The projected landfall of Isaac on Wednesday August 29th is
seven years to the day after Katrina. The
timing is astonishing to some, even amazing.
It is highly meaningful to others.
Seven years. That is
a special number to God. Seven
represents completeness.
Fulfillment. In Genesis God rests
on the seventh day after six days of creation.
New Orleans was horribly damaged by Katrina. It has never recovered, and is a much smaller
city today than it was then. But it
continues to be New Orleans. And this
very anniversary of Katrina is also another anniversary. As seven years ago, the annual homosexual
celebration known as “southern decadence” begins in New Orleans August 29th. One projection expects 125,000 to 150,000
attendees. New Orleans’s own events web
site describes this as one of New Orleans’s premier yearly events.
All of you who know the Bible know that God in no uncertain
terms condemns the homosexual life style.
Detestable is one word used there to describe it (see Leviticus 18:22
and Romans 1:27). In the years since
Katrina some states have now legalized homosexual marriage. And the US has brought homosexuality into the
open in the military. And this storm is
back, heading straight for New Orleans and the southern decadence meeting.
Coincidence? Make up
your own mind.
One other point of note.
When Katrina hit New Orleans, it was immediately after the US had been
pressuring Israel to give up some of its land.
Today the US continues to pressure Israel in a variety of ways, and
there are indications that in the current presidential campaign the Republican
platform may recognize two states in the area, one being Israel and another
being for the Palestinians. The leader
of the Democratic ticket has already said Israel should withdraw to its pre-1967
borders.
Remember God’s promise to Abraham that he would bless those
who bless him and curse those who curse him, with Abraham here representing the
Jews and thus Israel? Remember that
Isaac, the name of this hurricane, is the name of Abraham’s son of God’s promise
through whom the Jews are descended?
We could talk more about how all this ties into the events
leading up to the Lord’s imminent return.
It does. But I think this is
enough to cause believers and those who might be believers to sit up and take
notice, and hopefully to consider seriously their relationship with Jesus
Christ. Aside from everything else,
Isaac is another wake-up call, another warning.
August
28, 2012
