WITNESSES OR VICTIMS

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It is a historical fact that in most instances a person is either a witness or a victim in terms of what unfolds. This is especially true in warfare or nations where ethnic cleansing or other forms of persecution are occurring. There is considerable discussion about Global Warming on the part of politicians in this country. While these formulations and executive orders are executed, the nations give almost tacit approval to the rogue nation Iran to develop Nuclear Weaponry. It seems as though no proponent of the possibilities of global warming has paused to think of the definition and potential of Thermo-Nuclear Bomb Development and testing. Thermo-nuclear means: “The fusion of atomic nuclei at high temperatures or to the energy produced in this way.”

Most people were probably unaware of particular events that took place near the end of World War II. They were designed to bring about the surrender and cessation of the war with Japan. In an effort to achieve the desired results, six months prior to the use of Atomic Bombs, the U.S. 20th Air Force under General Curtis LeMay executed low-level incendiary raids against Japanese cities. On the night of March 9–10, 1945, Operation Meetinghouse commenced and 334 B-29 Super-fortress bombers took off to raid, with 279 of them dropping 1,665 tons of incendiaries and explosives on Tokyo. The bombing was meant to burn wooden buildings and indeed the bombing caused fire that created a 50 m/s wind, which is comparable to tornadoes. Each bomber carried 6 tons of bombs. A total of 381,300 bombs. Within a few hours of the raid, it had killed an estimated 100,000 people and destroyed 16 square miles of the city and 267,000 buildings in a single night. An estimated 450,000 people had died as the U.S. had intensely firebombed a total of 67 Japanese cities. While the Allies applauded these bombings and the affect of them, many ordinary people became either witnesses or victims to these events. 

If we bridge over into Biblical History and God’s judgment against a sinful people and/or nations, we will find similar parallels. One would do well to review the prophetic words of Zephaniah 1:7-18 and the descriptive words of I Thessalonians 5:1-11 regarding The Day of the Lord. Peter gives a succinct statement of God’s final judgment upon the world He has created, II Peter 3:8-13. We note the catastrophic result as Peter wrote: “The day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be dissolved in the fire, and the earth and its works will not be found. Since everything will be dissolved in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to conduct yourselves in holiness and godliness as you anticipate and hasten the coming of the day of God, when the heavens will be dissolved by fire and the elements will melt in the heat. But in keeping with God’s promise, we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells.” 

Those who believe the Word of God, the Holy Scriptures, will be witnesses of this final judgment scene, whereas those who made a mockery of sin and who rejected God and His Word will become the victims. John the Baptist utter the direct words to the mockers and scoffers in Matthew 3:7-8 (NLT), “Who warned you to flee God’s coming wrath? Prove by the way you live that you have repented of your sins and turned to God.” The question is - have you repented of your sins and turned to God for His salvation? Will you be a witness or a victim? Consider these things with me!