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COGwriter<\/a><\/p>\n Extreme weather is hitting various parts of the world:<\/p>\n 24 July 2018<\/p>\n At least 60 people have died in wildfires in the Attica region around Athens, in Greece’s worst fire disaster in more than a decade.<\/p>\n Flames fanned by strong winds devastated the seaside village of Mati, devouring homes and cars. …<\/p>\n A spokesperson for the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Georgia Trismpioti, told the BBC some people had lost everything.<\/p>\n “The death toll rises every hour, many people lost their loved ones, many people lost their houses, lost everything, and they will need long-term support in order to recover,” she said. https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-44932366<\/a><\/p>\n 24 July 2018<\/p>\n Germany’s weather service (DWD) issued a heat warning for large parts of Germany on Monday and advised the elderly and sick people to sit in the shade, drink plenty of water and avoid the heat. https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/swimmers-warned-against-baltic-sea-as-german-heat-wave-approaches\/a-44800814<\/a><\/p>\n Extreme, potentially dangerous weather is affecting large portions of the U.S. this week, with flooding in the East and heat advisories in effect across the West.<\/p>\n In the East, a powerful coastal storm brought an onslaught of rain that pounded the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, prompting flood watches and warnings from the Carolinas all the way up to New York state. The system is now stalled, lashing parts of Pennsylvania and New York with downpours, CBS News’ Tony Dokoupil reports.<\/p>\n Flooding has inundated streets in Pennsylvania, with some people needing to be rescued from their homes. In Schuylkill County, floodwaters turned streets into a fast-moving rivers. The town of Tremont declared a disaster emergency. First responders dove into action, scanning for people in need and making several rescues.<\/p>\n In some areas, cars were covered by rising floodwaters, forcing stalled drivers onto to their own hoods in search of higher ground.<\/p>\n The rain along the East Coast follows a weekend of absolute downpours. The National Weather Service says weather conditions are not going to let up anytime soon, with heavy rain expected through at least the middle of the week.<\/p>\n In the West, temperatures are expected to be even higher Tuesday, making the battle against wildfires in California all the more difficult …<\/p>\n A massive relentless wildfire keeps raging in the California Sierra, threatening hundreds of homes and burning perilously close to Yosemite National Park. More than 3,000 firefighters are confronting winds and high heat. Temperatures on the fire lines are soaring to well over 100 degrees.<\/p>\n It is just the beginning of a heat wave that could bring the summer’s hottest temperatures so far to Southern California and Arizona. The temperature hit 120 degrees in Palm Springs and Phoenix may smash its record of 114. By Tuesday, temperatures could hit 117. https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/extreme-weather-temperatures-wildfires-flooding-forecast-today-2018-07-23\/<\/a><\/p>\n 24 July 2018<\/p>\n Japan’s weather agency has declared a heatwave sweeping the country a natural disaster, with at least 65 deaths recorded in the past week.<\/p>\n An agency spokesman warned that “unprecedented levels of heat” were being seen in some areas.<\/p>\n More than 22,000 people have been admitted to hospital with heat stroke, nearly half of them elderly, emergency officials say.<\/p>\n The heatwave shows no sign of abating, forecasters say.<\/p>\n On Monday, the city of Kumagaya reported a temperature of 41.1\u00b0C, the highest ever recorded in Japan.<\/p>\n In central Tokyo, temperatures over 40\u00b0 were also registered for the first time.<\/p>\n The Japan Meteorological Agency warned that temperatures of 35\u00b0 or higher would continue until early August.<\/p>\n “We are observing unprecedented levels of heat in some areas,” spokesman Motoaki Takekawa said, adding that the heatwave was “a threat to life and we recognise it as a natural disaster”. https:\/\/www.radionz.co.nz\/news\/world\/362555\/japan-declares-heatwave-a-natural-disaster<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Notice also the following:<\/p>\n July 24, 2018<\/p>\n The fires are a “national tragedy” and a “biblical disaster with human losses,\u201d Greek Interior Minister Panos Skourletis told Sky News<\/a>. https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/biblical-disaster-greek-official-wildfires-killed-50\/story?id=56774845<\/a><\/p>\n Despite all of the other crazy news that is happening all around the world, the top headlines on Drudge on Monday evening were all about the record heatwave that is currently pummeling the Southwest.