End of Days – Was Gulf Oil Spill a Message From God?
Some people believe we have entered the End of Days and that the disasters we are witnessing, both natural and man-made, are the work of God. Most often it is Bible believers who speak using this terminology, but increasingly you also hear well-known non-believers express the same idea. Recently, media mogul Ted Turner spoke out with his opinion on the BP oil rig explosion and the ensuing oil leak, the biggest in history. Turner told a CNN interviewer that the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico could be God’s work, saying, “He’s sending us a message.” The comment came in the course of an interview on energy policy in the United States. Turner elaborated that even though is “not a real religious person” he does wonder if God is telling us that we shouldn’t be doing offshore drilling. He also brought in the West Virginia coal mine disaster, in which 29 miners were killed, as another sign that someone may be displeased with us. It is common for preachers such as Pat Robertson to quickly blame
