기쁜소식선교회 교인여러분!!!! 아래의 자료를 검토해 보시고 괜챤으시다면 신앙 자료로 사용해보시기 바랍니다. 저는 게시판에 (최형준)으로 7월 8일 저녁에 글을 올린사람인데 그 다음날 보니 저의 글이 곧 삭제되었더군요.

한가지 밝혀 둘 점은 이미 앞서 많은 거짓 선지자들이 많이 일어나 한국과 외국에서도 더 이상 재림에 관해 공개적으로 논하는 것이 어려워진 것이 사실입니다. 그러나, 이제 한국의 어디에서도 구원받은 진정한 그리스도 인들이 휴거를 외치는 곳이 없다는 것은 참으로 안타까운 일입니다.(거짓 선지자들많이 판치고 있죠)

과거 참된 그리스도인들이 그리스도의 휴거를 전하다 그로 인해 많은 고통과 아픔을 겪으셨다는 점 충분히 이해할 수 있습니다. 또한, 그 후에 복음의 전파(걸림돌이 되지 않기 위해서라도)를 위해서라도 그동안 재림의 시기에 관한 언급을 조심해 왔을 것이라는 점 능히 짐작이 갑니다.

그러나, 이 시대에 성경은 무엇을 말하고 있습니까? 이제 정작 자다가 깰때가 되었다면 그리스도의 재림을 당당히 얘기할 수 있야 한다고 생각합니다. 성서의 가장 큰 이슈중의 하나가 구원, 전도와 아울러 바로 휴거라는 점은 구원받은 사람이라면 누구나 공감할 것입니다.

과거 남들이 나팔 불(휴거의 시점) 때에, 휩쓸려 쉬 동하였다고 할 것 같으면, 현세는 누가 뭐라 할 것 없이 깨어있는 그리스도 인이라면 이제 스스로 그 때를 짐작할 수 있는 것이고, 당연히 그 휴거의 시기를 부지런히 상고하고 연구하는 것이 말씀에 오히려 합당하지 않을까요?

제가 이렇게 휴거라는 이슈를 들고 낳온 것은 결코 남의 얘기에 휩쓸려서가 아니고, 개인적인 신앙적 응답과 그 응답의 내용을 같이 하는 사람들이 전세계 어딘가에 흩어져 있음을 인터넷이라는 매체를 통해 확인하게 되어 당당히 저의 믿음과 경고를 알리고자 함입니다.

위에 제 주장은 신약성서에서도 충분히 뒷받침되는 내용들입니다.(성서를 인용하지 못한점은 아쉽습니다)

그 때를 알 수 없다는 것은 잘못된 편견입니다. 많은 하나님의 말씀들이 그 때를 알 수 있음을 증거하고 있습니다.


때가 정말 가까왔다면 이제는 구원받은 그리스도 인들끼리도 경각심을 제고 해야 하는 것이 옳지 않을까요?

미혹의 영들이 이제는 버젖이 활동하는 시대에 재림과 휴거 많큼 그리스도인들에게 생동감을 주고 깨어 있게 할 수 있는 것이 또 있을까요? 정말 휴거가 가까왔다면 말입니다.

휴거는 그리스도인들의 당연한 소망이고, 결코 감추거나 언급을 회피할 일이 아닙니다. 휴거를 기다리고 당당히 얘기할 수 있는 믿음이 참 믿음이 아닐까요.
다시 저의 글이 삭제되지 않기를 간절히 희망합니다.

마지막 때가 소돔과 고모라, 그리고 노아의 홍수의 때와 같다고 하였으니, 어찌 진정한 그리스도 인들이 휴거의 시기를 가늠할 수 없다는 것일까요? 천기는 분별하면서 정작 주님의 때를 분별하지 못한다고 주님은 꾸짖고 계십니다.

한국이라는 좁은 땅의 식견만이 아닌 전 세계의 그리스도인들이 가지고 있는 신앙정보를 공유한다는 것은 쉽게 간과될 수 있는 일이 아닙니다.

아래 글에 대해서는 제가 시간이 나는 대로 번역을 해 볼까 합니다.
기호가 도면 또 글을 올리겠습니다.

(퍼온글입니다.)

