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

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Subject: [Faith-talk] Franklin Graham: Japan Quake,Tsunami Feels Like End 

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

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> 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 

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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 

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> "I haven't had one person back out. There are dangers wherever we go in 

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> 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 

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> 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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