What do YOU think?

[Rowellen]

It's just nature showing us who's boss. Not likely the end of the world. But I'm not religious so I could be going to hell

[boobaloo]

It's just nature showing us who's boss. Not likely the end of the world. But I'm not religious so I could be going to hell

lol

Keike, (generally curious, not at all being a smart arse), but what do you mean about the 'pangs of distress', is it inferring armageddon, or that people will embrace religion again?

[Dansta]

:yeahthat:

i tend to think its mother earth pulling out her wooden spoon a smacking some bums reminding us that we need to love, respect and nurture her too, not just expect her to grow all our food, supply all our water and not give anything back to her.

[Bumperstump Cummerbund]

LOL Rowellen! I don't believe in Hell, so don't worry about it

Boobaloo - yep, pangs of distress preceding Armageddon. It's in Matthew 3, when the apostles asked Jesus how they would know the end had come. 'Jesus said to them: "Look out that nobody misleads you; for many will come on the basis of my name, saying, 'I am the Christ,' and will mislead many. You are going to hear of wars and reports of wars; see that you are not terrified. For these things must take place, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be food shortages and earthquakes in one place after another. All these things are a beginning of pangs of distress.

Then people will deliver you up to tribulation and will kill you, and you will be objects of hatred by all the nations on account of my name. Then also, many will be stumbled and will betray one another and will hate one another. And many false prohpets will arise and mislead many; and because of the increasing of lawlessness the love of the greater number will cool off. But he that has endured to the end is the one that will be saved. And this good news of the kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth, for a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.'

I know not many share my beliefs, but I find it so interesting. Yes, we've always had earthquakes and wars and disasters - but nothing like it is at the moment. As soon as one finishes the next one starts. Like in labour, the contractions start slow and far apart, and the further the labour progresses, the more intense and closer together the contractions become.

[Rowellen]

LOL Rowellen! I don't believe in Hell, so don't worry about it

That's good because I don't believe in hell either. Great thread Keike. It is always interesting to see and learn from others point of view. Inanna - that quote you copied is wonderful. Such a beautiful way of interpreting it.

[Sopdet]

I think the universe has had enough of what we're doing to her and is just reminding us all that she should be revered.

[*Ang*]

I think its all part of natural selection - God and the Earth's way of saying enoughs enough. Things like the Tsunami really say that to me.