Global warming, a Christian perspective

Global warming has become such a great concern. Many scientists and some authorities in some countries are trying to take measures to prevent it or slow it down. Some people have even suggested banning the light bulb because it contributes to global warming.What should one think about global warming? Is there any truth to all that is being said, or is it all scare tactics? Does the Bible say anything about global warming?Although it is not known for sure what the weather was like before the flood of Noah's day, there apparently was no severe hot or cold weather. It is often suggested that a greenhouse effect kept the earth at pleasant temperatures all the time.However, after the flood, God made this promise to Noah, "While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease." (Genesis 8:22) In Psalm 74:17, the Bible says this about God, "Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made summer and winter."There is no doubt that there will one day be drastic changes in the earth, and the weather patterns will greatly change. Can man do anything to stop these changes? What does the Bible say?One day the sun will become extremely hot. God will give power to angels to send plagues upon the earth. Men will be scorched by the heat of the sun. Revelation 16:8,9 says, "And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire. And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory."God will also cause changes in the earth's water supply. In Revelation 8:10,11, the Bible says, "And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters; And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter." Revelation 16:3 says, "And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea."God promises that the weather will be affected, and there will be a great earthquake, worse than any other earthquake that has ever occurred on the earth before it. Revelation 16:18 says, "And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great." The face of the earth will be changed completely because of this earthquake. "And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great." (Revelation 18:20,21)One day God will come down in great wrath to finish his judgment upon mankind. Revelation 6:12-17 says, "And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind. And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?"Do these words frighten you? They should if you do not know Jesus as your Saviour. One day the Lord is coming back to earth to receive His own. He will take all those who believe in Him to Heaven to live with Him for all eternity. (See I Thessalonians 4:16,17) Will you be going?If you do not know Jesus as your Saviour you will be left behind. And if you have heard the gospel and rejected it, you will believe a lie. II Thessalonians 2:11,12 says, "And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness."Also, you will worship the beast and receive his mark in your hand or in your forehead. Revelation 13:11,12 says that the other beast that comes up out of the earth will cause those who dwell upon the earth to worship the beast. And verses 16 and 17 say, "And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name."And in the end you will suffer the wrath of Almighty God because you worshipped the beast and rejected God. Because you did not trust in Jesus, "the Lamb of God which taketh away the sin of the world," (John 1:29) you will suffer in the lake of fire for ever and ever. God's word says, "And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire." (Revelation 20:8)How can you escape the terrible plagues that are coming? How can you escape the scorching sun and the bitter waters and the earthquakes and great hail? Repent of your sins and believe on the Lord Jesus Christ. Do not wait until tomorrow. Tomorrow may be too late. "Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon." (Isaiah 55:6,7)Turn to God from your sin. Realize that your sin separates you from God. You cannot remove your own sin. You cannot get yourself to Heaven. Jesus has already done everything for you. It is finished. "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved." (Acts 16:31) "Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved." (Acts 4:12)Yes, the globe will warm up. The weather patterns will be changed. But this does not need to concern you if you are saved, if you have trusted Jesus Christ as your Saviour.God has told us what will happen to the earth and to outer space in the end of time. He said, "But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up." (II Peter 3:10)Where will you be when these things happen? Where will you spend eternity? Will you spend your life here on earth trying to battle global warming, trying to keep the earth from warming up? Or will you make preparations for eternity? Will you be content with a temporary home here on earth and eternity in the lake of fire? Or will you seek a heavenly city, one not made with hands, eternal in the heavens, a place where you may live in eternal joy and constant fellowship with God and the Lord Jesus Christ? Believe in Jesus today. He is ready to receive you.

All Scripture verses quoted from KJV

www.christianwebsite.com