The part of West Texas in which I live has not been terrorized by prairie fires, although we have had some incidents. My assistant at work was returning from the Dallas area after New Year's day. As she and her husband approached a small ranching town, they saw a huge plume of smoke. They saw no flames, but the base of the smoke mass was red. When they got to the town, people were frantically cramming their vehicles with their most treasured possessions. Tears streamed from their faces because it was evident that there would be no rescue. No big-city fire trucks would arrive in time. All they could do was to flee. As my assistant left the town, the highway patrol closed off the road. As they drove along, they could see the wall of fire, flames ten feet tall, sweeping along the countryside. The town was destroyed. My assistant realized that theirs was the last car that would likely ever pass through that town.
Massive floods, wildfires. Where are the locusts?
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WOW! That's incredible. I'm thankful for her safety. This and other events from the last few days reminds me to take nothing for granted. What is permanent? (I think I need a date with my wife)
How sad...so very sad.
What an overwhelming thought.
When we were coming home Sunday evening we drove through several spots that had previously burned. In one place the fire crews were still surrounding a house next to the highway. A fire had crossed the highway and threatened, but their home and barns survived. Across the road, the fire was already extinguished. Except for one loan telephone pole. It continued to blaze in the blackness. It was eerily beautiful.
(Yes, I did yell STOP THE CAR! and tried to take a picture, but my film speed was too slow.)
This is just a point of conversation, but with people beginning to talk about the end times and the horsemen of the apocalypse due to some extreme weather conditions ... what do you say mister Bible professor?
That is sad and scary!
In the so-called Little Apocalypse recorded in Mark 13 (and parallel passages), Jesus spoke about wars, earthquakes, and famines. He also picked up a couple of lines from Isaiah indicating that the second coming would be accompanied be phenomenal cosmic changes (stars falling, etc.). Then, after admonishing the disciples to pay attention to the signs, he stated "No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father" [v. 32]. IMHO, the end is not upon us. But be ready anyway.
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My Word Verification was "utrbc" evidently signifying "UT are big champs."
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