Natural Disasters & Signs and Wonders 2015

1. Natural Disasters & Signs and Wonders2015

2. A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world. • 2014 was the hottest year on record Daily Mail, January 8, 2015 The Japan Meteorological Association (JMA) has become the latest organisation to claim that 2014 was the hottest on record. They say it was 0.27°C warmer than the average from 1981 to 2010, and 0.63°C warmer than the 20th century average - without the help of an El Niño weather event. And according to their data, ten of the hottest years on record have come since 1998. The JMA joins Nasa and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa) in the US, and the UK Met Office, as one of four major global temperature 'keepers' to reveal 2014 was the hottest ever. All four make their readings separately to one another - and they have all individually come to the same conclusion that last year was the hottest since records began in the late 19th century. Experts say the rate at which it is warming is alarmingly quick, and heavily suggests the emission of CO2 by humans is causing manmade global warming EVENT The Secretary-General of the WMO (World Meteorological Organisation), Michel Jarraud, said the data for 2014 was "consistent with what we expect from a changing climate. Record-breaking heat combined with torrential rainfall and floods destroyed livelihoods and ruined lives. What is particularly unusual and alarming this year are the high temperatures of vast areas of the ocean surface, including in the northern hemisphere.” So not only do we see the world in turmoil in the nations, with violence and death but we also see the physical world in turmoil with heat, storm and flood. We long so much that all this will soon come to an end when Jesus finally intervenes by returning to this earth. Only he can restore the world and the kingdom to Israel… COMMENT BIBLE QUOTE (John 16:21)

3. Thou shalt ascend and come like a storm, thou shalt be like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all thy bands, and many people with thee. and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships • Severe sandstorm hits Israel Associated Press, February 11, 2015 A Mideast sandstorm roared into Israel and Lebanon on Wednesday, causing the worst Israeli air pollution in years and sending powerful waves tearing into Beirut's famed corniche along the Mediterranean Sea. The sandstorm, made up of accumulated dust carried from the far reaches of the Sahara Desert in North Africa, also engulfed Cairo for a second day. High winds lashed those on the streets, causing some to walk backward to avoid getting the grit in their faces. Israel's Environmental Protection Ministry said air pollution levels were the country's worst in five years and the storm would last into Wednesday night. Israeli airports spokeswoman Liza Dvir said flights to and from the Red Sea resort city of Eilat temporarily were grounded due to the weather, though planes still flew through the country's main international hub, Ben Gurion Airport EVENT On Tuesday, the strong sandstorm first reached Egypt, temporarily closing Cairo International Airport to incoming flights. The weather front also caused strong waves to crash into the coast and saw Egypt close two of its seaports. This was of course exactly when Putin arrived. There is a storm coming. And Putin will head it up. We are told in Daniel 11 that the king of the north will come down like a whirlwind. In Ezekiel 38 are told that Gog (Russian leader) will ascend and come like a storm. He will be like a cloud to cover the land. This sandstorm as Putin arrived is a sign to show us what is really coming. A terrible storm – an army so large they will be like locusts covering the ground. When Putin finally invades it truly will be the greatest storm the world has ever seen… COMMENT BIBLE QUOTE (Ezekiel 38:9) (Daniel 11:40)

4. For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body. • Australia warns of 'calamity' as cyclones hit northeast Daily Telegraph, February 20, 2015 Two cyclones have left a trail of destruction and forced mass evacuations across northern Australia, crushing homes and raising fears of flooding. In an unusual event which has never previously been recorded in Australia, two serious but separate cyclones struck the country simultaneously. Cyclone Marcia crossed the Queensland coast with winds of up to 180 miles an hour, causing high tides and dangerous surf and reportedly dumping a dead shark on a beach. The category five cyclone was downgraded as it crossed the coast near the town of Rockhampton and headed south. Residents across north-east Queensland have reported flooded houses and roads, smashed roofs and fallen trees. Many people have been forced to take shelter in evacuation centres but the full extent of the damage is still being assessed. EVENT We continue to see extreme weather conditions around the world. Cyclone Marcia and Cyclone Lam - hit Australia simultaneously for the first time in recorded history. We have seen over the last week record breaking low temperatures in America. Bitter cold temperatures have shattered decades-old records in many places — including Washington, Baltimore and New York. We saw last week the incredible sandstorm in Egypt and Israel and accompanied Putin’s visit to Egypt! We are told that the whole creation groans and is in travail and in pain. The word “groan” literally means to “groan together”. It’s everything God created groaning in pain. Even those who are waiting for Christ are in pain as we see the godlessness around us. It won’t be long now- the contractions are happening -the birth will soon happen… COMMENT BIBLE QUOTE (Romans 8:22-23)