Fireworks From Heaven Signs In The Sky

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"Then the second angel sounded: And something like a great mountain
burning with fire was thrown into the sea, and a third of the sea
became blood; and a third of the living creatures in the sea died,
and a third of the ships were destroyed." (Rev 8:8-9)

"There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilence in various
places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven. " (Luke
21:11)

"There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. On the earth,
nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing
of the sea. Men will faint from terror, apprehensive of what is
coming on the world, for the heavenly bodies will be shaken. At that
time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and
great glory." (Luke 21:25-27)

"And it shall come to pass afterward that I will pour out My Spirit
on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old
men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions; And also on
My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in
those days. "And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth:
blood and fire and pillars of smoke. The sun shall be turned into
darkness, and the moon into blood, before the coming of the great and
terrible day of the LORD. And it shall come to pass that whoever
calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved. For in Mount Zion and
in Jerusalem there shall be deliverance, as the LORD has said, among
the remnant whom the LORD calls." (Joel 2:28-32)

In the Bible, there are three heavens referred to. There is the air
above the earth (the first heaven), the abode of the sun, moon and
stars (the second heaven) and the third heaven (the abode of God, His
angels and His saints).

There are many passages in scripture that tell us we shall see great
signs in the heavens just before the return of Jesus Christ and the
Day of the Lord. In Joel 2:30 God tells us He will show us wonders in
the heavens (and in the earth) as a sign of the return of the Lord.
The word for heavens in Joel 2:30 is the Hebrew word (transliterated)
"shamayim" which means the sky (as aloft; the dual perh. alluding to
the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher
ether where the celestial bodies revolve). So in this case heavens
can refer to both the first and the second heaven.

In previous articles (linked below) some of the recent signs were
discussed that point to the soon return of Jesus Christ. This article
will bring you more up to date on some of the more recent signs that
herald the Lord`s return. Israel and in particular is God`s timepiece
for the many events that lead up to Armageddon and the Day of the
Lord. The first event we will discuss comes from Kathleen Mitchell, a
prophetic intercessor in the Lord`s army. Kathleen writes on the
events of May 2, 2001:

"I can`t delay in sharing the move of God`s hand, which was
visible this week over
Jerusalem. Tuesday evening just before sundown, a fierce wind
roared into
Jerusalem. As I waited for a bus at the stop, I noticed a clear
squall line....front
line...in the sky. There was something very remarkable about it.
The wind was
blowing between 45 and 60 miles per hour. Therefore, the front
should have
moved quickly by, with clouds fleeting with it. Imagine my
surprise when I noticed
that the wind was not moving with the front, but against it.
Rather that the front
moving, the clear squall line was stationary in the sky. Not only
that, but the low
flying clouds usually hovering under the storm, were neither
flying nor hovering.
They too were stationary....frozen as it were. I watched for 20
minutes, marking
the edge of the storm against a building. If I had taken a
photograph of the sky
when I arrived at the bus stop, it would have looked the same as
when I caught the
bus 20 minutes later. People were talking about it everywhere. It
was something
that couldn`t miss being noticed. The common comment was that is
was God
speaking to His people in some way. The wind continued groaning
over the city
until around 11 PM that night. By 5:00 AM, a thunderstorm of HUGE
proportions
hung over the city. It circled and moved for over two hours, until
it completed
seven passes over the city. The lightening and thunder were
unbelievable, but that
was not the most significant thing about this storm. The month of
May is outside
of the rainy season, and well outside of the winter months.
However the storm was
very cool and dumped an unprecedented about of rain in two hours.
Some have
said that in parts of the city 12 inches fell. There was flooding
all over the city. It
is recorded as a record breaking WINTER storm. Roads were blocked
off.
Enormous sewer covers shot up in the air and gave up water in the
form of gushers
coming from underground. The aquifers around Jerusalem look in
great volumes of
water, as a hedge against the drought. God really did something
extraordinary on
May 2nd. We may not ever fully know what He did. The important
thing is that
the Jewish people know it was the hand of their God. For those who
have not
considered Him before, there is a new recognition that He exists
and that He is
active in this city.

Just as a side note, as I am typing this, another dense dust
storm, powered by
strong winds, has moved into Jerusalem. Could the stage be in the
process of
being reset for a repeat performance of a sign and a wonder? THANK
YOU GOD
FOR GIVING YOUR PEOPLE WATER IN THIS DRY AND THIRSTY LAND!!
Another interesting note: there is traditional belief among some
of the Muslims,
that when the great rains come out of season, it will signal the
coming of the
Jewish Messiah. May it be so!"

