OUR  PLANET

 

May 2007 article by Norman Phillips

 

Global warming, greenhouse gasses, carbon emissions, pollution, and unnecessary waste.   A great deal of publicity is given to these problems that may threaten the life of this planet.  Scientists appear to show much evidence to support their findings.  Politicians and other people in authority put great emphasis on methods to combat these problems to such an extent that they see it as their role to ‘Save The Planet’.  However, one suspects there may be an ulterior motive to their endeavours – state control, taxes, etc.

 

Contrary to this main body of thinking, another body of scientists refuel that global warming is caused by carbon emissions, but put forward the argument that the sun passes through periods of high and low activity, so at this time we are passing through a period of high activity.  They also produce evidence to support their findings.

 

If the general public were asked what they considered to be the important problems affecting the lives of people on earth, I feel that their fears would lie in a different direction, for instance rising crime rates, violence, terrorism, moral decay, some nations on the brink of starvation, cost of living, community care, wars, etc.

 

We, as Christadelphians, know that this planet will be saved from all the problems listed above, but by no means by mankind.  It will be saved by a greater authority – that of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the God who created and sustains all things on earth.  How do we know this?  By reading God’s Word in the Holy Bible, the Word which we are told was delivered once for all.  A new world order will be established.

 

When will this be we ask?  Only God Himself knows.  Those that believe know that by the signs of the times it will be soon.  For Jesus himself told His followers that the days prior to His second coming would be like the days of Noah, (see the Gospel of Luke, chapter 17 v 27) implying that there would be widespread violence, wickedness and troubles of every kind, which would include earthquakes, famines and disease so that there will be ‘upon earth distress of nations with perplexity’ (Luke 21 verses 11-25).  Who can argue that these things are happening now, in our time?

 

What will the new world order be like?  Why not find out for yourself by reading Revelation Chapter 21, verses 1-8 and Isaiah chapter 11 verses 4-10.  These are wonderful promises in which YOU can share if you turn to God and His Son, Jesus, whilst they can still be found.