5. The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come: And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. • Solar eclipse to disrupt power supplies Daily Telegraph, February 25, 2015 Power supplies could drop suddenly next month when the UK is plunged into darkness with an eclipse of the sun. Energy experts warned there could be possible blackouts in the biggest solar eclipse since 1999. Nearly 90 per cent of the sun's rays will be blocked out in parts of Europe on March 20. In London and the South East, 85 per cent of the sun will be obscured by the moon whilst in northern Scotland, more than 95 per cent will be covered. The National Grid has warned that solar power output in Britain will halve during the event. The eclipse will last around two hours from 8.40am. The next one will not be until 2026. EVENT COMMENT In a few weeks time on March 20th a shadow will be cast over Europe as a solar eclipse occurs. It is actually quite interesting to note exactly where the shadow falls. The map above clearly shows the shadow of the eclipse covering the whole of Europe, Russia, Turkey, Israel, Syria, Iraq/Iran and north Africa. Obviously the sun will only be partially dark at the edges but a shadow is created. This shadow covers the exact nations mentioned in the Bible as being part of the final judgement of the world. All 3 stages of the final conflict are covered here. Stage 1 being war with Israel’s immediate enemies (Hamas, Syria, Hezbollah.). Stage 2 being Russia, Turkey, Iran, northern African nations. Stage 3 being Europe / Vatican. Could this darkening of the sun over these very nations be a sign that the final judgement is about to happen? Let us see! BIBLE QUOTE (Acts 2:20-21)

6. And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke: The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come: • Friday sees three rare celestial events Total eclipse seen a North Pole for the first time. Plus shadow covers all lands who will invade Israel Jerusalem Post, March 8, 2015 As the eclipse plunges the UK and other places into darkness this Friday, two other rare if less spectacular celestial events will be taking place, too: a Supermoon and the Spring equinox. A Supermoon, or perigee moon, happens when the full or new moon does its closest fly-by of the Earth, making it look bigger than it normally does. And the spring equinox refers to the time of the year when the day and night are of equal duration, mid-way between the longest and shortest days. The solar eclipse refers to a phenomenon where the sun and moon line up, so that the latter obscures the former. And while it wont be affected by the two other events, it is rare that the three events happen even individually.
 EVENT We have seen some remarkable and wonderful signs in the heavens this week. The total solar eclipse (for the first time in earth’s history) passed directly over the north pole. Experts by winding the clock back as it were say the last time a total eclipse was witnessed at the north pole was over 100,000 years ago. But of course the earth did not exist then. The other remarkable thing is that the shadow cast by the eclipse covers the exact nations mentioned in the Bible as invading Israel. All of Europe, Russia, north Africa, Iran and the Middle East. All this came on the same day as the spring equinox and also a supermoon. Total solar eclipses are believed to be signs against the Gentile world. Whereas total lunar eclipses are believed to be signs against the Jewish world. The next lunar eclipse comes in 2 weeks time at Passover. This is the third of a series of 4 blood moons. The last time there were 4 blood moons was in 1967. The time before that 1949. The time before that 1492! These truly are signs in the heavens…. COMMENT BIBLE QUOTE (Acts 2:19-20)

