{"id":945,"date":"2019-09-20T20:09:19","date_gmt":"2019-09-21T00:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ptnews.org\/wpupdater2\/?p=945"},"modified":"2019-10-16T15:58:03","modified_gmt":"2019-10-16T19:58:03","slug":"september-2019-global-warming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ptnews.org\/wpupdater2\/blog\/2019\/09\/20\/september-2019-global-warming\/","title":{"rendered":"September 2019 &#8211; Global Warming"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ptnews.org\/wpupdater2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/heat-wave1024-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-938\" width=\"582\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ptnews.org\/wpupdater2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/heat-wave1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ptnews.org\/wpupdater2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/heat-wave1024-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ptnews.org\/wpupdater2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/heat-wave1024-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 582px) 100vw, 582px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align:center\"><span style=\"color: #0033cc;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\">September 2019<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align:center\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\"><b>The Truth About Global Warming<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/p>\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ptnews.org\/newsletters\/19-9- Global Warming-Public.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wplink-url-error=\"true\">Download the .pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">By Mike Wingfield<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">We are coming to the end of one of the hottest summers I can remember. In fact, statistical data indicate this has been one of the hottest summers in 2,000 years. From Europe to the Arctic, new temperature records were set. According to the <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><i>Times of Israel<\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">, three independent studies<\/span> \u201c<span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">showed that Earth\u2019s temperature was warming at a rate and uniformity unparalleled in the past 2,000 years.\u201d Obviously, this is creating a torrent of debate in political and scientific arenas about global warming. What are we to believe? What are we to do?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-939\" src=\"https:\/\/ptnews.org\/wpupdater2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01-dry-dessert-300x106.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ptnews.org\/wpupdater2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01-dry-dessert-300x106.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ptnews.org\/wpupdater2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01-dry-dessert.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">Is global warming a politicized hoax, or is it a reality that must be reckoned with? This is a very critical question that deserves an honest answer. The Bible gives us the answer. But does anyone care to listen to the warning from the Lord about global warming in the last days? <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">We live in a world filled with lies and deception. We must be careful to evaluate what we hear and believe. Real wisdom and truth comes from the Lord. In this newsletter, I want to guide us through the maze of questions, concerns, and misinformation that we are being fed about global warming. You might be saying, \u201cWho cares about all of this? Let the scientists and politicians battle it out.\u201d Be careful! This is a subject worth our consideration because the prophets of Israel recorded the truth about global warming as a warning from God. Our understanding of radical climate change is not just a critical fact we need to accept. These Biblical insights also have practical ramifications that we need to grasp in these last of the last days. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">In recent years, I have been angered and bewildered at the discussions surrounding this subject. On one side of the issue we have world leaders and godless scientists promoting the idea that global warming trends of our day are the results of the greenhouse effect created by the burning of fossil fuels and methane gas that comes from burping and pooping cows. In essence, they claim that the emissions from our cars and cows are destroying the protective ozone in the upper atmosphere that shields us from dangerous rays and heat from the sun. In reality, they are exaggerating their findings to scare the public into surrendering their freedoms to political leaders who want to manipulate our lives and usher us into a godless man-made utopia, called socialism. History and the Bible demonstrate that this effort will end in death and disaster for billions of people in the last days. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">On the other side of this issue we have well-meaning Christian leaders who are openly ignoring the reality of global warming. They claim it is a hoax. They argue that the earth has previously experienced times of climate change and that we are just passing through a solar cycle that will ultimately pass. While there might be some merit to their side of the debate, these same influential Christian leaders ignore what the prophetic Scriptures say about global warming and its connection to the wrathful judgment of God during the last days. With our Bibles in hand, let us examine the truth about global warming.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">According to the context of many of the Bible\u2019s prophetic passages, the global population living at the end of this age will face the wrathful judgment of God as a consequence of man\u2019s wickedness and rebellion. During the first global judgment during the days of Noah, the Creator unleashed His creation against the inhabitants of earth. God told Noah, <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><i>\u201cThe end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them <\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><i><u>with the earth<\/u><\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Genesis+6:13&amp;version=KJV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Genesis 6:13<\/a>). In a matter of a few weeks, God emptied the water canopy above the earth and struck the earth with global earthquakes that released billions of tons of subterranean water with horrific and unparalleled force upon the face of the earth. Read Genesis 7:11. The face of the earth, along with all of the fossil records, bears testimony to this Biblical account. See the photo on this page.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> <span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">The Bible warns us that during the final years of this age, called the Tribulation, God will once again unleash His creation against the global population. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Isaiah+13:9&amp;version=KJV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Isaiah 13:9<\/a> states, <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><i>\u201cBehold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.\u201d<\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"> This cataclysmic and horrifying period of time will include a multitude of natural disasters on a scale of which the earth has never experienced. These disasters will include earthquakes, volcanoes, and an assortment of disasters that will dramatically affect the climate and bring global warming. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">The Bible clearly states that the Lord will judge those who are destroying the earth in the last days (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Revelation+11:18&amp;version=KJV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Revelation 11:18<\/a>). It is strange that many of the godless inhabitants of earth speak of it as a goddess. They commonly refer it as \u201cMother Earth.\u201d This is nothing more than pagan idol worship. During President Barack Obama\u2019s presidency \u201cthe top climate scientist for the U.N. at that time, Rajendra Pachauri, admitted: \u2018The protection of planet Earth, the survival of all species and sustainability of our ecosystems is more than a mission. It is my religion and my dharma.\u2019\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/ptnews.org\/wpupdater2\/wp-admin\/News%20blog%20from%20WorldNet%20Daily,%20January,%2017,%202017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">News blog from <\/a><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ptnews.org\/wpupdater2\/wp-admin\/News%20blog%20from%20WorldNet%20Daily,%20January,%2017,%202017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i>WorldNet Daily<\/i>, January, 17, 2017<\/a><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">) <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"JUSTIFY\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-940\" src=\"https:\/\/ptnews.org\/wpupdater2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/02-Fossil-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ptnews.org\/wpupdater2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/02-Fossil-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ptnews.org\/wpupdater2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/02-Fossil-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ptnews.org\/wpupdater2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/02-Fossil-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ptnews.org\/wpupdater2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/02-Fossil-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">Man continually speaks of saving earth, while destroying it at the same time with increasing amounts of pollution. For example, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam dump 19 billion pounds of disposable plastic and other trash into the ocean every year! Some of this debris will remain in the oceans for decades to come. This threatens the delicate eco-system of the oceans. See the picture below. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Revelation+11:18&amp;version=KJV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Revelation 11:18<\/a>, this will be a part of God\u2019s retribution. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">God told the first couple, Adam and Eve, that they were responsible for the maintenance of their earthly environment (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Genesis+2:15&amp;version=KJV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Genesis 2:15<\/a>). The Bible teaches us that everything we enjoy belongs to God and it is our responsibility as human beings to manage God\u2019s property. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm+24:1&amp;version=KJV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Psalm 24:1<\/a> declares, <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><i>\u201cThe earth is the LORD\u2019s, and the fullness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.\u201d<\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"> The earth belongs to the Lord. We are his tenants. We will answer to Him for how we have managed His property. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">When the end of this age comes, the Lord will orchestrate His creation to humble humanity by using deadly elements of global warming to bring about suffering on a scale that man has never seen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Malachi+4:1&amp;version=KJV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Malachi 4:1<\/a> warns us, <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><i>\u201cFor, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven: and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up.\u201d<\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"> In a context that speaks of the horrific natural disasters of the last days, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Isaiah+24:6&amp;version=KJV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Isaiah 24:6<\/a> states, <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><i>\u201cTherefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate: therefore <\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><i><u>the inhabitants of the earth are burned<\/u><\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><i>, and few men left.\u201d <\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"> Earlier in his prophetic book, Isaiah wrote about the intense heat of the Tribulation when he said, <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><i>\u201c\u2026 they shall be amazed at one another; their faces shall be as flames\u201d<\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Isaiah+13:8&amp;version=KJV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Isaiah 13:8<\/a>).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">T<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">he global warming of the Tribulation Period will intensify throughout the entire 7-year time of God\u2019s wrathful judgment. During the last cycles of judgments, the Apostle John wrote, <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><i>\u201cAnd the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire. And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory\u201d<\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Revelation+16:8-9&amp;version=KJV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Revelation 16:8-9<\/a>). When Christ returns at the end of the Tribulation, Isaiah revealed, <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><i>\u201cthe light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days\u201d<\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Isaiah+30:26&amp;version=KJV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Isaiah 30:26<\/a>). Obviously, the intense light of the sun will be accompanied by tremendous heat. The world will suffer from the powerful heat of our Lord\u2019s consuming fire. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm+97:3-5&amp;version=KJV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Psalm 97:3-5<\/a> declares, <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><i>&#8220;A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his enemies round about. His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled. The hills melted like wax at the presence of the LORD, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">Global warming during the Tribulation will have a major impact upon the climate of planet earth. The polar caps will melt and cause ocean levels to rise around the world. In the very first book of God\u2019s revelation, Job, we are told that God has reserved the treasures of ice [the polar caps] <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><i>\u201cagainst the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war\u201d<\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Job+38:22-23&amp;version=KJV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Job 38:22-23<\/a>). This mention of the time of trouble and war, in the light of the prophetic context of the Scriptures, is a reference to the time of the Tribulation. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Amos+9:5-6&amp;version=KJV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amos 9:5-6<\/a>, there will come a time when the Lord will touch the earth and there will be a melting that will cause the oceans to <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><i>\u201crise up wholly like a flood; and shall be drowned, as by the flood of Egypt.\u201d<\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"> Many prophetic scholars correctly connect this prophecy with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Job+38:22-23&amp;version=KJV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Job 38:22-23<\/a>. In essence, these two passages indicate that the global warming of the last days will cause the polar caps to melt, resulting in the flooding of the coastal areas around the world. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">This is a frightening prophecy. Antarctica alone contains 70 percent of all of the fresh water on earth. Consequently, should both polar caps melt it would cause the oceans to raise approximately 216 feet. About 44 percent of the global population lives in these coastal areas. These people would be forced to move inland. Three-fourths of the mega cities in the world would be underwater. The following U.S. cities would be under water: Boston, New York, Washington D.C., Miami, New Orleans, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Portland, and Seattle. [Someone needs to tell President Trump that he will not need to drain the swamp in D.C. because God is going to flood it!] Almost all of Florida will be under water. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">R<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">ising sea water will not be the world\u2019s greatest problem. The rising temperatures will not only be uncomfortable, but it will bring death and famine. Once again, Malachi\u2019s prophecy says that living on earth will be like being in an oven (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Malachi+4:1&amp;version=KJV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Malachi 4:1<\/a>). <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">Therefore, in light of the prophetic Scriptures, no one can deny that global warming is a reality. Many of the facts we are being given may be exaggerated or altered, but the reality of some level of global warming must be accepted. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">The real debate lies in the causes for global warming. As previously mentioned, the global politicians and the godless scientists are proponents of climate change due to man-made causes. God does hold man accountable for destroying the earth, as pointed out in Revelation 11:18. However, the events of the end-times should be viewed as judgments of God that directly originate from His throne in heaven. Notice in Revelation 16:8 that the Lord gave one of His angels the ability <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><i>\u201cto scorch men with fire.\u201d <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">After many years of study and prayerful contemplation, I have concluded that there are at least three major instruments of God\u2019s creation that are ushering in global warming as a natural disaster of the end-times. Let us examine them.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">I believe that one of the chief causes for global warming is fluctuations in the amount of heat released by the sun. Many proponents of global warming believe that sun spots, solar flares, and solar storms are the chief causes for the increase in heat released by the sun. While there is probably some truth to these theories, we must remember that the Lord created the sun and He controls its activity. Notice that the global heat mentioned in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Revelation+16:8-9&amp;version=KJV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Revelation 16:8-9<\/a> is caused by God\u2019s control of the sun. God, not man, has His hand upon earth\u2019s thermostat. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">Another known cause for global warming is volcanic eruptions. When a volcano erupts, it injects millions of tons of dangerous gases into the atmosphere. These gases destroy the protective ozone layer around the earth. As the ozone weakens, more radiation from the sun to enters earth\u2019s atmosphere. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-942 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/ptnews.org\/wpupdater2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/04-volcano-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ptnews.org\/wpupdater2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/04-volcano-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ptnews.org\/wpupdater2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/04-volcano-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ptnews.org\/wpupdater2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/04-volcano-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ptnews.org\/wpupdater2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/04-volcano-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/ptnews.org\/wpupdater2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/04-volcano.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Moreover, most volcanoes also release millions of tons of volcanic ash into the atmosphere. This ash can collect, forming clouds that float around the earth for several years. These clouds, just like water clouds, shield the earth from the heat of the sun. Ironically, these ash clouds created by large volcanic eruptions can have a cooling impact upon the global climate.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">During the Tribulation Period there will be a record-breaking number of global earthquakes that will trigger a massive number of volcanic eruptions. Early in the Tribulation, a massive global earthquake will be so great that it will move <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><i>\u201cevery mountain and island \u2026 out of their places\u201d<\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Revelation+6:14&amp;version=KJV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Revelation 6:14<\/a>). Volcanoes triggered by this earthquake will create conditions so that <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><i>\u201cthe sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood\u201d<\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Revelation+6:12&amp;version=KJV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Revelation 6:12<\/a>). Obviously, these conditions will be created by massive amounts of volcanic ash in earth\u2019s upper atmosphere. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">Shortly thereafter, one-third of the earth\u2019s surface will be shielded from the sun by these ash clouds (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Revelation+8:12&amp;version=KJV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Revelation 8:12<\/a>). These conditions will intensify and ultimately culminate in global darkness at the end of the Tribulation (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Revelation+16:10&amp;version=KJV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Revelation 16:10<\/a>). The end of the Tribulation will be known as <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><i>\u201cthe cloudy and dark day\u201d<\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Ezekiel+34:12&amp;version=KJV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ezekiel 34:12<\/a>). Describing this time, Jesus said, <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><i>\u201cImmediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light\u201d<\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Matthew+24:29&amp;version=KJV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matthew 24:29<\/a>).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">In an amazing passage that is very puzzling to many Bible commentators, the prophet Isaiah spoke of <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><i>\u201cthe heat with the shadow of a cloud\u201d<\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Isaiah+25:5&amp;version=KJV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Isaiah 25:5<\/a>). In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Isaiah+24&amp;version=KJV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chapter 24<\/a> he spoke of the horrific impact of global earthquakes. In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Isaiah+24:6&amp;version=KJV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">24:6<\/a> he stated that <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><i>\u201cthe inhabitants of earth are burned, and few men left.\u201d <\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">So, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Isaiah+25:1-8&amp;version=KJV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Isaiah 25:1-8<\/a>, goes on to describe a time of global judgment involving intense heat that will be like a cloud enveloping the earth. However, the nation of Israel will be excluded. The world will be suffering under conditions of wilting heat, drought, and famine, but Israel will be sheltered and it will enjoy a bountiful harvest of food (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Isaiah+25:6&amp;version=KJV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">verse 6<\/a>). In light of the prophetic Scriptures, the cloud or covering in this text will be the volcanic ash clouds previously mentioned in this article.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">It is true that under current conditions massive ash clouds around the earth would create winter-like conditions, significantly lowering global temperatures. This seems to be a contradiction to the warnings of intense heat with the presence of these clouds that will produce heat during the last days. However, we must remember that the Tribulation Period will be unique in many ways. Mankind has never experienced the conditions that will prevail during this time of divine judgment. Therefore, while we cannot pretend to know how God will do this, we must believe what He has said.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">I can think of one <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><u>possible<\/u><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"> explanation for this apparent contradiction. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-943\" src=\"https:\/\/ptnews.org\/wpupdater2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/05-water-canopy-300x200.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ptnews.org\/wpupdater2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/05-water-canopy-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/ptnews.org\/wpupdater2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/05-water-canopy-272x182.png 272w, https:\/\/ptnews.org\/wpupdater2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/05-water-canopy.png 509w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Before the flood, a translucent water canopy surrounded the earth (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Genesis+1:6-7&amp;version=KJV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Genesis 1:6-7<\/a>). This canopy existed until the time of the global flood in Genesis 7, when God emptied it in 40 days. Before the global flood it had never rained. Conditions in the pre-flood world were different from our current conditions. It should be noted that man\u2019s lifespan before the flood averaged 926 years. After the flood, the global death rate eventually decline to our present rate \u2013 70-80 years. Therefore, many Bible scholars have concluded that the atmospheric conditions before the flood accounted for the longer lifespan of man. Atmospheric conditions may have also included more oxygen in the atmosphere and a greater barometric pressure that helped hold the water canopy in place. Medical research indicates that an increased pressure with slight increases in oxygen levels over a long period of time would have a radically favorable impact upon the life and health of mankind. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">During the time of the millennial kingdom, the lifespan of man will once again return to the pre-flood records. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Isaiah+65:20&amp;version=KJV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Isaiah 65:20<\/a> says, <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><i>\u201cThere shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days: for the child shall die an hundred years old; but the sinner being an hundred years old shall be accursed.