Melting the Elements: God’s Global Warming Initiative
By David Outten, Production Editor
When we look at the earth, we think of it as virtually a permanent fixture in the universe. Some scientists discuss changes in the sun over billions of years that could result in the destruction of the earth, but for our generation, and the next 100 to follow, they have little to fear of cataclysmic destruction.
The concern about man-made global warming is over relatively small increases in temperature that threaten to melt polar ice, flood costal regions. and cause population shifts. In recorded history, we've seen significant periods of global warming and cooling, and humans and animals have adjusted.
The Biblical concept of global warming is catastrophic — much more like shown in the movie KNOWING. The global warming dreaded by the politically correct scientific community calls for a human response of conservation and regulation. Calls for environmental law enforcement on a global scale threaten the sovereignty of nations. Many Conservatives see the global warming scare as a ruse to promote ever-increasing government control of life on earth.
The Biblical lesson on global warming has more to do with preparation for a new heaven and a new earth. It's been nearly 2,000 years since the warnings of impending environmental catastrophe were written, but the message has always been, "Prepare to meet your maker. The end may be tonight or it may be thousands of years from now."
There's nothing wrong with recycling plastic, buying cars that get better gas mileage, or putting solar panels on your roof, but none of that behavior will prepare you for Biblical global warming.
2 Peter 3:3-13 reads:
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“In the last days scoffers will come, mocking the truth and following their own desires. They will say, ‘What happened to the promise that Jesus is coming again? From before the times of our ancestors, everything has remained the same since the world was first created.’ “They deliberately forget that God made the heavens by the word of His command, and He brought the earth out from the water and surrounded it with water. Then He used the water to destroy the ancient world with a mighty flood. And by the same word, the present heavens and earth have been stored up for fire. They are being kept for the Day of Judgment, when ungodly people will be destroyed. “But you must not forget this one thing, dear friends: A day is like a thousand years to the Lord, and a thousand years is like a day. The Lord isn’t really being slow about His promise, as some people think. No, He is being patient for your sake. He does not want anyone to be destroyed, but wants everyone to repent. But the day of the Lord will come as unexpectedly as a thief. Then the heavens will pass away with a terrible noise, and the very elements themselves will disappear in fire, and the earth and everything on it will be found to deserve judgment. “Since everything around us is going to be destroyed like this, what holy and godly lives you should live, looking forward to the day of God and hurrying it along. On that day, He will set the heavens on fire, and the elements will melt away in the flames. But we are looking forward to the new heavens and new earth he has promised, a world filled with God’s righteousness.” |
A scientific name for the "elements melting with a fervent heat" is a runaway thermonuclear deflagration wave. Should one of these occur, in a twinkling of the eye the earth would be toast. The scientists working on the early atomic bombs were actually concerned about the possibility of initiating one of these.
The Bible tells us God will initiate his global warming when He chooses.
The great news is that if you're ready for that day you don't die. God has planned a new heaven and a new earth where there are no R-rated movies. There'll be no crime, no sorrow, and no bitterness. It'll be astounding. If you think this earth is beautiful, wait 'til you see the new earth.
The question is, "How do you get there?"
There've been lots of science fiction movies that have people fighting over who gets to go on the spaceship that leaves earth just before it's destroyed. Superman was one of a very few to escape a cataclysm on Krypton.
The good news is that there's ample room on the new earth and there's no crowded spaceship you have to have a ticket to ride. What you need is a proper relationship with God. You can't buy it at any price. You can't earn it with good works. This relationship is offered to you by God who sent His Son, Jesus Christ, to die on a cross so that your sins could be forgiven and a proper relationship established. The proper relationship is that, being forgiven, you now live to obey God. He gives you His Holy Spirit, living in you, to be your guide. As you surrender your life to Him, He can do amazing things through you to minister to others.
Again, you don't earn a ticket to the new earth, but those living on this earth should see your changed life almost as if you're an alien already.
1 Peter 2:11 reads:
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“Beloved, I implore you as aliens and strangers and exiles [in this world] to abstain from the sensual urges (the evil desires, the passions of the flesh, your lower nature) that wage war against the soul.” |
The earth is headed toward disaster and judgment. Wickedness will be judged. But God has His aliens on earth to serve and be salt and light. While wickedness may not be destroyed until the final cataclysmic event, it can be reduced. Those who are prepared for the new heaven and the new earth should be doing what God leads them to do to be light in this dark world.