This unusual storm in the first heaven speaks of God`s hand. In the
natural, a thunderstorm that makes seven passes over the city, is
unheard of. The fact that there were seven passes, where seven is
God`s number (the number of perfection), speaks of a sign.

Kathleen noted that the month of May is both outside of the rainy
season and well outside of the winter months. However the storm was
very cool and dumped an unprecedented about of rain in two hours.

The timing of this storm could be a sign pointing to the soon return
of Messiah. Consider the Word of the Lord through the prophet Hosea:

"Let us know, let us pursue the knowledge of the LORD. His going
forth is established as the morning; He will come to us like the
rain, like the latter and former rain to the earth." (Hosea 6:3)

Hosea tells us that the Lord will come twice and there is a
connection or clue to His return in the reference to rain -- which is
a reference to the festivals of the Lord.

The seven Biblical festivals speak not only of historical events like
the exodus from Egypt, but also looks forward to the Day of the Lord
and Messiah`s return. The seven festivals are celebrated in two
seasons; the four spring festivals range from the beginning of spring
until the ingathering of the barley harvest and the three fall
festivals begin at the time of the ingathering of the fall crops. The
harvests are connected to the two rainy seasons -- known as the
former rain (spring) and the latter rain (fall).

The spring festivals (former rain) commemorate events in Israel`s
past such as the Passover, the Exodus, the crossing of the Red Sea
and the receiving of the Law (Torah). The work of Messiah during His
first coming can be seen clearly in the first coming as Jesus
fulfilled these festivals; killed as the Passover (Pesach) lamb on
the 14th day of the 1st month (Aviv); buried on the Festival of
Unleavened Bread (Hag Ha Matzah); First Fruits for His resurrection;
and the giving of His Holy Spirit on Pentecost (Shavuot). For more
information on how Jesus fulfilled the festivals of God, please
reference the series on "Rosh Ha`Shanah - Is it the Rapture or the
Tribulation" (aplus-software.com/thglory/7000year.htm) -
especially part 2 of the series.

The three fall festivals (latter rain) take place during the seventh
month (Tishri) which is the time of the latter rain. As the spring
festivals taught of the first coming of Messiah, His second coming
can be seen in the fall festivals. The Feast of Trumpets (Yom Teruah
- also called Rosh HaShanna) teaches about the coronation and wedding
of Messiah; Yom Kippur, speaks of the Day of Atonement, where the
High Priest would sprinkle the people for their cleansing (so will
Messiah at His second coming); and the Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot)
which teached us that God will tabernacle with us.

The time of the Latter Rain is fast approaching and this supernatural
storm over Jerusalem which dropped an unprecedented amount of rain
well in advance of the fall festivals may be a sign that we are
appriaching the return of Messiah: "Let us know, let us pursue the
knowledge of the LORD. His going forth is established as the morning;
He will come to us like the rain, like the latter and former rain to
the earth." (Hosea 6:3)

Let`s consider some of the other signs in the heavens:

Bill Koenig, on May 23rd, 2001, gives this personal account of yet
another sign in the first heaven:

"When arriving this morning at the White House`s northwest
security gate
(the entrance to the West Wing and the Press Room), I
noticed that
security checks were being handled by phone instead of the
computer. I
asked one of the guards about what had caused the problem.
She said, "you
won`t believe it but our guardhouse was hit by lightning
last night, and it
knocked out our computer."

There was also a "tornado watch" last night from Washington
eastward,
covering all of eastern Maryland. I saw the dark clouds
moving east but
fortunately there were no tornadoes. (A small tornado did
touch down 50
miles south of Washington.)

I believe that the Lord showed last night and today that He
was not happy
with the visit of the Dalai Lama to the White House.
Although this was not
his first visit to the White House, it was his first visit
to the Bush White
House. The Dalai Lama is a distinguished spiritual leader of
the Tibetan
Buddhists, and he has a nice and fun personality. However,
he is a false
god, who speaks a false message. Most importantly, he
doesn?t
acknowledge Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior.

Furthermore, isn`t it interesting that on the day the Dalai
Lama is welcomed
to the White House, the other big news to break is Vermont
Senator Jim
Jeffords? probable decision to leave the Republican Party to
become an
Independent, a move that will give the Democrats a majority
in the Senate?

This decision will throw the Senate into disarray, affecting
all the
Republican committee chairmanship positions and making
Democratic
Senator Tom Daschle the Senate Majority leader.

