HOPE

June 4, 2011

 7 “And now, Lord, for what do I wait?
My hope is in You. “

This verse is taken from Psalm 39.  In a world where there is so much strife, it is comforting to know that hope is a Psalm away.

-CR

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U.S. MEDICARE AND SOCIAL SECURITY TRUSTEES SHARE ECONOMIC FORECAST ON FRIDAY THE 13TH

May 14, 2011

I would like to make it clear that I am not a superstitious person.  No fear of walking under a ladder on Friday the 13th here.  In fact, I didn’t realize that it was Friday the 13th yesterday until late in the afternoon.

Before the earthquake in Japan, I had watched little mainstream news for quite some time.  Since that event, there is so much upheaval in the world that the continuing release of radioactivity in Japan is rarely mentioned.  I have little confidence in the mainstream media, but I have been watching lately.  Mainstream priorities are very poor but one gets a view of how the world sees things.

The bad news continues.

For the Christian, there is the great equalizer:

Jesus is our hope. (1 Tim. 1:1)

I was heading to bed last night and decided to turn the T.V. on and check out C-Span for a second.  What I saw was a short, annual report by the Medicare and Social Security Trustees.

It doesn’t surprise me that Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner’s report was not included on any of the mainstream news sources that I had seen earlier in the evening. 

If I read C-Span correctly, the report was issued late last evening.  If one has to issue a report and wants the fewest ears to hear it, a Friday evening is the best time.  Weekend news is always very poorly done, so my guess is that this story will begin to get real notice next week if at all.

It is a beautiful morning in Arkansas.  At the same time, the Mississippi River is out of control and so many are still picking up the pieces of the tornadoes that swept through the South.

I have been thinking quite a bit about the first verse of Revelation 21 lately.

“And I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth passed away…”

I believe in the prophecies in the Bible.  I think the last two chapters are very clear if one takes Revelation as literally as I do.  Actually, the last four chapters are pretty clear.  I’ll admit that I’ve read many ideas about the “Babylon” of chapter 18 and don’t know what it is.  After Mr. Geithner’s report last night, I don’t think the United States is as great a candidate as so many internet sites state.

Regardless of how one views prophecy, most Christians believe that Jesus is coming back.  There are many scenarios about how this will happen.  I think there will be a 7 year tribulation.  I also believe in a “rapture.”

Jesus said, “Then there shall be two men in the field; one will be taken and one will be left.” (Matt. 24:40)

I don’t pretend to know when this rapture will happen. 

My point:  It is hard for me, as a Christian, to hear a 35 minute report by the Medicare and Social Security Trustees like the one last night and not relate it to the nearness of our coming Lord.  (Of course, the fact that Israel is back in the land is a much more important sign than last night’s report.)

The monstrous debt that we have accrued has tied us to a world economy that puts us in financial situation that we used to fear militarily.  At one time we were worried about the “domino effect” that might be caused by Russian Imperialism.  Think of the repercussions if any or a few of the major nation economies collapse.  Some would say it’s not a matter of “if” but “when.”

Our experts in finance have about as much ability to forecast the future as our meteorologists.

All one has to do is listen to the short report given last night to see that. 

My question: How can God bless a nation, or a World for that matter, that has turned its back on Him?

Jesus is our hope.  He is our only hope.

If you haven’t placed your hope and trust in Jesus, I would hope that you would do it today.  He is coming soon.

Chris Reimers

Here’s the press release from C-Span:

Medicare and Social Security Trustees report says Social Security and Medicare will run out of money sooner than anticipated.  The annual report, which provides an update on the solvency and cost of the two entitlement programs, blames the sluggish economy for the changes.

The Hospital Insurance fund, which pays for hospital stays of Medicare recipients, will run out in 2024, five years earlier than last year’s report estimate. The Social Security Trust Fund will be exhausted in 2036. When the trust fund runs dry, Social Security benefits do not stop but decrease by 22%
 
The entitlement programs, which cover one-third of the U.S. population, account for a growing piece of the budget. As Washington and the public express concern with the size of the deficit, this report by the Board of Trustees will influence how they fit into the budget debate.

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Medicare reforms “will be needed.”

