"The Mother of Black Swan Events"

Let's face it gang, a "Black Swan" is not just another ugly duckling.

According to wikipedia: "The theory of Black Swan events is a metaphor that describes an event that comes as a surprise, has a major effect, and is often inappropriately rationalized after the fact."

For instance, 9/11. A terrorist attack on American soil definitely came as a surprise to most. The effects of that event are still reverberating 20 years later and seems so obviously preventable in hindsight.

Because it is assumed that all swans are white, a black swan is seen as being impossible.

Unfortunately, we live in a Black Swan world. Consider:

• The pandemic and the loss of freedom that came with it
• The open Southern border hemorrhaging unvetted, untested, unvaccinated illegals (and anyone else who wants in for good or evil)
• The utter chaos in the Middle East that is spilling over into Europe and threatening to destabilize the entire region
• The leadership vacuum in a tumultuous world torn apart by division and hatred.

Anyone with eyes can see there is a flock of black swans overhead.

But that ain't all folks. 

Sooner or later the mother of all Black Swan events is going to devastate the world and catch everyone by surprise. The Bible clearly predicts it.

"When the Son of Man returns, the world will be like the people were in Noah's day. In those days before the flood, the people enjoyed banquets and parties and weddings right up to the time Noah entered his boat and the flood came to destroy them all.

"And the world will be as it was in the days of Lot. People went about their daily business--eating and drinking, buying and selling, farming and building--until the morning Lot left Sodom. Then fire and burning sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.

"Yes, it will be 'business as usual' right up to the hour when the Son of Man returns." (LUKE 17:26-30)

Ask yourself: With the world in the shape it is in right now, how much longer can we deceive  ourselves into believing it's still 'business as usual'? How much longer can we teeter on the edge of normalcy?

There is nothing sinful about eating and drinking, buying and selling, etc. Jesus was referring to the indifference of the people toward God and the coming judgment.

And later, Jesus warns,

"Watch out! Don't let Me find you living in careless ease and drunkenness, and filled with the worries of life. Don't let that day catch you unaware, as in a trap. For that day will come upon everyone living on the earth. Keep a constant watch. And pray that, if possible, you may escape these horrors and stand before the Son of Man." (LUKE 21:34-36) 

America just pulled its ambassadors out of Afghanistan. How long before God pulls out His?

 

And there you have it--the ultimate Black Swan event: The Rapture of the Church.

To be caught by surprise  is so obviously preventable.

"Today is the day of salvation." (HEBREWS 4:7)

"For in just a little while, the Coming One will come and not delay." (HEBREWS 10:37).

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A wise man once said: "While the anticipation of Christ's coming to rapture the church is the blessed hope of the believer, it is a sobering matter for the people who are left behind. They are described as deceived believers who have no hope. They will succumb to the great lie and will perish and be condemned (2 Thessalonians 2:10-12). This is not a pretty picture, but it is God's warning to a defiant and unbelieving world." -- Dr. Ed Hindson, author

News:

• NBC News: Three volcanos erupting at the same time in Alaska a week after 8.2 earthquake
• The U.S. Sun: Haiti rocked by aftershocks while magnitude 7 quake death toll soars over 1,300.
• The Wall Street Journal: Taliban seize power in Afghanistan; Europe fears violence and chaos will spread