Global
Warming or Global Cooling
By Dani’el Rendelman
www.findemet.com
Cherry
trees are in bloom, birds
are singing, and the sun
is shinning. It’s 70 degrees
in New York City but it’s
not Springtime. Oddly, these
were the conditions of the
month of January, 2007.
That month, record high
temperatures were broken
in some of the United State’s
coldest cities. Snow shovels
and winter coats were traded
for short sleeves and suntan
lotion. Then, one week later,
a huge snow storm blanketed
the United States. Many
died and millions were without
power.
Would-be President Al Gore
claims global warming is
to blame for the weird weather
and a looming climate crisis.
Gore has said that the glaciers
in Antarctica are melting
and that sea levels will
rise to cover parts of Florida
and New Orleans. He has
even asserted that the tide
will rise so high that the
future World Trade Center
memorial in New York will
one day be under water.
"Is it only terrorists
that we're worried about?
Is that the only threat
that is worth our attention?"
Gore said. "We are
witnessing a collision between
our civilization and the
Earth.
Global Warming seems dangerous.
Yet, Global Cooling is a
much larger threat to the
world. Global Cooling? What?
You have never heard of
Global Cooling?
While Global Warming is
predicted by scientists,
Global Cooling is prophesied
in the Bible. “And because
iniquity shall abound, the
love of many shall wax cold,”
Matthew 24:12. While temperatures
are on the rise, the heart
of man is beginning to freeze.
From road rage to impurity
and strife, people are acting
on their impulses and placing
another layer of ice upon
their cold heart. Sure,
we sing about love from
a tune on the radio. But
no one really loves their
neighbor anymore. This is
Global Cooling and it is
triggered by the smog of
what the King James Version
calls “iniquity.” The New
King James Version and the
New American Standard use
the word “lawlessness” to
describe the cause of the
cooling. Iniquity is law-less-ness.
“And because law-less-ness
increases in the world,
the love of many will grow
cold,” Matthew 24:12. The
Greek word translated “lawlessness”
in this verse is “anomia.”
This word, according to
Strong’s Exhaustive Dictionary,
means “illegality, i.e.
violation of law, wickedness,
iniquity, unrighteousness.”
Likewise, Thayer's Greek
lexicon defines anomia as
“the condition of one without
law — either because ignorant
of it, or because violating
it, contempt and violation
of law, iniquity, wickedness.”
It’s a pretty tough word.
Anomia is exactly the same
Greek term used in Matthew
7:23 where the Savior said,
"And then I will declare
to them, 'I never knew you;
depart from Me, you who
practice lawlessness (anomia)."
Ouch!
From these definitions we
see the danger of iniquity.
Iniquity separates man from
the Almighty. The wages
of sin is death. Numbers
15:31, “Because he hath
despised the word of YHWH,
and hath broken his commandment,
that soul shall utterly
be cut off; his iniquity
[shall be] upon him.” Iniquity
is law-less-ness or having
no regard towards the law
of YHWH. (YHWH is the ancient
Hebrew name of the Creator,
revealed in Exodus 3. This
term is used almost 7,000
times throughout the Bible,
hidden behind the capitalized
terms “LORD” and “GOD.”)
Iniquity is dangerous because
it cools the heart and separates
man from YHWH. This is in
agreement with 1 John 3:4,
“Everyone who practices
sin also practices lawlessness;
and sin is lawlessness.”
To sin is to violate or
break the law of YHWH, called
“torah” in Hebrew. This
law is the commandments
that were given to Moses
and then recorded in the
first five books of the
Bible. The Torah reveals
the instructions and expectations
for how believers are to
live. A person sins when
the law is not kept. Sin
is having lawlessness –
having less of the law.
Don’t look at the word “law”
and think of a harsh judgment
that is ruling to hinder
your life. Instead, consider
the Torah of YHWH to be
loving guidelines for how
mankind is function in this
world.