On earth day 2012 we should ask ourselves, "What kind of world would we like this to be as we approach judgment day? Do we want it to be more hellish or more heavenly? Do we hope for more wickedness or more righteousness? Whichever direction America takes, are we aliens in this world or beings awaiting destruction and judgment?
The next time you put out your bin of recyclables, think for a moment about God’s Biblical global warming.
Are you ready?
BOOK GUIDE: PRIMETIME PROPAGANDA
By Dr. K. Sarah-Jane Murray and Kathryn L. Arnold, Contributing Writers
In his book PRIMETIME PROPAGANDA, Ben Shapiro focuses on the behind the scenes of the television industry to examine the history of television since its inception and its marked liberal bent. For Shapiro, many episodes of primetime TV shows are nothing short of “pieces of small-scale, insidiously brilliant leftist
LION KING Is Now Really King
By Jeff Holder, Contributing Editor
Move over, Phantom!
The family friendly musical THE LION KING is now officially the all time ticket sales ruler among Broadway shows. Based on the 1994 Disney animated movie of the same name, the movie was adapted for Broadway in 1997 and has gone on to earn over $853 million in ticket sales.
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA held the title for most successful Broadway show for many years until being dethroned this past weekend by Simba, the little lion that couldn’t wait to be king. Last year, Disney released a 3D version of the movie THE LION KING, which went on to earn another $95 million at the domestic box office and nearly $77 million overseas!
It’s encouraging to see Broadway audiences embrace a positive show when there’s a trend toward darker, more anti-family stories on the New York City stage.
LION KING is a heroic tale of good versus evil that embodies many Christian allegorical elements. It’s a terrific story no matter what medium you are watching.
You can read the Movieguide® review of the LION KING movie here.
You can read the Movieguide® review of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA movie here.
Marxist Class Warfare in Hollywood vs. Christian Truth: The Real Story Behind the Titanic
By Dr. Tom Snyder, Editor
On April 15, the world commemorates the sinking of the Titanic 100 years ago in 1912, when at least 1,514 people lost their lives.
The RMS Titanic was sailing from London to New York City when the huge ship, which was called “virtually unsinkable,” hit an iceberg in the North Atlantic Ocean and sank. There weren’t enough lifeboats for all the people on board, some of whom were among the wealthiest people in the world, including John Jacob Astor IV, who died. More than 1,000 immigrants from Great Britain, Ireland, and Europe were also on board. In the wake of the tragedy, the U.S. and Britain made major improvements in maritime safety.
Many people have commemorated this cultural event and tragedy, including movie director James Cameron, but only one event will celebrate the sacrifice of the many men and boys on the ship who gave their lives so that women and children might live. Titanic 100: An International Centennial Event will celebrate that sacrifice April 13-15 in Branson, Missouri. Titanic 100 will also celebrate the Christian doctrine of “women and children first” that was displayed by most of the men on board the doomed ship.
“Regrettably,” says Doug Phillips, president of Vision Forum and founder of the Christian Boy’s and Men’s Titanic Society, “popular books and films such as James Cameron’s box-office smash [which was released last week in a 3D version] have portrayed a false image of Marxist class warfare as Titanic foundered, with the rich trying to bribe their way to freedom, the poor deliberately prevented from reaching safety, and the nobility of Christian sacrifice minimized and ridiculed.
“Such depictions are historical nonsense,” Phillips adds.
Titanic 100 will feature a wide variety of activities for families, such as a live play, a musical performance, a ladies tea, a tour of the Titanic attraction in Branson, and a special screening of the movie A NIGHT TO REMEMBER (see Movieguide®’s review of NIGHT TO REMEMBER at http://www.movieguide.org/reviews/movie/a-night-to-remember.html).
“Titanic 100 will be a joyous, uplifting family event,” Phillips said.
He said the event is designed to inspire people to remember the heroism of the past and to embrace a “fundamental principle of Christian civilization” – that women and children are to be honored and protected.
“In a day when men shirk sacrifice and we send our women into combat,” Phillips noted, “the doctrine and legacy of ‘women and children first’ has been all but abandoned – and it’s high time we remember and reclaim this foundational principle.”
