"People Are Beginning To Ask Questions"

Ask pretty much anybody what they remember most about 2020 and you'll get pretty much the same answer: It was the year when everything changed.

The pandemic will be remembered as a turning-point, a 'black swan' event that derailed everything everywhere and caused life as we knew it to come to a screeching halt.

But the news isn't all bad. Pastors, evangelists, and online ministries saw Christian conversions go through the roof, while internet searches for the topic of prayer surged to the highest level in five years.

Greg Laurie of Harvest Christian Fellowship says the pandemic caused many people to start asking the big questions. For example, "Don't all religions lead to God?"

The answer, he says, is an emphatic 'No'. "The God of the Bible is the one, true God, and at some time in the future, the entire world will acknowledge this fact."

Laurie goes on to explain, "God's Word is tested and true. All that God says will come to pass. He sees all and knows all because He is eternal. While we are limited by space and time and can see things only from the beginning to end, God sees things from the end to the beginning.

"For instance, the words God spoke concerning the coming of the Messiah, Jesus Christ, in the Old Testament were fulfilled to the letter and recorded in the New Testament. For that reason, when God speaks of the future--such as Christ's return to earth for all believers--you can bank on it."

A wise man once said: "God does not just limit Himself to a select group of people who must follow certain rituals in order to be acceptable to Him. He has made His offer of salvation to all who will turn to Him. In the end, whether everyone believes or not, all the world will indeed bow before Him as the one, true God." -- Greg Laurie

"I am God, and there is no one else like Me. Only I can tell you what is going to happen even before it happens. Everything I plan will come to pass..." (ISAIAH 46:9-10).

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News:

• CNN: Ukrainians brace for possible attack from the Russians as tensions continue to mount
• FNC: Families of U.S. Embassy personnel ordered to evacuate Ukraine
• Bloomberg: 'Lethal' U.S. Military Aid Begins Arriving in Ukraine
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

"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 

 

"The Ultimate Black Swan Event"

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 14 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 2004 tsunami in Indonesia that wiped out 250,000
• the Fukashima nuclear meltdown/earthquake/tsunami
• and Hurricane Katrina...to name a few

According to financial guru and ex-Marine Bob Moriarty, "There is a flock of black swans overhead, any of which could be catastrophic."

Moriarty, speaking in terms of a financial collapse, ISIS attack, or Middle East crisis, thinks it is only a matter of time before some calamity strikes.

And he's right. 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)

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) 

 And there you have it--the ultimate Black Swan event.

To be caught by surprise  is so obviously preventable.

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

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A wise man once said: "...People everywhere are beginning to feel the hair stand up on the back of their necks as if they realize something is about to happen..." -- Art Bell, The Art of Talk

News:

• CNN: ISIS claims responsibility for Yemen bloodbath; 137 dead, 345 wounded, as well as deadly Tunisia attack that killed 23 tourists
• Sky News: "N.Korea 'Prepared' To Fire Nuclear Missile If It Feels Threatened", Ambassador says.
• DEBKAfile: Nuclear talks collapse as Iranian delegation ordered home; No chance of an accord before June 30.