THE DAY THE SKIES STOOD STILL
At the just ended Nuclear Security Summit in Washington hosted by President Obama, 47 countries committed themselves to a 'non-binding' agreement to prevent nuclear terrorism by securing their nuclear facilities within 4 years. Sceptics call it weak but optimists say it is a milestone in achieving nuclear non-poliferation. Whichever way one looks at it, the summit was hailed as historic. Even more poignant was the agreement reached by both Russia and the United States to reduce their nuclear arsenal a week earlier on April 8.
To all intents and purposes, these agreements fervently hope to prevent a sight similar to that created by "Fat Man"(name of the atom bomb)infamously dropped over Nagasaki on August 9, 1945 by "Bock's Car" (American B-29 bomber).
President Obama famously remarked after the summit of April 13 that the world was a safer place with the nuclear agreement.
Just before the ink could dry on the agreement, the world was awakened on April 14 to an unusual situation which also prsented an 'unwanted' sight similar to the one created in Nagasaki and Hiroshima, mere coincidence maybe? Just compare these images.
The spectacle from the Ngasaki bombing. A sight the summit hoped the world never saw again.
The Volcanic (Dis) Eruption has caused considerable disquiet the world over within the past week. From April 14 to date (April 19 2010) Britain's airspace remain closed as most other European states. Who would've thought that in this modern world of advancement, development and technology, it would be possible to shut up Britain's airspace and most European nations? Britannia at the height of her imperial notoriety proudly proclaimed; "Britannia Rules The Waves," to signify their unmatched dominance of the oceans and in fact civilization at the time. Air travel then wasn't as developed. The Royal navy therefore was the best in the world. By contrast today, the Royal Airforce (RAF) could not say the same thing as Britannia has surrendered her airspace for 5 days due to one volcanic eruption! Volcanologists could do nothing about it, neither could the RAF.
ECONOMY
The economic knock on effects are huge. According to The Epoch Times the losses estimated at around 100 million euros ($134 million)—per day have caused the stock prices of most European airlines to plummet. The bottom line is that it could not have happened at a more difficult time for airlines that are trying to climb out of the global recession,” said Steve Lott, a spokesman for the International Air Transport Association. The situation in U.K. is grimmer as all the flights to and out of the country and Ireland have been cancelled, amounting to big losses to British Airways and other British airlines. As a result, some schools and universities are partly closed due to many students and teachers being stranded abroad struggling to return from spring holidays. Additionally, many sports games, concerts, and business meeting have been cancelled. According to the British newspaper Telegraph, the ash cloud has caused estimated losses of 920 million pounds ($1.4 billion) to the U.K. economy,
amounting with a rate of 230 million pounds ($350 million) per day.
This could render the gains of the recovery from recession worthless.
What does all this teach us?
The Icelandic volcano did 2 things;
To all intents and purposes, these agreements fervently hope to prevent a sight similar to that created by "Fat Man"(name of the atom bomb)infamously dropped over Nagasaki on August 9, 1945 by "Bock's Car" (American B-29 bomber).
President Obama famously remarked after the summit of April 13 that the world was a safer place with the nuclear agreement.
Just before the ink could dry on the agreement, the world was awakened on April 14 to an unusual situation which also prsented an 'unwanted' sight similar to the one created in Nagasaki and Hiroshima, mere coincidence maybe? Just compare these images.
Sights from the latest Icelandic volcanic eruption. Note the close resemblance to the Nagasaki bombing.
Credit: Google imagesThe Volcanic (Dis) Eruption has caused considerable disquiet the world over within the past week. From April 14 to date (April 19 2010) Britain's airspace remain closed as most other European states. Who would've thought that in this modern world of advancement, development and technology, it would be possible to shut up Britain's airspace and most European nations? Britannia at the height of her imperial notoriety proudly proclaimed; "Britannia Rules The Waves," to signify their unmatched dominance of the oceans and in fact civilization at the time. Air travel then wasn't as developed. The Royal navy therefore was the best in the world. By contrast today, the Royal Airforce (RAF) could not say the same thing as Britannia has surrendered her airspace for 5 days due to one volcanic eruption! Volcanologists could do nothing about it, neither could the RAF.
