| Some people believe we have entered the End of | | | | killed, as another sign that someone may be displeased |
| Days and that the disasters we are witnessing, both | | | | with us. |
| natural and man-made, are the work of God. | | | | It is common for preachers such as Pat Robertson to |
| Most often it is Bible believers who speak using this | | | | quickly blame disasters on the wrath of God. |
| terminology, but increasingly you also hear well-known | | | | Robertson himself, for instance, stirred up a storm |
| non-believers express the same idea. | | | | when he said the calamitous earthquake in Haiti was |
| Recently, media mogul Ted Turner spoke out with his | | | | the result of that country making a pact with the devil |
| opinion on the BP oil rig explosion and the ensuing oil | | | | during the revolt against the French two centuries ago. |
| leak, the biggest in history. Turner told a CNN | | | | It is much less common to hear someone such as Ted |
| interviewer that the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico | | | | Turner bring God into a discussion of the latest news |
| could be God's work, saying, "He's sending us a | | | | events. The fact that this is happening now could be |
| message." | | | | another sign we really are in the End of Days. |
| The comment came in the course of an interview on | | | | Messages from God or not, many signs are pointing to |
| energy policy in the United States. Turner elaborated | | | | something momentous on the horizon. The world is |
| that even though is "not a real religious person" he | | | | due for some big changes, particularly as they relate to |
| does wonder if God is telling us that we shouldn't be | | | | the prophetic year of 2012. And 2012 is not far off. Will |
| doing offshore drilling. He also brought in the West | | | | you be ready for it? |
| Virginia coal mine disaster, in which 29 miners were | | | | |