New York, New Jersey Earthquake, and Eclipse: End Times?

As you could have skilled or heard on Twitter, an earthquake in New Jersey rattled New York Metropolis and the encircling space. My cats had been very upset, as was I, as a result of I’ve a crushing nervousness dysfunction and thought I used to be about to die in a nuclear explosion. However we’ve survived, and now I and the aforementioned dysfunction should question this: Is that this the Finish Instances? As Intelligencer’s official Rapture correspondent, I’ve to confess I’m involved. We had floods earlier this week. A photo voltaic eclipse is imminent, as is a plague of locusts. Eric Adams is the mayor. It’s all very troubling!

And so I return to the Scriptures for steering, as if the earth shook the atheism proper out of me. The Guide of Revelation mentions earthquakes quite a bit. For instance, in chapter eight: “And the angel took the censer, and stuffed it with hearth of the altar, and solid it into the earth: and there have been voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake.” And later, in chapter 16: “And there have been voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a fantastic earthquake, similar to was not since males had been upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so nice.”

A few of us is likely to be tempted to name this a fantastic quake, relying on what we had been doing when it occurred.

The mix of earthquake and eclipse actually is one thing, I’ve to confess. Fascinating truth: The eclipse will probably be seen in Rochester, New York, the center of the previous burned-over district — named as such for the non secular actions that after originated there with nice frequency. My in-laws stay close by … maybe it’s time for me to begin a brand new non secular motion, as I’ve threatened to do since my commencement from a glorified Bible faculty. The Buffalo Payments will undoubtedly play a central function. In reality, I’m certified for little else. Author or cult chief: These had been my choices.

I selected the far much less profitable occupation, although, and so I should be sincere with you. I’m unsure our 4.8-magnitude tremor meets the requirements set by Revelation. To not downplay everybody’s emotions, in fact. All of us want one thing to speak about. We’re all determined for a distraction from work. However I didn’t hear any voices, and all of us appear to be alive, so I believe that divine judgment may not be upon us. But. Look, in case you grew up the way in which I did (remoted and Evangelical within the American South), then you recognize from numerous pastors that the Finish Instances has been on the way in which since Christ returned to heaven. Perhaps Friday’s earthquake adjustments little. Perhaps it’s just a bit nudge from God — to learn your dang Bible, or textual content your ex, or no matter. God! He’s such a diva.

Not that I consider any of that, in fact. The earthquake is over, and I’m an atheist once more. For now. Let’s see how these locusts form up.