In his health care speech Thursday, potential presidential candidate Mitt Romney (R-MA) said making Medicare solvent should be a top priority but did not offer any specifics of how he would do it.

In 2009, nearly 57 million people received Social Security benefits and 46 million people received Medicare benefits.

Last year’s report found that long-term Social Security solvency was largely unchanged, but the 75-year outlook for Medicare improved “substantially” because of the passage of the health care law. Before the passage of health care, Medicare benefits were expected to decrease as early as 2016.

The Board of Trustees consists of six people, the Treasury Secretary, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Labor and the Social Security Commissioner. The final two members are public employees appointed by the President. 

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A SAD DAY IN ARKANSAS

April 7, 2011

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Contact: Jerry Cox, 501-375-7000

Today, the Arkansas Supreme Court ignored the voice of 57% of the voters—nearly 580,000 people—and ruled in favor of a lower court’s opinion striking down Act One, the Arkansas Adoption and Foster Care Act. This good law prevented unmarried, cohabiting couples from serving as adoptive or foster parents.

 “This is a classic example of judicial tyranny,” said Family Council Action Committee President Jerry Cox. “We have said all along that Act One was about child welfare, and fifty-seven percent of the voters in 2008 agreed. They declared that the State of Arkansas has an obligation to adoptive and foster children to ensure that they are placed in the best possible homes. The Arkansas Supreme Court has chosen to run roughshod over the people’s will and refused to uphold a good law that protected the children in the state’s care.”

Cox said, “I’d like to personally thank the 75 county coordinators and 2,700 volunteers who helped gather signatures to get Act One on the ballot. They worked hard to gather over 100,000 signatures between January and August of 2008. It is because of their dedication that this good law made it on the ballot and passed in 73 counties. I will be forever grateful to everyone who put time and effort into this worthy initiative.

“Today’s ruling was anti-child,” said Cox. “The ACLU couldn’t defeat this good law in a fair election, so they used the court system against the people of Arkansas. This is the worst decision ever handed down by the Arkansas Supreme Court.

Family Council Action Committee is a conservative 501(c)(4) organization based in Little Rock, Arkansas.

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It is a very sad day in Arkansas.  Ungodly laws continue to sweep across our nation, and this one is personal.  I guess, if you are a Christian, they are all personal.  Only bad can result from reckless abandon of the principles found in God’s Word.

I spent hours helping Jerry Cox get enough signatures to get this law before the people of Arkansas.  It was important to me because children are important to me.  Unfortuantely, many churches turned down my invitation to help get this initiative on the ballot.  Fortunately, enough people signed petitions to get this on the ballot in 2008.

And now the unfortunate events described above have occured.  If you want to see the news release issued above at the Arkansas Family Council’s website click here.

I would like to thank Jerry and, along with him, thank the many folks who tried.

Chris Reimers

Related story in the Christian Post here.

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ARE WE SO DENSE?

February 2, 2011

The answer to the question is: YES.  And I’ll prove it.

Are we better than the 12 that Jesus chose to be His disciples?  I don’t think so.

If you can tolerate it, read a bit further.

Jesus was having a final meal with the 12; the final meal before he would be arrested.

He told them:

“I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer.”

He was telling them that he was about to suffer.

Not more than a few minutes later the men were disputing “among them as to which one of them was regarded to be the greatest.” (Luke 22:24)

What would you and I do in such a situation?  I don’t know what you would do but I would get heated.  How could they be so dense?

Jesus had heard them arguing on the same topic at least once before (Mark 9:34).

On that occasion, He had told them:

“If anyone wants to be first, he shall be last of all and servant of all.”

Now they are at it again and their timing couldn’t identify the human condition more.

How many times do we miss the thing that is directly before our eyes?

What is Jesus’ response?

See the mercy of God.

He says:

“The greatest among you must become like the youngest, and the leader like the servant.”

“You are those who have stood by Me in My trials; and just as My Father has granted me a kingdom, I grant that you may eat and drink at My table in My Kingdom.”

I anticipate that the scholar will say, “We are not like the 12.  We have been sent the Comforter.”

