My friends, do you believe in God? I believe many of us can't have faith in Him unless we see Him with our own eyes first. Many of us live by sight, not by faith. It is easier for us to believe in scientific journals, in news report, in newspapers, in textbooks, in history books than to believe that God is exist.
Bible said, "So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God (Romans 10:17)." And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him (Hebrews 11:6). So, my friends, consider it as my joy to be your servant by trying to build your faith up through hearing the word of God. I really want you to be saved, to have God-pleasing life and to inherit the kingdom of God. Is that too much for you to spend some minutes reading?
Let us reason together. I believe that people will easily put their faith on something that they see it happening, especially when it is also supported by influential person and broadcasted around the globe by international mass media. You must sincerely believe that it is the truth, is it not? For example: global warming issues. You know it is happening right now, you feel that the world is getting hotter and hotter. It is a popular topic and it is endorsed by Al Gore, US 2004 presidential candidate and broadcasted around the globe through news report, newspaper, scientific journal, internet, etc. He said that it is man-made caused by CO2 emission.
So, my friends allow me to ask you simple question: Do you believe what Al Gore said? Are you sure that it is true or just government propaganda to create public opinion to support their plans? Do you think that what you see, what you hear, what you understand will always be right?
Jeremiah 17:9
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
As Indonesian, I learn that even the history can also be manipulated by the goverment or rulers. We have been deceived from the truth that happened in 1965 when our second president revolted against the first one but we were taught in school that he did what best for the country, he became our national hero and he reigned as president for 32 years. Through his great power, influence and popularity among the people, he rewrote the history based on his perspective and wrote it in every national history book. He hid the truth from us and we never noticed it until the truth was revealed in 1997.
The same thing also happened during the Dark Age period in Europe when the church misused her authority to mislead people to agree with her political and religious stand. They hid the Bible from publicans and commoners and only allowed the priests and bishops to read it. They were so wicked and taught people to follow tradition and sacrament to be saved. People could do nothing because they had no access to the truth, because the papacy was so powerful and influential until the truth was revealed in 15th century when Wycliffe, Savarola, Hus, Luther, Wesley stood against the papacy like lions ready to give up their life for people's salvation.
So, from those experience we should learn that what is popular is not necessarily the truth and it would be very stupid for us to believe in everything that people, mass media, government, etc say without asking for proof. Bible teach us to prove all things; hold fast that which is good (1 Thessalonians 5:21). But the fact is: most of the people are stupid enough to believe everything told by the world, but choose to reject God's Word.
- People are stupid enough to believe in everything written in scientific journals and they call themselves Professor, Scientist or Doctor. They just believe that the experiments done by other people are always right, even though they have no proof. When they do it on their own lab and always failed, they just think that their method is wrong, but they never questioning the possibility of getting the wrong source. They can't prove that theory of Big Bang and Abiogenesis are right, but they believe that it is the truth. They can't accept that God is exist, He is the Creator of this universe.
- People are stupid enough to believe in whatever their medias, newspapers says without check it. If the newspaper said 102 people died drown under the sea because their ferry sank, they believe that 102 people died, they never ask about the pregnant woman who died, is she counted as one or two? what if there are some passengers whose names were not on the list but also died? My friends, why can you believe in newspaper but not the Bible? Bible clearly mention the name of the people lived at particular place and particular time and it is recorded and proven right, but you choose to refuse the truth.
- People are stupid enough to believe in whatever their history books or textbooks say, e.g: Socrates was here on earth in 469 BC–399 BC, but they refuse that Jesus Christ was here on earth 7 BC - 26 AD. If they can believe that Socrates lived and existed long before Jesus came, why they can't believe that Jesus came and died on the cross, raised again on the third day?
- People are stupid enough to believe that the earth was created 4.6 billion years ago without any scientific proof at all for nobody has lived on those days, and the prediction using isotope C14 is really absurd, even the age of the bones from the chicken you ate could probably reach 10000 years, which in fact it is no more than 6 months, but they reject Bible proof through the counting of the ages of people to the first man on earth, Adam, plus 6 days of creation. Bible stated that this earth is just about 6000 years.
So, to check whether you are clever or not, please answer this question: Do you sincerely believe that global warming is man-made like Al Gore said?
My friends, do you believe in this global temperature data? Assume that it is right for I also believe that the temperature is increasing, that the world is experiencing global warming. But about the cause: man-made or God-made; which one do you think that it is true?
