From: allan-sv@algonet.se   
      
                The whole world is on a catastrophe course   
      
      
   Now people are speaking and writing both nights and days about the   
   terrible earthquake. The Newspapers are writing and show big pictures   
   from the catastrophe places. But they mention nothing about to repent   
   and humble themselves before the Lord or to receive the salvation through   
   Jesus Christ. They do not see any connection between people's sins and the   
   judgement of God. For a long time Thailand has been a haunt for sex   
   criminals. Many men from Sweden, and other countries, have been   
   travelling to Thailand only for the purpose to devote themselves to   
   prostitution. Several times we could read about this in Newspapers, and   
   heard in the news on the radio.   
      
   Nevertheless, now they ask: If an almighty and good God does exist, how   
   can he allow such a terrible catastrophe to come? This is not at all odd.   
   By reading the Bible we find the answer on this question.   
      
   This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men   
   shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers,   
   disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, Without natural affection,   
   trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that   
   are good, Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers   
   of God; Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from   
   such turn away. 2 Tim. 3:1-5.   
      
   This is a description how people are today. The attitude to homosexuality,   
   allowing the marriage of people of the same gender, has also kindled God's   
   anger. If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of   
   them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death;   
   their blood shall be upon them. Leviticus 20:13. They mean that this is   
   something so old that we cannot take notice about it. It is thousands of   
   years since it becomes written in the Bible. Yet, God is the same now as   
   he was then, and it is he that repays the unrighteousness according to their   
   deeds. He will judge them according to their deeds, and after that they have   
   no voice in the matter, and no one take any notice of their opinion.   
   Rom. 2:6. 2 Peter 2:9-10.   
      
   Instead of asking how a good God can allow such a catastrophe, we must   
   ask: How can people were so hateful and show contempt against the good   
   God? They also deny his existence.   
      
   He sent his Son to our salvation, and Jesus let himself be offered on the   
   cross for ours sins. He offers us an eternal life and heaven's glory. But   
   people do not believe him.   
      
   Jesus has also warned about the consequences for them that persist in   
   their sins and do not care about God's offer of grace. None another in the   
   Bible has warned so much about the eternal punishment as Jesus has   
   done. He has warned about judgement against countries and people.   
      
   And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled:   
   for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation   
   shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall   
   be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. All these   
   are the beginning of sorrows. Matt. 24:6-8. How many "accidents" must   
   happen before the people awake and begin to ask for the Lord?   
      
   This incomprehensible devastation that has now happened is only a   
   beginning to what that is to hit the whole world. That the catastrophe   
   came just at Christmas is not difficult to understand. Most celebrating   
   has made Christmas to a big blasphemy. They do not believe in Jesus   
   and do not take notice of his word in the Bible, neither what he says   
   today. They do not celebrate Christmas as Jesus' birthday, but only for   
   their own pleasure.   
      
   In the reality, the Christmas is no Christian festival. None knows which   
   date Jesus became born. And the Bible says nothing about keeping of   
   Christmas, with early Christmas Day service, Lucia, Christmas presents,   
   Christmas trees and much merry food.   
      
   Rejecting the salvation, which God gave through Jesus Christ, but yet   
   pretend to be Christians and celebrate his birthday, it must be a blasphemy   
   against God. This happens in the churches. Churches inspire people that   
   they are Christians and that repentance and baptism is not needed. They   
   trust in on their christening, the infant baptism and confirmation in   
   church.   
   They live and die in the faith on the church's false doctrine, and go to   
   hell.   
   And free-churches preachers that profess them as saved, and ought to have   
   better insight in God's word, they do nothing to stop the church's false   
   doctrine. Instead they can have ecumenical appointments in churches, and   
   bid in the false priesthood to their free-churches.   
      
   Churches and denominations are no mediators between God and people.   
   For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man   
   Christ Jesus; 1 Tim. 2:5.   
      
   Many believe that after the death, there is nothing. When they die, all get   
   its end. Therefore, they are entirely unprepared on what that happens   
   when they die. It is no end at all. The time just continues, and we too. You   
   go either to heaven or to hell. You can decide, but you must do it before   
   you die. After the death it is too later. You either accept and receive the   
   salvation that God offers you through Jesus Christ, and get forgiveness for   
   all sins and go to heaven, or you reject God's offering, and want not to   
   believe his word, and go to hell, and get full retribution for all sins.   
      
   It is said that we cannot be prepared for such a big catastrophe. But if you   
   receive the salvation that God offers by Jesus Christ, then you are prepared   
   whatever that happens. For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and   
   whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die,   
   we are the Lord's. Rom. 14:8. This is the only way to be prepared.   
      
   It is no other way to become free from sins and escape punishment for   
   sins. Setting fire to candles and pray for the dead are not to any use for   
   the dead. If they have not received God's grace to salvation while they   
   lived, then they are eternally lost. Most people do not want to believe   
   on God's word, and they go to hell. The unbelief is the reason to all   
   other sins and hinders people to receive God's grace to salvation.   
      
   In the Bible are many prophecies about how this age will conclude with   
   a judgement of God. Amos 3:6-7. Zephaniah 1:14-18. Isaiah 13:3-13.   
   24:16, 19-23. Joel 2. Amos 5:18.   
      
      
   Allan Svensson   
      
      
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