America’s Weather Woes

As 2012 unfolds, erratic weather conditions are jolting the United States.  A sudden, severe storm with 90-mile an hour winds left three million homes in the eastern U.S. without power.  Downed trees cut power lines, stopped air conditioners during 100-degree temperatures, stopped gas pumps and shut off traffic signals, snarling traffic.  In Florida, drenching rains from a tropical storm caused major flooding.  A year after extensive flooding in much of the Midwest, drought conditions are expanding and intensifying across the country.  One report notes, “Last year, about a third of the country was in drought.  Now nearly three-quarters is” gripped by drought conditions (Charlotte Observer, July 1, 2012).  Fires across the western United States have burned thousands of acres in this tinder-dry region.  In Colorado, one fire destroyed 350 homes near Colorado Springs and forced 30,000 to flee the most destructive fire in the state’s history.

Few today understand or remember that God promised the Israelite people they would be blessed if they obeyed His laws, but would be punished if they turned away from Him.  God specifically warned “if you do not obey the voice of the LORD… your heavens… shall be bronze, and the earth… shall be iron….  The LORD will change the rain… to powder and dust” (Deuteronomy 28:15-24).  God also said He would cause it to rain on one city and not on another (Amos 4:7). 

As America turns away from God—promoting homosexuality, same-sex marriage, abortion, divorce and pornography—we can expect to see more of the curses that God said He would bring on a backsliding nation.  See our free booklet, The United States and Great Britain in Prophecy.