| One of America’s sharpest and most skillful | | | | answer to collective sinning are no more or less than |
| writers and raconteurs Ms. Ann Coulter said in an | | | | those things Rev. Jerry Falwell said were the result of |
| article on The World Net Daily, May 16, 2007 | | | | our own national penchant for sin. |
| “From the news coverage of Falwell's death, I | | | | Should we manage to relegate the warnings of |
| began to suspect his first name was "Whether You | | | | Deuteronomy to the ancient past to neutralize them |
| Agree With Him or Not." Without reservation Ms. | | | | then we must still face similar warnings of future |
| Coulter added that she is one that did agree with | | | | judgments. When asked about the conditions that |
| him. | | | | would prevail just before he was to return to earth |
| I along with millions of others also agree with him. I | | | | Jesus spoke of a faithless generation that would |
| don’t agree with him because the millions joined | | | | have to endure the worst calamities ever imagined. |
| with me, or I with them. I believe what he said | | | | He spoke of wars, earthquakes, disease, pestilence |
| because I trust his source. | | | | and a flow of ever changing events that men would |
| The Bible is far more than a book of dandy | | | | find so difficult to assimilate that many would suffer |
| moralisms that we can randomly sift through at our | | | | heart failure trying to do so. |
| leisure. It is history, revelation, presentation (of the | | | | The portents Christ described are so far in excess of |
| Savior) and an outline of things to come. For over 40 | | | | anything Rev. Falwell ever said that it would seem |
| years now I have taught that prophecy is merely | | | | that his apology was proof only of the |
| pre-written history. Its ancient prophecies pre or post | | | | Reverend’s benevolence rather than an error in |
| exilic were never wrong. That is a promise that | | | | his judgment. |
| prophecies having to do with the modern era will not | | | | Most of the criticism laid on Rev. Falwell was because |
| be wrong either. | | | | of who he blamed for the events of 9/11. With some |
| Yes, there is no apology required when we say that | | | | liberals now willing to say it was the President or the |
| the Bible says there is an ongoing “judgment of | | | | government and with a few Hollywood celebrities |
| sin.” Apart from the final judgment of every | | | | offering to help the furtherance of that notion, Rev. |
| individual at the close of their lives the Bible promises | | | | Falwell’s assessment doesn’t seem all that |
| that the harder we sin as a nation or as an entire | | | | extravagant by comparison. No apology was |
| world civilization the tougher the consequences. No, | | | | demanded nor offered by the few that have put |
| God does not follow behind each and every one of | | | | forth this latest contrivance adding credence to the |
| us so he can cause us to stub our toes each time | | | | character and care for people’s feelings that |
| we say a harsh word. He is not that insignificant. | | | | Rev. Falwell was graced with. |
| Perhaps Rev. Falwell did not know for sure if 9/11 or | | | | There is somewhat of a parallel in the Bible to the |
| other calamities were a direct result of our nations | | | | destruction of the Twin Towers on 9/11. It too was |
| backsliding. He could have only known that by direct | | | | a tower and it fell on eighteen people in the town of |
| revelation from God, but even with that, would we | | | | Siloam. When Christ’s disciples asked him about it |
| have believed him? The answer here is “not | | | | he gave them an answer that could very well apply |
| likely.” | | | | to the events of 9/11. |
| While his specific knowledge of why the events took | | | | Jesus carefully and skillfully steered their attention |
| place may come into question it does not change the | | | | away from who caused the collapse of the Tower |
| promise that more sin produces more judgment even | | | | of Siloam and drove it right back to the questioners. |
| if God likes to retain the specifics to him self. | | | | His answer may have seemed a bit harsh but it is |
| In the twenty eighth chapter of Deuteronomy | | | | nevertheless timeless. Yes, that does mean that it |
| fourteen verses of scripture are utilized to pronounce | | | | applies to this time as well. Take a look? |
| blessings on people who heed God’s directions. | | | | Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam |
| Contrarily, fifty four verses cite what will happen if | | | | fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners |
| God is ignored. Those calamities or judgments include | | | | above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem? I tell you, Nay: |
| crop failure, sickness, failure in war, invasions, mental | | | | but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. |
| disorders etc. Many of the judgments promised in | | | | |