I've been pondering the tsunami that hit Asia and all that it implies. I've listened to arguments that it was

• a one time freak of nature

• the work of Satan

• God's judgment on that part of the world for persecution of Christians

• the first of many more to come

To be honest, I haven't got a clue. I do know that it wasn't just a one-time freak of nature because like volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and tsunamis are part of normal everyday life on earth. They are less common perhaps than some events like rain and snow but still regular occurrences.

I do know that it moved the earth 2cm on its axis. That may not sound like much, but to tilt a ball the size of our planet takes an inconceivable amount of energy. The shifting of our earth on it's axis will also have some impact on every other planet and heavenly body.

I know that the earthquake that precipitated the wave was somewhere in the range of 9 on the Richter Scale. That's 10,000 times as strong as a 5 on the scale, but a million times the energy. That much energy is beyond my comprehension.

I've done some reading that reports some coastlines moved as much as 65 feet. If you want to picture that, walk 25-30 paces look back at where you started and imagine the ground moving so much that you end up back at your starting point. It would leave nothing standing.

Thinking of that energy and movement drew me to a passage in John's Revelation of Jesus Christ that I had never been able to picture before.

The seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and out of the temple came a loud voice from the throne, saying, "It is done!" Then there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder and a severe earthquake. No earthquake like it has ever occurred since man has been on earth, so tremendous was the quake. The great city split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. God remembered Babylon the Great and gave her the cup filled with the wine of the fury of his wrath. Every island fled away and the mountains could not be found.
Revelation 16:17-20 NIV

No earthquake like it has occurred since man has been on earth. That means it will be bigger than the once caused by the tsunami. That means the cities falling, the islands fleeing and the mountains disappearing can be a literal event. We've seen a taste of it.

What does all this mean? I don't know other than it's a pretty good indicator that if we're not in end times already, we must be drawing nearer. When will the Lord return? Tomorrow or not for a very long time yet and He's not telling.

I do know that believers have nothing to fear because we know our ultimate destiny is with Jesus. It should give us cause to pause and think about those who do not know Him and ignite a fire in our hearts to share Jesus with them. We're not responsible for the results, that's Holy Spirit's job, but we are told to go and tell them.

Until next time, do not be afraid and share with the world what Jesus has done in your life.

Hallelu Yah (Praise God)

Be blessed

Kevin