\u00a0 Of course it is always hot during the summer, but the strange weather that we have been witnessing in recent months is unlike anything that we have seen since the Dust Bowl days of the 1930s.\u00a0 At this moment, almost the entire Southwest is in some stage of drought<\/a>. http:\/\/theeconomiccollapseblog.com\/archives\/we-are-seeing-heat-and-drought-in-the-southwest-united-states-like-we-havent-seen-since-the-dust-bowl-of-the-1930s<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n So, we are seeing some extreme weather.<\/p>\n God controls the weather and sometimes provides extreme weather for correction. Notice the following from the old WCG:<\/p>\n The Bible makes plain who is in control of the weather! “Fire and hail, snow and clouds; stormy wind, fulfilling His word” (Ps . 148:8 , RAV).<\/p>\n God intervenes in weather to work out his purposes among nations…<\/p>\n Plagues of disastrous weather are a warning to humanity. Weather for the most part operates according to natural laws. Damaging weather patterns sometimes develop. God simply may not choose to intervene to stop them because of nations’ various sins and idolatry.<\/p>\n The Bible reveals God also directly intervenes to cause weather plagues to warn certain nations. “I have smitten you with blasting and mildew . .. yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord” (Amos 4:9). He, in his great purpose, may also allow Satan-the god of this world (II Cor. 4:4)-to have a role in producing calamitous weather, for man’s ultimate learning (see Job, chapter 1). (Schroeder D. CHAOTIC WEATHER Return of the dust bowl? Plain Truth. 1984, pp. 19-20)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The Bible repeatedly warns, especially in the Hebrew scriptures, that various sins will result in destructive weather (see Weather Blessings and Sorrows<\/a>). Weather is not as random as most seem to want to believe.<\/p>\n Back in 2009, in a book that accurately laid out what would and would NOT happen in 2012, I mentioned the following was about to happen:<\/p>\n Considering all of the natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods, food shortages, and economic problems in the past few years, perhaps this would be a good time to explain that the Bible shows that these problems were expected to occur prior to the great tribulation. Those outside the Bible have sometimes referred to a time such as this as a time of transition or chaos. \u2026<\/p>\n There will be a generation that will experience end-time events, beginning with \u201csorrows,\u201d including the Great Tribulation, heavenly signs, and finally the return of Jesus Christ (Matthew 24:5-34). \u2026<\/p>\n Mark recorded the same account of this time from his perspective:<\/p>\n 3<\/sup> Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked Him privately, 4<\/sup> \u201cTell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign when all these things will be fulfilled?\u201d 5<\/sup> And Jesus, answering them, began to say: \u201cTake heed that no one deceives you. 6<\/sup> For many will come in My name, saying, \u2018I am He,\u2019 and will deceive many. 7<\/sup> But when you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be troubled; for such things must happen, but the end is not yet. 8<\/sup> For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be earthquakes in various places, and there will be famines<\/strong> and troubles<\/strong>. These are the beginnings of sorrows<\/strong>. 9<\/sup> But watch out for yourselves, for they will deliver you up to councils, and you will be beaten in the synagogues. You will be brought before rulers and kings for My sake, for a testimony to them. 10<\/sup> And the gospel must first be preached to all the nations. 11<\/sup> But when they arrest you and deliver you up, do not worry beforehand, or premeditate what you will speak. But whatever is given you in that hour, speak that; for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit\u2026\u201d (Mark 13:3\u201311).<\/p>\n Thus, in both Matthew and Mark it is clear that a time called \u201cthe beginning of sorrows\u201d precedes the Great Tribulation.<\/p>\n Notice that in Mark\u2019s account he uses the term troubles. Troubles would seem to include economic and political problems, in addition to those specifically mentioned, such as wars, famines, natural disasters, and pestilences. \u2026<\/p>\n\n
Greece wildfires: 60 dead in holiday area<\/h2>\n
Extreme weather wallops both coasts with flooding, scorching heat, wildfires<\/h2>\n
Japan declares heatwave a natural disaster<\/h2>\n