Acts of God

[Blood_Angel]

I am truly amazed there is no divine intervention in modern times, this is the time people really need that kind of thing!!!

I think there would be so many conversions that all your local Churches would have people watching from outside because there would be no room inside!

 

[Mintaka]

Actually, let’s not be too sure about the storms, earthquakes, tornadoes, etc. Pretty much every country has experienced times when bizarre weather phenomena have influenced history in a striking and suspiciously divine way.

For example… when reading a book about the War of 1812, I was pretty startled to find out why the UK/Canadian raiding force that burned Washington didn’t go on to do more and worse. Right after burning DC, they got caught in a giant thunderstorm (which put out most of the DC fires) and a FREAKING TORNADO, which sorta dampened their spirits.

This is not something that happens every day. And especially not in Virginia. You didn’t find people in the Civil War getting caught in tornadoes like their names were Dorothy.

We don’t study that bit in school, mostly because it’s just so weird.

 

[mikekle]

I think there would be so many conversions that all your local Churches would have people watching from outside because there would be no room inside!

That would be a great thing! Makes me wonder why God does not become more active and drive more people to the church in this way. He obviously does not have a problem doing these things, as he did lots of them in biblical times, it is strange he doesnt show the same things to modern people…I guess theres a reason though.

 

[Wildgraywolf]

I am going to try and have some fun here. I am going to take a modern story of significance. Perhaps the Pope intervening in the Syria conflict and turn it into a Biblical Epic.

My hope is it will help you see that we have very little info (sometimes just a paragraph or two) describing these biblical events. The authors worked with what they had and made the important point of God helping man the center point while many details are probably left out.

"In the days when Obama was President of the USA and Putin the regent of Russia, a great conflict arose in the nation of Syria. For many months fighting and bloodshed took the lives of thousands of men women and children. God saw the turmoil and it pained his heart.

Alas, as the great nations of the earth saw the destruction of the land of Syria, in hopes of pouncing upon its abundance of resources and wealth, convened their armies upon the land. And great warships descended into the offshore waters. The people of the world were fearful of a great global conflict that would kill many.

And God was deeply concerned for his children on earth.

At this time Francis became Bishop of Rome and was favored by many people of the lands. One Day the Holy Spirit of God came to Francis and spoke to him saying, “I have seen the hate and fear in the heart of my people, and I have heard the cries of Syria. Instruct mankind to spend a day of prayer and fasting for the people of Syria, and I will hear their petitions and answer their cries.”

So Francis, who was righteous in God’s eyes instructed all the people of the world in prayer and fasting for Syria. And The Lord heard their petitions and the great Armies returned by the road they came. And the warships departed for another land, and their was much rejoicing.

Then Francis convened a delegation of the powers of the world to settle the remaining conflict. And The Lord removed the conflict from the land as an answer to their prayer. "

Ok that was sort of fun

Hopefully you can see what I mean about Biblical literature. Imagine writing a story now about Our Lady of Guadalupe, or Padre Pio, or St Martin de Porres, or Mother Theresa, or st Christopher, etc…etc…etc…

Bravo! Nicely done!