[Faith-talk] Franklin Graham: Japan Quake, Tsunami Feels Like End Times Friday, March 18, 2011 07:33 PM

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> Franklin Graham: Japan Quake, Tsunami Feels Like End Times Friday, March 
> 18,
> 2011 07:33 PM
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> By: Chris Gonsalves and Kathleen Walter
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> The cataclysmic earthquake and tsunami in Japan have all the trappings of
> Armageddon, but there's no way to know whether the end times are upon us,
> evangelist Franklin Graham tells Newsmax. His advice in the wake of the
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> tragedy: Help your fellow man as much as you can, and always be prepared 
> to
> meet your maker.
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> "What are the signs of [Christ's] second coming? War and famine and
> earthquakes . escalating like labor pains," says Graham, founder of The
> Samaritan's Purse charity. "Maybe this is it, I don't know. We should pray
> and be vigilant. The Bible teaches us Jesus is going to return someday. 
> Many
> of us we believe that day is sooner rather than later."
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> "Whether the end is in five years, 10 years, 100 years or 1,000 years, we
> need to be ready to stand before God," Graham says in an exclusive
> Newsmax.TV interview.
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> Graham, son of beloved evangelist the Rev. Billy Graham, is spearheading 
> the
> shipment of 90 tons of relief supplies to the hardest-hit area in northern
> Japan though The Samaritan's Purse. The group is sending blankets, hygiene
> kits, and other necessities to be distributed through hundreds of 
> Christian
> churches in Japan.
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> The relief supplies are desperately needed, as conditions on the ground
> remain critical a week after the deadly quake, tsunami, and ensuing 
> nuclear
> plant crisis, Graham says.
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> "In Tokyo, life goes on. But you don't have to go very far north to find a
> different Japan," he says. "The country in the north is without power,
> without fuel, bridges have collapsed, railroads not operating. You go for
> hour after hour at night and don't see one light in the distance. They are
> suffering."
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> Graham acknowledged that he and his staff are preparing to work in harsh,
> dangerous conditions, exacerbated by the looming threat of radioactive
> contamination from Japan's damaged nuclear plants.
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> "I've told my staff, if any of you are nervous you don't have go," he 
> says.
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> "I haven't had one person back out. There are dangers wherever we go in 
> the
> world, but as Christians we put faith in God. He's called us to do this
> work. He'll look after us and protect us. It's not going to stop us from
> responding and helping."
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> Graham urges people to stay focused on helping the Japanese people and
> cautions against reading too much into the spiritual implications of such
> tragedies. "We do know that God made the world, but we don't blame God 
> every
> time there's a disaster," he says. "People like to say, 'Why did God allow
> this?' Every time there's a storm in life, it's not always God behind it."
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> Editor's Note: For More Information on The Samaritan's Purse and How to
> Donate to Relief Efforts - Click Here Now
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> Editor's Note: Will Jesus Ever Return? Check Newsmax's Special Report, 
> "The
> Jesus Question: Will He Ever Return?" - Click Here Now.
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