Clarification: The Biblical Perspective on Natural Disasters, Suffering, and so-called Humanitarianism
Unless one espouses the Arminianist-humanist model, that God is a helpless spectator in His own universe; or the Deist-humanist model that God is an unconcerned absentee-landlord, then one must accept the Reformed-Calvinist model that God is the Omnipotent, Immutable, Perfect God as revealed in the Scriptures, Who is in complete control of His universe and has ordained all, and leaves nothing up to chance or evolution or man having ideas that God never had and charting his own destiny, breaking free of God’s Thought and Control.
Unless one rejects the reality that God is in control of reality, then one will view all circumstances from a humanistic perspective and that is always an incorrect perspective. God ordained all—even what man considered “tragedies”. While things may seem “tragic” from a humanistic perspective, they are not from God’s Perspective. What man views as tragedies are nothing other than the circumstances and events that God has determined to showcase all of His Attributes, for His Own Glory, and show man the utter futility and “tragedy” of life under the delusion that man is his own moral free agent. God determined that there were to be villains in His Drama. Villains do villainous things. That is the purpose of the vessels of wrath—to fill up the measure of God’s Wrath so that God’s Wrath will then be displayed upon them. God does not “react” or engage in “damage control” and He certainly does not “grow” “new Attributes” based upon His creation “going bad”. God is Immutable and Perfect.
Thus, God ordains all, even “natural disasters” (of which the Flood and Sodom and Gomorrah should not be overlooked). In some cases the “righteous” suffer with the wicked, because the righteous are not really all that “righteous” if they are living among the wicked and living among those concerning whom God commanded, “come out from among them and be ye separate”. Lot was living in Sodom presumably attempting to be a “good influence” on the vessels of wrath while he was living there. However, according to my studies in Scripture, I see nowhere that vessels of wrath are ever “turned into” vessels of honor; nowhere that swine or dogs are turned into sheep; nowhere that tares and thistles are turned into wheat. I see nowhere in Scripture the conversion or repentance of those whom God swore to be His eternal enemies. This certainly does not sit well with liberal humanists, but I don’t give a poo about what liberal humanists think or “feel” in any matter. If God has a Plan to save the vessels of wrath and the peoples of His Curse, hallelujah! But He has not so revealed any such plan, though He may have one in some way that we cannot comprehend. Therefore, we are not to attempt to build any theology upon what He has not revealed (which would be “anti-theology”), but be obedient to what He has revealed. What He has revealed is His command “come out from among them and be separate”, “give not that which is holy unto the dogs”, put evil out from among you, and “have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness but rebuke them”.
If God has ordained that the vessels of wrath by their nature are unredeemable, who are we to question God’s Goodness or Wisdom? We are less than a parasite that is inside a flea that is on a dog compared to God... yet the majority of humans (Christians included) think that they are wiser or “more holy” than God Himself.
I ever pray imprecatory prayers in this manner:
“Father if these are Your people (whether engaged in sin or in the path of a hurricane) please bring them to repentance and obedience so that you can bless and deliver them; but if they are not Your people or though they may be Your people if they are wicked, and if You have not ordained them unto life, please destroy them and their family utterly from off the face of the earth so that they can no longer afflict Your people and carry on their abominations.”
While God did ordain the principle of “Overflow of Blessing” that principle only applies to those who are not God’s people if they accept their place and submit to the law of God’s people. Those aliens who demand “rights” as “equals” and who seek by intermarriage to destroy God’s people and inherit our wealth, who commit crimes, engage in false religion, plaster themselves with perversion and demand everyone else to celebrate it—they have no opportunity to apply for the Overflow of Blessing but instead deserve the direct fullness of God’s Wrath. The place for the dogs is under the table and they are to be thankful for the scraps given to them. It is abominable to place the dogs at the table with the children as their equals, and even more abominable to have the dogs breeding with the Master’s children on top of the table. It also goes without saying that the dogs who bite the master’s or his children’s legs, dogs who pee or poop under the table will no longer be allowed under the table or in the house but thrown into the streets. “It is not meet [proper] to take the children’s bread and give it to the dogs.” “Give not that which is holy to the dogs, cast not pearls before swine lest they turn, trample, and rend you.” These were analogous commands that Christ gave and they were not idle words. They did not refer to literal dogs or swine, but people. Those who ignore this ignore the Master and preach another gospel; they don’t gather with Christ, they scatter His true flock.