I would reply, “Yes, but have you been given ‘authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every kind of disease and every kind of sickness?’” (Matt. 10:1)

The disciples had been with Jesus three years.  They had seen his power and they were given power themselves.

And look at how they act. And look at his love for them; his mercy.  In spite of their thoughtless words, he again attempts to gently teach them and speaks of the gift He will give.

There is no question that the disciples loved Jesus.  However, they were so very dense at times.  We are no different.

Praise God for his wonderful mercy!

“However, as it is written: “What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived”— the things God has prepared for those who love him—” – 1 Corinthians 2:9

 Chris Reimers

“dense” – slow to learn or understand

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“THOUGH YOUR SINS ARE AS SCARLET, THEY WILL BE WHITE AS SNOW”

January 21, 2011

“Listen, O heavens, and hear, O earth;

For the Lord speaks,

‘Sons I have reared and brought up

But they have revolted against Me.

An ox knows it owner,

And a donkey its master’s manger…

My people do not understand.’

Alas, sinful nation,

People weighed down with iniquity,

Offspring of evildoers,

Sons who act corruptly!

They have abandoned the Lord,

They have despised the Holy One of Israel,

They have turned away from Him.”

These are the words of God’s man, written over 2700 years ago.

They seem so similar to our situation today.

And an offer has been made to the disobedient:

“Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean;

Remove the evil of you deeds from My sight.

Cease to do evil,

Learn to do good;

Seek Justice,

Reprove the ruthless,

Defend the orphan,

Plead for the widow

“Come now, and let us reason together,”

Says the Lord,

Though your sins are as scarlet,

They will be white as snow;

Though they are red like crimson,

They will be like wool.

The offer made to man 2700 years ago still stands.  God’s redemptive work has been completed in our Savior’s great deed.  All that is left is to trust and obey.

There is an old narrative that reminds me of the Church’s condition in our day.

Pull up a chair and see if my comparison is not true.

A little background before the report:

The Assyrian Empire was a ruthless and expansive bunch.   It had been growing for 150 years before the days of Isaiah, terrifying any nation in its way.  Israel had been paying tribute to Assyria at least 100 years when the words above were penned.  It was a clear case of extortion.  “You give us enough money and we’ll sort of leave you alone.”

When Isaiah was a young man, Assyria took the people of northern Israel into captivity.  Eventually, those left in the south (Judah) had been wiped clean of anything worthwhile and now they were to become slaves.

Sennacherib’s Assyrian army was at the gates of Jerusalem, having destroyed at least 46 walled cities on its way there.

We know that Samaria fell in 721 B.C.

It is estimated that the following events took place around 700 B.C. (Some have pegged it to 701.)

The Assyrian army had already taken 200,000 captives in what was left of the nation.  Only the remnant was left.

Christians find themselves in a similar situation today.

The following narrative occurs in the 36th chapter of Isaiah:

Sennacherib sent a messenger to speak to God’s people who were behind the walls of Jerusalem.

Here, I must make a quick note. I am not making an interpretation.  The story and interpretation are easy in this case. I am only making the claim that similarities exist between the problems that faced God’s people almost three millennium ago and the ones they face today.

Sennacherib was as wily fellow; a “Worldly Wiseman.”

He sent a man who could speak to God’s people using their own language.

The man who spoke their language made sure that many heard his message.  Those on the walls of Jerusalem heard it clearly.

“What is this confidence you have? On whom do you rely?”

Here is the representative of the evil one.  He dares to question those who believe in the Lord.

The man who speaks their language makes a “deal” with God’s people.

“Come and make a bargain with my master, the king of Assyria, and I will give you two thousand horses, if you are able on your part to set riders on them.”

He wants to “give” them something and mocks them in the same sentence.

How many within and without mock God’s people today?

The evil man’s spokesman continues:

“Thus says the King, ‘Do not let Hezekiah (God’s man) deceive you, for he will not be able to deliver you; nor let Hezekiah make you trust in the Lord.’”

He tells them he will help them, mocks them, and tells them not to trust in the Lord.

Then comes more poison posed as promise:

“Do not listen to Hezekiah make you trust in the Lord, saying, ‘The Lord will surely deliver us, this city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.’ “

“Do not listen to Hezekiah, for thus says the king of Assyria, ‘Make peace with me and come out to me, and eat each of his vine and each of his fig tree and drink each of the waters of his own cistern,

‘until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards.’”

