COVID-19

[choir loft]

They aroused the LORD's anger by their wicked deeds, and a plague broke out among them. - Psalm 106:29

 

Covid-19 has become a global plague.  That’s not a definition I’ve cooked up or something invented by the lunatic fringe.  Medical experts and politicians in every nation have admitted we are in the midst of a dangerous plague upon mankind.  Governments are struggling to get a handle on it and fear, irrational personal fear, is everywhere.

 

Covid-19 is global, not localized at all.  Despite the publication of the gospel of Christ everywhere and perhaps because of massive indifference to God’s provision for living a life free of disease we have continued to invest ourselves in SIN and wickedness.  The Bible explicitly states God will not sit idly by and allow such conditions to proliferate.  It's my belief we are experiencing a global judgment.  Even some journalists and politicians will admit in unguarded moments this thing is Biblical in nature because of its reach into every corner of the society of man.  Consider also that the fear being experienced by the general population is irrational - verging upon madness.

 

Almost every conspiracy scenario being thrust into public awareness suggests the action of some international power.  Every nation is busy pointing the finger of guilt at others.   China now blames the US Army, Italy blames its immigrants, Europe blames America and the American media blames the general population as well as China.  Some voices on the internet suggest a global conspiracy by some shadowy power group.  For what purpose I must ask?  To what ends is it promoted?  The only scenario that makes logical sense is that it’s an act of God.

 

What's the response?  The response is to close all our churches and synagogues.  On rare occasions empty prayers are requested.  Current prayers are intended to invoke God’s mercy, but without the Biblical prerequisite of repentance and confession of sin.  

 

God does not hear the prayers of sinners or of unconfessed sin from anybody.  

 

Will God hear prayers asking for mercy when such prayers are not preceded by confession of and a desire to depart from the works of sin?  He will not.

 

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.  - 1 John 1:9

 

Pay attention to the first five words of the above quote from scripture. "If we confess our sins..." comes FIRST.  

 

If the current wave of illness is indeed of God, then repentance is of primary importance in treating it.  I am convinced that if a sufficient amount of penitent prayers are heard in heaven the plague will disappear overnight.  

 

The question before us all is, how much is enough?

 

that's me, hollering from the choir loft...

Edited March 23, 2020 by choir loft

[Desopixi Seilynam]

"Event 201 a pandemic exercise" took place in October 2018. They play acted like a "coronavirus" pandemic happened....

"Bart to the Future" from 2000 hints at a Trump presidency and an economic collapse during a Trump presidency.

Wicked spiritual forces operate behind the scenes [Ephesians 6:12] and there is a Synagogue of Satan that is in league with wicked spiritual forces.

Their end goal is the ten nations spoken of in Revelation and the rule of the anti-Christ. 

On December 10th during the "impeachment" the 'Canada/America/Mexico Agreement' was resigned, and recently it was ratified by Canada, the last needing to ratify.

Surely Canada/America/Mexico together as one is one of the ten regions during the anti-Christs rule.  

We are inside of times pre-ordained by God, He is letting evil have its time, and in the very end, death will surely die.

Indeed we who hope in God, need do so with confidence, and it is hard to be confident before God if we have blatant sin that we know He can cleanse us from.

Edited March 23, 2020 by Desopixi Seilynam

[LadyKay]

I don't feel this is an act of God but an act of human foolishness.  To my understanding, wild animals were (and maybe still are) being sold in "wet markets". These were wild animals taken out of their natural habitats, put into cages and mixed with other wild animals that in nature would have never come in contact with. Then sold for food or pets or whatever else they do with them  This virus jump from one of the animals to maybe another animal then to a human and mutated from there. (Something like that I'm not a scientist)   So for me personally, I do not think that God sent this pandemic as our punishment. But human foolishness, cruelty and greed was the cause of all of this. 

Edited March 23, 2020 by LadyKay

[missmuffet]

5 hours ago, choir loft said:

They aroused the LORD's anger by their wicked deeds, and a plague broke out among them. - Psalm 106:29

 

Covid-19 has become a global plague.  That’s not a definition I’ve cooked up or something invented by the lunatic fringe.  Medical experts and politicians in every nation have admitted we are in the midst of a dangerous plague upon mankind.  Governments are struggling to get a handle on it and fear, irrational personal fear, is everywhere.

 

Covid-19 is global, not localized at all.  Despite the publication of the gospel of Christ everywhere and perhaps because of massive indifference to God’s provision for living a life free of disease we have continued to invest ourselves in SIN and wickedness.  The Bible explicitly states God will not sit idly by and allow such conditions to proliferate.  It's my belief we are experiencing a global judgment.  Even some journalists and politicians will admit in unguarded moments this thing is Biblical in nature because of its reach into every corner of the society of man.  Consider also that the fear being experienced by the general population is irrational - verging upon madness.

 

Almost every conspiracy scenario being thrust into public awareness suggests the action of some international power.  Every nation is busy pointing the finger of guilt at others.   China now blames the US Army, Italy blames its immigrants, Europe blames America and the American media blames the general population as well as China.  Some voices on the internet suggest a global conspiracy by some shadowy power group.  For what purpose I must ask?  To what ends is it promoted?  The only scenario that makes logical sense is that it’s an act of God.