Moreover, on the first day the Jeffords? story emerged, the
Dalai Lama
arrived in Washington, and President Bush and Secretary of
State Powell
both came out in favor of the Mitchell Report on the Middle
East, a report
that calling for Israel to stop settlement construction in
the West Bank and
Gaza.

Additionally, to put these events into perspective, John
McTernan has
noted that Senator Jeffords is from Vermont, the first and
only state to
approve same-sex unions and a state that is strongly
pro-choice. And
tomorrow, his expected party defection will throw the U.S.
Senate into
instability, creating doubts and roadblocks for the
president?s upcoming
judicial appointments and a variety of legislative programs.

Is the Lord speaking to the Bush Administration and our
nation?
Absolutely! And there will be no compromises.

Considering Bill`s observation, one must admit that the balance of
power has shifted in the Senate. Coincidence? In Revelation 8:5 we
see the following:

"Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar,
and threw it to the earth. And there were noises, thunderings,
lightnings, and an earthquake." (Rev 8:5)

These Scriptural events of Revelation occurred immediately preceding
the seven trumpet judgements upon the earth. Lightening, earthquakes
and thundering can be prophetic warnings of impending judgement. It
is possible that this was one. Researchers like John McTernan have
shown us very clearly that God is not mocked and that we will reap
what we sow. He has shown us the connection between "sin" events and
God`s righteous judgements as God continues to plead for repentance.

Signs in the Second Heaven

Heavenly events ("signs in moon, stars & sun") are of great
significance. Ps19:1The heavens declare the glory of G-d; the skies
proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech;
night after night they display knowledge.

In the celestial heavens, the second heaven if you will, there have
been additional awesome signs that are heralding the Lord`s Return.

Solar Maximum

For example, the current Solar maximum is so incredibly violent that
it has unleashed the biggest solar flare on record. On Monday, April
15th, at 9:50 am EDT, sunspot 9415 unleashed one of the most powerful
explosions ever recorded in our solar system (it was off the charts)
-- fortunately the blast was directed mostly away from Earth. Had it
been directed toward the earth it might have collapsed the power
grid, destroyed the electronics of orbiting satellites, and exposed
astronauts to the equivalent of 100`s of chest x-rays (we are
protected by the atmosphere).

In addition, solar scientists recently spotted a gigantic storm known
as active region 9393. The sunspot covered an area equivalent to the
surface area of 13 planet Earths making it the largest sunspot of the
current solar cycle. What was unusual that sunspots are normally
short-lived -- rarely do they persist longer than a single 27-day
rotation of the Sun. However, sunspot 9393 is a major exception -- it
has already crossed the face of our star twice, and now it appears to
be back for yet a 3rd transit making it even more rare. Earlier this
year, 9393 unleashed the most powerful solar flare ever recorded --
again directed away from our planet -- coincidence or a sign?

Jupiter - Sign of the Anti-christ?

A bright flash, which grew to the size of the earth in about a
minute, was detected near the North Pole of Jupiter. Theories range
from an auroral display to some strange interaction with electrons.
The amount of energy released is comparable to an atomic bomb blast.
No one knows and an impact of some sort is not out of the question.

The ancient Rabbins gave the Hebrew root for the constellation of
Sagittarius as "Heth" (or "Cheth") and means "Terrorem" or "Terror."
A later Hebrew noun for the constellation Sagittarius interpreted
"Cheth" as "a living animal (beast)" (see Genesis1:30.)

Briefly, the planets, Jupiter and Saturn, have anciently been
assigned to the anti-christ`s "reign of terror." "Satur," "Satr," or
"star" are the ominous names associated with Saturn, and Saturn is
another name for Satan.

Jupiter is commonly recognized as a symbol of idolatry and paganism.
One of the most devastating events in the history of Israel occurred
when the image of Jupiter was placed in the Temple of God. The feast
of Hanukkah is a celebration of the victory of the Maccabees in
removing this pagan god from the temple and re-instituting temple
worship. Jupiter is symbolic of the anti-christ and we can see the
foreshadowing of the anti-christ in the Temple of God exalting
himself above God and all that is Holy:

"Therefore when you see the `abomination of desolation,` spoken of by
Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place" (whoever reads, let
him understand), "then let those who are in Judea flee to the
mountains. "Let him who is on the housetop not come down to take
anything out of his house. "And let him who is in the field not go
back to get his clothes. "But woe to those who are pregnant and to
those with nursing babies in those days! "And pray that your flight
may not be in winter or on the Sabbath. "For then there will be great
tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world
until this time, no, nor ever shall be." (Matthew 24:15-21)

This "sign" on Jupiter could have been a sign of the anti-christ`s
reign of terror. On Sunday, June 10, coronagraphs on board the
ESA/NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory observed Jupiter
approaching the Sun just as a many-billion ton coronal mass ejection
(CME) billowed away from our star. The giant planet will pass less
than a degree from the Sun this week -- an event astronomers call
conjunction. Is Jupiter`s approach to the Sun from our perspective on
earth, symbolic of the approach of the final battle between good and
evil during the great tribulation?