This is a veiled attempt at making slavery a sweet condition.

Many promises of  sweetness are presented to today’s Christian.  They are promises that result in bondage.

“Your salvation is based on your performance.”

“You are a good person.  Your goodness is the means for the attainment of your salvation.”

“Go deep into yourself.  It is there that you will find the power to change your destiny.”

“You deserve to be blessed physically, personally, financially, and spiritually.”

“There is something wrong with you if you are not blessed physically, personally, financially, and spiritually.”

“It is God’s will for you to be blessed physically, personally, financially, and spiritually.”

“Give more to God and you will be blessed physically, personally, financially, and spiritually.”

“Sit in a certain position, repeat a word from the Bible over and over, and you will enter into God’s presence; into another state of consciousness.”

“You cannot get forgiveness by going directly to God.  You must have a spiritual guide.”

“Your Spiritual Formation is essential to salvation.”

“The story of Jonah, like so many others, is only metaphoric.”

The representative of the evil one speaks loudly enough for many to hear.  He attempts to use fear as a tool.  He speaks using their own terminology.

He tells them they are doomed to eat their own dung and drink their own urine if they rely on the Lord.

“Who among all the gods of these lands have delivered their land from my hand that the Lord would deliver Jerusalem from my hand?”

Then the messenger left.  It is a common tactic among the devious ones.  Strike fear, wait, and let the other panic.  Then return and continue the battle with a weaker foe.

When he left, the people of Jerusalem knew he would be back.

They were not disappointed.

The messenger returned and continued the volley.

Though the people of Jerusalem didn’t know how it would end, they chose to trust in the Lord.  They chose the Lord over all of the false promises that resulted in slavery.

It would be better to die than to be a slave to a false god.

The rest of the account is found in the 37th chapter of Isaiah.

As it was then, it is now.

The people of God are besieged on every side.

It has always been so.

John H. Sammis gave up his life as a businessman and part-time YMCA worker to study for the ministry and become a pastor.  He was sent.

It would be a mistake for a businessman to become a pastor if he is not sent.  Most businessmen should not become Church pastors.  Christian businessmen have their own ministries. God has friends in many places.

Mr. Sammis wrote the following words:

When we walk with the Lord in the light of His Word,
What a glory He sheds on our way!
While we do His good will, He abides with us still,
And with all who will trust and obey.

But we never can prove the delights of His love
Until all on the altar we lay;
For the favor He shows, for the joy He bestows,
Are for them who will trust and obey.

Then in fellowship sweet we will sit at His feet.
Or we’ll walk by His side in the way.
What He says we will do, where He sends we will go;
Never fear, only trust and obey.

Isaiah and Hezekiah’s experience is relevant in 2011.

The offer, mentioned above and made 2700 years ago, to “Come now, and let us reason together,” still stands.

Anyone who says otherwise is a Worldly Wiseman.

Chris Reimers

*The photo can be seen here.

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BAD NEWS/GOOD NEWS

January 15, 2011

First the bad news.

The Barna Group has just posted its most recent findings on the state of the church.  None of it is surprising. 

I’ve only listed the first of the six.  Below this sad first statement you’ll a link to a good message by a preacher from a bygone era.  You may want to hear a good message if you haven’t in awhile. 

Happy listening!

Chris Reimers

From Charisma News Online:

1. The Christian Church is becoming less theologically literate.

What used to be basic, universally-known truths about Christianity are now unknown mysteries to a large and growing share of Americans–especially young adults. For instance, Barna Group studies in 2010 showed that while most people regard Easter as a religious holiday, only a minority of adults associate Easter with the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Other examples include the finding that few adults believe that their faith is meant to be the focal point of their life or to be integrated into every aspect of their existence. Further, a growing majority believe the Holy Spirit is a symbol of God’s presence or power, but not a living entity. As the two younger generations (Busters and Mosaics) ascend to numerical and positional supremacy in churches across the nation, the data suggest that biblical literacy is likely to decline significantly. The theological free-for-all that is encroaching in Protestant churches nationwide suggests the coming decade will be a time of unparalleled theological diversity and inconsistency.

