Try to imagine yourself 2000 years ago. If you knew only what was known about things that were around at that time, how would you describe a meteour or a helicopter. 2000 years ago there were no cars, airplanes or other mechanical things.
What do you suppose John was describing in Rev. 8:8? How about Rev. 9:7?
I’ve thought of this and don’t know how I would describe these things.

In Romans 8:22 Paul wrote “For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.” Could this be why there are so many things happening in this groaning of the earth. I’m thinking of the unusual weather, in floods, earthquakes, hurricanes, etc.
Jesus speaking of the end times, in Matthew 24:7 said “For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places”. Mark 13:8 and Luke 21:11 also state these words from Jesus..

Scattered about the earth are some ancient cities. The cities I’m thinking of are not inhabited and have been void of people so long there is no historical record of them. These cities have not been battle sites, there are no bones or weapons scattered about and no apparent reason why the people left. I wonder if the flood waters of Noah’s flood were rising so the people left.

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I few days ago I went to my post office to buy a couple stamps. My choices were to stand in a long line to use cash or use a debit or credit card. The purchasing of stamps for cash at a separate automated window has been removed. It made me think of how technology has changed and is changing things. In 1956 not every one had a telephone, and the telephone was in a booth or building connected by a wire. Now even children carry one in the pocket and radio waves are used in the connection. I can understand that shortly people will need a card to buy and sell, and shortly it will be more feasible to have a chip put into a hand to carry that information and more that we now have on a card.
At the present time a chip can be put into a pet in case it gets lost. Years ago when social security numbers were first instituted some people refused claiming it was the beginning of the “Mark of the beast” What do you think? Is this technology a pre-cursor?

The Bible tells us that during the tribulation prices will be really high. Today I drove by a gas station I usually trade at and saw that gas was up another .05 cents a gallon. When you see this, does it make you think of how people will just accept higher prices? Do you think of how fragile our economy is? And, that it is interwoven with the economy of every other country.

Genesis 6:28-30 tells us that after Noah was born Lamech, his father, had other children both sons and daughters. I wonder if Noah’s siblings also laughted at the Ark. I wonder if God gave the time after Noah and his family entered the Ark for his siblings to enter also. The flood, when the door was shut and the rain started, must have caused much heartache for Noah. Genesis 8: 16 relates that the Lord shut them in, suppose Noah would have waited longer for his siblings?

I’ve been thinking about how things will be in the future. One of the thoughts have been about the economy after Jesus takes His followers out of the world. Because many of us owe on our homes, cars, etc. I imagine the beginning of chaos will be with the banks and lenders.
I still owe on my home.

Exodus 33:12-13
I seldom think of prayers that Moses made, however I recently purchased an Amplified Bible and have been reading it. This prayer really touched my heart.
Verse 12 is an introduction but beginning in verse 13 Moses speaking to God. “Now therefore, I pray you, if I have found favor in Your sight, show me now Your way, that I may know You, (progressively become more deeply and intimately acquainted with You, perceiving and recognizing and understanding more strongly and clearly), and that I may find favor in Your sight.”
WOW!

Ever hear someone say that certain groups should be return to their country of origin? Well, in my case I have traced some of my lineage back to Germany, France, Denmark, England, Scotland, Ireland, and Holland, plus a whole bunch I don’t know. They would have to cut me up in little pieces to send me back.

Have you ever wondered where the ancient cities and their building came from? Many have. It seems there are 3 different ideas. Aliens from outer space, the cave man, and man shortly after the creation. If these things were built by aliens where did they go and why did they not leave us a better record? If they were built by cave man or early man where did they get the intelligence to do this? We have a difficult time figuring how it could have been done so well without our modern tools. However if it was shortly after the creation and God created man perfect, He also gave them great intelligence and they must have know a lot of things that we have figured out in the last couple hundred years or less. I prefer to think that man was created with great intelligence and we regressed and have only lately figured out how to do some of these things.