All humankind should look to see if the prophecy is true. It is old. It is ancient. People say the scriptures are fiction. But, let us not just dismiss them. Let us wonder if they are being fulfilled. Just as we consider public issues ranging from climate change to gun ownership, this also claims its right as a public issue.
Wonders in the earth? The typical belief is that the forest fires, the earthquakes, the floods and the famines all around the globe are the "wonders in the earth." And, surely that is true. Surely. But, what of living in a day when modern medicine heals so many? What of living in a day when we speak of breaking the genetic code and breaking free from death as we know it? What of living in a day when robotics might do much of the work? What of the wonders of the Internet? Of voice-overs using digital voices instead of human ones? Are not these to be considered wonders in the earth below? I do not say the ancient prophets were referring to these things. They spoke of "blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke." That sounds more like the wars, fires and earthquakes that we point to as fulfillment of scripture. But, truth being there to look at, the wonders of science and medicine in our day are truly "wonders in the earth below."
Whether God inspired the prophets to say what they said, even though they themselves did not know this would happen, or whether the marvelous discoveries of our day are but coincidences, we may not know.
For my thought, I consider that these things surely, surely could be fulfillment of prophecy. That is just my thought. If a prophet comes along and says this is wrong, he is right. But, until then, I will wonder if all these miracles of our day are not the wonders that were prophesied.
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