The earth pleas for the return of Christ

by Michael G. Mickey

(11-26-05)

2nd Peter 3:3-4: Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.

As I'm sure you can imagine, I hear from more than my share of scoffers who choose to ignore the many signs in the world around them pointing toward the soon coming return of Jesus Christ.

Everything is continuing just as it always has and there is no reason (no, not even one) to believe the King of Kings and Lord of Lords is coming anytime soon, according to the scoffers I encounter. Sadly, especially for those who have never come to faith in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior, they are wrong on both accounts. Yes, believe it or not, some of those I periodically hear from who say Christ isn't coming anytime soon report themselves to be born-again Christians, which is most sad indeed.

Is there anything currently in the news demonstrating Christ's return must be nearing? Surely! A Reuters story, for example, indicates that our oceans and greenhouse gas levels are rising faster than they have for thousands of years. In other words, assuming the story is accurate, both are rising in level faster than at any time since our Lord and Savior walked upon the earth! Even more astounding is what we find has happened within the last 150 years alone, according to the following excerpt from the story (emphasis added mine):

In the Bible we're told, as seen in Romans 8:22-23, that all God's Creation - man, beast and all His hands have made - is groaning and travailing in pain awaiting the redemption of our bodies which will occur when Christ returns both for His Church and, subsequently, to the earth itself, bringing to an end the suffering we now see being documented in the news of our world today.

How can anyone doubt that the return of Jesus Christ is right around the prophetic corner when we see such dramatic evidence that our world is descending deeper and deeper into environmental chaos? I struggle to see it and hope this commentary and the news story linked above will give the skeptic pause to ask himself why he is so confident that the Lord's return isn't drawing near.

I always cringe when I hear someone who calls themself a Christian suggest they aren't in any hurry to see Christ return, unless, of course, they say so while indicating they hope their personal efforts to win more souls to Christ before then will be successful which I, of course, can see is a valid reason one might hold such a hope - the only one! Sadly, however, the reason most Christians are not eager to see Christ return is the same as those who have no faith in Him at all - the personal goals they have set for themselves here on earth would be thwarted by His return. These Christians often fall into the trap of being skeptical that Christ's return is nearing for this precise reason!

The problem of Christians not wanting to see Christ return due to their own goals and it manifesting itself as skepticism is one I have encountered among many wonderful Christians, some of whom I personally know love the Lord and go to church far more often than I do, indicative of their ability to make time to do what I often struggle to - a measure of their dedication to Christ. It isn't that they don't adore Christ and even long to be with Him someday; they just get wrapped up in their worldly goals, losing sight of the greater goal and what it will bring!

Whenever I see this within a Christian, I always remind them of what the Word of God tells us is to come: eternal life, perfect health, peace and comfort, love and security, being with our Lord, freedom from sorrow and much more! Truly, our minds have not seen nor our ears heard, neither has it entered into our hearts what God has prepared for those of us who love Him, as we're promised in 1st Corinthians 2:9! While we need to have goals in our present lives and work toward them, we must never let our personal goals exceed what God's goals are for us. We should always be looking for Him to return with eagerness, as a child waits to open his or her presents on Christmas morning, and accept that we are BLESSED indeed if He should interrupt our worldly goals in favor of us entering into His presence to be with Him forever and forever!

The nonbeliever is skeptical of Christ's return both because he fears he will be judged by God for the sin in his life he is unwilling to repent of and because his goals in life are, accordingly, ungodly in nature - goals he doesn't want to surrender. This person's skepticism is the most dangerous of all because he denies what he sees in front of his eyes that indicates his desperate need to come to faith in Christ and quickly, before he either dies in his sins or the Lord returns for His Church, leaving him to endure the horrors of the seven-year Tribulation Period to come, which will see far more frightening things take place environmentally than sea levels and greenhouse gases rising rapidly. Far, far more!

Whether those who read my site choose to take it seriously or view it as comedic in nature is beyond my control, but I am confident the end result is going to prove that I was right in stating what I have so many times which is Christ is coming soon! My words will not bear themselves out to be true because I, Michael Mickey, have strong opinions concerning what the future holds for mankind but because the Word of God, which is never wrong, states that many of the things I'm documenting are taking place around the globe are signs that Christ's return is nearing, one of which is seen in the earth's silent plea for the return of Christ to take place, as seen through our world's decaying environment.