global warming
“That is how it will be at the end of the world. Angels will go out and separate the wicked from the just and hurl the wicked into the fiery furnace.” —Matthew 13:49-50
Much attention is paid to global warming. Scientists warn that the temperature of Earth is rising, polar and glacial ice are melting, and rising sea levels may flood coastal cities. People are already afraid and anxious about the future of planet earth amid global warming, toxic nuclear waste, holes in the ozone layer, and numerous other lethal problems, such as potential nuclear wars.
Sadly, too little attention is paid to a different source of warming. There is a “fiery furnace” (Mt 13:50), where “the fire is never extinguished” (Mk 9:48). Jesus warns of far greater eventualities: “on the earth, nations will be in anguish, distraught at the roaring of the sea and the waves. Men will die of fright in anticipation of what is coming upon the earth” (Lk 21:25-26).
Jesus plainly states that planet “Earth will pass away” (Lk 21:33). We are called by Jesus to be aware of a much greater, more certain catastrophic warming: the fiery furnace of hell. Hell is not a popular topic in our secular culture, nor is sin. However, Jesus speaks regularly of hell and sin. Jesus did not come to condemn us to hell; “there is no condemnation now for those who are in Christ Jesus” (Rm 8:1). To whom should we listen: the voices of the secular culture or the voice of Jesus, Who knows about eternal salvation? (see Jn 3:12) Listen to Jesus. Accept His saving grace. Let Him spare you from “the fires of hell.”
Prayer: “O my Jesus, forgive us our sins. Save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those in most need of Thy mercy.”
Promise: “Indeed, like clay in the hand of the potter, so are you in My hand.” —Jer 18:6
Praise: St. Peter Chrysologus asked, “Why...are you so worthless in your own eyes and yet so precious to God?”
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