Some of the science that is being taught in our schools today is incomplete and seriously flawed at best, for it deliberately dispenses with the God factor, without which right analyses and concise conclusions can never be drawn, nor can we find permanent solutions to the emerging problems we’re facing, if God is eliminated from the human equation. The Bible makes reference to a type of science that is falsely so-called, and it finds an answering chord in the theory of evolution which removes God entirely from any scientific theories and conclusions, and as a result we are left without answers to some very fundamental questions of life, and related experiences on this planet. Let’s read:
1st Timothy 6:20 O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane [and] vain
babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called: 6:21 Which some professing have erred concerning the faith.
Unless we humble ourselves by zipping up our boots and returning to our roots, which are seated in the Person and the creative power of The omnipotent God, then our efforts at finding answers to some of life’s most urgent and perplexing problems will be futile, and consequently we will not be able to trace accurately the causes and effects to many of the serious issues we find ourselves grappling with today. Science without God is equal to foolishness according to the Bible, and cannot solve the many environmental and social threats we now face. Let’s read:
1st Corinthians 1:19 For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.
1:20 Where [is] the wise? where [is] the scribe? where [is] the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish
the wisdom of this world?
1:27 But God hath chosen the foolish things of the
world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
1:28 And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, [yea], and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:
1:29 That no flesh should glory in his presence.
For instance, the issue of global warming is taking center stage more and more in the scientific community, as it is well documented that the glaciers up north are melting at an increasingly alarming rate, which in turn is found to be triggering the deadly snowstorms, tornadoes and hurricanes, like the super storm Sandy which brought tremendous destruction to very many states, the likes of which have not been witnessed for many generations.
Science chalks it all up to global warming, but the Bible teaches us that the real problem stems from global sinning, because whenever the much more potent spiritual law is deliberately and constantly violated, then it throws out of balance the lesser physical and natural laws which are subject to it, and because of this, all of the scientific laws we know of can be adversely affected, derailed, or even reversed, if the potent spiritual law is interfered with or deliberately violated. For this reason the Bible study for this afternoon will focus squarely on Root cause, Resulting effects, and Real solutions. We must of necessity include the God-factor into our scientific analysis, or else it will remain seriously flawed.
It is clearly stated and documented in the word of God that disobedience to God’s commands and laws affect the planet and weather systems in very negative ways, and because this sacred truth has now been eliminated from our educational system, we are left to figure out the symptoms, not the real cause of the many weather related and social problems we are facing. Beginning with the murder of Abel by his brother Cain, the Bible states that the ground wherever Cain lived would thereafter become stubborn in the production of fruit and grain, and thus he would find it necessary to coax the ground much more than other farmers, in order for it to produce. Let’s read:
Agriculture:
Genesis 4:8 And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
4:9 And the LORD said unto Cain, Where [is] Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: [Am] I my brother's keeper?
4:10 And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground.
4:11 And now [art] thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;
4:12 When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.
This statement of fact stipulating cause and effect pertaining to the shedding of innocent blood is not incorporated into our educational system, nor is it even considered in the scientific community, and as a result, our answer to the increasing stubbornness of the earth to produce fruit and grain, is to plant genetically modified foods that are increasingly lesser in nutritional value, whereas the real cause lies in the wanton murders and executions that are now taking place globally. The sacred truths and scientific fact relating to the root cause of sin, and its accompanying adverse results are clearly stated by God, so that we would reason accurately from cause to effect. Let’s read:
Numbers 35:33 So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye [are]: for blood it defileth the land: and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it.
Earthquakes:
But the issue of global sinning as it pertains to global warming, is not restricted to the weather alone, for it is a well-documented fact in the Bible that sin can result in massive earthquakes. Again, our so-called science restricts the cause of all earthquakes to the erratic shift of tectonic plates deep within the earth, or other natural factors, but according to the Bible, earthquakes can be caused by a number of other different factors which have absolutely nothing to do with any shifting of tectonic plates. Let’s read:
Numbers 16:1 Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took [men]:
16:2 And they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly, famous in the congregation, men of renown:
16:3 And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, [Ye take] too much upon you, seeing all the congregation [are] holy, every one of them, and the LORD [is] among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the LORD?
