This is also the name of a Christian metal band who recently released a great new album called Leveler.
The month of August has burned red from happenings like:
A lake that inexplicably turned red in Texas, and a huge mysterious bubble cloud hovering over Beijing, China; an unusual 5.8 earthquake, and a destructive hurricane on the east coast hitting, among other places, Washington DC and New York City; an economy that is in a total freefall, as it continues to destroy the lives of countless households; Libya’s murderous dictator, Qaddafi, finally being ousted; Zachery Tims, a well known controversial pastor of a mega church in Florida that was found dead in a New York City hotel with a bag of a white substance in his pocket; and Christian governor Rick Perry from the State of Texas officially running for president of the United States.
God is, in these last days, doing everything to bring sinners to salvation and back-sliders to repent and come back to Him by speaking and reaching out to them through a variety of happenings like signs in the water and the sky, natural disasters, unemployment and financial lack, the overthrowing of governments, using God-fearing political leaders, or even through the death of backslidden preachers, and in doing so, causing fear for Him who has the power to kill and throw into hell.
But I'll tell you whom to fear. Fear God, who has the power to kill you and then throw you into hell. Yes, he's the one to fear. Luke 12:5 NLT
We see more and more mockers standing up in the media ridiculing Jesus Christ and the notion that He is coming back, as they try, in their carnal mind, to explain away every God-sent supernatural event. They openly and shamelessly attack those who believe in Jesus Christ as their Savior and provider. But God, in His love, is patiently waiting for them to come to repentance and give their lives to Him.
Most importantly, I want to remind you that 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. 2. Peter 3:3-9 NLT
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