“for at this time I will send all My plagues to your very heart, and on your servants and on your people, that you may know that there is none like Me in all the earth.” (Exodus 9:14, NKJV)
Some authorities believe there are as many as 160 million Chinese Christians. Many of them must worship only in the home or in protected places as the Chinese Communist Party has restrictions and rules against religious worship. Also, there are crackdowns on Christian leaders and churches at various times and various places. In an article on the suffering of communist Christians, author Adrienne Deprisco wrote that “Chinese leader Xi Jinping clearly views open access to religion as a threat against his view of the future”(Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, January 30, 2018). In response, the government has tried to control Christianity, coopt it, manipulate it, and damage its outreach and ministries.
I have watched closely the suffering and issues facing our Chinese brothers and sisters in Christ. I have a picture next to my desk of two missionary Pastors in China and pray for them often. On this web site in the past, I have reported on the removal of crosses and Christian monuments and buildings in China. I have kept an eye on the situation. Lately, I have been surprised by some things happening in that part of the world.
At the end of 2019, China experienced a plague of great proportions in the form of a new Coronavirus named Covid-19. Entire regions of China continue to suffer greatly from that virus. Then in 2020, some amazing things have been seen in China. There were floods of such epic proportions that one Western news source called them “epic” and “of biblical proportions”. Since May, 121 people have been reported missing and 21 million people have been affected! The famous Three Gorges Dam touted by the Communist regime as a wonder of the world is in danger of collapse. In May and June, violent tornadoes that are extremely rare broke out in Liaoning and then Kaiuyang. In June a tornado and violent hailstorm killed more than 98 people in Jiangsu. In April, a hailstorm of epic proportions, with hail the size of eggs, rattled Guizhou. At the end of June, Beijing was hit with another huge hailstorm. In a surprising twist, some of the pieces of hail recovered looked exactly like the shape of a coronavirus! A locust storm in Pakistan was so severe in March that the food supply to China was threatened. China sent pesticides and even 100,000 ducks to help fight the plague! In an unusual situation on May 21st, Beijing was thrust into darkness. A storm there was so severe that all the lights came on in Beijing as the city was plunged into darkness. A video on YouTube shows the city in complete darkness at 3:45 in the afternoon! And, finally, parts of Xinjiang had more than a foot of snow on June 28/29th. So far, China has experienced plagues in the forms of a virus, floods, locusts, tornadoes, hail, darkness, and more. When I told a man who is not even a Christian about what is going on in China, his immediate response to me was, “It sounds just like the plagues from the Bible!” I thought the same thing. For several years, the Chinese government has messed with Christians and people of faith. Is God hitting back?
If you ask most Christians if God is alive and active in the universe, almost all would agree that God is both. If this is true, what makes any of us think that God would sit idly by while people attack and belittle HIS children? I have heard people say that plagues and miracles of the Bible no longer occur. My experience has been different. I’ve seen miracles of healing and spiritual insight and prophecies come true. I have witnessed people make fun of God and be struck down. Would it surprise me that God is sending plagues upon China? No. God is more than capable.
In the book of Exodus, God had a message for Pharaoh. After Pharaoh’s cruel treatment of the people of Israel, Moses was to deliver an ultimatum from God. As part of that ultimatum, God said, “I will send all My plagues to your very heart, and on your servants and your people, that you may know that there is none like Me in all the earth” (Exodus 9:14). When Pharaoh rejected God’s message, even challenging Moses, God sent the plagues upon Egypt. There were plagues of frogs, gnats, flies, darkness, hail, boils, locusts, and death. By the time the plagues were ended, Egypt was decimated. God would not be mocked!
God is alive and aware of your situation in life. God knows when you are faithful. God knows when unfaithful people mock your faith and reject His authority. When God issued the challenge to Pharaoh through Moses, God was hoping Pharaoh would repent and end the persecutions. Even at that last minute, God was still hoping for Pharaoh to humble himself. That didn’t happen. The plagues were the end result.
