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COGwriter<\/a><\/p>\n The fallout from the Oklahoma tornadoes has remained in the news and thunderstorms are now affecting Oklahoma:<\/p>\n 23 May 2013<\/p>\n MOORE, Okla. (AP) \u2014 A band of thunderstorms battered the Oklahoma City area Thursday, slowing cleanup operations in the suburb where a tornado killed 24 people and destroyed thousands of homes this week…Authorities estimated that as many as 13,000 homes were damaged or destroyed and 33,000 people were affected \u2014 an especially traumatic toll for a city that had already suffered three other tornados since 1998. \u00a0http:\/\/www.chron.com\/news\/us\/article\/Thunderstorms-slow-Oklahoma-tornado-cleanup-4541058.php<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Hundreds were also injured this week.\u00a0 This helped persuade me to do additional scriptural research into the subject of tornadoes (cyclones).<\/p>\n While the terms ‘tornado’ and ‘cyclone’ are not in the NKJV, KJV, or the DRB (Douay Rheims Bible), some translations of the Bible (like THE MESSAGE) do use them, and those that do not tend to use the term ‘whirlwind,’ which is basically what a tornado\/cyclone is.<\/p>\n The Bible shows that whirlwinds are one of the forms of weather that God controls:<\/p>\n 3 The Lord is slow to anger and great in power, The Lord has His way God teaches that because of disobedience He will scatter people and use a whirlwind:<\/p>\n 8 Then the word of the Lord came to Zechariah, saying, 9 “Thus says the Lord of hosts:<\/p>\n ‘Execute true justice, 11 But they refused to heed, shrugged their shoulders, and stopped their ears so that they could not hear. 12 Yes, they made their hearts like flint, refusing to hear the law and the words which the Lord of hosts had sent by His Spirit through the former prophets. Thus great wrath came from the Lord of hosts. 13 Therefore it happened, that just as He proclaimed and they would not hear, so they called out and I would not listen,” says the Lord of hosts. 14 “But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations which they had not known. Thus the land became desolate after them, so that no one passed through or returned; for they made the pleasant land desolate.” (Zechariah 7:8-14)<\/p>\n 21 A cyclone sweeps them up \u2014 gone! 12 Woe to the multitude of many people, like the multitude of the roaring sea: and the tumult of crowds, like the noise of many waters.<\/p>\n 13 Nations shall make a noise like the noise of waters overflowing, but he shall rebuke him, and he shall flee far off: and he shall be carried away as the dust of the mountains before the wind, and as a whirlwind before a tempest.<\/p>\n 14 In the time of the evening, behold there shall be trouble: the morning shall come, and he shall not be: this is the portion of them that have wasted us, and the lot of them that spoiled us. (Isaiah 17:12-14, DRB)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The following is telling of a time when at least some of the descendents of Ephraim (currently dominating lands such as the UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand) will face a major destruction from a tornado:<\/p>\n 5 Even though Ephraim ran wild, “God’s tornado is on its way, In the above, notice that Samaria is also affected. This seems to be a reference to the ‘melting pot’ of the USA (Samaria was a melting pot mixture of Babylonians and Israelites).<\/p>\n The following also seems to be directed towards the end time descendents of Israel (Israel, also known as Jacob, places his name on the two sons of Joseph, Ephraim and Manasseh in Genesis 48:14-16):<\/p>\n 16 You shall winnow them, the wind shall carry them away, 6 For from Israel is even this: 7 “They sow the wind, The passage in Hosea 8 is clearly referring to the descendents of Israel, including Ephraim and Samaria. Notice that they are among the Gentiles and some go to Assyria (end time Germany). There are enough references to whirlwinds and the end time descendents of Israel that it seems like one or more major tornadoes are prophesied to affect them. For more details, see Will the Anglo-Nations be Divided and Have People Taken as Slaves?<\/a><\/p>\n The following, presuming it is intended literally, indicates that there will be a very major tornado in the time of the end:<\/p>\n 9 Behold, a whirlwind of the Lord has gone forth in fury \u2014 23 Behold, the whirlwind of the Lord In the latter days you will consider it. (Jeremiah 30:23-24)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The fact that this is predicted at least twice in Jeremiah suggests that this will whirlwind will be a major event.<\/p>\n Notice, also the following:<\/p>\n 13 God’s Message:<\/p>\n “Because of the three great sins of Ammon 6 And it shall be at an instant suddenly. A visitation shall come from the Lord of hosts in thunder, and with earthquake, and with a great noise of whirlwind and tempest, and with the flame of devouring fire. (Isaiah 29:6, DRB)<\/p>\n 30 And the Lord shall make the glory of his voice to be heard, and shall shew the terror of his arm, in the threatening of wrath, and the dame of devouring fire: he shall crush to pieces with whirlwind, and hailstones.<\/p>\n 31 For at the voice of the Lord the Assyrian shall fear being struck with the rod. (Isaiah 30:30-31, DRB)<\/p>\n 23 He brings the princes to nothing; 24 Scarcely shall they be planted, Thus, though some of these passages may also have a figurative sense, major tornadoes are forecasted in biblical prophecy.<\/p>\n Now, does this mean that those most affected by tornadoes are necessarily worse sinners than those less affected?<\/p>\n The biblical answer is no.<\/p>\n Notice the words of Jesus:<\/p>\n 45…He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. (Matthew 5:45)<\/p>\n 4 Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them, do you think that they were worse sinners than all other men who dwelt in Jerusalem? 5 I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish. (Luke 13:4-5)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n God uses weather and other events to try to get people’s attention.<\/p>\n God does not want people to suffer, but to turn to Him:<\/p>\n 10 “Therefore you, O son of man, say to the house of Israel: ‘Thus you say, “If our transgressions and our sins lie upon us, and we pine away in them, how can we then live?”‘ 11 Say to them: ‘As I live,’ says the Lord God, ‘I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn, turn from your evil ways! For why should you die, O house of Israel?’ (Ezekiel 33:10-11)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n God wants people everywhere to repent (Acts 17:30). He uses weather for correction and for His mercy (Job 37:13).<\/p>\n Will you heed the weather warnings?<\/p>\n Some articles of possibly related interest may include:<\/em><\/p>\n Weather Blessings and Sorrows <\/a>Are weather problems a warning? What should be done?\u00a0 Here is a new YouTube video titled Does God Use Weather?<\/a> COGwriter The fallout from the Oklahoma tornadoes has remained in the news and thunderstorms are now affecting Oklahoma: 23 May 2013 MOORE, Okla. (AP) \u2014 A band of thunderstorms battered the Oklahoma City area Thursday, slowing cleanup operations in the suburb where a tornado killed 24 people and destroyed thousands of homes this week…Authorities estimated […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17504","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-prophecy"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
\nAnd will not at all acquit the wicked.<\/p>\n
\nIn the whirlwind and in the storm,
\nAnd the clouds are the dust of His feet. (Nahum 1:3)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nShow mercy and compassion
\nEveryone to his brother.
