Tuesday, November 24, 2009

The End Times? How soon



During Noah's time, the world was plagued with evil. Quotes from Genesis Chapter 6.

5 The LORD saw how great man's wickedness on the earth had become, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time.


6 The LORD was grieved that he had made man on the earth, and his heart was filled with pain.


7 So the LORD said, "I will wipe mankind, whom I have created, from the face of the earth—men and animals, and creatures that move along the ground, and birds of the air—for I am grieved that I have made them."

Chances are the moral and spiritual state of today's world are no better than the time of Noah. Maybe worse in my opinion....

- Wars and political turmoil are plaguing most if not all countries.

- No single politician can be deemed "Anti-Rasuah". In my opinion, the last incorruptible politician/leader is none other than Mahatma Gandhi.

- People are making up false gods. Scientology is spreading with the endorsements of Hollywood stars. The amount of people stating their faith as "Jedi Knight" number as much as 500,000 people in UK. Rock and metal fans look to guitarists and singers as Gods.

- Organized crime, Human Trafficking, Drugs and Narcotics, Rape, Murder, Robbery, Homicide, Poaching, Illegal logging.

- Numbers of gays, lesbians and people who undergo sex change are on the rise.

These are only a small part of the problems we face today. There a lot more problems. More than we can count. And a huge percentage are undergoing such disgusting and horrible acts. Some are just plain stupid and moronic. And worst of all, they are always people wanting us to join them. This is the part I hate the most. For once I wish people will leave me alone.

And it was said in the bible. Genesis 6:6 "The LORD was grieved that he had made man on the earth, and his heart was filled with pain. ". It was then where he made his fateful decision to destroy the earth to vanquish all evil.

Since the state of today's affairs are equivalent to that of Noah's time, we should prepare and build our faith with the little time that we have. Most people are pointing 2012 as a possible date of the fall of mankind and I don't discount this fact. As the days pass new problems arise and will stay for a long time. The end times won't be like the events in the film 2012, and it won;t collide with another planet. Instead 2012 might be the date in which the Beast will rise and gain power.

But how? We are all sinners. What is our advantage? Even Noah had sinned. (Genesis 9:20-27) He got drunk. Yet he was one of the greatest prophets we've ever seen. Don't worry if we sin but don't ignore it. It is best to rehabilitate the areas that we can manage. We are children of God if we feel regret and pain when we sin, because it's like disobeying the parent. If we feel guilty after an evil sin, don't worry... The Lord knows our pain.

The fight against sin is brutal and tough. Most of the time we fall although we've fought hard. It is also possible that we've fallen despite fighting as hard as we can. When the Lord said "for I am grieved that I have made them", it didn't mean he was disappointed upon creating man, he was disappointed of what they've become. He lost faith on all of mankind save for Noah.

The Lord lost faith on man once, he will loose faith on man again. He once destroyed the earth by water, next time it will be by fire.

Monday, November 16, 2009

HG Update: 6 November

Today Bro Kenneth, who once shared about HIV/AIDS returned to talk about drugs. Drugs aren't actually bad things. Most drugs such as aspirin and cocaine have medicinal purpose. But overusing and addiction to drugs means kicking the bucket.

How we get addicted to drugs we might never know. What we do know is we will get hooked. And once hooked, the chance of returning to your old life is painfully slim. Like fishing. Satan is the fishermen, we are the fish and drugs are the bait. The fish will usually do a "test bite" to see if the food tastes good before gulping down. Just like us. The phrase "One time only mah" or "Won't ketagih one" comes to mind. We will start slow and may end up injecting lethal doses.

We also learned about the new mainstream drug Crystal Meth aka Ya'Ba(Thailand) or Tick(African). I knew Crystal Meth as a Techno/Disco Band but I've never heard of the drug. Although not receiving enough bad rep as it's big brothers cocaine or marijuana, Crystal Meth is virtually irreversible and causes permanent damage to the brain. We were shown a video of a mother strangling her Meth-Addict son to death because he was growing too violent... It's a "fish ear fish world... Kill or be killed" when it comes to such cases.

Crystal Meth can simply be made in a kitchen. Methamphetamine(scientific term for Crystal Meth) is medicinally formed via reduction of ephedrine using red phosphorus and iodine. However, some substances are replaced by detergents and drain cleaners. However, these makeshift drugs are far deadlier.

Crystal Meth is used widely in World War II by the Japanese and German armies. The Japanese who created the drug gave it to Kamikazes to reduce fear and stress. The "Fuhrer" Adolf Hitler utilized it as Panzerschokolade ("tank chocolate") when mixed with chocolate for the same purpose. Hitler himself took the drug by his personal physician Theodor Morell.

Crystal Meth is used today to prolong work energy. This is attractive to poor people such as taxi or truck drivers who need their money. Even some Thai employers offer the drugs to their workers. This is "marketing and business strategy" in it's worse.

We also found out cocaine injection works faster compared to snorting. When there's no more veins left to jab, who know's what they'll do....


Drugs have left their mark on mankind's history.

- After The Prohibition of Alcohol ended in 1933 after Al Capone was jailed, the Italian Mafia, Russian Mafia, Irish Mob, Triads, Yakuza and Colombian crime lords moved to narcotics. Colombian Durg Lord Pablo Escobar became the 7th richest man in his expertise of drug business.

- Many celebrity death's have been caused by drugs. Janis Joplin, Elvis Presley, Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain, Jim Morrison, Heath Ledger and recently Michael Jackson. Countless other "normal" people died of drug overdose.


I'd like to end this post with an old saying...

Prevention is Better Than Cure