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he alarming and terrifying In this strange period of time in
events of our time unde-
Tniably show that we are
moving ever closer to our world's
final day. Students of the Bible
know that when our Lord and
Saviour, Jesus Christ, left this
world in bodily form He made a
promise that He would return the
same way He left.
As the disciples of Jesus Earlier this year, reports surfaced
watched Him ascend into heaven,
two angels appeared and told
them in Acts 1:11, "Ye men of
Galilee, why stand ye gazing up
into heaven? This same Jesus,
which is taken up from you into
heaven, shall so come in like
manner as ye have seen Him go
into heaven."
Since that day there have always
been people looking, waiting, and
watching for our Saviour's return.
However, far more people over
the course of the last two thou-
sand years have refused to considerably in July 2019 when
believe this core tenet of the
Bible.
This controversy was addressed
by the Apostle Peter in 2 Peter
3:3-4 which tells us, "Knowing
this first, that there shall come in
the last days scoffers, walking
after their own lusts, And saying,
Where is the promise of His
coming? For since the fathers fell
asleep, all things continue as
they were from the beginning of
the creation."
Peter then goes on to remind us
in verse 8 "that one day is with the
Lord as a thousand years, and a
thousand years as one day."
Finally, he emphatically informs
in verse 10, "But the day of the
Lord will come as a thief in the
night; in which the heavens shall
pass away with a great noise, and
the elements shall melt with
fervent heat, the earth also and
the works that are therein shall be
burned up."
point of no return. These war- tornadoes. The summer season
which we now live, the masses nings, which are plastered all over we are presently in has brought
are still reluctant to believe that the mainstream news, sound heatwaves, earthquakes, wild-
Jesus Christ is going to return. rather bleak and hopeless. fires, and storms.
Yet, in a peculiar twist, a growing Scripture reveals to us, however,
number of scientists, politicians, that our great hope is not in this Yet, what most people see as
and even celebrities have world, but our faith is in God that signs of irreversible manmade
expressed a belief that this world He will get us to our home with climate change, I see as signs
is growing closer to reaching its Him. that we are drawing ever closer to
end. the return of our Lord and
When we read today's news Saviour, Jesus Christ. As such,
headlines, it is no wonder that so we continue to watch. For as
indicating that Representative many people are concerned about Jesus tells us in Matthew 25:13,
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who is climate change and are, in fact, "Watch therefore, for ye know
a Democrat from New York, miserable. Last winter brought a neither the day nor the hour
issued a statement declaring that polar vortex that chilled the wherein the Son of man cometh."
there were only twelve years Midwestern United States.
remaining to save the earth from - LAST TRUMPET NEWSLETTER,
climate change. In response, the Springtime brought massive AUGUST 2019.
Washington Post published an flooding and a barrage of www.lasttrumpetministries.org
article on January 24, 2019, with
the headline "Ocasio-Cortez says
the world will end in 12 years. She
is absolutely right."
Remarkably, the timeline for the
earth's demise was moved up
BBC News published an even "Laat jou lewe aan die Here oor en vertrou
bolder headline stating, "Climate op Hom; Hy sal sorg" (Psalm 37:5).
Change: 12 years to save the
planet? Make that 18 months." Elke nuwe dag is 'n geleentheid. Gryp
hierdie dag aan, maak die beste daarvan.
The piece quotes Charles, Prince Vertrou in stilte op die Here. Dis 'n
geleentheid wat God jou bied tot
of Wales, who said, "I am firmly of
the view that the next 18 months vernuwing. Kyk rondom jou en sien die
will decide our ability to keep mooi dinge. Lig jou gesig na die Here.
climate change to survivable Laat jou planne aan Hom oor en Hy sal
hulle vir jou uitvoer.
levels and to restore nature to the
equilibrium we need for our
survival." Ons sleep soveel bagasie saam en die vrag
word net swaarder. Daar is soveel
The article also cites Hans herinneringe aan gister en bekommer-
Joachim Schellnhuber, who is the nisse oor môre. Ons vergeet hoe
belangrik vandag is. Hy gee aan ons net
founder of the Potsdam Climate
Institute. He was quoted as genoeg krag om vandag deur te kom.
saying, "The climate math is
brutally clear: While the world Gister is vir ewig verby. Niks wat ons doen, kan dinge verander nie. Dis
geskiedenis en afgehandel. Dalk moet jy vandag 'n belangrike besluit neem.
can't be healed within the next few
years, it may be fatally wounded Vertrou op Hom met jou hele hart. Môre is maar net 'n vae hoop op die
by negligence until 2020." horison. Daarom, maak die beste van al die geleenthede wat vandag op jou
pad kom. Onthou, die Here sal vir jou sorg. Vergewe jouself vir gister se
In other words, it is believed that if foute. Kry ook vergifnis van hulle vir wie jy te na gekom het. Dit bevry jou.
drastic steps are not taken by the Dan is jy ook nie meer die slaaf van hulle wat jou seergemaak het nie. Bly
end of the year 2020 to curb heeltyd in die vrede van die Here. Gryp hierdie dag aan met jou hele wese en
climate change, it will be too late leef voluit tot Sy eer. - Brian Coraizin
and the planet will be beyond the [UIT: MY GENADE IS VIR JOU GENOEG, CARPE DIEM MEDIA, 2014].