7. The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come. And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: • Millions watch 'blood moon' rise in total lunar eclipse Independent, April 4, 2015 Millions of stargazers watched today's 'blood moon' in the shortest lunar eclipse this century. A partial eclipse was visible to the entire united states as the moon entered Earth's shadow at 6.16am Eastern Daylight Saving Time - five hours behind Greenwich Mean Time - according to NASA. Those west of the Mississippi river were expected to have the best views of the event in which the moon turned blood red before disappearing for five minutes in a total lunar eclipse. EVENT This was the third lunar eclipse in a series of four, known as a tetrad. The first two were in April and September last year, with the final eclipse in the cycle on September 28 this year. It is interesting to note that this lunar eclipse (today) falls on Passover. The next lunar eclipse falls on Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles). This series of 4 lunar eclipses called a Tetrad is very, very rare. There have only been 8 in the last 2000 years and only 3 since 1492. The last ones were Tetrad of 1493-1494, Tetrad of 1949-1950, Tetrad of 1967-1968 and now the Tetrad of 2014-2015. We know the significance of 1949-50 which saw conflict over Israel as it had only just been created. We know there was conflict over Israel in 1967 when Israel recaptured Jerusalem. These dates are the most significant events to do with Israel since AD70 and a Tetrad occured next to both of them. Now here we are with another Tetrad. Are we about to see another conflict over Israel in line with this one? There won’t be another for about 600 years! The Bible says that the moon will turn to blood BEFORE the great and terrible day of the LORD comes. We have been watching how close it is – the signs in the heavens also say so COMMENT BIBLE QUOTE (Joel 2:31-32)

8. Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye that are escaped of the nations: they have no knowledge that set up the wood of their graven image, and pray unto a god that cannot save. Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else. • Nepal earthquake destroys historic temples Live Science, April 28, 2015 The Dharahara Tower destroyed When a 7.8-magnitude earthquake roared through this Himalayan nation last Saturday (April 25), leaving an estimated 5,500 dead and more than 11,000 injured, shrines and temples were sent crashing to the ground, many of them centuries old and irreplaceable cultural treasures. According to the United Nations, 600,000 houses have been destroyed or damaged, and 2 million Nepalese will need tents, water, food and medicine. Many here say they will also need God, regardless of what happened to the temples, shrines and churches. About 80 percent of Nepalese are Hindu, making Nepal the second-largest Hindu nation outside of India, with about 2 percent of the global total. Most Hindus believe in a kind of fatalism, and many here seemed unrattled by the quake as a test of faith, even as their temples and shrines were flattened. EVENT Do not think for one minute (as Richard Dawkins would tell you) that earthquakes are random events with no connection to a supernatural God. God’s hand is behind this earthquake and when we look we can see His fingerprints. Nepal is famous as the world's only Hindu Kingdom. Hindu’s worship many false gods. Hence the many temples and shrines in the country. One landmark destroyed in the earthquake was the tallest building in Nepal called The Dharahara Tower. At the top of the tower was a statue of the god Shiva. This god is also known as Mahadeva (”The Great God"), and is one of the main deities of Hinduism. He is the supreme god within Shaivism a main branch of Hinduism. All the way through the Bible we are told that God hates false gods. Throughout the Bible earthquakes represent God’s judgement. We see here a warning from God that all false gods will soon be removed… COMMENT BIBLE QUOTE (Isaiah 45:20-+22)

9. The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. You may be interested in watching a fascinating youtube video. A former engineer from the US military space program turns from atheist to believer in God from his study of the solar system. CLICK HERE to see how each planet in the solar system overturns evolution. • Pluto: an enigma in close-up Cosmos Magazine, July 20, 2015 Only a month ago, Pluto was one of the most mysterious objects in the Solar System — so remote scientists weren’t even sure of its size. Today, we not only have a clear measure of its diameter (2,370 kilometres, give or take 20 kilometres), but we know it has a red-streaked polar cap, steep mountains nearly as tall as New Zealand’s Mt. Cook, and a surface so fresh and smooth that scientists think it might still be geologically alive. And it looks like the cold distant body will continue to surprise us. The first close-ups of Pluto were remarkable. Giant mountains, probably made of rock-hard water ice, towered 3,300 metres above Pluto’s surface. Scientifically, the biggest shock so far is the complete lack of impact craters on the entire 250-by-150-kilometre section of Pluto's surface for which New Horizons has beamed home high resolution imagery. Scientists had expected to find a world frozen with no geological activity. EVENT On January 19th 2006 a small spacecraft (called New Horizons) took off from Cape Canaveral with one mission - to travel 3 billion miles to photograph Pluto. Travelling 300,000 miles an hour for 9 years it finally flew past Pluto last week. Mankind has reached the final frontier , the edge of our solar system. We have reached the edge in more ways than one. Mankind stands on the very edge / the very brink of astounding things. It is interesting that what the scientists found on Pluto was not at all what they were expecting. In fact it couldn't’t have been more different. It has totally shocked them. They are going to have to rewrite many things on the back of what they can now see. We stand on the edge / the final frontier of the rule of mankind. What we are about to see (the return of Christ) will also mean scientists will have to rewrite all the rules…. COMMENT (Psalm 19:1) BIBLE QUOTE