\n10 Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless,
\nThe alien or the poor.
\nLet none of you plan evil in his heart
\nAgainst his brother.’<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nNot a trace of them left, not even a footprint.
\n22 Catastrophes relentlessly pursue them;
\nthey run this way and that, but there’s no place to hide \u2014
\n23 Pummeled by the weather,
\nblown to kingdom come by the storm.’
\n(Job 27:21-23, THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language \u00a9 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson.)<\/p>\n
\nthe black sheep of the family.<\/p>\n
\nroaring out of the desert.
\nIt will devastate the country,
\nleaving a trail of ruin and wreckage.
\nThe cities will be gutted,
\ndear possessions gone for good.
\n16 Now Samaria has to face the charges
\nbecause she has rebelled against her God:
\nHer people will be killed, babies smashed on the rocks,
\npregnant women ripped open.
\n(Hosea 13:15-16, THE MESSAGE)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nAnd the whirlwind shall scatter them;
\nYou shall rejoice in the Lord,
\nAnd glory in the Holy One of Israel. (Isaiah 41:16)<\/p>\n
\nA workman made it, and it is not God;
\nBut the calf of Samaria shall be broken to pieces.<\/p>\n
\nAnd reap the whirlwind.
\nThe stalk has no bud;
\nIt shall never produce meal.
\nIf it should produce,
\nAliens would swallow it up.
\n8 Israel is swallowed up;
\nNow they are among the Gentiles
\nLike a vessel in which is no pleasure.
\n9 For they have gone up to Assyria,
\nLike a wild donkey alone by itself;
\nEphraim has hired lovers. (Hosea 8:6-9)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nA violent whirlwind!
\nIt will fall violently on the head of the wicked.
\n20 The anger of the Lord will not turn back
\nUntil He has executed and performed the thoughts of His heart.
\nIn the latter days you will understand it perfectly. (Jeremiah 23:19-20)<\/p>\n
\nGoes forth with fury,
\nA continuing whirlwind;
\nIt will fall violently on the head of the wicked.
\n24 The fierce anger of the Lord will not return until He has done it,
\nAnd until He has performed the intents of His heart.<\/p>\n
\n\u2014 make that four \u2014 I’m not putting up with her any longer.
\nShe ripped open pregnant women in Gilead
\nto get more land for herself.
\n14 For that, I’m burning down the walls of her capital, Rabbah,
\nburning up her forts.
\nBattle shouts! War whoops!
\nwith a tornado to finish things off!
\n(Amos 1:13-14, THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language)<\/p>\n
\nHe makes the judges of the earth useless.<\/p>\n
\nScarcely shall they be sown,
\nScarcely shall their stock take root in the earth,
\nWhen He will also blow on them,
\nAnd they will wither,
\nAnd the whirlwind will take them away like stubble. (Isaiah 40:23-24)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nJust What Do You Mean — Repentance?<\/a> Do you know what repentance is? Have you truly repented? Repented of what? Herbert W. Armstrong<\/a> wrote this as a booklet on this important subject.
\nDo Christians Sin?<\/a> This is an article by Herbert W. Armstrong<\/a>.
\nOvercoming Sin<\/a> What is sin? How are Christians suppose to overcome it? Here is also a link to a video titled How to Overcome Sin<\/a>.
\nHow to Prevent Sin<\/a> This is an article by Herbert W. Armstrong<\/a>.
\nJust What Do You Mean Conversion?<\/a> Many think that they are converted Christians. But are they? Would you like to know more about conversion. Herbert W. Armstrong<\/a> wrote this as a booklet on this important subject.
\nFalse Conversion<\/a> Have you really been converted? Herbert W. Armstrong<\/a> wrote this article on this important subject.
\nAll About Water Baptism<\/a> What is baptism? Would you like to know more about it. Herbert W. Armstrong<\/a> wrote this as a booklet on this important subject. As far as early history, see also Baptism and the Early Church<\/a>.
\nGod’s Grace is For All<\/a> Is being Jewish a hindrance to salvation? What about not being a descendant of Israel? What does the Bible really teach?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"