{"id":7826,"date":"2011-07-18T16:14:11","date_gmt":"2011-07-19T00:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/?p=7826"},"modified":"2011-07-18T15:28:45","modified_gmt":"2011-07-18T23:28:45","slug":"7500-quakes-in-christchurch-has-new-zealanders-asking-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/prophecy\/7500-quakes-in-christchurch-has-new-zealanders-asking-why\/","title":{"rendered":"7500 Quakes in Christchurch has New Zealanders Asking Why"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/new-zealand.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"449\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/cogwriter.htm\">COGwriter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>New Zealanders are still rattled by earthquakes:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"><strong>AP &#8211;<\/strong> July 18, 2011<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><strong>Seismologists have recorded 7,500  earthquakes in Christchurch since September \u2014 an average of more than 20 a  day<\/strong>. The rumblings are rattling the psyche of the still-battered city.  They have left the land under thousands of homes unsafe to build on. Some people  have left town entirely&#8230;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">&#8220;I&#8217;ve become much more attuned to what the public wants  to know: &#8216;When will it stop and why are we having them,'&#8221; Furlong said. &#8220;To be  honest, it&#8217;s really frustrating. You just can&#8217;t answer those very appropriate  first-order questions.&#8221; <\/span><a title=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/7-500-earthquakes-hit-shattered-zealand-city-093614081.html\" href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/7-500-earthquakes-hit-shattered-zealand-city-093614081.html\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/7-500-earthquakes-hit-shattered-zealand-city-093614081.html<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Well, Jesus, of course, warned about a time with such issues:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>8 \u2026 And<strong> there will be earthquakes in various  places, and there will be\u2026<\/strong><strong>troubles<\/strong>. These are  the beginnings of sorrows. (Mark 13:8)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>We may be at this prophetic point as all the earthquakes and  other problems that have happened in the past year could be considered  as \u201ctroubles\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The Bible repeatedly indicates that &#8220;natural disasters&#8221; are intended to get people (and nations) to repent.\u00a0 I saw a US government report earlier today that showed that there were  more than twice the number of earthquakes in 2010 than in 2009.\u00a0 But  that report did not give any hint about repentance.<\/p>\n<p>As reported earlier, &#8220;Half of Christchurch wants to  leave&#8221; (see <a title=\"Permanent Link to LCG: Because of Earthquakes, Many in Southern New Zealand Want to Leave\" rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"\/news\/prophecy\/lcg-because-of-earthquakes-many-in-southern-new-zealand-want-to-leave\/\">LCG: Because of Earthquakes, Many in Southern New Zealand Want to Leave<\/a>).\u00a0 Yet, the idea of national repentance does not seem to have gotten much press coverage over there.<\/p>\n<p>There will be other problems in New Zealand and elsewhere.  <strong>The beginning of sorrows is not yet over, and the time of Jacob&#8217;s trouble (Jeremiah 30:7), AKA the Great Tribulation, will follow it.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Whether or not your nation repents, you can personally. <\/strong><a href=\"\/place.htm\">There is a Place of Safety for the Philadelphians and it may Be Petra.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Some articles of possibly related interest may include:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/kingdom.htm\">The Gospel of the Kingdom of God was the Emphasis of Jesus and the Early Church<\/a> Did you know that? Do you even know what the gospel of the kingdom is  all about? True religion should be based upon the true gospel.<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/news\/doctrine\/r-ames-are-you-saved-do-you-love-jesus\/\">Are You Saved?<\/a> Do You Love Jesus? What is a True Christian? What is the Gospel? Evangelist Richard Ames answers those important questions.<a href=\"\/six_thousand_year_plan_6000.htm\"><br \/>\nDoes    God Have a 6,000 Year Plan? What Year Does the 6,000 Years End?<\/a> Was  a 6000 year time allowed for humans to rule followed by a literal     thousand year reign of Christ on Earth taught by the early  Christians?    When does the six thousand years of human rule end?<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/when-will-the-great-tribulation-begin.htm\">Can    the Great Tribulation Begin in 2011, 2012, or 2013?<\/a> Can the Great    Tribulation begin today? When is the earliest that the  Great   Tribulation  can begin? What is the Day of the Lord? What is  \u201cthe   beginning of  sorrows\u201d?  Have we begun or are we about ready for  \u201cthe   beginning of  sorrows\u201d to begin.<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/usa-canada-uk-australia-new-zealand-divided.htm\">Will the Anglo-Nations be Divided?<\/a> Will the lands of the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia,  and New Zealand be divided? What does Bible prophecy teach? Are there  non-biblical prophecies that support this idea? Who will divide those  lands? Who will end up with the lands and the people?<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/britishisrael.htm\">Anglo \u2013 America  in Prophecy &amp; the  Lost Tribes of Israel<\/a> Are the Americans,  Canadians, British, Scottish, Welsh, Australians,  Anglo-Southern  Africans, and New Zealanders descendants of Joseph?  Where are the lost  ten-tribes of Israel? Who are the lost tribes of  Israel? Will God punish  the U.S.A., Canada, United Kingdom, and other  Anglo nations? Why might  God allow them to be punished first?<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/earthquakes-today.php\">Earthquakes Today and Bible Prophecy<\/a> Contains a cool up-to-the-hour update of earthquakes around the world  from USGS.  It also explains what did Jesus teach about earthquakes and  how the Bible describes &#8220;the big one&#8221; (as well as when it is expected).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COGwriter New Zealanders are still rattled by earthquakes: AP &#8211; July 18, 2011 Seismologists have recorded 7,500 earthquakes in Christchurch since September \u2014 an average of more than 20 a day. The rumblings are rattling the psyche of the still-battered city. They have left the land under thousands of homes unsafe to build on. 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