10. What the locust swarm has left the great locusts have eaten; what the great locusts have left the young locusts have eaten; what the young locusts have left other locusts have eaten .Wake up, you drunkards, and weep! Wail; wail because of the new wine, for it has been snatched from your lips. A nation has invaded my land, a mighty army without number; • Locust swarm blots out the sun in Russian region ABC News, July 30, 2015 Plagues of locusts are swarming large areas of southern Russia, threatening thousands of acres of crops and in some places darkening the skies. . Videos, screened by local TV channels, showed clouds of locusts flying overhead. “It was very frightening,” Lubov Timus, a local woman who lives in Achikulak, told ABC News. “They came like a clouds.” The waves of locusts began around July 20, according to Stavropol’s regional agricultural ministry. Vasilii Yegorov, a deputy agricultural minister, told ABC News that locusts appear in the region every year but normally they are able to exterminate them before they hatch. Swarms have been reported across many other southern regions, stretching from Chechnya to the Astrakhan province on the Caspian Sea. Because of the locusts, a state of emergency has been declared in three regions near Stavropol, according to local media. In Stavropol alone, efforts to kill the insects have stretched across more than 350 miles, according to officials. EVENT A Biblical plague of locusts in Southern Russia is amazing to see with Bible in hand. In Joel 1 v 1-12 we read about a plague of locusts coming. Read it in a modern version as it talks about the different stages of the locust. In verse 6 we read that the locusts are symbolic of a nation powerful and without number invading God’s land. In chapter 2 the army comes. And there has never been an army like this one. It devours everything in front of it. Before them it looks like Eden, behind them as they pass over it is a desert waste. Joel 2v20 says the sky goes dark and there are thick clouds (like locusts). So who is this army? Well Joel 2:20 tells us they are a “northern army”. We are told God himself will destroy this army. The northern army that invades with such destruction is of course Russia. And this week the locust swarms literally have appeared! he COMMENT BIBLE QUOTE (Joel 1:4-6 NIV)

11. They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. There won’t be searing heat and drought in the kingdom • Scorching 'heat dome' over Middle East Daily Telegraph, August 1, 2015 Iran is buckling under the pressure of a massive heatwave passing across the Middle East, with temperatures soaring to nearly 70C. Scorching heat levels of 50C have already paralysed nearby Iraq, where officials were forced to call a four day public holiday because it was too hot to work. But the word "hot" has taken on an entirely new meaning in Iran's city of Bandar Mahshahr, where it was claimed that the city's heat index, or "feels-like temperature", was among the highest ever recorded. The heat index was recorded by a group of astonished weather experts who predict the country could be enduring some of the hottest urban temperatures ever endured by mankind. 'That was one of the most incredible temperature observations I have ever seen and it is one of the most extreme readings ever in the world,' said AccuWeather meteorologist Anthony Saglia. It is just a few degrees lower than the highest ever recorded heat index, which was 178F (81C) in Dhahran,Saudi Arabia on July 8, 2003. EVENT The heat index is not the same as air temperature. It is a recognised index that combines air temperature and relative humidity in an attempt to determine the human-perceived equivalent temperature. In other words how hot does it feel to a human! It’s like the wind chill index. How cold does it actually feel. The heat index in Iran reached incredible figures - nearly 70C! Great heat is mentioned in the Bible and almost every time it is in conjunction with God’s punishments and anger. See Revelation 16:9, 2 Peter 3:12, James 1:11, Deuteronomy 29:24. We know God’s punishments will be poured out on Iran the treacherous dealer who want to destroy Israel. Last week Iran was struck by a meteor close to the capital Tehran. The signs are there if we watch! COMMENT BIBLE QUOTE (Revelation 7:16-17)