Lawlessness is a chill factor
that cools the heart and
leads to eternal separation
from the Almighty. Yet,
how many sermons have you
heard about this subject?
How many articles have you
read about the love of many
waxing cold like a snuffed
out candle? Sadly, this
concept has been ignored.
This is the danger of iniquity.
Like slow changes in the
weather that go unnoticed,
iniquity is slowly growing
in all parts of the world.
Even Bible believers are
growing cold in their love
because of a disdain for
the Torah. Like super-market
shoppers, we pick and choose
what in the Bible we should
follow. We are all guilty.
Issues of gluttony, slander,
rebellion against leadership,
tithing, and personal purity
are ignored by many.
The opposite of law-less-ness
is law-plus-ness, or having
more of the Torah in your
life. The opposite of having
a cold heart is having a
heart ablaze. Proverbs 4:23
says, “Guard your heart,
for out of it flows the
issues of life.” If the
heart’s love for others
is chilly towards ANYONE
then iniquity is to blame.
Is there someone you despise?
Do you love your enemies?
Have you shown love to family
members who have caused
you pain in the past? What
about those people, who
have spoken lies about you,
do you love them?
Global cooling abounds,
yet hope is expressed in
Genesis 8:22, “While the
earth remaineth, seedtime
and harvest, and cold and
heat, and summer and winter,
and day and night shall
not cease.” The promise
of this verse is that cold
AND heat shall not cease.
Though the world grows cold
all around, heat will always
remain. Though iniquity
increases in the world,
believers have been called
to not be affected by the
chill factor. We are to
be a source of heat for
the frozen people all around.
The key to being on fire
for YHWH is to seek him
daily. Devote 30 minutes
every morning to prayer
and Bible study and see
your life change. Feel your
frozen heart melt by His
love. Make a commitment
to seek His face. “They
entered into a covenant
to seek YHWH, the YHWH of
their ancestors, with all
their heart and soul,” 2
Chronicles 15:12. Use a
notebook to journal your
30 minutes of time with
YHWH.
Continue to search your
heart for an ice chest of
areas that don’t conform
to His word. When those
areas are exposed, confess
your sin to YHWH. The reason
some of your prayers have
not been answered is because
of a lack of obedience and
submission to Torah. “If
I regard iniquity in my
heart, YHWH will not hear
my prayers,” Psalm 66:18.
Repent and return to Him.
Psalm 38:18 - "For
I will declare mine iniquity;
I will be sorry for my sin."
Your prayers will begin
to be answered as YHWH cleanses
your heart of cold iniquity.
Trust the Savior to cleanse
your heart of all torah-less-ness.
Get torah-more-ness by looking
to the Messiah. The Savior’s
life is an example for all.
We are to “follow his steps,”
1 Peter 2:21. He rose early
in the morning to pray,
He went to synagogue and
read from the Torah, He
laid hands on the sick,
and He loved his enemies.
He walked out the Torah
with absolutely NO iniquity
in his heart.
Some
scientists say that it’s
too late to stop the effects
of Global Warming. They
claim an environmental apocalypse
is inevitable and soon.
Global Cooling too can not
be reversed. Iniquity is
increasing in the world
and the love of many is
getting colder and colder.
BUT, Global Cooling should
have NO power over the believer.
Through prayer, repentance,
devotion, and trusting in
YHWH we can stay ablaze
amidst a snow storm of sin.
Though people become popsicles
all around, we can stay
warm for YHWH. Frostbite
of the heart is stopped
by totally trusting in YHWH
and His Son. For He has
taken our iniquity upon
Himself and paid the price
for our sins. “He was wounded
for our transgressions,
He was crushed for our iniquities;
the chastening for our well-being
fell upon Him, and by His
scourging we are healed.
All of us like sheep have
gone astray. Each of us
has turned to his own way;
YHWH has caused the iniquity
of us all to fall on Him,”
Isaiah 53:5-6