On June 20, 2001 there was another "sign" involving Jupiter. In South
Africa, the New Moon passed in front of the Sun and produced a
dazzling solar eclipse. What was unusual was the fact that the Sun
was no longer be the brightest object in the sky. The planet Jupiter,
only 4 degrees from the Sun, surpassed it. Given that Scripture
speaks of the SUN of Righteousness rising with healing in His wings,
is it possible that the SUN being temporarily blocked out and Jupiter
(symbolic of the anti-christ) rising to prominence as the brightest
object in the sky, also speak of the coming reign of terror. This
event also occurred at the height of Solar-Max on the sun -- a time
of great tribulation on the sun one might remark.

"The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of
His hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night
they display knowledge. There is no speech or language where their
voice is not heard. Their voice goes out into all the earth, their
words to the ends of the world. In the heavens He has pitched a tent
for the sun, which is like a bridegroom coming forth from his
pavilion, like a champion rejoicing to run his course. It rises at
one end of the heavens and makes its circuit to the other; nothing is
hidden from its heat." (Psalm 19:1-6)

Jupiter provided a sign in 1994 when the Shoemaker-Levy Comet
fragmented into 21 pieces and hit Jupiter over a 7 day period from
July 16, 1994 to July 22, 1994 -- one might note that we are
approaching the 7-year mark from that event in just a few weeks. This
was a sign as asteroids will be part of earth`s future judgment. Also
the impacts occurred over 7 days -- symbolic of the 7 year
tribulation period? Could the 21 pieces could be representative of
the 21 impending judgements of Rev. (7 Seals, 7 Bowls, and 7
Trumpets)? July 16 , 1994 was also, coincidentally of course, Tisha
B`AV on the Jewish calendar. The 9th of Av is a date of particular
prophetic significance. It was on this day that the first and second
Temples were destroyed, that the 12 spies brought back their ``evil
report" to Saul, that the Roman Army plowed Jerusalem with salt, that
Simeon Bar Cochba`s army was destroyed in 135 A.D., that Rome began
to erect the pagan city on site of the Temple dedication, that in
1096 the first crusades began, that England expelled all the Jews in
1290 A.D., that Spain expelled all the Jews in 1492 A.D., and that
World War One was declared in 1914 (with Russia launching
persecutions against the Jews in Eastern Russia), and in 1942 the
plans for the annihilation of Jews were drafted initiating World War
II. It is no wonder that the 9th day of Av is still kept as a day of
fasting and mourning.

It is also significant that the twenty-one pieces also representing
the twenty-one days extending from the 17th of Tammuz until the 9th
of AV. Historically, the twenty-one days extending from the 17th of
Tammuz until the 9th of AV represented a time of bitterness and
destruction for the Jews. According to the Rabbis, the demon that
prevails during this time is also called "ketev" meaning
destruction/bitterness. It was during this exact time of year that
the Lord?s prophecy concerning the destruction of Jerusalem was
fulfilled. On the 17th of Tammuz 70 C.E. the Romans breached the
walls of Jerusalem. For three weeks Roman troops ransacked and
destroyed the city until on the 9th of Av, they Temple was burned and
not one stone was left upon another.

Jupiter is a symbol of idolatry for the pagan world and the ultimate
false idol -- the anti-christ. The Hebrew name for Jupiter is
"Tzedeq" and that comes from the word meaning "righteous" or
"righteous one". It is from this term that the name Melchizedek is
derived denoting "King of Righteousness". So we can see that even in
the language that Satan, the usurper, has perverted Jupiter into a
symbol of idolatry.

Jupiter also participated in a rare planetary alignment that had the
Earth, Moon, Sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn in a
straight-line alignment by May 5, 2000 -- the six (the number of man)
planets lined up for the first time in 6,000 years." What was
particularly interesting about that planetary lineup was that their
positions, from earth`s perspective, placed them in the
constellations of Leo, Taurus, Aquarius, and Scorpius, which some
have said correspond to the four beasts of Revelation and Ezekiel.