\u201d<\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"> A few verses later, Isaiah declared, <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><i>\u201cfor as the days of a tree are the days of my people\u201d <\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Isaiah+65:22&amp;version=KJV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Isaiah 65:22<\/a>). This would lead one to believe that atmospheric conditions of earth will be restored to similar conditions as in the early chapters of the Bible. It is my observation that two conditions that will take place during the Tribulation might possibly indicate that the water canopy will be divinely restored during this period of time. First, as noted in this article, the world will be suffering from global warming. This would obviously indicate that water evaporation rates would increase during this<span id=\"Frame8\" dir=\"LTR\"> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">period of time. At the same time, the Scriptures indicate that there will be no rain on the earth during the ministry of the two Jewish witnesses for the 1,260 days of the first half of the Tribulation Period. With no rain coming down and an increased evaporation rate of water into the atmosphere, it seems to indicate that this could be the method whereby the Lord would recreate the water canopy over the earth. This activity would be a time of great judgment upon the inhabitants of earth for the 7-year Tribulation. However, it would prepare the earth and the inhabitants who live during the kingdom for a time of divine blessings for 1,000 years. Unlike the original water canopy which allowed no rain, the canopy of the millennial kingdom will be different, allowing for just the right amount of rainfall upon the earth. In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Ezekiel+34:26&amp;version=KJV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ezekiel 34:26<\/a> God promised Israel during the kingdom age, <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><i>&#8220;I will cause the shower to come down in his season; there shall be showers of blessing.&#8221; <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">Another consideration with regard to global warming is the magnetic field of earth. There are many sources that indicate that the magnetic field of the earth is presently undergoing a major shift. See the graph below. According to <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><i>Breaking News Israel<\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">, scientists have noted that the magnetic point known as the North Pole is traveling toward the south. Thirty years ago, this was taking place at a rate of 9.3 miles per year. However, now it is moving at the rate of 34 miles per year. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-944 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/ptnews.org\/wpupdater2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/06-Pole-swapping-300x140.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ptnews.org\/wpupdater2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/06-Pole-swapping-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ptnews.org\/wpupdater2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/06-Pole-swapping.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">The reduction of the earth\u2019s magnetic field also has a more dangerous result. Most scientists concur that this magnetic field protects earth from most of the sun\u2019s harmful radiation and particles. Therefore, as the magnetic field continues to deteriorate, it could cause certain areas of the earth\u2019s surface to become unbearably hot.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">If this trend continues, it could cause a complete reversal of earth\u2019s magnetic field. The North Pole would become the South Pole and vice versa. A study of earth\u2019s rocks indicates that this happened thousands of years ago. It is possible that this is what happened to bring about the sudden conditions that prevailed upon the earth at the time of the global flood in Noah\u2019s day. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">This also sounds like what will happen during the Tribulation. While referring to the geological upheaval of the Tribulation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Isaiah+24:1&amp;version=KJV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Isaiah 24:1<\/a> says, <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><i>\u201cBehold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and <\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><i><u>turneth it upside down,<\/u><\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><i> and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.\u201d<\/i><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">When this shift takes place suddenly, as in the days of Noah, it will bring about sudden catastrophic conditions on the earth. I remind all of us that the apostle Paul said, <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><i>\u201cFor when they shall say, Peace and safety; then <\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><i><u>sudden destruction <\/u><\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><i>cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child, and they shall not escape\u201d<\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=1+Thessalonians+5:3&amp;version=KJV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1 Thessalonians 5:3<\/a>). <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">In an amazing article by Adam Berkowitz, from <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><i>Breaking Israel News<\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">, \u201c<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">A team of scientists personally sponsored by Bill Gates, plan on countering the effects of \u2018global warming\u2019 by injecting millions of tons of dust into the atmosphere to block the sun\u2019s rays.\u201d<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"> There are many concerns that this effort could end with catastrophic results. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">Our world is pregnant with the signs of the end-times. Global warming is one of these signs. But is anyone listening? <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">If we believe God\u2019s warning we should be spiritually ready to meet Him at any moment. Until then, we need to occupy until He comes. That means we need to win and warn the lost. It also means, like Joseph, we need to physically prepare. In times of prosperity and plenty we need to prepare for the global drought that will come. The heat and resulting drought are already beginning. How long will it be before the Lord comes for us? We do not know. Real wisdom comes from the Lord. Cry out to Him now to meditate upon what He would have you to do. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>Mike Releases New Book<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">Mike has just released his newest book, <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><u><b>Your Judgment Day.<\/b><\/u><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"> In this book he helps you examine the most important day in your life \u2013 the day you stand before Judge Jesus. He answers the questions of when, why, and how you will be judged. Mike says, \u201cI wrote this book to help both the saved and unsaved to know how to prepare for their judgment day. I believe most people move through their lives without giving this much thought. Don\u2019t let that happen to you.\u201d This 66-page paperback book is available for $5. By contacting Joycew5656@aol.com.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September 2019 The Truth About Global Warming Download the .pdf By Mike Wingfield We are coming to the end of one of the hottest summers I can remember. In fact, statistical data indicate this has been one of the hottest summers in 2,000 years. From Europe to the Arctic, new temperature records were set. 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