16:4 And when Moses heard [it], he fell upon his face:
16:5 And he spake unto Korah and unto all his company, saying, Even to morrow the LORD will show who [are] his, and [who is] holy; and will cause [him] to come near unto him: even [him] whom he hath chosen will he cause to come near unto him.
16:23 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
16:24 Speak unto the congregation, saying, Get you up from about the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.
16:26 And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins.
16:28 And Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that the LORD hath sent me to do all these works; for [I have] not [done them] of mine own mind.
16:29 If these men die the common death of all
men, or if they be visited after the visitation of all
men; [then] the LORD hath not sent me.
16:30 But if the LORD make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that [appertain] unto them, and they go down quick into the pit; then ye shall understand that these men have provoked the LORD.
16:31 And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that [was] under them:
16:32 And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that [appertained] unto Korah, and all [their] goods.
16:33 They, and all that [appertained] to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation.
16:34 And all Israel that [were] round about them
fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth
swallow us up [also].
It matters not whether God brought about the earthquake or whether satan was permitted to bring it about, the basic fact is that the triggering mechanism was sin on the part of Korah and his cohorts, and the end result was an earthquake. The questions that are often raised, about who brought about the judgments when instances like these are spoken of in the scriptures are irrelevant, for the main issues we need to consider is root cause and end result, regardless of whether it is heavenly agencies, satanic agencies, or human agencies that are employed in the resulting casualties. As stated before in previous Bible studies, God is the Supreme Ruler in the universe, and everything which takes place on the planet is by direct intervention, or by permission. Let’s read:
Isaiah 29:5 Moreover the multitude of thy strangers shall be like small dust, and the multitude of the terrible ones [shall be] as chaff that passeth away: yea, it shall be at an instant suddenly.
29:6 Thou shalt be visited of the LORD of hosts with thunder, and with earthquake, and great noise, with storm and tempest, and the flame of devouring fire.
Amos 1:1 The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
1:2 And he said, The LORD will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither.
1:3 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not turn away [the punishment] thereof:
But earthquakes are not always the result of sin, for they can also be triggered when angels put on their brakes. As the angel Gabriel sped on his way, faster than the speed of light, to call forth the Son of God from the tomb on resurrection morning, he needed to slow down, but in his eagerness he apparently didn’t, and landed on the earth with such force that a mighty earthquake was produced. And again, our modern science does not take these facts into account when analyzing upheavals of the earth such as these. Let’s read:
Matthew 28:1 In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first [day] of the week, came Mary
Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.
28:2 And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.
28:3 His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:
28:4 And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead [men].
Acts 16:25 And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.
16:26 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed.
Revelation 6:12 And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;
6:13 And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.
6:14 And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.
Note well what takes place when the potent and powerful spiritual law of God is opened and revealed in the heavens. Let’s read:
Revelation 11:19 And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.
Revelation 16:16 And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.
16:17 And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.
16:18 And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, [and] so great.
16:19 And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God”
16:20 And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.
Matthew 24:3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what [shall be] the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
24:4 And Jesus answered and said”….
24:6 Ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars”.. 24:7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
24:8 All these [are] the beginning of sorrows.
Hail and Snow:
Global sinning also can result in much snow and hail, for as stated before, whenever the potent spiritual law of God is trampled upon, or deliberately violated, it then throws out of balance the lesser physical laws that are under its jurisdiction, and the results can be manifested in different adverse ways, including deadly snowstorms and hail. Let’s read:
Exodus 9:18 Behold, to morrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as hath not been in Egypt since the foundation thereof even until
now.
9:19 Send therefore now, [and] gather thy cattle, and all that thou hast in the field; [for upon] every man and beast which shall be found in the field, and shall not be brought home, the hail shall come down upon them, and they shall die.
9:20 He that feared the word of the LORD among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses:
9:21 And he that regarded not the word of the LORD left his servants and his cattle in the field.
9:22 And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch forth thine hand toward heaven, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, upon man, and upon beast, and upon every herb of the field, throughout the land of Egypt.
9:23 And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the LORD rained hail upon the land of Egypt.
9:24 So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous, such as there was none like it in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation.
Job 38:22 Hast thou entered into the treasures of the
snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,
38:23 Which I have reserved against the time of
trouble, against the day of battle and war?
