Joel 3:11-16 (King James Version)
11Assemble yourselves, and come, all ye heathen, and gather yourselves together round about: thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O LORD.
12Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about.
13Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come, get you down; for the press is full, the fats overflow; for their wickedness is great.
14Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.
15The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.
16The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the LORD will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel. Amen.
The Lord our God is drawing near. The signs are everywhere and cannot be as easily dismissed any more. The events, catastrophes and signs are increasing in frequency and intensity. Whether the birthing pains have just begun or are near completion; whether the occurences we are witnessing are due to technology weaponry being used against 'terra' (latin for earth and inhabitants) or it is the very hand of God, we cannot know. Either way it is, the one thing for sure is, prophecy is being fulfilled. Rejoice for all His ways.
The Japan quake today was such a powerful event with devastating lasting results. Over a hundred aftershocks that must feel like a constant shaking to the survivors, with a 6.6 magnitude occuring on a different fault zone. The earth's crust has a new rift open approximately 200 miles long and the earth's axis was moved ten inches. Heartfelt prayers for all affected everywhere by this tragedy as well as every human everywhere in need of Jesus. Within hours of the quake, a volcano in Indonesia erupted. The destruction and suffering, the lives being interrupted and turned upside down, and all that we are witnessing is all in His hands and serving His plan. This is faith. The end of this system of things is the just the beginning. Ready or not, the tribulation will continue and the Lord
will finish what He has begun.
Trust Him to whom all the glory is given, our mighty Lord and Savior Jesus Christ who is the only One worthy to open the book of life and judge of the whole world. Where our strength comes from.