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

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Greetingds Paul.

This is the first time I have sent an email to this list.  It's good to see
you on the list too.  The Romans passage is a blessing, Paul.

Melody

Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2011 14:36:26 -0500

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Greetings Melody!  This is the first time I have noticed your name on an

email.  It is good to see you active on the list.

Paul Weingartner

"making the cross accessible"

Rev Paul Weingartner

National Representative for the Blind

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Center for the Blind of the Assemblies of God

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I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the

glory that will be revealed in us. Romans 8:18 

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Franklin Graham: Japan Quake, Tsunami Feels Like End Times Friday, March

18,

2011 07:33 PM

By: Chris Gonsalves and Kathleen Walter

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

tragedy: Help your fellow man as much as you can, and always be prepared

to

meet your maker.

"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."

"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.

Story continues below.

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.

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.

"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."

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.

"I've told my staff, if any of you are nervous you don't have go," he

says.

"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."

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."

Editor's Note: For More Information on The Samaritan's Purse and How to

Donate to Relief Efforts - Click Here Now

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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