{"id":212,"date":"2016-11-22T13:43:26","date_gmt":"2016-11-22T13:43:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ammanfordchristadelphians.co.uk\/blog\/?p=212"},"modified":"2016-11-22T13:43:35","modified_gmt":"2016-11-22T13:43:35","slug":"the-weather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ammanfordchristadelphians.co.uk\/blog\/2016\/11\/the-weather\/","title":{"rendered":"The Weather"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The British weather is a constant topic of conversation! In spite of the very sophisticated equipment available to forecasters today the forecasts are often wrong. Many do not really appreciate how bad or unseasonable weather can affect horticulture and farming and even the retail trade.<\/p>\n

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Jesus passed judgment upon the leaders of Israel when they asked him for a sign from heaven (Matthew 16:1)\u201dHe (Jesus) answered them, \u201cWhen it is evening, you say, \u201cIt will be fair weather, for the sky is red.\u201d And in the morning, \u201cIt will be stormy today, for the sky is red and threatening\u201d. You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times.\u201d(Matthew 16: 2 – 3). We have a similar saying \u201cRed sky at night shepherds\u2019 delight, red sky in the morning shepherds\u2019 warning!\u201d Israel\u2019s leaders\u2019 tragedy was that they were aware of \u201csigns\u201d in the sky but did not recognise the signs of the times, namely that their Messiah, their Saviour, had arrived and was talking to them! Jesus had come, in fulfilment of their Scripture, the Old Testament.( read, for example, Micah 5:2. There are many other prophecies of the coming of Jesus, the Messiah.)<\/p>\n

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Now, in our day, the signs of the times point to the imminent Second Coming of Jesus from Heaven to establish God\u2019s Kingdom on earth.(Ezekiel 37: 21, Luke 21:25-36) Sadly these signs are not known to most of our contemporaries.<\/p>\n

The Old Testament makes clear that God controls the weather. If the nation of Israel refused to worship Him, their land would suffer; \u201cAnd the heavens over your head shall be bronze, and the earth under you shall be iron. The Lord will make the rain of your land powder. From heaven dust shall come down on you, until you are destroyed. (Deut 28: 23 – 24). In the book of Judges we read of the wickedness of Israel. Because of this a famine plagued the land (Ruth 1:1) so that families in Israel journeyed to Moab to escape hunger.<\/p>\n

We can find many events in history where the weather has played a deciding role, the defeat of the Persian fleet by the Greek navy, the retreat of Napoleon and his troops from Russia and so on. God is in control and many of these happenings can be shown to fulfil Bible Prophecy. God does not only control the weather and climate change. In His good time He will send Jesus back to sweep away the chaos of human rule and establish a time of peace, and true prosperity for all (read Psalm 72).<\/p>\n

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Quotes are taken from the ESV<\/p>\n

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