Is there a message here? Is it a sign?

"The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of
His hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night
they display knowledge. There is no speech or language where their
voice is not heard. Their voice goes out into all the earth, their
words to the ends of the world. (Psalm 19:1-6)

Continued in Part 2

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Asteroids and the End of the Age

"Then the second angel sounded: And something like a great mountain
burning with fire was thrown into the sea, and a third of the sea
became blood; and a third of the living creatures in the sea died,
and a third of the ships were destroyed." (Rev 8:8-9)

In the Revelation account John describes what he sees as SOMETHING
LIKE a great mountain burning with fire striking the sea. As the
result of this one catastrophic event, a third of all sea life died.
What John is describing could not be a warhead entering the
atmosphere as that is very small when compared to John`s description
of a mountain burning with fire. This is a near extinction level
event that will destroy 1/3 of the sea life and could only be caused
by a meteor or comet fragment striking the earth.

"The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be
removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy
upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again. And it shall come to
pass in that day, that the LORD shall punish the host of the high
ones that are on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth. And
they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the
pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall
they be visited. Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun
ashamed, when the LORD of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in
Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously." (Isa 24:20-23)

In Isaiah 24, Isaiah describes an event, prior to the return of
Jesus, which causes the earth to reel to and fro like a drunkard.
This can only be the result of an equally catastrophic event like a
meteor or comet striking the earth. There is another possibility --
it could be a pole shift as the earth rotates vertically on its axis
due to the instability that has been introduced by the earth`s waning
magnetic field. This could occur as the result of a close encounter
with another heavenly body of sufficient mass. In any event, let`s
take notice that this is a judgement from God for sin as Isaiah notes
that "the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it." Notice also
that this preceeds the Day of the Lord when "the moon shall be
confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the LORD of hosts shall reign
in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously."

Earth will have a close encounter with an extraterrestrial, but it
will not be "E.T.", it will be with a asteroid, comet fragment,
meteor or the like.

Even scientists recognize that planet earth is in a cosmic pin ball
machine, and it is just a matter of time before one scores a direct
hit. In fact, there has been a lot of activity of late, including
some strange happenings which we discuss a little later in this
article. Consider the following events as a harbinger of that future
event:

On June 29, 2001, a newly-discovered near-Earth asteroid, named 2001
ME1, sailed past our planet. Fortunately the 1.5 km-wide space rock
was 38 times farther away than the Moon. Not particularly dangerous,
however, it is the one`s that are not seen that pose the greatest
threat to planet earth. For example, between March 21st and 31st
alone, astronomers discovered 7 Earth-approaching space rocks: 2001
FM129, 2001 FE90, 2001 FB90, 2001 FD58, 2001 FC58, 2001 FA58 and 2001
FO32. Many asteroids have been identified and cataloged. For example,
on June 22, 2001, there were 312 known Potentially Hazardous
Asteroids. Potentially Hazardous Asteroids larger than approximately
100m that can come closer to Earth than 0.05 AU.

But how many have yet to be discovered? How many are on a collision
course that are unknown? For example, space rock called 2001 EC1
missed earth by about one million km (which is close in cosmic
distances), however, what is noteworthy is that, the space rock,
which measured about one km (0.6 miles) across, had been discovered
only days before. Had it struck the Palace of Westminster, it would
have wiped out much of London.

On June 6, 2001 Near-Earth asteroid 2001 JV1 passed by Earth only 18
times farther from our planet than the Moon. The 200m-wide space rock
was traveling at 10 km/s (22,000 mph) as it streaked through the
constellation Cygnus.

On Febuary 24, 2001, a newly discovered asteroid called 1999 AN10,
was calculated to miss the Earth by only 38,000 kilometres in 2027 --
an extremely close shave given the Moon orbits 10 times further from
Earth. The calculations also suggest that an impact is not possible
that year but, in theory, the Earth`s gravity could perturb the
asteroid`s path, possibly leading to an impact in 2039.

On May 29, 2001 an asteroid named 1999 KW4 sailed by our planet just
12.6 times more distant than the Moon. The space rock is a binary
consisting of not one, but 2 asteroids in a mutual orbit separated by
about 2 km.

