Gospel: Luke 21:5-11
Then they asked him, “Teacher, when will this happen?
And what sign will there be when all these things are about to happen?” He
answered, “See that you not be deceived, for many will come in my name, saying,
‘I am he,’ and ‘The time has come.’
Do not follow them! When you hear of wars and insurrections, do not be terrified; for such things must happen first, but it will not immediately be the end.”
Then he said to them, “Nation will rise against
nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be powerful earthquakes,
famines, and plagues from place to place; and awesome sights and mighty signs
will come from the sky.”
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Reflection:
When will the end times be? Many would say that the
end time is here and now. Just look at the many disasters brought about by
human’s abuse of its environment (Climate Change). Just look the many
catastrophic wars going on. Just look at the massive hunger in third world
countries.
Aren’t these all signs of the end times? These
unfortunate events are not yet the end times for no one of us knows about it,
only God knows when it would be. But it seems that the telltale signs are
already in place.
However it’s not the end times yet. This is for the
reason that these unfortunate events that are happening now all over the world
are created by us and not by God. For example, human’s greed for power and
natural resources creates wars in many parts of the world. Our abuse of the
environment creates natural disasters.
Terroristic activities that are happening everywhere
are due to human’s misguided and fanatical devotion to their creed. So, who is
creating these end times scenarios? It’s not God but us, by our misguided
adherence to this world we actually are speeding up the world’s end times.
So, we have to do something about it by following the teachings of Jesus not the teachings of this world. If we do so we avert the hastening of human created end times. - Marino J. Dasmarinas
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