The Goodness of God and the Reality of Evil | Albert Mohler
Millions will awake this morning to the reality that a frantic search is still underway in Moore, Oklahoma as rescuers desperately search for survivors following of the devastating tornado. With the death toll rising, many of them young children, any thoughtful person is faced with the difficult issue of the problem of evil. The problem of evil and suffering, in light of the recent events in Moore, is undoubtedly the greatest theological challenge we face.
In his most recent blog article, “The Goodness of God and the Reality of Evil,” Dr. R. Albert Mohler seeks to provide assurance that even in the midst of tragedy we can know that God is God, and God is good.
You can read his full article here.
World Net Daily | Bill O’Reilly and Robert Jeffress discuss Biblical Truth
Short version: the Earth is not literally coming to an end this month. The Bible does say the earth will be destroyed someday, and then He will create a new earth. “Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth passed away,” wrote the Apostle John in a prophecy about the future found in Revelation 21:1. The Apostle Peter wrote, “[T]he heavens will pass aways with a roar and the elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and the earth and its works will be burned up.” (2 Peter 3:10). But four major prophetic events happen before the literal destruction and recreation of our planet: 1) the Rapture; 2) the Tribulation, a seven year period of God’s judgment; 3) the Second Coming of Christ; and 4) the “Millennial Kingdom,” a thousand year period in which Christ reigns over the entire earth. So at this point, we are at least 1,007 years away from the end of the earth.
