I’m grateful to Mary K Dullforce for linking the following article of 2017 in her comment upon a recent post. as republished by the Philadelphia Church of God, and in which commences with:
‘What is wrong with the weather? Is it really climate change? Are hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, floods and forest fires really “natural”? Why are these once-in-a-lifetime, where-did-this-come-from, never-before-witnessed calamities piling up on top of one another?
The number of natural disasters is measurably rising. The nonprofit Borgen Project found that the average number of natural disasters reported in 1970 was 78. During the 1990s, that number was 354 disasters a year, according to the Red Cross. Between 2000 and 2004, that number jumped to 728 natural disasters per year, and then the number decreased slightly since. However, the severity and the cost of these disasters have continued to rise.
“Unprecedented” and “record” disasters are happening at a quickening pace. “History making” events are becoming commonplace. Such catastrophes should challenge our thinking. They force us to contemplate the fragility of man. They demand that we consider some of the deeper questions that we all-too-easily ignore in more prosperous and peaceful times.
Scientists are searching for explanations within the natural world itself, particularly as disasters increase in frequency and lethality…’
This informative article’s closing section begins:
Heeding God’s Warning
‘The God of the Bible is indeed all-powerful, all-knowing and all-loving. He promises to bless people for obedience and curse them for disobedience.
In Leviticus 26:3-4, God says, “If ye walk in my statutes, and keep my commandments, and do them; Then I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield her increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.” Are the cities that are being deluged with floods, or those that are languishing in drought, receiving this blessing? Why not?
If you believe the God of the Bible, you know that droughts, floods and other disasters are curses for disobedience. The solution to such curses is repentance. For our land to be healed, we must understand these promises.’
Click INCREASED ‘NATURAL’ AND WEATHER DISASTERS to read 7-page paper in full.
RB Footnote:
I note this church’s past connection to Herbert Armstrong for I recall having read some of his The Plain Truth magazines decades ago when a New Ager searching for Truth, and noted its making church relevant to modern times and topical events.