On Apr 27,2001, 2 near-Earth asteroids are passed by our planet --
they are 2000 XG47 and 2001 GQ2. 2000 XG47 is a 1.5 km object that
comes no closer to Earth than 0.106 AU, but 2001 GQ2, although much
smaller (only ~300m across) is much nearer to us -- only 0.02 AU
(about 8 lunar distances) from our planet.

On Jan. 18, 2000, a 400,000-pound rock streaked through the sky and
slammed into a remote lake in Canada. The meteorite struck Tagish
Lake in northern British Columbia and shattered in 500 pieces. It was
estimatedthat this meteorite sped to Earth at about 10 miles per
second (20 times the speed of a bullet). The Jan. 18 impact was
unique since it was the largest ever recorded over land by satellite
systems. It?s estimated the 400,000-pound meteorite was 15 feet
across before it detonated in the atmosphere with a force of two to
three thousand tons of TNT. Two massive explosions could be heard
across parts of northern British Columbia, the Yukon and Alaska.

In April of this year, 2 boulders from space have exploded in mid-air
off the coast of Mexico, say government scientists who just last week
declassified the events. The larger of the 2 meteors roared into the
atmosphere, releasing the explosive power of 6,000 to 8,000 tons of
TNT. The scientists said it was probably about as big as a Volkswagen
Beetle and came down in the Pacific several hundred miles off the
coast of the Mexican state of Baja California Norte. The smaller
meteor fell last August and was about 6 feet in diameter, with about
half the explosive power. It came apart over the Pacific off
Acapulco. Donald Yeomans of the NASA Near Earth Object Program at Jet
Propulsion Laboratory in California stated that these events (and
others like it) "proves the point that over long periods of time we
can expect to be hit."

In fact, there have been impacts with the planet in the past. For
example, An asteroid about 60 metres across landed at Tunguska in
Siberia in 1908, flattening trees for 13 miles although this meteor
was a small one. Consider another space visitor, whose approach to
earth, was only detected only 6 days before its fly-by. It originated
between Mars and Jupiter and came within 2.4 million miles of the
Earth -- only 12 times further away then the moon -- a near hit in
cosmic terms. Had this asteroid hit, which is nine times as large as
the Tunguska asteroid - were to hit the Earth, the effect would have
been devestating. If it landed in the Atlantic ocean, devastation it
would cause would be everything within two miles would be vaporized
and the east coast of the United States would suffer devestating
tidal waves of immense proportion. If it hit land, molten debris
would rain down for weeks after the impact, and dust particles would
cause effects similar to a nuclear winter".

It is no wonder that the scientific community is taken the
possibility of an Extinction Level Event (ELE) very seriously.

On February 12, 2001 history was made as NASA landed the first
spacecraft ever to land on an Asteroid. Scientists hope the data from
Near (Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous) Shoemaker, which landed on
asteroid Eros, will help them understand the relationship between
space rocks like Eros and meteorites that have fallen to Earth.
Indeed! Of course this mission had nothing to do with researching the
possibility of delivering a nuclear payload to an asteroid in an
attempt to divert it from a collision course with earth.

Some scientists say that the landing will, in fact, provide them with
information which could one day help them deflect asteroids heading
towards the Earth. Dr Louise Prockter, a scientist working on the
mission, told the BBC: "Prior to going into orbit around Eros, we
weren`t sure what asteroids were composed of - whether they were
solid lumps of rock or whether they were rubble piles just held
together loosely by gravity. "What we know about Eros and other
asteroids like it now is that they`re actually fairly solid but
they`ve got a lot of gaps and crevasses inside them. "Although we`re
far from being technologically ready to blow one out of the way if it
comes too close, forewarned is forearmed and we have an idea of what
we`re up against if that ever happens," she said.

On March 13, 2001 UK`s House of Lords have called for more action to
be taken to protect the Earth from a collision with a large asteroid.
Lord Sainsbury said that the government took the threat from space
very seriously and was about to take decisive action following a
report drawn up by experts last year. This action was prompted due to
a relatively near miss of the Earth by a substantial (about one
km-wide) asteroid on February 27th, but nobody realized it because
the object was not discovered until 3 March, well after its closest
approach?"

On a more esoteric note, on June 5, 2000 comet
76P/West-Kohoutek-Ikemura came close to the planet Mars generating
all kinds of speculations -- in spite of the fact that NASA declared
it a non-event. What has raised eyebrows is the fact that this comet
has not been sighted since the June flyby of Mars -- adding fuel to
the fire that the comet impacted Mars or one of its moons -- in
particular, Phobos. There is also speculation that even if the comet
did not impact Mars or Phobos, that its near passage may have
perturbed Phobos enough to allow it to escape Mars gravity and
generate an Earth-crossing orbit.

