The death toll in the 7.6 magnitude earthquake that struck
The earthquake was so strong that it could be felt across all of
Mudslides a half mile wide and up to twenty feet deep have swallowed entire villages. Overwhelmed officials have declared some areas mass graves and have stopped recovery efforts.
“Panabaj will no longer exist, we are asking that it be declared a cemetery. We are tired, we no longer know where to dig.”
WHAT IS GOING ON?!?!? Tsunami, Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Rita, Hurricane Stan, earthquakes, mudslides… Is it me, or is this stuff happening with a lot more frequency than in the past?
Is it God's judgment? Global warming? Happenstance?
If I were the apocalyptic type I’d be gathering up my “left behind” books and heading for the bomb shelter.
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I believe that these things are just one more good clue that we might be in the last days (if ya know what I mean). . . I don't know . . . Very sad about all of these tragic events though, makes me think twice about the "important things" in my life, like my relationships with the ones I love and to not take time spent with them for granted . . .
I can remember at least 12-15 times in my life that people around the world have declared the end-times in full swing and have begun stockpiling goods and looking into property in the mountains. I can also remember the sheepish sigh that followed when nothing happened and life continued as before.
The way I see it the "end-times" have been in full swing since Christ ascended from the earth and since the beginning of time there have always been Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Floods, Plague, Disease, Death and Destruction.
The Middle East region has always been in turmoil, ALWAYS. Long before Christ came on the scene even.
And Middle East leaders have also gone between declaring peace and cutting each others throats since the time of Christ as well...and it's always been about who's pissing on who's land, when really they all have the same great grandfathers from hundreds of generations back...I'm getting off track.
The point is (IMO) don't panic.
This has all happened before and it will all happen again. If you can help, help. If not, stop wringing your hands because it's not helping anyone and it's stirring up the lemmings.
For myself, I feel terrible at the loss of life, I saw on the news this morning that the death toll is up to around 42,000 and climbing. It's horrible.
A little girl was found alive today by her brother, a full 8 days later. What a miracle.
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