One more thing: With the fabled month of October now upon us, this thread and its hotly debated topic appear to have served its purpose. Due to the recent events, no doubt some of you have been given reason enough to pause and re-evaluate things from a spiritual standpoint. If anything, the tragedy of September 11th has impressed upon us how fragile this human system of things really is and just how quickly the world can change. Be reminded that Jesus foretold that this world's cataclysmic finale would grip the entire world, suddenly, without warning. I think we have had a small scale demonstration of how easily that can come about.
No doubt, though, most of you will remain intransigent, stubbornly clinging to your belief that everything is normal and that nothing happening in the world has anything remotely to do with any oncoming judgment of Jehovah. But, even that is what the Scriptures have foretold as the prevailing mindset of those who would ridicule Jehovah's word. Even the government of the United States has done its part to perpetuate the myth that everything is fine, having told Americans that the most important thing for us to do is to get back to our normal way of life as quickly as possible. For Americans to return to their normal routine means a return to the illusions and distractions of Fantasy Land---a return to the land where apathy reigns supreme. No doubt, that's where most of you prefer to reside.
At any rate, debating about what will, or will not occur, has no actual bearing on the future. From my perspective, I am supremely confident that Jehovah owns the future, he has been there and back, perhaps literally, and his will and purpose will override any plans that men may have---which is a good thing. If it is his time for the system to go there is nothing anyone can do to save it. And, just because past events did not lead to the end of this system doesn't mean that the system is not going to end. And, just because Jehovah's Witnesses have been anticipating it for longer than any of us have been alive doesn't mean anything either. That is just plain foolish and wicked reasoning. The fact is, even as I have shown by the links on this long-running thread, this system is self-doomed. With or without Jehovah's intervention it is going to come crashing down soon.
Sometimes volcanic mountains rumble and smoke for years as they build up to a catastrophic eruption. People may become accoustomed to the tremblors and smoke and ash raining down, and so come to view them as "normal," which in fact they are normal. They are the normal things that go on before she blows! Likewise, what people view as normal goings-on in the world are actually the telltale ominous rumblings of the collapse of a long-standing civilization.
But as I say, there comes a time when it's pointless to debate whether the mountain is going to blow or whether it is just more of the same hot ash coming down. Those who are going to get away from the mountain have probably already moved, and those who are going to stay in the mountain's shadow can't be persuaded to budge.
So, we will see how events now unfolding will develop. At the very least some of you will will keep a wary eye upon that stock market ticker. LOL. In the meantime, I too have left things unattended. The clutter on my desk has nearly become unmanagable. I would go back to my normal routine too, but this is my normal way of life---Forever on the watch / You Know