 

What's the response?  The response is to close all our churches and synagogues.  On rare occasions empty prayers are requested.  Current prayers are intended to invoke God’s mercy, but without the Biblical prerequisite of repentance and confession of sin.  

 

God does not hear the prayers of sinners or of unconfessed sin from anybody.  

 

Will God hear prayers asking for mercy when such prayers are not preceded by confession of and a desire to depart from the works of sin?  He will not.

 

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.  - 1 John 1:9

 

Pay attention to the first five words of the above quote from scripture. "If we confess our sins..." comes FIRST.  

 

If the current wave of illness is indeed of God, then repentance is of primary importance in treating it.  I am convinced that if a sufficient amount of penitent prayers are heard in heaven the plague will disappear overnight.  

 

The question before us all is, how much is enough?

 

that's me, hollering from the choir loft...

God, knows how much is enough. I will leave that to Him. 

[Wayne222]

I feel this can be a judgement of God upon us. And he can do it through infected animals.  At the least God did not stop it. So his hedge of protection is off us. Our sins are immense.  Hollywood the media internet porn. The treatment of the poor of the world. Sex trafficking.  Drugs and alcohol abuse. The worst is abortion.  The murder of baby's in the womb. The worship of money and greed. It goes on all the sins of nations. Let us confess our sins like Daniel the prophet did. And God sent a Angel to him right from the beginning of his prayer.  We personally may not have committed these sins but we all have sinned.  We should pray and confess for others. If our country is in the grip of sins. Let's confess it to God and ask him for forgiveness. And pray our country repents and turns to Jesus. We are facing a great depression that could be even worse then the virus itself. Starving population of Americans and other countries is a good possibility.  

[missmuffet]

1 hour ago, Wayne222 said:

I feel this can be a judgement of God upon us. And he can do it through infected animals.  At the least God did not stop it. So his hedge of protection is off us. Our sins are immense.  Hollywood the media internet porn. The treatment of the poor of the world. Sex trafficking.  Drugs and alcohol abuse. The worst is abortion.  The murder of baby's in the womb. The worship of money and greed. It goes on all the sins of nations. Let us confess our sins like Daniel the prophet did. And God sent a Angel to him right from the beginning of his prayer.  We personally may not have committed these sins but we all have sinned.  We should pray and confess for others. If our country is in the grip of sins. Let's confess it to God and ask him for forgiveness. And pray our country repents and turns to Jesus. We are facing a great depression that could be even worse then the virus itself. Starving population of Americans and other countries is a good possibility.  

Yes, this evil world's sins are immense. But God is going to judge and bring wrath on this world during the 7 year tribulation. God allowed this virus to happen. To bring more to God and a better harvest for the rapture? That is only my speculation. But God is control of everything that happens in our world. 

[Wayne222]

1 hour ago, missmuffet said:

Yes, this evil world's sins are immense. But God is going to judge and bring wrath on this world during the 7 year tribulation. God allowed this virus to happen. To bring more to God and a better harvest for the rapture? That is only my speculation. But God is control of everything that happens in our world. 

We are in control of repentance and confession of sins. God is in control of his great judgements.

[choir loft]

7 hours ago, missmuffet said:

Yes, this evil world's sins are immense. But God is going to judge and bring wrath on this world during the 7 year tribulation. God allowed this virus to happen. To bring more to God and a better harvest for the rapture? That is only my speculation. But God is control of everything that happens in our world. 

The phrase "God is in control" or "God is able"  are religious slogans often used to suggest God would never judge us and that HE would use methods other than those clearly described in the Bible to affect humanity.

They aren't Biblical.

We are warned over and over again that God is able to judge here and now BOTH the sins of the wicked as well as the sins of the church.  (1 Peter 4:17) 

It is time to repent of our sins and wickedness.  God will NOT hear prayers unless confession and penitence come first. (1 John 1:9)

Judgment is not years down the road.  It's HERE and NOW.

It is time to repent.  To defer such a duty before God is never justified or approved.  Our repentance must go to the bone.  No superficial effort will be recognized by heaven.

In repentance and confession lie the power of answered prayer.

Without it one is simply wasting their time.  God will NOT hear a single word unless confession and repentance comes first - COMES NOW.

that's me, hollering from the choir loft...

Edited March 24, 2020 by choir loft

[choir loft]

6 hours ago, Wayne222 said:

We are in control of repentance and confession of sins. God is in control of his great judgements.

Quite true.

The problem is that people choose NOT to repent.

Therein lies our present difficulty.

Without repentance, God will not hear prayers asking for relief and forgiveness.

that's me, hollering from the choir loft...

[JustPassingThru]

I tend to look at it differently, ...my Father gave me a promise:

Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.  A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked. Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;  Psa 91:5-9

With all of the numbers and statistics floating around, ...I have yet to hear one of the many pastors I listen to report one of the true lambs in his church has died from the virus...

And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked? Gen 18:23

That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right? Gen 18:25

And we all know God "saved/preserved" righteous Lot from His wrath! 2 Pet 2:8

Lord bless