Saturday, June 05, 2021

"the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath" - The End of the Millennium Continuing

 




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The End of the Millennium Continuing

When the 20th century came to an end, some people got worried about whether the end of the world would come.  Indeed, it was 2000 years after the coming of Christ Jesus that had been 2000 years after the appearance of Abraham.  And, it seems that the end of the world or the millennium is still continuing.

In 1986, the Chernobyl disaster occurred as a large-scale nuclear meltdown in Ukrainian, Soviet Union, spreading a large amount of radioactive material across Europe.  In late 1991, the Soviet Union collapsed.  In 1997, Princess Diana was killed in a car accident in Paris and Mother Teresa died in India; in 1999, JFK Jr. was killed in a plane crash in Massachusetts.  And, in 2001, the 9/11 terror attacks were carried out in New York and Washington D.C., triggering the War on Terror.  In late 2004, a tsunami from the Indian Ocean earthquake killed over 230,000 in Indonesia and neighboring countries.  In 2005, Pope John-Paul II died, but his successor Pope Benedict XVI resigned in 2013.   Meanwhile, the subprime loan crisis occurred in 2008, leading to the international financial crisis.  And, Obama became the first African-American President of the United States in 2009.  However, billionaire Trump was elected as US President after Obama in 2016.  Meanwhile, the Fukushima nuclear accident occurred in Japan due to a big earthquake and tsunamis in 2011.  Then, in 2020, the corona-pandemic generated in China attacked the U.S. and the rest of the world.

Indeed, as Christ Jesus predicted, social turmoil, wars, earthquakes, tsunamis, an epidemic, etc. occurred.  Even, Trump may be the one who should not have been elected as US President as Christ Jesus implied.

In these 2000 years after Christ Jesus, people have developed strong material civilization.  Even China and other developing countries have been expanding their economy.  And in the middle of success of the global material civilization, the end of the world seems to be approaching.  The current corona pandemic must be viewed from this historical and religious point of view, since it has killed more than 600,000 Americans and about 4 million people globally.

The richer people have become, the less they become pious and righteous.  Everybody sells his soul to Satan.  Virtue and ethics are neglected.  And, some people openly shout anti-Christian slogans such as LGBT rights.  The gap between the poor and the rich is expanding with about 600,000 homeless Americans.  The poor, faithful, or righteous are suppressed or attacked by the rich and the followers of Satan.

In this context, the God should listen to the poor, faithful, or righteous.  And if they ask the God to get revenge against the rich and those with worldly power, He should respond to their prayers.  Accordingly, movement to the end of the world should not be stopped.  So, it is naturally estimated that a great tragedy should occur on the mankind in the middle of this century as an event symbolizing the end of the world.  At the start of the 22nd century, the world civilization might be broken, say, through WWIII where biological weapons such as the corona-virus will be used.

To avoid such a tragedy and put an end to this movement toward the end of the world, which has been continuing since 1980s, all the people have to become poor and ponder the words of the God and Christ Jesus to act accordingly.   

                     
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Luke 6, King James Version
3 And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was an hungred, and they which were with him;
4 How he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the shewbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone?
5 And he said unto them, That the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.
6 And it came to pass also on another sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue and taught: and there was a man whose right hand was withered.
7 And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against him.
8 But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man which had the withered hand, Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose and stood forth.
9 Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one thing; Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy it?
10 And looking round about upon them all, he said unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored whole as the other.