I wake up to the news of an 8.9 magnitude earthquake in Japan. There is a lot of damage and a tsunami warning around the north Pacific in 20 countries, including the west coast and Hawaii.
Didn’t one just hit China?
And isn’t there a volcano spewing in Hawaii?
Did you know there was an earthquake at the crucifixion of Jesus?
When the centurion and those with him, who were guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they feared greatly, saying,”Truly this was the Son of God!” Matt 27:54
Did you know another earthquake took place after the resurrection?
It is written in Matt 28:1-2, now after the Sabbath, as the first day of the week began to dawn, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb. And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat on it.
An earthquake took place as Paul and Silas sat in prison; but at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. 26 Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone’s chains were loosed. Acts 16:25-26
God can be in the earthquake and God cannot be in the earthquake (1 Kings 19:11) but God is certainly in control of the earthquake.
Why would a loving God allow such devastation to happen?
And why would we bite the Hand that created us?
Why would we, made in the image of God, sin by killing each other and inflicting horrible atrocities against each other.
What has happened in Japan and China is very bad and we need to pray for them and render aide where we can.
But don’t come running and accusing God of doing something terrible when we have done worse.
We have failed to give God the honor, the praise, the glory that is due Him.
We have not lived up to His standards though He has provided the Way for us.
As Jesus said, “I tell you that if these should keep silent, the stones would immediately cry out.” Luke 19:40
Perhaps the rocks are now crying out!
Morning Thought with Pastor Tim 
I know I belong to a loving Father God. When I hold me up to in the light of His Word, I don’t know how it is possible that He would even care about me. BUT GOD reafrimes His love in my heart. He shares Himself with me, He motives me (anoints),gives me hope & direction. His love makes me want to live. I know He is doing the same thing with all the people around the world. He loves them and is will to forgive their sins & make them new creatrures too! That makes them apart of my family…we will all live together for eternity soon.
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didnt a earthquake hit christchurch new zealand a week or so back. when these things begin to happen the end is not yet come but the fig trees leafs are turning brown.
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This was in my mailbox today, and I believe Bill Wilson is exactly right. I noticed, when I went back to copy, paste, and post this here, that he had sent out a Part II, which I’ve not read yet.
The prophetic significance of Japan’s earthquake
On March 11 Japan was hit with the most intense earthquake in its recorded history. This event alone has tremendous prophetic significance and it should serve as a solemn warning to the United States. The fulfillment of prophecy is at times like peeling off layers of an onion. Some events are a type and shadow of what is to come, while others take you to the real core. The prophetic implications of the devastating Japan earthquake is a little bit of both. First, in Matthew 24:7-8, Jesus said, “For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. All these are the beginning of sorrows.” This is obvious, but there is more.
These were events that Jesus warned us would be signs of the end times. When we see these ancient kingdoms in the Middle East having internal turmoil and threats of wars, we look to the prophecies to determine where we are at in the continuum of prophecy. Major natural disasters are another benchmark. We as watchmen try to discern why that particular area at this specific time. When this earthquake occurred, I wondered deeply why Japan. At the same time, I thought of the prophecies of Israel and how they may impact Japan. A central prophecy regarding Israel goes back to Genesis 12:3 where the Lord told Abraham, “And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curses thee.”
A particular end time prophecy, speaking at its core about the Day of the Lord, but one that we can say comes often in layers is Zechariah 12:3 where the Lord says, “And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.” On March 11, the day of the earthquake, Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs released this statement: The Government of Japan deplores the decisions of the Government of Israel to give permission for the construction of 1,600 housing units in East Jerusalem…Japan demands that the plans should not be implemented.”
This was the first time Japan used such strong language about Israeli settlements. The earthquake should also serve as a warning to the US president, whose State Department March 13th condemned Israeli plans to build 500 new West Bank homes as “illegitimate.” Within 48 hours after President George W Bush substantially pressured Ariel Sharon into forcing Jewish settlers from Gaza in August 2005, the first signs of Katrina were swirling in the ocean. Naysayers believe these are unrelated coincidence, but watchmen see them from the lens of Biblical prophecy. Jesus also said in Matthew 24, “see that you be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.” More to come.
Have a Blessed and Powerful Day!
Bill Wilson
Word of Life Ministry
http://www.dailyjot.com
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Here is Part II of the prophetic nature of the Japan earthquake, by Bill Wilson.
Monday, March 14 2011
More on the prophetic nature of the Japan earthquake
The full statement that Japan made on March 11, 2010–one year to the day before the earthquake–was: “The Government of Japan deplores the decisions of the Government of Israel to give permission for the construction of 1,600 housing units in East Jerusalem in addition to 112 units in West Bank just after the Israeli and Palestinian leadership’s acceptance of the start of indirect talks. The Government of Japan does not recognize any act that prejudges the final status of Jerusalem and the territories in the pre-1967 borders. Japan demands that the plans should not be implemented.” The Daily Jot incorrectly stated previously that Japan had done this Friday, but there is much more.
On March 1 of this year the Palestinian National Authority announced that it had signed an agreement with Japan to provide $32.5 million for a project of treating waste water in the Palestinian-occupied town of Jericho. It was reported as one of the biggest projects aided by Japan in the Palestinian territories to supply industrial areas with water. The PNA noted in the announcement that since 1993, Japan had given the PNA more than a billion dollars, including $40 million in developing the Jordan Valley area in the West Bank. The PNA said that the agreement is “vita, strategic and important to help the PNA finalize building the institutions of the future Palestinian state.”
Japan is instrumental in helping build out a Palestinian state on the West Bank (traditional lands of Judea and Samaria), yet is critical and demanding of Israel for building housing units for its own citizens. On January 11 this year, Japan’s Foreign Ministry said it “condemns the demolishing of a part of the Shepherd’s Hotel in East Jerusalem with a view to constructing new housing units for Jewish people.” A month later on February 10, Japan’s Foreign Ministry said Israel’s plan to build housing unites for “Jewish people in Sheih Jarrah of East Jerusalem” is against efforts of the international community to resume peace negotiations. A month later, Japan is hit with a historic earthquake.
Daily Jot sources point out that the earthquake in Japan caused tsunami flooding in industrial areas, and the money Japan gave to the Palestinians was for wastewater treatment to supply water to industrial areas of a new Palestinian State. The United States also is guilty of giving billions of dollars to the Palestinians over the years. And the current US president is condemning the Israeli homebuilding as well. Keep in mind that Japan’s fault-line is part of the infamous “ring of fire” where about 90% of the world’s earthquakes occur. This includes the entire Pacific coast of America. Zechariah 2:8 says of Zion, “for he that touches you touches the apple of Lord’s eye.” Japan and America share the same “Fault” line. What is next?
Have a Blessed and Powerful Day!
Bill Wilson
Word of Life Ministry
http://www.dailyjot.com
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