Potentially Scary Scenes and a Word of Hope

Tensions continue to rise in the Middle East. An uneasy ceasefire remains in place along the Gaza Strip between Hamas and the IDF. Several splinter terrorist groups have tested that ceasefire with rocket and grenade attacks and IDF troops have responded with returned fire. But no serious military incursions have resulted because of these sporadic attacks.

Meanwhile, this week news was received of the first Iranian satellite being put into orbit. That nation now joins a host of other nations with communication, spy, and other types of satellites in orbit. Might possibly be a traffic jam there in space with all the stuff floating around. Of course the concern with this latest news from Iran is that the potential now exists for the Iranians to detonate a nuclear devise within the bowels of space. What would happen if they detonated a bomb that had the potential to seriously damage, if not destroy, the electrical systems of the world. Can you envision what the consequences would be? As one person told me recently during a discussion of the damage caused by an EMI (electro-magnetic impulse bomb): Mankind would revert to the cave-man days. Without electricity all of our lives would be severely handicapped: no computers, no heating or air conditioning, no gasoline (pumps run off electricity), no microwaves, no ATMs, and the list goes on. A single rocket fired from the deserts of Iran could create a world crisis. Just ask the people in Western Kentucky what life is like in the absence of electricity.

And, what about another 9-11 attack? Is it possible? Certainly there are individuals and groups around the world that would delight to see another major attack upon our nation. It is interesting that today former Vice President Dick Cheney published an interview in which he said that a 9-11 type of attack is very likely as President Obama scales back on the imprisonment of suspected terrorists at Guantanamo Bay. The terrorists might believe that the consequences are not as severe as they had been in the past. Can you imagine what a 9-11 type of attack would have upon our fragile economic structure right now? Or upon our fragile American psyche? There might not be any recovery.

Well I have just shared with you two very scary scenarios. But let me also share a very encouraging scenario: Jesus Christ is coming back. And what a day that will be. That is our hope! That is the news that brings peace to our hearts even in the midst of disastrous times. So I need to keep looking up because it is from there that my redemption will soon draw nigh. And so should you.