12. We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption to sonship, the redemption of our bodies. • 'Godzilla El Nino' will bring chaos including floods and wildfires to the world Daily Telegraph, August 14, 2015 A so-called "Godzilla El Nino" could bring chaos including floods, drought and wildfires to large parts of the world this winter, according to weather experts. The potentially record-breaking phenomenon would disrupt global weather patterns with possible consequences including a freezing winter in Britain, devastating storms in the United States, mudslides in South America, parched conditions in south Asia, and raging wildfires in Australia. Bill Patzert, a climatologist at Nasa’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California, said: “This definitely has the potential of being the Godzilla El Nino. If this lives up to its potential, this thing can bring a lot of floods, mudslides and mayhem." An El Nino occurs every two to seven years and Nasa is closely monitoring water temperatures in the eastern Pacific Ocean, which is a key indicator. Sea surface temperatures off Peru are already 3.4F above average and have been rising for months. EVENT The latest El Nino is already being blamed for floods in Chile and drought conditions in the Philippines, Indonesia and Australia. Water temperatures in the eastern Pacific are already higher than at the same stage during 1997, when the most powerful El Nino yet recorded struck. That led to the deaths of an estimated 23,000 people around the world and caused $45 billion (£28.7 billion) in damage. It also affected the price of commodities, including sending the price of coffee soaring. During a so-called "super El Nino" global temperatures also rise and experts said 2015 will probably be the hottest year on record. These extreme weather conditions are part of the physical world groaning in travail. The earth is in pain under the weight of sin. In the kingdom age the groaning will stop. The earth will be at peace and sin will be restrained. COMMENT BIBLE QUOTE (Romans 8:22-23 NIV)

13. “We have gone throughout the earth and found the whole world at rest and in peace.” Then the angel of the Lord said, “Lord Almighty, how long will you withhold mercy from Jerusalem and from the towns of Judah, which you have been angry with these seventy years?”“Proclaim this word: This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘I am very jealous for Jerusalem and Zion • Six significant events this September September 2nd 2015 – 70 years since end of World War 2 September 13th 2015 – Beginning of 70th Jubilee? September 17th 2015 – 70th session of the UN General Assembly September 17th 2015 – Deadline for Iran deal to be approved September 24th 2015 – First Pope in history to address joint session of Congress September 28th 2015 – Total lunar eclipse (the last of the Tetrad) EVENT COMMENT It is worth taking a look at this link which expands on these events (and adds more) in relation to this September. It brings up a timeline and if you click on the righthand side it will scroll to the next event. You need to type in http://bit.ly/1W9QTKh into your browser. We certainly need to be watching and alert at all times but perhaps a heightened state of readiness should apply as we see so much coming together at this time? The world has not seen a world war for 70 years. On August 6th 1945 America dropped an atomic bomb on Japan. Three days later is dropped another. 120,000 people were instantly killed. On September 2nd 1945 Japan surrendered and World War 2 came to an end. 70 years have passed by. Zechariah Ch 1 speaks of a possible 70 year period that is not just about the days when Israel was in captivity during the Babylonian empire but also about the days in which we live now. This prophecy indicates that the nations of the world have been at ease. It mentions a 70 year period where God has had indignation with his people. He then establishes His Temple. We reach the end of a 70 year period where the nations have been at ease. A new temple will be built… BIBLE QUOTE (Zechariah 1:11-14)

