I would ask the evangelical reader what they think about this verse....1 Thessalonians 5:3...."For when they say....'Peace and safety'....then sudden destruction comes upon them....as labor pains upon a pregnant woman....And they shall not escape." Before you answer....please take some time to think about it....for this may be one of those verses that we have committed to memory....and completely stopped meditating upon....as if quoting the verse is more important than understanding it? Can it even be stated any more clearly or more concisely than what it is? Sometimes we need to go beyond the mere memorization....to state a verse in a different way....so let me attempt to do that....'When everything looks like peace....and everyone lets out a big sigh of relief....then all hell will break loose....so be very wary....and super-abundantly cautious....when this evil world looks like it will finally have peace and security!'
I gave the following thoughts in a post of three months ago that I titled....A Colossus....And A Colossal Disaster....after Trump was told in person....in Israel....that he will be given the Presidential Medal of Honor.....
"The Speaker of the Israeli Knesset only hours ago said this about Trump...."A giant of Jewish history....look back two and a half millennia into the mists of time to find a parallel: Cyrus the Great....President Donald J. Trump....you are a colossus who will be enshrined in history thousands of years from now. Mr. President....the Jewish people will remember you....your election to the presidency marked a turning point, not only for the United States.....but for the entire world." From a historical....not Christian perspective....the Trump phenomenon is something to behold....for there have been few figures like this in modern history. The problem is....it is all fake. It's all a lie....and a delusion. We do not know how far the phenomenon will go on....or to what extent he will assume or usurp power in the future....particularly with the boost of the moment....Trump told the members of the Knesset....'This is not only the end of a war....but the end of an age of terror and death....and the beginning of an age of faith and hope.' He thanked...'the God of Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob'....and continued....'After so many years of unceasing war and endless danger....the sun also rises on a Holy Land that is finally at peace....It will be the Golden Age of Israel....and the Golden Age of the Middle East'."
More recently Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu announced the Trump will also be awarded the Israel Prize....the first time that it will have ever been awarded to a non-Israeli. Israel can't be blamed for missing a false prophet....but we can! They have interpreted Trump's bombing of Iran....and moving the capital....and enticing some Arab nations to sign the Abraham Accords....as genuine care for and support of Israel....but just as we were....they have been taken in by a wheeler-dealer of a man who has no ideology....who has no foresight....and no concern for consequences or collateral damages....whose entire life has been....take a chance....go for the big score....sometimes it works....sometimes it doesn't....and cut your losses and get out quickly if you have to. All of this is why we need to keep 1 Thessalonians 5:3 close to our heart...and in the forefront of our mind!
