With the tragedy in the news of the Haiti earthquake and all the news media filling our homes and minds with graphic images what does the bible and Jesus have to say about it? Why does God allow it to happen? Did God allow it to happen? Did God cause it to happen? And if he did then does that make him a horrible God? A lot of people are (and do daily for many reasons) shake their fists at God and Jesus for the ‘bad’ things in life but what does scripture and Jesus have to say, if anything, about this? Quite a lot. We are going to read through Matthew chapter 24 (and Luke 17 and 21) where Jesus specifically mentions that many earthquakes will happen in the future and that they are part of a series of signs for the world to take notice of, along with wars, nations against nations tsunamis and many other things. So listen in and see exactly what Jesus, a homeless, penniless, for all intents and purposes uneducated man from 2000 years ago had to say about this situation of earthquakes in out time. Jesus said all this with no international news networks and internet access. Just another ‘sign of the times’ that Jesus truly is God and that we need to listen to him and his amazing message of salvation from our sins that he made available by taking the wrath of God on himself so we can be forgiven.
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