In September, 1949, a sect...
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In September, 1949, a sect of religious zealots predicted the end of the world, gathered families and waited faithfully for the prophecies of their leader to come true. The incident was given wide media coverage and it was reported that many people throughout the country waited somewhat nervously until the "fateful" day had passed. There were others, of course, who greeted the approaching "doomsday" with humor and derision.
Most of us are very firm in our belief that no individual can accurately predict an end to all things, fortified in that belief by the words of Christ in Matthew 24:36, but Peter warns that we should live each day in a state of preparation, "without spot or blemish."
Many of us remember the terrible hurricane "Camille," which devastated Louisiana and other areas in August of 1969. While most people were evacuating the area, one group of skeptics ignored the warnings and decided to remain in the hurricane's path to celebrate a "hurricane party." Tragically, the entire group lost their lives.
Even though those fateful revelers knew when the storm would hit, and were advised of its dangerous intensity, they ignored the warnings given. While we may not know the "day or the time" when we will be called to greet our Lord, we can observe the warning signs and live each day, as Peter urges, "in lives of holiness and godliness."
-- Byrd
Most of us are very firm in our belief that no individual can accurately predict an end to all things, fortified in that belief by the words of Christ in Matthew 24:36, but Peter warns that we should live each day in a state of preparation, "without spot or blemish."
Many of us remember the terrible hurricane "Camille," which devastated Louisiana and other areas in August of 1969. While most people were evacuating the area, one group of skeptics ignored the warnings and decided to remain in the hurricane's path to celebrate a "hurricane party." Tragically, the entire group lost their lives.
Even though those fateful revelers knew when the storm would hit, and were advised of its dangerous intensity, they ignored the warnings given. While we may not know the "day or the time" when we will be called to greet our Lord, we can observe the warning signs and live each day, as Peter urges, "in lives of holiness and godliness."
-- Byrd