In this topic, please bear with me to boast a little bit about my background. I am a chemical engineer, I have graduated from TU Dortmund, Germany and I have MSc degree. My thesis topic is "Simulation of CO2 Absorption using some chemical solvent". I dealt a lot with CO2 emission and Global Warming stuff and I also learned how to read graphs and made the right judgment. If I see that kind of graph,
- I have the right to say "the tendency of that graph is similar with the pattern of world population so the increase of temperature must be caused by the increase of population".
- Some fruit sellers could say, "the tendency of that graph is similar with the fluctuation of my apple price so the increase of temperature is caused by the increase of apple price"
- Some brokers could say, "the tendency of that graph is similar with the fluctuation stochastic prediction of the market so the increase of temperature is caused by the increase of the activity in the stock market"
- Some business men could say, "the tendency of that graph is similar with my factory profit data so the increase of temperature is caused by my factories growth".
- And Al Gore said "the tendency of that graph is similar with CO2 emission so the increase of temperature is caused by CO2 emission.
People have their right to speak their mind, but the truth is only one. Who knows that I am right that the increase of temperature is really caused by the growth of population? Who knows that the fruit sellers are right? Everything could be the truth if you do not verify and prove it, right? We need to validate the data we have to know exactly what is the truth, don't we? So, why don't we go to NASA website and see what is happening also in Mars.
Don't be surprise if you find out that global warming not only occur on Earth, but also on Mars which has no population? So, if there is no man in Mars, how can be global warming is man-made caused by CO2 emission? And if it is not man-made, who made it? The only logical answer is: It is God who made it. It happened because He is the Creator of this Universe and He is preparing to pour out His wrath to those who refuse to know and to love the Truth.
Why do I believe that it is God-made? Because Bible, written since Moses lived on earth in 1391 BC - 1271 BC until Apostle John in first century, said so. It never failed even just once and it is Word of God for God indeed speaks to His people and spent almost 1500 years to write His Word in the Holy Bible and He preserves His Word even until now. If you see that every prophecy is being fulfilled, you will have no doubt that Bible is the Word of God.
Revelation 16:8-9
The fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and the sun was given power to scorch people with fire. They were seared by the intense heat and they cursed the name of God, who had control over these plagues, but they refused to repent and glorify him.
If you see that pictures, would you start having faith in God, in His Word? It is God who caused global warming. It is God who sent His angel to make the sun getting hotter and hotter by pouring his bowl on it. It is predicted long time ago and we see the fulfillment right now, exactly works in perfection that it will only occur in the last days. Will the sun get hotter? Have you seen people cursed the name of God because the intense of the heat? Not really, is it not? People still don't believe that it is God-made. They still blame this to those chemical plants, etc. So, don't worry, my friends, we have not yet reached to the maximum point. The sun will go hotter and hotter even more. Praise God.
If you need scientific proof about God, you can test every prophecy written in the Bible and you will always see its fulfillment right in front of your own eyes. God is angry with most of the people on this earth. He is about to destroy the two-thirds of the population and they will perish without remedy. If one angel can destroy 70000 men of Israel (1 Chronicles 21:14-15) and two angels can destroy the whole Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 19:1). You should start having fear of the Lord because He has the armies of heaven, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand (Revelation 5:11). And one day, He will come with all of them and subdue the earth and destroy the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies who gathered together to make war against Him during Armageddon War.
In the whole land," declares the LORD, "two-thirds will be struck down and perish; yet one-third will be left in it. This third I will bring into the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on my name and I will answer them; I will say, 'They are my people,' and they will say, 'The LORD is our God' (Zechariah 13:8-9)"
It is not my hobby to make something out, but if I see the chart of Christians percentage of world population, it is exactly 33% (one-third), I can argue no more that God is about to fulfill His Word in Zechariah 13:8-9. He will bring these Christians into fire and test them like gold through great tribulation that is about to come. Bible said, "Many are called, few are chosen (Matthew 22:14)" He who stands firm to the end will be saved (Matthew 24:13). Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: "Though the number of the Israelites be like the sand by the sea, only the remnant will be saved (Romans 9:27). I believe that many Christians will fall away and some of those who are still yet non-believers will also be purified and get saved.
