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Tuesday, July 18, 2017

Calamities And Disasters

Bible Questions Answered:
“...doesn't bad weather etc. come to those who deserve it?...”
Randy/Wenatchee, Washington  U.S.A.

Bible Answer:

Bible Texts:

Luke 13:1-5 ERV
1 Some people there with Jesus at that time told Him about what had happened to some worshipers from Galilee. Pilate had them killed. Their blood was mixed with the blood of the animals they had brought for sacrificing.
2 Jesus answered, “Do you think this happened to those people because they were more sinful than all other people from Galilee?
3 No, they were not. But if you don’t decide now to change your lives, you will all be destroyed like those people!

4 And what about those 18 people who died when the tower of Siloam fell on them? Do you think they were more sinful than everyone else in Jerusalem?
5 They were not. But I tell you if you don’t decide now to change your lives, you will all be destroyed too!”

Here we are given two questions presented to Jesus, having to deal with different calamities.

The first tells of some Galilaeans who Pilate had murdered, their blood was mixed with the animals blood in the sacrifices they had made.

We are not told what these Galilaeans had done, nor does Jesus stop to discuss the direct will of God, versus His permissive will, as far as their deaths were concerned.

What or who causes disasters, was never discussed with Jesus:

God:
Jonah 1:4 KJV (John 9:2)
But The Lord sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.

The Devil:
Matthew 8:23,24 KJV (Job 1:12/2:6; Matthew 14:24)
23 And when He was entered into a ship, His disciples followed Him.
24 And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves..."

Nature:
Matthew 16:2,3 KJV
2 He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.
3 And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowering. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?

What Jesus does address, is the frailty of life, and the danger of not being prepared for death and its reward!

Hebrews 9:27 KJV
And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:

Luke 13:2,3 KJV
2 Jesus answered, “Do you think this happened to those people because they were more sinful than all other people from Galilee?
3 No, they were not. But if you don’t decide now to change your lives, you will all be destroyed like those people!

The Galilaeans disaster was not caused by their being more sinful than others.
The Galilaeans disaster, was not their deaths.....it was their not being spiritually prepared to meet God!

Luke 13:4,5 ERV
4 And what about those 18 people who died when the tower of Siloam fell on them? Do you think they were more sinful than everyone else in Jerusalem?
5 They were not. But I tell you if you don’t decide now to change your lives, you will all be destroyed too!”

Apparently the wall of Jerusalem, had a tower, the Tower of Siloam, and it fell, killing some 18 people.

Was it God, that did it, through His direct will, or His permissive will? Then again was it the work of the devil, or of nature itself, its foundation becoming bad?

These two stories show us two things:
1) Disaster, does not mean that the people involved were worse sinners than all others.
2) Calm (no disaster), does not mean that the people are more righteous than all others.

Our Lord, does “not,” bother to answer many questions, rather, much rather His concern is the eternal state of those who died!

Verse 5 “... if you don’t decide now to change your lives, you will all be destroyed too!”
The implication here, they had not given their lives over to The Lord, and so that they met both physical and spiritual destruction.

All kinds of calamities and disasters will come and go, according to our Lord, our time should not be spent so much on where they come from, as to what will be their result, eternal judgment and God's wrath or eternal bliss with The Savior.

This moment is all that we have, choose the Savior, we have no promise of our next breath!

Proverbs 27:1 KJV
Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

II Corinthians 6:2 NLT
For God says, “At just the right time, I heard you. On the day of salvation, I helped you.” Indeed,
the “right time” is now. Today is the day of salvation.

Hebrews 4:7 KJV
"...Today if ye will hear His voice, harden not your hearts.

Revelation 3:20 NLT
Look! I stand at the door and knock. If you hear My voice and open the door, I will come in..."

Dear friend, open the door of your heart, now, and invite The Savior in.

John 3:36 KJV
He that believeth on The Son hath everlasting Life: and he that believeth not The Son shall not see Life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.