Doomsday

About the only time I think “Doomsday” is when someone is talking about the Dallas Cowboys back in the day when the “Doomsday Defense” was destroying NFL pretenders.

At various points in post-WWII history, a distinguished group of scientists has determined how close the world is to global catastrophe. On Tuesday, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announced the world’s Doomsday Clock would remain at 3 minutes to midnight, where it was moved in 2015. (TIME)

I don’t even know what that means – other than what the Scientists say. I suppose the Scientists are concerned that people could die, or whole countries be destroyed by one means or another. The reality is that people do die, and Countries are being destroyed (ours among them), and there is a real possibility that you and I might get caught up in the destruction that is a part of every day life.

Hence, it is wise to be prepared for that eventuality. I know the scenarios envisioned by the Scientists will never come to pass. I know, for example, climate change is a hoax designed to profit a few at the expense of many. Nuclear proliferation is a serious problem, but it will never destroy the World.

Only the One who spoke the World into existence will (at some point) speak it out of existence as we know it. He may do that soon, or it may be yet awhile, nonetheless, being prepared is wise and prudent. Don’t let the Doomsday Clock rock your World. Instead, hear the clear Word of the Creator:

Today, recognize and keep in mind that the Lord is God in Heaven above and on Earth below; there is no other. Keep His statutes and commands, which I am giving you today, so that you and your children after you may prosper and so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you for all time. (Deuteronomy 4:39-40)

The Scientists voice:

Last year, the Bulletin decided rampant nuclear proliferation coupled with new threats like climate change put humanity back to within three clicks of midnight. “Today, unchecked climate change and a nuclear arms race resulting from modernization of huge arsenals pose extraordinary and undeniable threats to the continued existence of humanity,” the executive director of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Kennette Benedict said in 2015. That was the last time the clock was moved. (IBID.)

God’s voice: Trust Me!