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Quote: New, serious outbreaks of old diseases—some now antibiotic-resistant—are reported more frequently. These include the HIV epidemic, cholera, typhoid, dengue fever, flesh-eating bacteria, Legionnaire’s disease, the Ebola and West Nile viruses, malaria, the return of stronger, more resistant strains of tuberculosis and diphtheria, and an explosion of sexually transmitted diseases. Whooping cough is again on the rise. These are but a small part of an immense, constantly emerging picture of frightening new diseases—and old ones returning with a vengeance!
Consider one illustration. Over 10,000 die from lung disease every year just in Hong Kong—just due to pollution. But 1.28 million die in China—one country!—each year!—just due to lung-related diseases.
About 24,000 people on Earth now starve to death every day—with this number steadily rising! Think. I live in a city of just about 24,000. This means a medium-sized city disappears from the face of the earth every 24 hours!
In recent years, scientists have warned of climate change. Few any longer doubt that more extreme weather has arrived on the front edge of a worldwide phenomenon, whatever the cause. Storms are more severe, and more often. Abnormal flooding and devastation of the land are contributing to famines and disease epidemics in unheard of proportions. Weather catastrophes, earthquakes, wars and resulting disease and hopelessness tend to exacerbate what is already an epidemic of suffering.
The world must learn about the laws of God. Both Isaiah 2:2-4 and Micah 4:1-4
The Bible also foretells more volcanic activity—and this is happening!
How can you say it's not near? This world will be destroyed if He doesn't come soon
Consider one illustration. Over 10,000 die from lung disease every year just in Hong Kong—just due to pollution. But 1.28 million die in China—one country!—each year!—just due to lung-related diseases.
About 24,000 people on Earth now starve to death every day—with this number steadily rising! Think. I live in a city of just about 24,000. This means a medium-sized city disappears from the face of the earth every 24 hours!
In recent years, scientists have warned of climate change. Few any longer doubt that more extreme weather has arrived on the front edge of a worldwide phenomenon, whatever the cause. Storms are more severe, and more often. Abnormal flooding and devastation of the land are contributing to famines and disease epidemics in unheard of proportions. Weather catastrophes, earthquakes, wars and resulting disease and hopelessness tend to exacerbate what is already an epidemic of suffering.
The world must learn about the laws of God. Both Isaiah 2:2-4 and Micah 4:1-4
The Bible also foretells more volcanic activity—and this is happening!
How can you say it's not near? This world will be destroyed if He doesn't come soon
-- 100 years ago, it wasn't uncommon, in the USA, for a whole herd of working age men to spend their days drinking on the sidewalk.
-- 350 years ago, some Europeans, and then some Americans, thought it was a brilliant idea to kidnap Africans and enslave them.
-- Before and after that, some Africans thought it was a brilliant idea to kidnap and then sell their enemies into slavery.
-- 2600 years ago, there was a Greek culture that only had one purpose for women -- to produce offspring. The rest of the time they spent with men.
-- 2000 years ago one kingdom took over most of Europe by force.
-- 3600 years ago, it was acceptable for God's people to rape a woman and then become her husband.
-- 300 years ago, a European decided to visit Egypt and write about the country's culture. He found a woman having sex with a goat in the public square. No one batted an eye.
-- 70 years ago, some cruel German piled up all the Jews in Germany, Poland and France and tried to exterminate before anyone noticed. He did exterminate 6 million of them. He also exterminated another 7 million people.
-- 60 years ago, some idiot in Russia killed off anyone who disagreed with him and then created the USSR. (Millions disagreed with him.)
-- 2300 years ago, some dude in China wanted some companionship in the next life. So, when he died, he made sure he was buried with thousands of women and men, an army, and an entire mansion. (The country is named after him.)
You really think now is worse than before?