Of course, Cameron’s false Romantic spectacle also downplays the last song the Titanic band played on the ship before it sank – “Nearer, My God, to Thee.”
Phillips founded the Christian Boy’s and Men’s Titanic Society in 1997. It commemorates the legacy of male chivalry demonstrated on that “night to remember.” It also extols the principles that the strong must sacrifice for the week and that, as Jesus says in John 15:13, “Greater love has no man than he lay down his life for his friends.”
For more information about the Society and its Titanic event, please visit www.titanicsociety.com/home.asp. For info about Vision Forum and its program to educate young boys and girls for Manhood and Womanhood, visit www.visionforum.com.
NAB Faith 'N' Film
AS VEGAS, April 10, 2012 – The 168 Film Project is, once again, partnering with NAB Show to offer the Faith ‘N’ Film Summit, a day of networking and education from a faith perspective. The event will be held on Sunday, April 15, 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM at the Las Vegas Convention Center - Room S219.
Tickets for the Faith 'N' Film Summit are $50 and include access to NAB Show exhibits. Register here: http://tinyurl.com/FNFSummit-2012 (Code EP01). For the Faith 'N' Film Summit Agenda, visit http://tinyurl.com/FNFSchedj-2012.
"The community has no shortage of talent," noted Ware, "And the strength of this year's crop of faith and family films is a testament to the growth we have seen in the genre. With our partner NAB Show, we are very excited to bring the discussion of how these films will be financed in 2012 and beyond."
Slated to present at this year’s Summit is actor/writer/director, Corbin Bernsen. In addition to his newest show “Psych,” Bernsen has appeared on eight years of "L.A. Law," "Seinfeld" and "The Larry Sanders Show," and was nominated for Emmy and Golden Globe awards. He starred in "Hello Again," "Disorganized Crime," "Shattered" and as Cleveland Indians' third baseman-turned-owner, Roger Dorn, in the popular "Major League" films.
Bernsen is scheduled to screen his latest film, "25 Hill," a story about a 12-year-old boy whose Soap Box Car Derby dreams are threatened when his father is sent to war in Afghanistan.
Also scheduled to appear is actor/author Kevin Sorbo, who played the title role in“Hercules: The Legendary Journeys,” and Gene Roddenberry’s “Andromeda.” Sorbo acted in the films “Soul Surfer,” “Kull The Conqueror” and “Meet the Spartans.” His many TV appearances include “Just Shoot Me,” “According To Jim” and “The O.C.”
Sorbo will discuss his book “True Strength: My Journey from Hercules to Mere Mortal-and How Nearly Dying Saved My Life.” During the height of his TV career, he suffered three strokes. He was playing the world’s strongest man while feeling like its weakest.
Sorbo continues to act in movies and television and heads the mentoring program, A World Fit for Kids, a non-profit organization providing gang, drug and dropout prevention for teens.
Sought after speaker Dr. Ted Baehr will be on hand to discuss the state of the soul of the entertainment industry. He is the chairman of the Christian Film & Television Commission and founder/publisher of Movieguide.org, a website that evaluates motion pictures and other entertainment products from a conservative Christian perspective on suitability for families.
Comedy sensation, Michael Jr’s clean comedy (“The Tonight Show,” “Comedy Central,” “The Late, Late Show”) will tickle audiences without making them turn red.
The Faith 'N' Film Summit is produced by the 168 Film Project, an incubator for filmmakers, which includes worldwide filmmaking and writing competitions. All work is based on randomly assigned Bible verses.
A Faith 'N' Film panel discussion, "Show Me the Money: Funding Faith and Family Motion Pictures in 2012," features Genesis Capunitan, SVP of Revolution Productions/Kurtzman Orci, Bobby Downs, founder & CEO of ChristianCinema.com, and Chris Morrow, chief global strategist at Echolight Studios.
“The Faith ‘N’ Film Summit encourages storytellers and filmmakers to use their skills and resources to elevate the consciousness of audiences to God-inspired or life affirming values,” said Genesis Capunitan. “This is one of those great opportunities that should not be missed.”
Screenings include short films from the 168 Film Project's annual speed-faith film production competition. All are welcome, including the worldwide community of faith, church media professionals, filmmakers, artists, pastors and ministries seeking excellent faith-based content.
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