Prophecy

But the venerable Steve Austin of the Creation Research Institute says

They make absolutely no attempt to quantify the "partial explanation" of the increase in number of seismograph stations. They also did not mention the *increase* in sensitivity of these devices allowing the detection in remote area.Putting numbers into a chart proves nothing. Can you point to one scientific paper claiming that earthquakes are increasing in frequency?Associating earthquakes or hurricane's with God's wrath is such incredible primitive thinking. This is the same superstitious thought processes that invoked primitive tribes to sacrifice humans to appease god's anger.We now know why Earthquakes, Tsunamis and Hurricanes occur and they are completely natural processes.Is God more angry at people who live in subduction zones or fault lines? Why is God unable to make earthquakes happen in places like Northern Canada or West Africa? From the wiki on earthquakes....
Earthquake - Wikipedia That is 350 to many thousands and the modern equipment is much more sensitive! Edited by iceage, : No reason given.

Charley I do not know what you are trying to say - what is a bogus earthquake? Can you clarify.Again the increase in the reported earthquakes are explained by the fact that we now have more and better equipment.... This would explain quite nicely why the larger earthquakes are not increasing because those were easily detected and from very far away.Why do you and your reference site choose to ignore the obvious? There is an increase in small quakes because we looking for them.In addition, you did not address why God only chooses to punish those that live in subduction zones or on fault lines.Earthquakes happen for very understandable reasons!! Why resort to bronze age notions - it shines a very unfavorable light upon your brand of faith.What about thunder storms are they a sign from god also? There are probably an "increase" in recorded lighting strikes (since we now have better ways of detecting them)

Again you neglect to address why earthquakes occur in subduction zones and fault lines and NOT where the evil doers reside? (Taiwan being a notable exception being inhabited apparently by heathens).This is very important point as we now know what causes earthquakes and it is not some guy in the sky pulling the earthquake lever every time his subjects are in need of a reminder who is boss.Associating earthquakes with human political events is so bronze age please join us in the 21 century.If God wanted to protect Israel i think he has more resources at hand than the favorable support of the US - dontcha think?Now back to your misuse of the data.... Again the number and quality of equipment is the cause, the USGS spelled it out for you and you want to avoid it.I live in an area relatively free from earthquakes. Several years ago an earthquake of 2.5 occurred several miles deep and several miles from my office. I never felt it. Thirty years ago this quake most likely would have gone unnoticed since there would have been no sensing equipment in the area. Our ability to detect earthquakes both remote and weak has increased several fold. The timing of the a lot things occur within 24 hours of a California quake. Why California? why not in Washington, why 24 hours - is God so limited in his responses? What a deluded notion. You worship a bronze age god. Why is your god so limited in his set of responses. This is the being that created immense scale of the universe and intricate complexity of the microcosm and all he can do is send indirect messages via shaking the earth - pretty small god i say.

Still no comment on why earthquakes center around subduction zones and fault lines eh?Is god not capable of making an earthquake anywhere he please or not?

"divers places" Oh I get it. Places where divers go diving and such - divers places along coastlines.Wow this throws some light on scripture such as I always thought that meant diverse, but now I find out that it really means diver's disease such as decompression sickness. The west coasts of North and South America are a north-south subduction zone. Plate Tectonics cause Earthquakes!!!!! Not because of a concentration of sinners or geopolitical events. No it does not. As is usually the case the literalist are not literal. Edited by iceage, : No reason given.

Well look at Russia... the godless communist are almost free of earthquakes - maybe they don't have "divers places"

However note that quakes occur on the moon (moonquakes?). A couple of theories

The astronauts were sinners.

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The moon is god's proving ground for new earthquake designs.

Charley you do know that hurricanes have been lashing the south east region long before man was on the scene. Historical artifacts of hurricanes are present everywhere along the southeast coast. It is a statistical probability that New Orleans would be hit sooner or later.Concerning these prehistorical hurricanes what was god purpose - target practice?How about thunderstorms? do they have spiritual and prophetic significance? sun spots? aurora borealis, floods, sink holes, a tree falling in the forest?

You avoided the direct question. Hurricanes (as well as earthquakes) have been occurring long before the human habitation of the Caribbean - what was the significance of this? Who believes this? Topography causes thunderstorms? I don't think so.What about moonquakes why do those occur?

I think that God just put your name on an earthquake somewhere in the world on account of your snide comment. Beware....

Sure would be.Charley you are aware right now there are people starving to death, going cold, suffering because of the lack of a $5 prescription.Did not Jesus say that whatever you do to the least of the poor is as if you did it onto him?Now stay with me here....You go golfing, vacationing, boating and enjoying the good life why the equivalent of the your lord and savior goes hungry and freezes and suffers????Maybe that is why he gave you the scripture you quoted.Matthew 7:14 Because "strait is the gate, and narrow is the way", which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.Narrow indeed. I sense some warm weather in your future.Edited by iceage, : No reason given.

I am not talking about the prosperity gospel, politics or tax evaders.I am talking about the very clear, precise and inexorable words of Jesus Christ.These are red letter scriptures that commands you to give all you have to the poor. It is really quite literal and clear. You are rich compared to the poor of the world, regardless of how you think you are relatively.Health insurance? Isn't that for those of meager faith?I mention this because you put so much stock in various scriptures but I suspected you ignore the clear difficult scripture - the passage is straight and narrow.

Oh I have heard all the rationalizations and semantic gymnastics. I prefer the plain literal meaning and not try to distort the direct word of the Lord - since he is not a God of confusion. Sure, even a serial killer has a chance eh? Old testament sure, and it also talks about not mixing fibers, respecting the sabbath and not approaching a women during her period, etc.I am suspecting that Jesus's red lettered words carries significance - no? Especially since he repeatedly teached giving all to the poor and practiced austerity.Again my point is that you are cherry picking scripture to meet your needs but ignoring the difficult one - the path is straight and narrow.

Christ said plainly that if you want to be complete, give all to the poor and follow him and don't look back.It is a plain as language as can be. Wasn't Christ Kingly? and he had "No Place To Lay His Head". Basically you saying that you can skirt the hard issues and pursue matters of the flesh, as God will in the end make the impossible possible.I think you are minimizing the significance of your own quoted scripture