14. Thou shalt ascend and come like a storm, thou shalt be like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all thy bands, and many people with thee. • Sandstorm plaguing Israel is worst in country’s history The Times of Israel, September 11, 2015 The dense sandstorm that has blanketed Israel with a thick yellowish brown dust in recent days is the worst that the Jewish state has ever endured, the Environmental Protection Ministry said Friday. According to the ministry, the current storm, which began Tuesday, and the one experienced in February of this year have seen the highest concentration of dust particles in the air since the creation of the state in 1948, Channel 10 reported. The storm is expected to continue throughout the weekend and begin dissipating Sunday. A sharp rise in temperature on Wednesday added to the already difficult weather conditions, and forecasters on Thursday predicted that the dust, heatwave and high humidity would only taper off Saturday evening. EVENT COMMENT On Tuesday, air pollution in Jerusalem was 173 times higher than average; in the Negev, 51 times higher than average; and in the Galilee, 32 times higher than average. This is how one person reported what it was like….Yesterday, in Eretz Yisrael, we all woke up to a strange orange cast to the light in our rooms. I couldn’t believe my eyes, when I pulled back the curtain and looked outside. A sandstorm had drifted in and settled over us. I hoped it wouldn’t last more than 24 hours, but it was still here this morning. The air doesn’t move and it’s dry and hot like an oven and stings a bit on exposed skin. I went into Jerusalem today for my last-minute holiday shopping and my heart just sank at the listless look of all the trees standing still and erect and covered in a grey coat of dirt. All this comes at the very end of the Jewish Year. On Sunday evening a new year begins in Israel. Rosh Hashanah. But a storm is coming... BIBLE QUOTE (Ezekiel 38:9)

15. But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober. • Chile earthquake: 10 killed and a million evacuated Daily Telegraph, September 17, 2015 • At least 10 people were killed after a 8.3 magnitude earthquake hit Chile, including a 26-year-old woman. • More than a million people had to be evacuated after the earthquake struck at 7.54pm • It was the sixth most powerful in the history of geologically volatile Chile and the strongest anywhere in the world this year • 15ft waves detected off the Chilean coast • Waves now hitting Chile • Epicentre is 144 miles north of Santiago • Evacuations taking place along the Chilean coast EVENT Another major earthquake and a small tsunami. This new Jewish year has begun with violence in Jerusalem and Temple Mount. It has also seen Russia suddenly begin to move south into Syria. The world is on the brink financially. And now we see the largest earthquake of the year ….so far …causing 15ft tsunami waves. The coming weeks maybe significant. We have the day of Atonement next week. We have the Pope making an historic speech to US Congress and also at the UN on global leadership. We have the final blood moon at the end of September. Let’s keep on our spiritual toes at this time! COMMENT BIBLE QUOTE (1 Thessalonian 5:4)

16. We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption to sonship, the redemption of our bodies. • 18 dead in 'apocalyptic' French Riviera floods Daily Telegraph, October 5, 2015 A British woman is among 19 people who died in “apocalyptic” floods that devastated the French Riviera over the weekend, as the search continues for are least three more still missing. Mediterranean resort towns normally associated with sun and glitz, including Cannes, Nice and Antibes, were battered by a torrential downpour on Saturday night that trapped residents in cars, parking garages and retirement homes. Torrents of water rushed through previously pristine streets, dumping cars and mud in its wake and destroying businesses across the Côte d’Azur. The victim, who AFP confirmed was a woman, citing sources "close to the case", was reportedly swept away by a wall of water while on holiday with her husband at the Pylone Campsite near Antibes. Her body was found later by emergency services as dozens of Britons were evacuated by helicopter. EVENT We keep seeing incredible weather events around the world. This week saw floods in the French Riviera that killed 20 people. Earlier in the year more than 1,200 people died in Pakistan of heatstroke and dehydration as temperatures soared far above 40C and power cuts crippled Karachi. India is recovering from the second deadliest heat wave in the country's history, which had killed 2,500 people a few months ago. A huge storm front that moved through Texas and Oklahoma at the end of May triggered record-breaking rainfall and spawned several tornadoes. Almost 500 people are estimated to have been killed by tornadoes so far this year, mostly in China. All of these are signs we are nearing the end. The physical earth is groaning under the sin of its inhabitants. We know only Jesus Christ returning will put it right. COMMENT BIBLE QUOTE (Romans 8:22-23)

