You invited any ramblings on the subject of earthday, ANY RAMBLINGS. So, here are my two cents. I understand the attraction to the idea of saving the earth, or mankind etc. People say that enviromentalism and Christianity are compatible. However, they are NOT COMPATIBLE. The bible actually states that God, who is Jesus Christ, is going to be the greatest polluter and destroyer of the environment the world has ever known. Jesus Christ promised that He would destroy the earth's environment with a series of miracles. God is going to do it Himself. The destruction I'm going to quote below won't be caused by men with God manipulating them like chess pawns, although He does do this as well. The destruction I'm going to quote is caused DIRECTLY by GOD HIMSELF or by HIS ANGELS OR by TWO SPECIAL HUMAN PROPHETS who will come to Jerusalem in the future. Note that God is going to: Destroy every living thing in the ocean, ruin all the freshwater on earth, have His angel stand in the sun and cause the sun to go haywire and burn the men on earth painfully, rain 75 pound hailstones all over the earth, and more stuff that's mentioned below. What damage can a man do to the environment compared to the damage that the God of the bible has promised to do Himself? What will you do to God? Sue Him? Go to war with the Creator of the Universe? Your nuclear missles don't even equal the power output of our sun which is a puny star compared to the other stars out in space. Do you know how many stars are out there? You know how much power they put out with their nuclear reactions. You know the power of the black holes etc. The person or species that goes to war with God will die by God's hand, not by God's peoples' hands. (I take quotes from the bible to make my point. The appropriate verse numbers are listed. It is not the whole chapter. The numbers indicate which versus were skipped.) Here's the proof from the new testament book of Revelation from the bible:
Chapter 8
7 The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
8 And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood;
9 And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.
10 And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters;
11 And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.
12 And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.
Chapter 11
3 And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.
4 These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.
5 And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed.
6 These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will.
Chapter 15
1 And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God.
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7 And one of the four beasts gave unto the seven angels seven golden vials full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever and ever.
8 And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power; and no man was able to enter into the temple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled.
Chapter 16
1 And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.
3 And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea.
4 And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood.
5 And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus.
6 For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.
7 And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.
8 And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.
9 And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.
10 And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain,
11 And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.
21 And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.(75 pounds each hailstone)
ALSO, MOST PEOPLE DON'T HAVE A COMPLETE PICTURE OF THE PERSONALITY OF JESUS CHRIST. HERE IS THE OTHER SIDE OF JESUS CHRIST WHICH MOST PEOPLE DON'T KNOW EXISTS. IT IS TAKEN FROM THE BOOKs OF ROMANS and Revelation IN THE NEW TESTAMENT:
Romans Chapter 1: verses
24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.
28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.
Revelation Chapter 21 verse 8
8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
And in case your wonderring, I like what Jesus Christ is going to do. That is because of what I haven't told you yet. Jesus Christ is going to do all this because all the nations are going to put his people to a painful death and torture them worldwide in the near future. I think the Lord's vengeance is VERY BEAUTIFUL and satisfying, of course, as long as I'm safe on His side.