Another Tsunami

8.9 - WOW! Japan shakes violently. 8.9!!

Luke 21:25-28 came to my mind:

And there will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and upon the earth dismay among nations, in perplexity at the roaring of the sea and the waves, men fainting from fear and the expectation of the things which are coming upon the world; for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. And then will they see THE SON OF MAN COMING IN A CLOUD with power and great glory. But when these things begin to take place, straighten up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.


There used to be a time when I did not witness to this passage. This is pertinent because I have believed that we are approaching the close of the age for over thirty years now. I could not, however, agree with those of like-mind who attempted to witness earthquake swarms and volcanic eruptions as signs that this passage was being fulfilled before our eyes. The intensity was simply not there to arouse my faith that that particular declaration in Luke was being made manifest. That condition is rapidly being reversed in my mind. This, however, is not the emotional and intellectual thrust that surfaced when I learned of the quake and subsequent damage.

We are living in a world that is realing from hatred, rebellion, duplicity, natural disasters and economic insolvency. Political and union thugs are justified in Wisconsin, militant Islam is winning the day because of greed and appeasement, the visible church is not outraged by the onslot of spiritual apostasy, the international community is about to have a financial crash, Arab nations are in rebellion with the only winner being the Muslim Brotherhood, and in the midst of it all the Western world is snake-bit. - 2 Tim. 3:1-5 comes to mind. - And now, 8.9! So, what are we to do?

Jesus tells us "to lift up our heads" Let me put it this way: beloved, we need to have this insane world drive us into the bosom of Christ. We are not a sobered church. Whatever Christ demands from us at this time of our lives should cause us to respond with sobriety and an intensity that the current world condition demands that we respond. I sense that there are many 8.9-like conditions in areas other than natural disasters that await this world.

Even so, come Lord Jesus!