17. We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption to sonship, the redemption of our bodies. • Hurricane Patricia 'strongest storm on record' Daily Telegraph, October 24, 2015 Hurricane Patricia, the record-breaking category 5 hurricane, rumbled across western Mexico early on Saturday, uprooting trees and triggering some landslides but causing less damage than feared for such a massive storm, officials said. Authorities relocated coastal residents, evacuated tourists from beach hotels and closed sea ports, airports and schools in several states before Patricia made landfall in Jalisco state as a huge category five hurricane. Patricia had grown into the strongest hurricane ever recorded hours before reaching the coast, raising fears that it would bring death and destruction across the country. But almost five hours after landfall, President Enrique Pena Nieto addressed the nation on television, saying that the first reports “confirm that the damages have been smaller than those corresponding to a hurricane of this magnitude.” EVENT We keep seeing incredible weather events around the world. This week saw an immense hurricane hit Mexico. Earlier in the year more than 1,200 people died in Pakistan of heatstroke and dehydration as temperatures soared far above 40C and power cuts crippled Karachi. India is recovering from the second deadliest heat wave in the country's history, which had killed 2,500 people a few months ago. A huge storm front that moved through Texas and Oklahoma at the end of May triggered record-breaking rainfall and spawned several tornadoes. Almost 500 people are estimated to have been killed by tornadoes so far this year, mostly in China. All of these are signs we are nearing the end. The physical earth is groaning under the sin of its inhabitants. We know only Jesus Christ returning will put it right. COMMENT BIBLE QUOTE (Romans 8:22-23)

18. For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: CLICK HERE to watch a YouTube on how God created everything Exam question: What did God make in 6 days? Answer: He made EVERTHING including heaven and earth. Therefore the universe (heaven) and the earth were made on Day 1 – 6000 years ago. • Oxygen discovered on comet, stunning scientists BBC online, October 28, 2015 The Rosetta spacecraft has discovered molecular oxygen in the cloud of gas surrounding the comet it is tracking. The discovery has come as a complete surprise to scientists who thought that oxygen would have reacted with other elements as planets were forming. The results indicate that current ideas about how our Solar System formed may be wrong. One of the scientists involved, Professor Kathrin Altwegg of Bern University said that the scientists involved in the study thought the result was a mistake when they first saw the data. "When we first saw it, we went a little bit into denial because it is not what you would expect to find on a comet," she said. That is because oxygen reacts very easily with other elements to form compounds, rather than stay in its unique form. EVENT The discovery of oxygen surrounding the comet was so “unbelievable” for the scientists that they have kept it secret for months! They almost went into denial. It could not / or should not be there! Professor Kathrin Altwegg, project leader for Rosetta's Rosina mass spectrometer instrument, said: 'We had never thought that oxygen could 'survive' for billions of years.’ Every computer model says that all the oxygen on the comet should have been reprocessed after 4.5bn years. But it is there. It literally means that text books that supposedly tell us how the solar system formed will need to be rewritten. OR what mankind could do is believe God. He tells us that he made the universe and everything in it in 6 days. And those 6 days were only 6000 years ago. Once more scientists are confounded and we have proof that God’s word is true! COMMENT BIBLE QUOTE (Exodus 20:11)

19. There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth. His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed. • Warmest December: how worrying world’s weather? Guardian, December 24, 2015 December temperatures in London have been warmer than July’s. Scotland is balmier than Barcelona. Artificial snow covers European ski slopes. Africa faces its worst food crisis in a generation as floods and droughts strike vulnerable countries. With unusual weather from Britain to Australia, scientists are blaming climate change – but also the natural phenomenon called El Niño, which is raising temperatures and disrupting weather patterns. A double whammy then, but how disturbed should we be as the records tumble? According to the UK Met Office, the exceptional warmth in Britain and northern continental Europe is linked to the strongest El Niño ever recorded. The cyclical event, named after the birth of Christ because it traditionally occurs in Latin America around Christmas, sees temperatures in the equatorial Pacific rise several degrees. The consequences in years like this are dramatic. Monsoons and trade winds are disrupted, leading to cyclones, droughts, floods and food shortages across the world. EVENT El Nino means the boy child and refers apparently to Jesus Christ as the El Nino effect happens around Christmas time in South America. El Nino occurs when temperatures in the Pacific Ocean rise due to a change in the normal wind direction, which causes extreme weather patterns across the world. While it is a naturally occurring event, scientists believe that greenhouse gases and subsequent global warming are intensifying its effects, as the number of El Nino events has increased noticeably in the last few decades. We long for the time when Jesus Christ (the man) will return physically from heaven. He will restore creation’s balance and repair the earth. COMMENT BIBLE QUOTE (Psalm 72:16-17)