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Feb 9, 2023 · God created the whole universe and the laws of nature (Genesis 1:1). Most natural disasters are a result of these laws at work. Hurricanes, typhoons, and tornados are the results of divergent weather patterns colliding. Earthquakes are the result of the earth’s plate structure shifting. A tsunami is caused by an underwater earthquake.
Feb 18, 2014 · The Book of Revelation has three cycles of disasters that occur just before the Lord Jesus returns to set up His earthly kingdom. The first cycle is man's judgment upon himself. The second cycle ...
Feb 28, 2006 · The "sometimes" presence of natural disasters tells us that God is still in control, sustaining and preserving nature. That having been said, the fact that God opposes the forces of evil in the natural world does not mean that the link between human rebellion and the natural world has been totally broken. The Bible teaches that human sin weighs ...
Jul 24, 2023 · In Christ, God is “reconciling all things to himself” (Col. 1:20). Earthquakes, floods, and other natural disasters remind us that creation groans to be redeemed and renewed, along with the rest of humanity (Rom. 8:19-23). At such times, we can remember there will be a day when this present creation will give way to the new creation (Isa ...
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In our age of personal autonomy, we despise the notion that God would ever judge us for our sin. We live the way we like, and no one—not even God—is permitted to get in the way. Particularly despicable is the notion that God would ever judge us through an environmental catastrophe. At no point was this clearer than in late 2019. Australian media ou...
Natural disasters are always a foretaste of what the final judgment will be like. They are a picture, a portrait, and a preview of what is to come upon those who do not find refuge in the only Saviour, Jesus Christ (2 Peter 2:5-6). Both the floods and the fires of Genesis were a foretaste of God’s eternal judgment— warnings of what must come again ...
In the West, we are prone to succumb to the illusion that we are the masters of our fates and the captains of our souls. Natural disasters are a sobering wake-up call that nothing could be further from the truth. As C.S. Lewis writes in The Problem of Pain: God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pain: it is...
As humans, we aren’t omniscient; we don’t know why specific natural disasters occur. Nevertheless, while it is presumptuous to suggest all natural disasters are divine retribution, the pendulum must not be swung in the other direction to suggest that no natural disasters are due to specific sins. Natural disasters remind us that we are living in a ...
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Nov 20, 2019 · The reason for natural disasters is not to punish or warn especially sinful people. If they were punishing sin, we would all experience them all the time. The real mystery is that God allows us to suffer so little. We experience so much undeserved good that we complain when things go wrong. In our fallen world, there will always be disasters ...
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He can stand by and allow natural disasters to have an impact on our lives; at the same time, He could also intervene. While there may be times God can used natural disasters to punish a nation or people, it does not mean every terrible disaster we experience is a punishment from God. We can read biblical examples when God does allow it to happen.