God is alive and active in our universe, even now. God is affecting your world, watching over your situation, aware of your needs. God has the ability to shake up our world. God is hoping for repentance and faith but is willing to do what it takes to protect the faithful. What happened in Egypt in the days of Moses is always capable of happening in our world today! Some people never learn. Some do!
“So the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and with an outstretched arm, with great terror and with signs and wonders.” (Deuteronomy 26:8, NKJV)
I have watched closely the suffering and issues facing our Chinese brothers and sisters in Christ. I have a picture next to my desk of two missionary Pastors in China and pray for them often. On this web site in the past, I have reported on the removal of crosses and Christian monuments and buildings in China. I have kept an eye on the situation. Lately, I have been surprised by some things happening in that part of the world.
At the end of 2019, China experienced a plague of great proportions in the form of a new Coronavirus named Covid-19. Entire regions of China continue to suffer greatly from that virus. Then in 2020, some amazing things have been seen in China. There were floods of such epic proportions that one Western news source called them “epic” and “of biblical proportions”. Since May, 121 people have been reported missing and 21 million people have been affected! The famous Three Gorges Dam touted by the Communist regime as a wonder of the world is in danger of collapse. In May and June, violent tornadoes that are extremely rare broke out in Liaoning and then Kaiuyang. In June a tornado and violent hailstorm killed more than 98 people in Jiangsu. In April, a hailstorm of epic proportions, with hail the size of eggs, rattled Guizhou. At the end of June, Beijing was hit with another huge hailstorm. In a surprising twist, some of the pieces of hail recovered looked exactly like the shape of a coronavirus! A locust storm in Pakistan was so severe in March that the food supply to China was threatened. China sent pesticides and even 100,000 ducks to help fight the plague! In an unusual situation on May 21st, Beijing was thrust into darkness. A storm there was so severe that all the lights came on in Beijing as the city was plunged into darkness. A video on YouTube shows the city in complete darkness at 3:45 in the afternoon! And, finally, parts of Xinjiang had more than a foot of snow on June 28/29th. So far, China has experienced plagues in the forms of a virus, floods, locusts, tornadoes, hail, darkness, and more. When I told a man who is not even a Christian about what is going on in China, his immediate response to me was, “It sounds just like the plagues from the Bible!” I thought the same thing. For several years, the Chinese government has messed with Christians and people of faith. Is God hitting back?
If you ask most Christians if God is alive and active in the universe, almost all would agree that God is both. If this is true, what makes any of us think that God would sit idly by while people attack and belittle HIS children? I have heard people say that plagues and miracles of the Bible no longer occur. My experience has been different. I’ve seen miracles of healing and spiritual insight and prophecies come true. I have witnessed people make fun of God and be struck down. Would it surprise me that God is sending plagues upon China? No. God is more than capable.
In the book of Exodus, God had a message for Pharaoh. After Pharaoh’s cruel treatment of the people of Israel, Moses was to deliver an ultimatum from God. As part of that ultimatum, God said, “I will send all My plagues to your very heart, and on your servants and your people, that you may know that there is none like Me in all the earth” (Exodus 9:14). When Pharaoh rejected God’s message, even challenging Moses, God sent the plagues upon Egypt. There were plagues of frogs, gnats, flies, darkness, hail, boils, locusts, and death. By the time the plagues were ended, Egypt was decimated. God would not be mocked!
God is alive and aware of your situation in life. God knows when you are faithful. God knows when unfaithful people mock your faith and reject His authority. When God issued the challenge to Pharaoh through Moses, God was hoping Pharaoh would repent and end the persecutions. Even at that last minute, God was still hoping for Pharaoh to humble himself. That didn’t happen. The plagues were the end result.
God is alive and active in our universe, even now. God is affecting your world, watching over your situation, aware of your needs. God has the ability to shake up our world. God is hoping for repentance and faith but is willing to do what it takes to protect the faithful. What happened in Egypt in the days of Moses is always capable of happening in our world today! Some people never learn. Some do!
“So the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and with an outstretched arm, with great terror and with signs and wonders.” (Deuteronomy 26:8, NKJV)