Thank you for setting me straight on that. Might turn out to be quite helpful.

Interesting. I did not assume what you may have thought I was assuming until after your initial response. Perhaps I did after that. Shame on me if I did, and please forgive me. I see what you are saying, and do not disagree. Especially, the part about always being ready.

I surely was not referring to myself being the only one whose earth is quaking. I do believe that anyone would quake, when God reveals to them the real meaning of the Word they read/studied for so long. You are not, necessarily, the one that reference in Corinthians was for. Any chance to put out The Word is a blessed opportunity. I used to read things like that, and not have a clue what they meant. I guess I was blind to it. So many seem to think God is the one in error when they do not understand something. That is because He has a plan for how and when they “see.” There is no fault in Him.

I usually like the things you write. I may not always agree with them, but they are thought provoking, and show that, at least some folks still think before spouting. At least most of the time. Keep saying what you really think, no matter who doesn’t agree. I love real.

Nope, simply discussing what you were discussing. Now that you’ve divided the discussion into two separate lines of thought/feeling I understand better.

You muddied the water a bit when you brought up verses such as:
First Corinthians 5:
12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.
13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
15 But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.

You cleared it up when you explained you were talking about your personal response to the Lord’s revelation of His truth.

I’m often unsure what people mean and wonder if they are either. People hear of a natural disaster and declare it proves the imminent Second Coming, despite the fact that such disasters have happened all along. They read about earthquakes assume those didn’t happen before. They read about wars and assume those didn’t happen before.

They read scriptures saying people will be marrying and giving in marriage and assume something sinister rather than understanding the Lord was saying it would be a day like any other so we should be prepared at all times.

And if anybody questions their interpretation, they assume that other person isn’t as spiritually discerning as themselves.

David for discernment

I am not sure about all of the geological facts. I see more of those kinds of earthquakes happening. Perhaps there are many more I don’t know about. I do know that they destroy more now, because there is more to destroy.

I was making another point that seems to be alluding you. I do see what you are saying. But, I was speaking of another kind of earthquake. The one that goes on inside a person. Let me just use myself for an illustration:

When I see God’s Word in The Light of the new and clearer understanding that comes only from God, after spending much time in prayer and in studying and meditating in His Word, I quake within. I am one decended from one that was formed from the earth. Therefore I am, in reality, also formed from the earth. Or should I say, “I am a spirit, living in a body, and everytime I truly “see” a concept in The Word of God, my flesh quakes.” Thus the earthquakes I was referring to. Not the global ones.

LOL. Are you “toying” with me, David Huie Green?

David contemplating rock slippage

I am so sorry if you still do not understand what I am trying to say. I do not know what else to say, except to suggest you ask God what I meant. I can only share what I “see.” I cannot make anyone else see, but God can. Please read Revelation 5:3-5 and 1Corinthians 2:14

I hope I did not cause anyone else confusion. God is not the God of confusion, but of Peace. He will tell you if you really want to know, if you are born again of Him. Being sold out to Him and baptized in The Holy Spirit helps an awful lot also.

Sorry but it still makes no sense to me to explain an earthquake is caused because the voice of the Lord is spirit. Why would earthquakes depend on our ignorance, deaths or being at peace with God?

As to the things happening in this country, I agree many bad things are happening but suspect it might be like the number of recorded earthquakes going up with the number of seismometers to notice them. It’s being reported more often but not necessarily worse.

Please consider what has happened in the past: Red China killed around 40 million people under Mao. Stalin killed some 20 million. Pol Pot killed around a third of the population of Cambodia and would have killed more if Vietnam hadn’t stopped him. Idi Amin killed hundreds of thousands in Uganda and lived a long happy life even when deposed.

Times are definitely not worse lately than in the past

David still confused by dirt suit/earthquake concept