Since the name Phobos is derived from a root word meaning terror,
this has awakened renewed interest in the ?King of Terror? spoken
about so much in connection with the Nostradamus prophecies. I am by
no means declaring Nostradamus a prophet of God, I am merely making
the point that the internet is alive due to these so-called
"prophecies." The renewed interest in Nostradamus first occurred with
the August 1999 Lunar Eclipse which showed three objects once the sun
was blocked out. Two of them turned out to be satellites, but the
other object remains a mystery and was quickly dubbed as the "King of
Terror" - a asteroid hidden by the brightness of the sun.

Adding to the intrigue was, according to Earl Crockett and Gary
Goodwin of the Millennium Group, was that NASA sent a satellite to
the Mars/76P rendezvous point and then it mysteriously went off-line
and online again right around the passage, so unfortunately no images
were taken and sent to Earth.

Then there are the mysterious insider reports such as the report
circulated last July, which was, supposedly, purposely withheld from
the public. This report indicated that on July 12th, 2000, that there
had been a strange ?hump? in the orbit of Venus. The speculation is
that it could have been caused by the passage of Phobos, then assumed
to be on the way to Earth after meeting 76P in June, via a close
passage by the Sun inside the orbit of Venus.

Given all this and the fact that the sun has broken out with violent
storms (which could. of course, be caused by some of the impact
debris impacting the sun) is the stuff conspiracy theories are made
of.

Be that as it may, there have been some other rare events that do
support the possibility of unexpected collisions in outer space.

An astronomer at the University of Arizona`s Lunar and Planetary
Laboratory, was conducting a routine sky survey on Monday with his
colleagues when he spotted a change in the comet, named C/2001 A2.
"Hergenrother and his colleagues have been watching this newly found
comet for months using a University of Arizona telescope. It was a
typical, rather mundane target that was not expected to brighten
much. "Then one day, all of a sudden -- whammo -- the thing got a
hundred times brighter."

According to NASA, Astronomers have watched comet LINEAR intently in
recent months, as it continued to unexpectedly crumble and brighten.
Astronomers may find the phenomenon noteworthy because it happens so
infrequently. "It`s relatively rare," explained Bell from NASA.

Examination in the days ahead showed that Comet 2001 A2 first it
broke into 2 pieces just after an enexpected rapid brightening. Now 1
of those 2 chunks has split apart again, and researchers say there
may be many smaller pieces now flying through space. The pieces are
now drifting apart. No one can yet say how big the pieces are or how
large the comet`s nucleus was before it broke apart. If the scenario
sounds familiar, it`s because this isn`t the first comet to break
apart in recent months. The disintegration act comes just less than a
year after another comet, called 1999 S4, broke into several large
pieces and countless smaller ones, all in plain view of numerous
telescopes.

So we have two rare events that, to-date, defy explanation. Did they
collide with a debris field? Who knows? Only God knows! But this we
know for sure, planet earth has a divine appointment with an
extraterrestrial visitor. Judgement is coming, but in His mercy God
cries out to us: "Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be
counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and
to stand before the Son of Man." (Luke 12:36)

It is time to heed Jesus` council!

"There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. On the earth,
nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing
of the sea. Men will faint from terror, apprehensive of what is
coming on the world, for the heavenly bodies will be shaken." (Luke
21:25-26)

"There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various
places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven." (Luke 21:11)

"This is what the LORD says, He who appoints the sun to shine by day,
who decrees the moon and stars to shine by night, who stirs up the
sea that its waves roar--the LORD Almighty is His name." (Jer 31:35)

As we see the signs of His return drawing close, what manner of holy
life should we be living? Remember that Jesus is returning for a Holy
and Spotless Bride. Whether His return is today or 10 years from now
is irrelevant since eternity is only a heart beat away for any of us.
So choose this day whom you will serve, ask the Holy Spirit to search
you to see if there be any iniquity in you, and then call upon Jesus
your Deliverer. He is faithful for forgive our sins and cleanse us
from all unfaithfulness.

"Watch and pray, therefore, that you would be counted worthy to
escape the judgment that is coming upon the earth and be able to
stand before the Son of Man" (Luke 21:36).

Maranatha!

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