Oh my…I deleted the other 5 by accident. Sorry. cr

AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT!

A great message that needs to be heard today!  Just click on the title.

Ten Shekels and a Shirt

Ten Shekels and a Shirt is by Paris Reidhead and I heard it by going to Kari’s blog “Let Him Hear.”

If you would like to see Kari’s post about Mr. Reidhead, click here.

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GLENN BECK EMBRACES NEW AGE THEOLOGY

January 12, 2011

It appears that those who have been critical of Mr. Beck are right.

This article, by Brannon Howse, sheds light on the true Glenn Beck.  I have been following both sides of this story for some time.

I know that many Christians have been happy with Mr. Beck.

There are also those who have had concerns.

Those with concerns have been correct.

Mr. Beck has made his opinions clearer in a new book.

Mr. Howse gives a critical review of the book in THIS ARTICLE.

I’ve heard Mr. Beck and I’ve heard Mr. Howse.  I trust Mr. Howse more than I trust Mr. Beck.

If I find that the quotes that Mr. Howse has used in this article are incorrect, I will remove this post and apologize to Mr. Beck.

I think this post is here to stay.

Why would Mormons not be turning to mysticism when so many Protestants are?

I have been doing research on strange, mystical practices in Protestant churches and have been quite surprised at what I’ve found.

The research is ongoing, but I eventually plan to summarize my findings here.

Admittedly, I haven’t read the book to which Mr. Howse is referring.

If any readers of this post have read the book, I would love your thoughts on the matter.

Here are two quotes from Mr. Beck’s new book.  I think they speak volumes.

“You have a polestar inside you. It is connected with all the energy in the universe. When you begin to follow that star you align yourself with immeasurable, inexplicable forces that will actually help you manifest your best intentions.” (Page 79)

“Pray to whatever higher power you believe in…Praying that God or Nature or the Cosmos or your own internal, immeasurable reservoir of spirit allows you the courage and faith to find and then face the truth…” (Page 132)

God’s Word is clear.  Jesus said, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life…”  It is about God.  There is no “polestar” inside of us.  The nature and attributes of God aren’t arbitrary.

Anyone who believes, like Mr. Beck, that we can “Pray to whatever…and then face the truth” does not believe that the Bible is the Word of God.

Chris Reimers

Note:  I looked up John 14:6, the verse quoted above, in “The Message” “Bible.”  This is what it says:

6-7Jesus said, “I am the Road, also the Truth, also the Life. No one gets to the Father apart from me. If you really knew me, you would know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him. You’ve even seen him!”

After reading numerous comments about Christians who have concerns with “The Message,” I am in agreement that it is not the Bible you want to be reading.  The subtle (as above) and not so subtle changes are obvious and include occult terminology.

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“SNOWMAGEDDON” – DAY TWO

January 10, 2011

Can you spot the bird?

Two “sort of” personal posts in a row? Yep.  It’s an unusual thing here at the Wings of the Wind.

There are much more important matters to be edited.

But what could they be?

News has arrived that there will be a second unplanned day at home with the family because of an Act of God.  Too few daddies spend too little time with their families these days and I’m the first to say that my record in this area is not a spotless one.

So, pardon me if the snowball fight is so intense that this blog goes unattended for awhile.

-CR

Bird Tracks

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WE INTERRUPT THIS PROGRAM…

January 10, 2011

The plans of nearly everyone in a four state area have been interrupted.

For almost a week they told us it was coming.  We listened to them with reservation because the experts have been consistently wrong lately.

This time the meteorologists were right.  One guy went a bit far, predicting what he called “Snowmageddon.”  We got 4-7 inches and it was snow, not the snow/ice mix we get a few times a year.

If Arkansas gets four inches of snow, the place shuts down.

Most of those in the North would consider us snow-challenged.

My better half has been teaching her little students about winter and today they will have a home-based field trip.  Snowmen will be everywhere.

The teen son is whistling. He doesn’t ever whistle on a Monday morning when school is facing him.  The words “No school” bring a joy that only a child (and many teachers) can understand.