ECONOMY
The economic knock on effects are huge. According to The Epoch Times the losses estimated at around 100 million euros ($134 million)—per day have caused the stock prices of most European airlines to plummet. The bottom line is that it could not have happened at a more difficult time for airlines that are trying to climb out of the global recession,” said Steve Lott, a spokesman for the International Air Transport Association. The situation in U.K. is grimmer as all the flights to and out of the country and Ireland have been cancelled, amounting to big losses to British Airways and other British airlines. As a result, some schools and universities are partly closed due to many students and teachers being stranded abroad struggling to return from spring holidays. Additionally, many sports games, concerts, and business meeting have been cancelled. According to the British newspaper Telegraph, the ash cloud has caused estimated losses of 920 million pounds ($1.4 billion) to the U.K. economy,
amounting with a rate of 230 million pounds ($350 million) per day.
This could render the gains of the recovery from recession worthless.
What does all this teach us?
The Icelandic volcano did 2 things;
- Negated man's attempts at averting a nuclear disaster
- Negated man's attempt at overcoming the economic recession.
In one eruption, so much disruption have been caused putting a big dent in two of mans greatest hopes;
- a safe, secure and peaceful nuclear free world
- and economic boom.
Mans hopes of a nuclear free world have been dented. As pointed out earlier, the images from the volcanic eruption compare favorably with images from the Nagasaki bombing, same images the world would not want to see again. The symbolism there is that God is reminding man, you cannot avert a nuclear disaster on your own. You have to rely on Me to do it. Students of prophecy give differing accounts as to whether or not the world would experience a nuclear holocaust, but it remains to be seen.
- That Britain's airspace could be SHUT up tight and we're not in state of war
- That underneath the Ice of Iceland lies Molten Magma
- That some people still do not believe in an All Powerful Invincible God including a large proportion of Brits.Man may attempt to avert a nuclear holocaust but who can stop a volcano erupting?
BIBLICAL ACCOUNT & UK ELECTIONS
This incident bears semblance to the biblical account of 2 Kings 6:24-30.
Let us pray that our politicians would answer like the King of Israel; And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman unto him, saying , Help , my lord, O king. And he said , If the LORD do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the barnfloor, or out of the winepress?
In the UK it is election time and doubtless people are crying out like the woman in the story above. We're all saying to our politicians, Help! But what are the answers of the politicians beyond the human know-how?
The polls today show The Liberal Democrats whose leader Nick Clegg is a confessed atheist (although married to a catholic) are leading the polls.
David Cameron at least admits to the existence of God but in describing his faith, it is confusing as it gets. In an interview with the Mail, Cameron said;
'My own faith is there, it's not always the rock that perhaps it should be. I've a sort of fairly classic Church of England faith, a faith that grows hotter and colder by moments.
Whoever wins the election must go beyond the human dimension of resolving issues. And this is where it gets tricky. Will our leaders choose God over the devil? Maybe not, but it is high time the church urged our leaders back to God. If one volcanic eruption is capable of reducing to zero all that our governments have toiled for from G-20 London summit to stimulus plan(s), then we need to think again. Who said there is no God?
This incident bears semblance to the biblical account of 2 Kings 6:24-30.
Let us pray that our politicians would answer like the King of Israel; And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman unto him, saying , Help , my lord, O king. And he said , If the LORD do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the barnfloor, or out of the winepress?
In the UK it is election time and doubtless people are crying out like the woman in the story above. We're all saying to our politicians, Help! But what are the answers of the politicians beyond the human know-how?
The polls today show The Liberal Democrats whose leader Nick Clegg is a confessed atheist (although married to a catholic) are leading the polls.
David Cameron at least admits to the existence of God but in describing his faith, it is confusing as it gets. In an interview with the Mail, Cameron said;
'My own faith is there, it's not always the rock that perhaps it should be. I've a sort of fairly classic Church of England faith, a faith that grows hotter and colder by moments.
Gordon Brown should be the staunchest believer here being the son of a church of Scotland minister. But Gordon is on record as saying that his religion is a private matter. He has also strangely backed controversial bills to the chagrin of some in the church.
Whoever wins the election must go beyond the human dimension of resolving issues. And this is where it gets tricky. Will our leaders choose God over the devil? Maybe not, but it is high time the church urged our leaders back to God. If one volcanic eruption is capable of reducing to zero all that our governments have toiled for from G-20 London summit to stimulus plan(s), then we need to think again. Who said there is no God?
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