Exloring Life Eternal

Because of the increase of lawlessness, the love of most will freeze to death. But the one who stands firm to the end will be saved, and this good news of the kingdom will be proclaimed in the ENTIRE inhabitted world, and then the end will come!! - Jesus

I hope you don't think me strange, but even if you do, the following is as accurate as possible, and is not ordinary for me: Last weekend (Saturday afternoon, if I recall correctly) I was at my parent's house reading email, I was praying about the conflicts between Secular, Islamic, & Buddhist forces & the Gospel. As I was praying in my spirit, for some resolution & the Lord to return, for just a brief moment, I saw what looked like a surge of fiery-red serpentine movement around underground, while the globe I looked down on spun to SE Asia. It was kind of like a colored sonogram with just the outlines of landmasses and some turbulence just beneath or right on the surface of the earth. I cried out in my spirit, but did not understand what I saw, other than there was a great disturbence & that it was the work of the evil one.
... This morning (Tuesday), I thought about it again when I awoke: The world, the flesh & the devil continue to be active as the Beast, the False Prophet, & the Dragon, whose time is short. Yet the turbulence we face now is but the beginning of birth pangs, the end is not yet. Matthew 24:12-14 (see above).

May the Lord keep us pure in our love & our loyalty.
May He keep us zealous for good works.
May He keep our mouths filled with Good News.
May the nations hear & praise his name.
May we walk in unity & victory.
May snakes & scorpions be trampled underfoot in His name.

As you all, most likely know, a very major earthquake & subsequent tsunami hit Sumatra & the surrounding areas of the Indian Ocean basin, perhaps killing over 80,000 people according to CNN.com today. One headline I read on NPR: Red Tape Slowed Tsunami Warning from Reaching Asia. One thing I read said it had affected the geophysical rotation. Sheila's family in Indonesia is safe. If you are interested in sending aid, I could connect you with someone who could get it to those in need. Please email me if you are interested: mertaka@everybody.org . The little thing I saw was within 3 hours of the time it happened, if my recollection is correct.