Psalms 148:7 Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps:
148:8 Fire, and hail; snow, and vapours; stormy wind fulfilling his word:
Storms, Hurricanes, and Tornadoes:
Psalms 107:23 They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters;
107:24 These see the works of the LORD, and his
wonders in the deep.
107:25 For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof.
107:26 They mount up to the heaven, they go down
again to the depths: their soul is melted because of
trouble.
107:27 They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wit's end.
107:28 Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses.
107:29 He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.
107:30 Then are they glad because they be quiet; so he bringeth them unto their desired haven.
107:31 Oh that [men] would praise the LORD [for] his goodness, and [for] his wonderful works to the children of men!
Isaiah 4:5 And the LORD will create upon every dwelling place of mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night: for upon all the glory [shall be] a defence.
4:6 And there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the daytime from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and from rain.
Isaiah 29:5 Moreover the multitude of thy strangers shall be like small dust, and the multitude of the terrible ones [shall be] as chaff that passeth away: yea, it shall be at an instant suddenly.
29:6 Thou shalt be visited of the LORD of hosts with thunder, and with earthquake, and great noise, with storm and tempest, and the flame of devouring fire.
Nahum 1:3 The LORD [is] slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit [the wicked]: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds [are] the dust of his feet.
Mark 4:37 And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.
4:38 And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?
4:39 And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said
unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
4:41 And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?
Jonah 1:1 Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
1:2 Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.
1:3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.
1:4 But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.
1:5 Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that [were] in the ship into the sea, to lighten [it] of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.
1:6 So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.
1:7 And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil [is] upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.
1:8 Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil [is] upon us; What [is] thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what [is] thy country? and of what people [art] thou?
1:9 And he said unto them, I [am] an Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry [land].
1:10 Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, Why hast thou done this? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.
1:11 Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous.
1:12 And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest [is] upon you.
1:13 Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring [it] to
the land; but they could not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them.
1:15 So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging.
1:16 Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows.
The following occurrence, which is the last one we will examine is of critical importance as it pertains to the issue of global sinning, and consequent global warming, for we are now treading on very dangerous ground by attempting to alter and interfere with the potent and spiritual law of God. God gives each person the freedom to choose to do good or evil, with the stated results for each course of action, but for us to presume to change His sacred law, or to alter it in any way to suit the clamors of the popular majority, will then open up the floodgates of woe and trouble on many nations, and we will be drawn into a long, protracted, and unending battle with forces of evil that will never be overcome with the force or arms, and very much blood will be shed as a result. Hence the reason why it is necessary for us to pay close attention to the following verses.
1st Samuel 5:1 And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Ebenezer unto Ashdod.
5:2 When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.
5:3 And when they of Ashdod arose early on the morrow, behold, Dagon [was] fallen upon his face to the earth before the ark of the LORD. And they took Dagon, and set him in his place again.
5:4 And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon [was] fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands [were] cut off upon the threshold; only [the stump of] Dagon was left to him.
Here in these verses we see where the potent spiritual law of God contained in the ark adversely affected the Physical law of gravity, and pulled down the idol of Dagon from its pedestal because of the Philistine’s efforts to blend the sacred and the vile into one. This effort to forge a coerced partnership between the God of heaven and idols is strictly forbidden in the very law which stood next to Dagon, and as a direct result the graven image was dismembered, an evil omen of things to come. Let’s read:
Exodus 20:3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
20:4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness [of any thing] that [is] in heaven above, or that [is] in the earth beneath, or that [is] in the water under the earth:
20:5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God [am] a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth [generation] of them that hate me;
20:6 And showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
This commandment means that we are not to have any false gods, in front of God, neither behind Him, nor next to Him, nor in collaboration with Him, neither are we to try to forge a friendship between God and any idols, for this will result in throwing out of balance all the physical and natural laws that sit squarely under the very potent spiritual law. For this reason the following text must be given due consideration. Let’s read:
Isaiah 42:8 I [am] the LORD: that [is] my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.