Isaiah 13:11-13
I will punish the world for its evil, the wicked for their sins. I will put an end to the arrogance of the haughty and will humble the pride of the ruthless. I will make man scarcer than pure gold, more rare than the gold of Ophir. Therefore I will make the heavens tremble; and the earth will shake from its place at the wrath of the LORD Almighty, in the day of his burning anger.
If in the old time, God raised Babylonian and Assyrian armies (non God-fearing people) to bring judgment against rebellious Israel. Right now, God is raising the Ishmael's descendants through their Jihad spirit, who will sincerely kill Christians and Jews and believe that they offering sacrifice to God, who was only about 300 millions in 1960 but now 1.5 billions, the fastest growth religion in the world, to bring judgment against His church (Israel) because of her lukewarm.
My friends, you will see that though we have 2.1-2.2 billions "Christians", like the sand by the sea, but after God test them on the fire, after great tribulation comes, you will see that those who are able to stand firm to the end will be scarcer than pure gold, more rare than the gold of Ophir. The remnant will be exactly the remnant.
Many of them will fall away from faith and start beating their fellow servants, they will betray and hate each other (Matthew 24:10). Some of them will follow the deceptive spirits in false prophets and false teachers (Matthew 24:11) and they will just end up receiving mark of the beast in their right hand or their forehead (Revelation 13:16-17). The beast will kill all who refused to worship the image (Revelation 13:15). Many of us will be martyrs for the Bible said, "Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on for they will rest from their labor, for their deeds will follow them (Revelation 14:13).
Many genuine born again Christians will ask the Lord, "How long, Sovereign Lord, holy and true, until you judge the inhabitants of the earth and avenge our blood?" Then each of them was given a white robe, and they were told to wait a little longer, until the number of their fellow servants and brothers who were to be killed as they had been was completed (Revelation 6:10-11).
Bible said, "And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: And the smoke of their torment ascends up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name (Revelation 14:9-11).
If you see global warming as God's wrath on the people on the earth, I want to suggest you to repent and ask God's Spirit to reign in your life because only those who have been sealed with Holy Spirit for the day of redemption (Ephesians 4:30) will be redeemed and others will be a dead body, carcasses eaten by the vulture. For the Bible said, "And I saw an angel standing in the sun, who cried in a loud voice to all the birds flying in midair, "Come, gather together for the great supper of God, so that you may eat the flesh of kings, generals, and mighty men, of horses and their riders, and the flesh of all people, free and slave, small and great (Revelation 19:17-18).
So, my friends if global warming proved us that Bible is Word of God, you need to prepare your eyes to see the world is getting worse and worse. Read book of Lamentation and Habakkuk, and begin to wonder, what it feels to be in the middle of that situation. There is no other way for you to escape this tribulation unless you repent, unless you hit your knees to the floor and start begging God's mercy and help you to show you the way, the truth and the life. Be deceive no more.
God loves everybody, including you and me but God hates sins. There is no other way for people to be saved unless God Himself came down from heaven above to this fallen world, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness, and being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death --- even death on a cross. His name is Jesus Christ.
We need Jesus Christ and Holy Spirit to be able to stand firm till the end. We can come to God not because we are good, we are perfect, but because we have Jesus Christ who has ransomed us and paid the price of our sins on the cross and He will generously give us His greatest gift, Repentance, Faith, and Salvation so that we can call Almighty God, "Abba, Father".
His Spirit will make us delight in godliness, in holiness, in righteousness, we will be able to do what we found it very difficult to do for our flesh is so weak, we always fall into temptation. When God pour out His Spirit to us, we will become a new creation, He will give us a new heart that has fear of the Lord, He will put His law and commandment into our heart, no more written in two blocks of stone, but in the heart of flesh and He will renew our mind and give us purpose of living.
He is a good Father to those who believe in Him and surrender all to Him, but He will be the angry Almighty God for those who has trampled the Son of God under foot, who has treated as an unholy thing the blood of covenant that sanctified him, and who has insulted the Spirit of grace. My friends, He will judge each of us and it is a dreadful thing to fall into the hands of the living God (Hebrews 10:29-31). So, I hope you are wise enough and not put yourself to be enemy of God.
You must be born again, you must repent, you must grieve, weep and mourn, confess your sins and surrender all, believe by faith that Jesus Christ is the Lord and He died for your sins. Surrender all your life to Him, humble yourself before Him and He will raise you up. May the Lord open your eyes and increase your faith so that you will be able to stand firm till the end. God bless you.
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