MANKIND IN THE DOCK

Genesis 2 - 15

Then the Lord took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden
to tend and keep it.
KJV

The Hebrew translation of scripture to tend is Shamar - meaning to GUARD.

As custodians of the earth and animals God will require an account of our behaviour and those responsible for the carnage in the Middle East and elsewhere around the globe will ultimately face THE SUPREME JUDGE.   They will be sentenced for all eternity.     

God's love and compassion for His creatures is evident throughout the bible and sadly there has been an horrendous increase in cruelty where our lesser brethren is concerned.    When you take the time to observe nature compared with the antics of mankind you might consider we are the lesser brethren.  

Regardless of the video junk on You Tube there are some graphic examples of this appalling cruelty and the work of committed individuals who rescue and salvage those on the receiving end of the deranged twisted perpetrators who take pleasure in abusing their hapless victims.   On the other hand we consider ourselves superior to the animals that share the planet but just maybe they are more intelligent than we think, which brings to mind an interesting video regarding the work of Plymouth University some years ago regarding the concentration span of a goldfish which was originally considered three seconds.

Memories return of children clutching a plastic bag with a single captive goldfish from the rag and bone man or from a stall in a visiting fairground destined for a small round glass bowl, condemned to swim in small circles until its demise, that's if the tap water doesn't kill it first or they remember to feed and clean it's tiny environment, to say nothing of the watchful eyes of the family cat intent on a fishing expedition.

Scientists at Plymouth now consider the little goldfish has a memory span of between three to five months,  can actually see more colour light than the human eye.  It can remember training up to a year later and can be taught to push levers (for food) and play football.   (Perhaps the only thing they have in common with today's kids and their lesser concentration span)   They can recognise their human feeders and tell the difference between classical music and jazz.   In reality you are being watched by your goldfish.   A recent report stated most children these days have a concentration span of eight minutes rising to 20 minutes for teenagers and adults.   The goldfish wins.  

As for our precious planet.   Seas dying, flocks of dead birds found on sea shores around the globe, continuing pollution from the metal maggots that invade every part of our daily lives, be it car, bus or lorry on increasingly congested highways and motorways.   Fracking continues contaminating water supplies when the powers that be know full well it would be cheaper to finance solar panels and wind turbines.   The power companies have a vested interest in bleeding the poor, keeping their executive salaries regardless of the fact they are poisoning the very air we breathe and giving our cradle earth a good kicking in the name of greed not withstanding the security issues involved with nuclear power.

Back to our friend the little goldfish.   It is actually therapeutic watching a tank full of fish and far preferable to the drivel, lies and misinformation that television offers these days.  Perhaps the message has to be very basic for today's generation with a crippled concentration span.

Garbage in - garbage out.  Monitor your internet access, television viewing and hold fast to basic moral standards.  That should hold good for everyone in a decent society where knowing and serving  God is fast becoming a label for being mentally challenged and anti.social. 

Proverbs 22 - 6

Train up a child in the way he should go,

And when he is old he will not depart from it.

U.K. Education Authorities - TAKE NOTE - Its the responsibility of parents to guide their child and protect them from those in society who would enforce their alternative moral standards on innocent minds.   Of course we all realise their dark agenda and who is pulling their strings.    But then I was taught God sees everything, knows every thought and is perhaps fast running out of patience with a wilful disobedient generation.   Man is simply out of control and we all know the consequences.   THE BIG BURN.

If you can concentrate for twenty minutes start at the beginning and read a chapter of the book of Enoch - considered sacred by the Jewish people.   It foreshadows the bible written 2000 years before Christ and reveals the end of all things,  an easy read compared with the Book of Revelation.   You really need a bible expositor for the book of Daniel and Revelation.   

Of course "that's a load of rubbish" is the common cry from the blind and the deaf.  They might well have to struggle through a Mad Max scenario on what will be left of our dying planet.   Meanwhile the writer prays for a fast shuttle out to join those who have gone ahead - human and furry friends,  prayerfully there will be quite a zoo waiting.

Biblical history tells us the Jews were not always faithful to their God.   They cried out to Him in times of great need but were off with the Molech worshippers in times of prosperity.   Unlike the much maligned goldfish they easily forgot their God when things were going smoothly, when disaster loomed they were on their knees crying out for mercy.

Yeshua had many followers and contrary to some christian perspectives it was not the Jews who crucified Christ it was the religious leaders of the Sanhedrin.  He was a threat to their power and control.   He paid with His life as will many who rise against the status quo and an intrusive State.   

But the Good News is Yeshua (Jesus) IS coming back,  this time in power and glory and men will run to hide and wish the stones would bury them. 

Revelation 6 - 15 - 16

And the kings of the earth, the great men, the rich men, the commanders, the mighty men, every slave and every free man, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains, and said to the mountains and rocks, "Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who sits on the throne and from the Wrath of the Lamb (Yeshua-Jesus) 

   

Perhaps you consider you have only committed minor sins, you haven't murdered anyone or beheaded next door's cat, in fact people say you are a really nice guy.   But pride, arrogance and ego are even more deadly in the eyes of the God you choose to ignore.   You might find yourself firmly held in an endless plain of talking heads next to the neighbours from hell, moaning and complaining forever.*  

*Vincent Ward's "What Dreams May Come"

The end is only the beginning.

An Academy Award Winner for "Best Special Effects"

The film stars the late Robin Williams and his excellent portrayal of Chris Nielsen and his journey through hell to find his wife who after losing the family dog and later her two children and finally her husband in separate car crashes decides she can't take any more and commits suicide.   Of course its very Catholic that those who commit suicide go to hell.   Isn't God a God of love, mercy and forgiveness?   Wouldn't he understand her state of mind and know she had hit the end of her strength to fight despair.   I know which God I believe in.   

There's quite a popular simple saying for those who try to reach the unsaved.   "If I am wrong, then I have lost nothing.    If you are wrong you have lost everything.

In his book "Amusing ourselves to Death" Neil Postman believes the attention span of humans is decreasing as the use of modern technology increases.   Professor Gary Small used an MRI scanner to observe the brain activity of six volunteers.   Three were web veterans and three were not.   The professor found the web veterans had developed "distinctive neural pathways"  Interesting.  

We have advanced so far in what is a relatively short period of time.   We have the toys to destroy humanity but God is watching and He will act.

Most have a conscience and know the difference between good and evil, but many believe when they die that's it.   End of.   There are endless witness statements to the contrary from both specialists in the medical professions to the experiences of the common man.   But may be it will take the next plague or disaster to convince you that man is not in charge - GOD IS.

Of course atheism is on the march and people who deny a creator God merely replace Him with self and it is futile to debate the subject as they usually consider themselves the superior intellect.

The atheist replaces God with Self

The believer replaces self with God.

T. Hills

Self is the opaque veil that hides the Face of God from us.

It can be removed only in spiritual experience, never by mere instruction.

A.W. Tozer

I believe in God as I believe the Sun has risen, not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.  - C.S. Lewis

Atheists express their rage again God although in their view He doesn't exist.  C.S. Lewis

It amazes me to find an intelligent person who fights against something which he does not at all believe exists.   Mohandas Gandhi.

Matthew 24 gives a clear countdown and warning of coming events but those who trust in the Lord will be saved.

The worse moment for the atheist is when he is really thankful

and has nobody to thank.

Dante Gabriel Rossetti.