What took place next after these two warning bells were sounded in the temple of Dagon, is important for us to consider, for similar occurrences, and much more deadly will take place, if we interfere with the potent spiritual law for any reason. God takes no delight in the death or destruction of those He has made, but if we presume to poke our fingers in His eye by altering His laws, then the peace and tranquility we have enjoyed for many years will suddenly be reversed, and a time of trouble such as never was since there was a nation will ensue. The history of the philistines daring actions, with the adverse accompanying results are written for admonition, upon whom the end of world is approaching. Let’s read:
1st Samuel 5:6 But the hand of the LORD was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with emerods, [even] Ashdod and the coasts thereof.
5:7 And when the men of Ashdod saw that [it was] so, they said, The ark of the God of Israel shall not abide with us: for his hand is sore upon us, and upon Dagon our god.
5:8 They sent therefore and gathered all the lords of the Philistines unto them, and said, What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel? And they answered, Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried about unto Gath. And they carried the ark of the God of Israel about [thither].
5:9 And it was [so], that, after they had carried it about, the hand of the LORD was against the city with a very great destruction: and he smote the men of the city, both small and great, and they had emerods in their secret parts.
5:10 Therefore they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And it came to pass, as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, They have brought about the ark of the God of Israel to us, to slay us and our people.
5:11 So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to his own place, that it slay us not, and our people: for there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there.
It is of critical importance for us to pay attention to the analysis and the advice of the Philistine magicians, for in certain desperate situations, when stubborn persons and nations will not listen to the voice of God, He then permits the magicians in the land to speak sense to the people. Very, very important:
1st Samuel 6:2 And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying, What shall we do to the ark of the LORD? tell us wherewith we shall send it to his place.
6:3 And they said, If ye send away the ark of the God of Israel, send it not empty; but in any wise return him a trespass offering: then ye shall be healed, and it shall be known to you why his hand is not removed from you.
6:4 Then said they, What [shall be] the trespass offering which we shall return to him? They answered, Five golden emerods, and five golden mice, [according to] the number of the lords of the Philistines: for one plague [was] on you all, and on your lords.
6:5 Wherefore ye shall make images of your emerods, and images of your mice that mar the land; and ye shall give glory unto the God of Israel: peradventure he will lighten his hand from off you, and from off your gods, and from off your land.
6:6 Wherefore then do ye harden your hearts, as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their hearts? when he had wrought wonderfully among them, did they not let the people go, and they departed?
6:7 Now therefore make a new cart, and take two milch kine, on which there hath come no yoke, and tie the kine to the cart, and bring their calves home from them:
6:8 And take the ark of the LORD, and lay it upon the cart; and put the jewels of gold, which ye return him [for] a trespass offering, in a coffer by the side thereof; and send it away, that it may go.
6:9 And see, if it goeth up by the way of his own coast to Bethshemesh, [then] he hath done us this great evil: but if not, then we shall know that [it is] not his hand [that] smote us: it [was] a chance [that] happened to us.
6:10 And the men did so; and took two milch kine, and tied them to the cart, and shut up their calves at home:
6:11 And they laid the ark of the LORD upon the cart, and the coffer with the mice of gold and the images of their emerods.
6:12 And the kine took the straight way to the way of Bethshemesh, [and] went along the highway, lowing as they went, and turned not aside [to] the right hand or [to] the left; and the lords of the Philistines went after them unto the border of Bethshemesh.
In June of 2015, a very weighty decision is to be made pertaining to the sacred institution of marriage, and the laws pertaining to it. The warning bells that once sounded in the temple of Dagon are again sounding loud in our ears, with the hope that we will reason soberly from cause to effect, and do not take that fatal step of attempting to alter in any way, the law of God, because of the clamor of the popular majority. What is worthy of note is that the decision will be handed down just before hurricane season, and therefore God is pleading with us to carefully consider the results that accrued to the philistines, who refused to listen when the alarm bells sounded.
We therefore end with a passage of scripture which provides the solution to the deepening social, global, and weather related problems that are overshadowing the land, for the door of mercy is still open, and if we repent of and forsake our personal and national sins, we may yet receive a reversal of ill-fortune, which if left to run riot will cost us tremendously, both in lives lost and in insurmountable financial burdens. Let’s read:
2nd chronicles 7:13 If I shut up heaven that there be no rain, or if I command the locusts to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people;
7:14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
7:15 Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attent unto the prayer [that is made] in this place.
He that hath an ear, let him hear what The Spirit of God is saying to the churches and to secular leaders. God bless!