The teen daughter will reschedule her biannual appointment with her transplant doctor.  How many doctors are looking out their windows this morning and sound just like my son?

And then there’s yours truly.   No complaints here.  The clients will have to wait (with bated breath I’m sure).

I’m sitting here, as I type, eating a plate of hash browns and eggs.  The potatoes have just the right gob of ketchup on them, the scrambled eggs made with cheddar and salsa.  There’s so much here I’m going to eat half and save the rest for dinner.

I have just been handed a side dish of sliced pears.

“I got them on sale,” she says.

How I ended up with a wife who has so many talents I’ll never know.  The homemade breakfast thumps the usual Monday morning fare.

Blueberries love the snow

I usually throw a handful of oatmeal in a bowl and pour some boiling water on it. A few chocolate chips and a sprinkle of cinnamon and I’m happy.  A spoonful of peanut butter is added to the menu if I feel I haven’t had enough protein lately.

It’s quick and easy, fits the program, and is supposed to lower the bad cholesterol.

Days like this one are rare.

We have been forced to change our plans.

It is a wonderful thing.

Snow always reminds me of God’s grace.  I might not have this opinion had I grown up in Minnesota.  Nevertheless, there’s something about layers of water in a pure white fluffy form that creates a covering.  God’s creation is the ultimate object lesson.

1How blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven,
Whose sin is covered!

God used David to pen these words and used Paul to repeat them (Romans 4:7).

As soon as man messed up, God had a plan to cover his sins (Gen. 3:15).

So…who qualifies to have their sins “covered?”

John 3:16 says “For God so loved the world…”

It couldn’t be clearer.  Everyone qualifies.  The snow is covering the houses of believers and unbelievers alike.  Jesus died for everyone, even those who will never believe.

“that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.”

18“Come now, and let us reason together,”
Says the LORD,
“Though your sins are as scarlet,
They will be as white as snow;
Though they are red like crimson,
They will be like wool.”

Our schedules have been interrupted.

It is an opportunity.

The great prophet knew, hundreds of years before the Messiah came, that forgiveness was possible.  The first chapter of Isaiah says it well:  “Come…”

The crimson stain can be removed.  It can be as white as snow.

8“If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us.

9If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” (1 John)

What a beautiful day it is.

Chris Reimers

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ALL GOD’S CRITTERS GOT A PLACE IN THE CHOIR

January 7, 2011

...some sing low, some sing higher, some sing out loud on the telephone wire and some just clap their hands, or paws, or anything they got now.

Take the title of this post and add the last line and you’ve got the opening line of a praise song.

You’ve probably heard of the mass deaths of different types of wildlife.  There has been much speculation about the causes of these deaths which have now occurred on almost every continent.

One thing is sure.  God knows what is causing the mysterious events.

Is it a sign of the last days?

I don’t know.

One of my favorite people under 12 shared a picture with me this week.

Carter Kimery said, “Chris, you’ve got to see this.  It’s a huge gold fish.”

It was a pretty amazing picture of one of God’s creatures and quite good timing on Carter’s part.  I needed to see a picture of a very healthy fish.

We know that someday a third of the creatures in the sea will die (Rev. 8:9).

What we are seeing is definitely not that.

Some Christians I know speculated that the gulf oil spill was the sea “blood” mentioned in Rev. 8:8.

Because I believe that the Seals and Trumpets of Revelation occur in sequence, I figured that the oil spill wasn’t the event described in Rev. 8:8.

Revelation 7:1 says that the wind will stop someday.  That is an event that hasn’t taken place yet and since it preceeds 8:8,  I thought I had good reason to doubt those who said the spill was the sea “blood.”

What did Jesus say about the last days?

“The disciples came to Him privately, saying,

“Tell us, when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming, and the end of the age?” (Matt 24:3)

One could argue that the next ten verses have already taken place.  I don’t think they have taken place to the degree that they will eventually.

For those of you who study this sort of thing, the event that Jesus describes in Matthew 24:15 is MAJOR.

So much for my opinion.

Here’s God’s opinion:

For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;

not as a result of works, so that no one may boast. (Eph. 2:8-9)

Chris Reimers

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