I'm not much for politics these days. Call me burned out, a drop-out or whatever. I've been so frustrated with both sides within our political system for longer than I care to add up. Too many broken promises, hidden agendas, conflicts of interest, yadda-yadda. I'm jaded. Politics and politicians won't save any of us from any of the hundreds of thousands of threats that we face as a nation each and every day. With the latest trouble in the middle east, it's hard to believe that anything a talking head has to say will have any bearing on what is currently happening. The same rhetoric is just that - empty, meaningless talk.
Yesterday, during my drive home, I tuned into the Savage Nation, a radio show hosted by Michael Savage. (This radio show has been labeled ultra-conservative by various pundits mainly because Savage regularly spouts a lot of radically conservative ideas. I personally tune in to hear the man rant and rave. There's nothing like hearing a New York yankee lose his cool.) Instead of the normal talk about the Bush Administration or a guest from Washington, Savage was interviewing Pastor John Hagee, from San Antonio, Texas during the first hour of the show. Hagee, a TV preacher and a regular teacher of "End-Time" events, was talking about various prophecies from the Old Testament and their relevance to the current fighting in the Middle East. Savage, along with much of his radio audience, was stunned. "There are such striking similarities to what's going on today." No kidding. "You won't hear this interpretation on the nightly news, my friends." Yeah, you got that right. You know things are getting serious when people resort to consulting the Bible to interpret events of the day.
I grew up in a church tradition where preachers talked a lot about the 2nd Coming of Christ and sought to interpret current events to show everyone just how close His return is. There's not a lot of interpretation needed these days. Sure, there are more than enough cooks and goofballs around that could serve to turn anyone off. But, despite all the craziness and weirdos, I think the entire world is about to see the climax of time unfold before our eyes.
So what does all this mean? Well, I think if you believe what the Bible says, then you should get ready and start looking up. If not, the events of the world might yet make a believer out of you.
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