Pastors, Church Families, Friends & Family:

Just a few days ago, on February 12th, a 6.4 earthquake hit Mexico and the effects caused the buildings of Mexico City to sway. I spoke with our missionary friends there and they assured me that they, their churches and their congregations were all safe. Mexico City has a history of seismic activity. There is also an active volcano just outside the city area.

The Bible says in Isaiah 5:14, “Therefore hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth…” I have heard preachers say, referring to this verse, that when the earth quakes, Hell is making room for more lost sinners. What a sobering thought. The Bible is full of such references to earthquakes, however. Numbers 16: 30 says, “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.” Good things come from earthquakes, too. In Matthew 27 and 28, at the death of Jesus “…the veil of the temple was … Read More »

Pastors, Church Families, Friends & Family:

While working on our ministry website recently, I found a website about the world population that I intend to include on our site. A few years ago I heard that three people die every second somewhere in the world. According to recent data, the death rate now is almost six people per second. These figures are alarming. Even more alarming is the fact that most people who die are not heading for Heaven but instead Hell (Matthew 7:13, 14, 21, 22).

The Bible says in 2 Peter 3:9 “The Lord is … not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.” The Bible also says of God in 1 Timothy 2:4 “Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.” We need to remember that every soul we see in our daily lives is someone that God doesn’t want to go to Hell but He wants them to be saved. The Apostle Paul was so indebted to God for his salvation (as we all are and should realize) that he said … Read More »