that somehow God is actually causing these terrible events. Even the governor of Tokyo has stated that he believes the recent earthquake and tsunami were a form of divine punishment.(2) From the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001, to the more recent quadruple disasters in Japan(3), people have wondered why God has not intervened to prevent such tragedies.
While it may be the natural human inclination to blame God for sorrow, suffering and sadness, the Bible, often referred to as the word of God pulls back the curtain of the unseen world to reveal the true sources of calamities. In the book of Job in the Bible, God allows human beings to see who is really behind suffering and sorrow and sin (4). Many people freely profess a belief in God but do not acknowledge the existence of Satan who both God and Jesus Christ in the word of God have identified as the enemy of all mankind. It is strange that people would speak of “acts of God” as causing destruction and death but make no mention of Satan as the true source of devastation on this earth.
This is not to say that the devil is to blame for everything. Much of human suffering can be traced back to the words and actions of human beings. Errors in human judgment and selfishness continue to result in the loss of untold numbers of lives every day. Yet, Satan, one of the most dangerous foes to human beings, as pointed out by Jesus Christ Himself, is rarely recognized as being responsible for much of the misery in the world.(5)
It is interesting to note that the emperor of Japan stated that he was praying for his people.(6) I don’t know how he prayed or who he was praying to but In times of crisis, it often seems that human beings instinctively turn to prayer and/or to God. The Bible predicts that just such a thing will happen in the last days as disasters increase in nations around the world. Increasing disasters are indeed one of the signs of the last days pointing to the soon return of Jesus Christ. Unfortunately, due to general Biblical ignorance, Bible prophecy also predicts that a counterfeit revival will come as a result and lead to the enforcement of religious laws as a misguided attempt to appease God and bring an end to the disasters. False miracles that many will believe is the power of God will confirm people in error (7)
We are rapidly approaching that time. Will you be ready with a Christ-like character to help others find their way to the mercy seat of God ? Will you be ready to pass through the searching scrutiny of the judgment ? God is not punishing anyone right now but He is allowing circumstances and events to move forward toward the conclusion of the great controversy between Christ and Satan. Everyone must pass through the judgment to receive the gift of immortality from the One whom they have loved and live eternally or to be separated from the only One who can give life to be destroyed in the lake of fire with Satan and his evil angels. (8) Only by the grace of God imparted to our lives and the blood of Christ applied to our life record in heaven because of our choices will any of us be ready. May our heavenly Father keep you and I today and prepare us for that day.
(1) http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/glenn-beck-calls-japan-quake-me...
http://news.uk.msn.com/world/news-articles.aspx?cp-documentid=15649...
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2011/03/14/2011-03-14_glen...
(2) http://moderntokyotimes.com/2011/03/16/tokyo-governor-ishihara-says...
(3) http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2011/03/13/2011-03-13_hundred...
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/03/14/3162909.htm
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1366109/Japan-volcano-Earth...
(4) Job 1,2
(5) John 8:44, Luke 8:12, Revelation 12:9, Matthew 25:41
(6) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12756801
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/03/16/3165919.htm
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110316/wl_asia_afp/japanquakeroyal
(7) Revelation 13:11-14
See also ongoing studies of America in Prophecy at http://issues-of-life.weebly.com/
(8) 2 Corinthians 5:10, Hebrews 9:27, Ecclesiastes 12:14, 1 Peter 4;17, Revelation 14:7, 20:15, 20:10
Glenn Beck – Japan - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVmBnfxOWF4
Governor of Tokyo – divine justice - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eQn8D5y9yw
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Permalink Reply by Emmy Jai-Li Sthelen on -
Very good piece Kneels,, i must say that, truly signs of the times are fast fulfilling in rapid succession and we, as Christians are sitting comfortable in our homes or churches, not attempting to do anything to proclaim the gospel to a perishing world..
It is time for us to awake, awake, from our deep sleep, or the Lord will come and find us sleeping, just like those five foolish virgins mention in Matthew 25... It is sad to hear of all the disasters around the world, it is sad to hear of all the souls who perish.. Most of them perish without accepting Christ as their Savior.. It is time for us to take a stand.. We need to let others know about the Love of Christ.. It is not in the time of disaster that people need to find God but, people need Him every, second, every minute, every hour, every day...
One cannot truly live without the divine presence of Christ breathing upon his soul...
My prayer for all is that we see the significance of what is happening around the world, instead of being afraid, we need to look up, pray and worship the creator.. we need to ask Him for divine guidance as we search the scriptures and the Spirit of prophecy... For it is only those who study and know the word that will be able to make it through the great tribulation...
May God have mercy on us all... God bless..
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Permalink Reply by Isiah Khosa on -
I really understand what you are saying about the blame to be shifted away from God since He is love.
Tell me now, we are told that things that happened to the Israelites was for ensampling; some of them were swallowed by the earth because of their deeds, some got Leprosy, Jerusalem was destructed (Mathew 22). Another thing is that God says He is the healer and the destroyer; one more thing is that Ellen White says we should move out of the cities because God's judgement will be upon them.
What do we say about the above?
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Permalink Reply by OSING on -
God isn't the cause of the disasters taking place globally now-a-days. We know that it is the work of the enemy of God, and He will be blamed for the disasters. God does not destroy. He allows the enemy to accomplish what he is ever seeking to do, that of destroying our planet. When Jesus, in His reply to the disciples' query regarding the end of the world, and His coming, said that there will be signs in the heavens and the earth, and we know what the signs are; FLOODS, EARTHQUAKES, LAND SLIDES, TSUNAMIS, TORNADOS, etc. these are all caused by the enemy of God, which He allows or permits to take place. As we note in the case of Job, all the troubles and disasters which took place in his household, the enemy, PERMITTED BY GOD, did all the destruction. The story of Job is merely duplicated in large scale on our planet today.
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Permalink Reply by samuel nyakundi nyamweya on -
Never blame GOD,GOD is love,hence,God will never cause pain to the people he loves,the catastrophes that take place on Earth are just but a fulfillment of what the scriptures say,these are signs to all of us to be awake ,even though its hurting to see some of our beloved suffer from these events we must still glorify God,let us know that the end is at its beginning Mathew 24.1-11,great things are yet to come,the question is are ready ?....
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