ive since the planet hasn’t been hit full on since becoming wired. But most probably, the side that took the full force of the hit would be instantly plunged into the 19th century.
The rule of thumb would be that if it has wires, it’s broken. The Grid would be cooked. Most cars would stop dead in their tracks. Cellphones and satellites would fry. Forget about computers and the internet.
There would be no food delivery system, no way to deliver clean water, no banks, no ATMs and no money. Cities would become war zones. If you live in a city, your best bet would be to try to get out. But that will be no easy trick without transportation.
There is probably no good way to prepare for something like this, but we have several weeks worth of food on hand, together with some cash and other barter materials. (Just in case we’re still here and the Rapture hasn’t happened yet.)
But I’m not so sure we will be. Among the signs Jesus outlined as harbingers of His return was the following:
"And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken." (Luke 21:25)Compare that verse to conditions as they have been, say, since you were born. In just my lifetime, sunshine has gone from being the healthiest thing on the planet to one of the most deadly and toxic.
Now, it threatens to wipe out life on earth, at least as we know it.
The more we learn about outer space, there more there is to fear. Asteroid strikes, solar storms, even warnings about killer gamma rays are part of our daily news cycle.
Add to that the fear associated with climate change, the celestial alignments due over the next few years (in 2014-15 there will be four “blood” moons) and the global drive to clean up the environment at any price and you find that you pretty much have in Luke 21:25 a summary of this week’s Space News.
What it all means is that we aren’t nuts. We aren’t seeing things that aren’t there and trying to make them fit into Bible prophecy. We aren’t twisting Bible prophecy to fit current events, current events are twisting themselves until there is no mistaking them for coincidence.
The powers of heaven are indeed being shaken, right before our very eyes. This ‘shaking’ will continue in both frequency and intensity until the 2nd Coming when the Lord returns in power and great glory.
But Jesus said that once it begins, it will continue through to the end. To those living at that time, He said this:
“And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.” (Luke 21:28)What does that mean? The signs in the sun, moon and stars, and the distress of nations, with perplexity have already long since begun to come to pass. The Lord warns us to “look up and lift up our heads” once these things begin, because our redemption draws near.
What can that mean? I was redeemed at the Cross. But my redemption isn’t complete until the Promise becomes reality and I am in His Presence. Why lift up my head? Because,
“. . . the Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.” (1st Thessalonians 4:16-17)I’ll be looking up because that is where I am expecting to see Him to be when I hear that shout. A shout that I am expecting to hear at almost any moment.
“So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand. Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.” (Luke 21:31-32)Maranatha!
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