THE SECOND COMING ... PART SEVEN
Sunday May 27, 2012 9:27 pmI waited until this evening to write about the next sign as it seemed fitting to talk of wars on the eve of Memorial Day. For all families who have given up so much... as soldiers have both fought and died to protect us at home, I say, "Thank you!" I know that is far too small of a gesture for what has been lost: yet, I don't know how to properly express gratitude for such large sacrifices.
At times there are certain words and expressions that seem far too insignificant for me to use whenever I am trying to express the depth of how I feel. I once tried to explain love to someone and the word (love) itself seemed trite and completely inadequate, and not even close to what I was actually feeling inside. Yet, I was at a loss as what better word I might have used? To me it seemed like everyone used that word to describe all things, even the completely trivial: foods they enjoyed, movies they watched, etc. etc. etc. Anyway, I was dumbfounded at that time trying to speak my heart... and I am again at a complete loss trying to express gratitude for those who have given and lost so very much! I don't know how to say it any better than, "Thank you" ... sorry ):
Out of all the signs this
next one will be easily recognized even among the uninformed. And,
before starting I mean no sarcasm by saying some who reads my blog
might not be well-informed. For example: I happen to know a person
whom I admire... yet, on purpose she is not up-to-speed on world
events and that is because she does not like to read or fill her
mind with bad things. (Philippians 4:8) Anyway, you might be like
her, highly intelligent... yet uninformed in current events. And for
you I say, “Great!” You have certainly chosen the high road.
Sadly though for me and others like me: my mind has already been
corrupted to the point that watching the tragedy of nightly news
unfold is like a stroll in the park would be for most normal people.
This next sign I am
writing about is “wars and rumors of wars.” I am not an expert on
anything... literally. Yet, I do know a little about history and I
also read voraciously. However, when I first started studying this
phenomenon of the above sign I was taken aback as I saw that there
were many wars which had taken place in my lifetime... and I was
totally ignorant of several of them.
Would it shock you as
much as it did me to know that in my lifetime there have been 170
recognized and documented “conflicts” and “wars.” At present
there are 36 wars going on in the world as I sit here this evening
and type these words. But, don't let the word “conflict” confuse
you... these are WARS. A good example is the KOREAN CONFLICT. Truman
called it a “police action” and others called it a “conflict”...
but in this WAR it is estimated that 2,500,000 soldiers died in this
“police action.” That is two and one-half million soldiers ... dead!
Never in the history of
the world has so many wars been... and are presently being fought all
around the globe, AND with the other nine signs also happening at the
same time! And as far as “rumors” of wars, it is impossible to
turn on any newscast without some country vociferously threatening
annihilation to their neighbor!
Here is just a brief
example from the headlines. According to the papers Russia is, again,
“saber rattling.” China threatened to strike Tokyo if the U.S.
Shoots down any of North Korea's rockets. Pakistan has repeatedly
stated that if India were to invade, because they are much smaller...
that as a country they would launch nuclear tipped rockets into
India.
Some in the Middle East
have reported what they call the “Samson Initiative” as it
relates to Israel. Because Israel is completely surrounded (more on
that sign later) by its enemies... if Muslims were ever to invade,
then Israel would launch a full-scale nuclear attack against all
Muslim nations nearby. (It is because Samson killed more of God's
enemies as he was dying than he ever did in life: that is why it is
called the “Samson initiative.” Because if Israel perceives they
are dying... they will take all of their enemies with it.)
Anyway... the whole world
is either actively fighting with their neighbors, or are threatening
to do so! Again, the King is coming!
posted by Robin Johnson @ 9:26 PM
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