Global warming??? I bet you’re thinking “What does global warming have to do with the Word of God?” It’s quite simple… If you think man is messing up the world and creating global warming which will ultimately lead to global catastrophes, just wait until you see what God does to this world. The Bible tells us “The fourth angel poured out his bowl upon the sun , and it was given to it to scorch men with fire . 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 16:8-9 NASB)”
Ever since I received my first Bible, I have been fascinated by the book of Revelation. Unlike most people, who start reading their first Bible at Genesis 1 or Matthew 1, I skipped all that and headed to the Book of Revelation and started there. My logic was that if the Bible was history and God’s instructions for life, why not just go to the end for the summary and wrap-up ??? So at the ripe old age of 15, I dove in and read the book of Revelation. At the time, I understood nothing but I did think it would be a cool movie.
What amazes me now after all these years is how few sermons are preached on Revelation and how few Bible studies / Sunday schools incorporate Revelation. However, what appalls me most is that when you seek outside sources to supplement your study, you find diametrically opposed input ranging from a literal and prophetic interpretation to an allegorical spiritualization of historical events and numerous combinations of both.
WAKE UP PEOPLE!! The book of Revelation says: “Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of the prophecy, and heed the things which are written in it; for the time is near. (Revelation 1:3 NASB)” and “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. (Numerous passages NASB)” and I could go on and on. I’ve looked and looked but cannot find one verse in Revelation that remotely says anything like “This which I am about to tell you is way too deep and complicated for normal people. Therefore, write down what you see and send it to the those with doctorate degrees in seven different denominations to pontificate on and document a multitude of nebulous and spurious meanings.” No! The Scriptures were not written for some esoteric think tank to interpret and apply; they were written for YOU! If you fail to see this you will end up beliving what a modern day Pharisee and Sadducee tells you and not even recognize the true Savior when He comes … Does that sound familiar?
So back to the topic of Global Warming. Will man be the cause of global warming? The answer is: Yes, but not via the method today’s scientists claim. The path of mankind has been foretold and man will continue to pull further away from God … (2Ti 4:3-4 NASB). This, sadly, will continue until God finally says enough of this and unleashes His wrath on the earth and its inhabitants. Global warming will occur but be only one of the major catastrophes so vividly described in(Revelation 5-19) God caused because of man’s disobedience!
God will bring about global warming but God will also will provide the ultimate cure …. the Eternal State ( Rev 21). So the question now becomes will you be clothed in white riding with Christ when He returns (Rev 19:14), or one of those assembled with the Beast to fight the Lord when he returns (Rev 19:19 Hint: you lose). Choose your side: the cause of global warming or beneficiary of the cure.
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