The Third Word that is invading Christendom is, in the majority, robbing the host-nation taxpayers of their wealth; it matters not if corrupt politicians are offering it to them. American citizens are robbed of hundreds of billions (if not trillions) of dollars a year due to illegals or so-called “legal” aliens who come here. Most Americans are completely ignorant of all that they are robbed of.
Nothing legitimate can be established by fraud and it is illegal to offer that which one has no right to offer. The person handing TVs and VCRs and stereos off the back of a stolen 18-wheeler* to a motley crowd in the ghetto has no right to make such an offer and every recipient knows that he is stealing and the person handing the merchandise off the back of the truck is also stealing (he is simply distributing it immediately, rather than later; but each item he hands off is a personal theft; and whoever stole the truck is guilty of every single theft).
[* This is essentially what our corrupt politicians do—every single one of them who votes to spend taxpayer money on anything but services for those very taxpayers themselves.]
Many such savages consider stealing a noble accomplishment. Such savages have no right in civilization and 75 years and trillions of wasted dollars (in welfare and crime; and loss of human life) should have taught us that sociopaths cannot be taught to have moral values; psychopaths cannot “grow” a conscience. Our nations sink lower and lower into the abyss and descend into the brutalism of “the law of the jungle”. Our safe and prosperous republics have nearly been reduced to life depicted in the Mad Max movie series starring Mel Gibson, or the Planet of the Apes series—which depict a futuristic post-civilization era. In like fashion all of Christendom is quickly degenerating and yet the liberals / progressives (i.e. leftists) praise it as “progress”—“their progress” in the destruction of Christendom. The infestation of the host body by parasites is indeed “progress”, when viewed by the parasites. The perspective of the host, however, is entirely different. However, in the modern polluted thought of “equality”, “disease has just as much right to your body as you do—even more, in the latter stages”.
Therefore, understand: I have no delight in the suffering of anything or anyone, not even the vilest vermin (rat or snake, etc.). I do not celebrate the suffering and destruction of anyone... realizing that “there but for the Grace of God go you or I”. “It is a fearful thing to fall into the Hands of the Living God.” Instead of glorying in the destruction of others, we should ever look inward into our own hearts and minds to see if there is yet any sin of which we are guilty that we need to eschew and repent of, that we not share in such Judgment. “To him that thinketh he standeth, take heed lest he fall.” “Pride goeth before destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall.” “God resisteth the proud but giveth more grace to the humble.” Even as the disciples came back rejoicing that even the demons were subject to them through Christ Yehoshua’s Name, Christ told them not to rejoice in that, but that their names were written in Heaven (an act of Divine Will / Grace).
Humanism results whenever we have our eyes focused on ourselves, instead of upon God. That’s when Peter’s faith faltered (after such a wonderful start): when he took his eyes off Christ, then he began to sink—but at least he had the wisdom to cry out, “Lord save me!” Rather than rejoice or celebrate in destruction of the wicked, we ought to praise God for it when it happens, and continue to guard against sinning against God in the violation of any thing that He commanded. God understands that we are frail humans, and ignorant. However, there is a critical time period in which God expects us to come to the knowledge of the truth: Since He has commanded us to daily study His Word so that we can be performing His Will that we not be ashamed when the Master returneth. It will be no excuse to say, “But I didn’t have time to read Your Word: it was the ‘Play-off Season’.” There is no repentance without turning from what God forbade and beginning to do what God commanded, in addition to confession with the mouth and asking God to forgive us through Christ’s Sacrifice. Without repentance, God does not hear our prayers; if we turn our ears from hearing His Law, our prayers are even an abomination unto Him. Having “nice thoughts” or “warm feelings” about God is no substitute for obedience. Scripture says that those who don’t obey God’s Commandments don’t even know God. God’s Commandments never change; morality never changes. What God declared to be sin and abominations 4,000 years ago still are today. Our duty is to repent, put out sin from among us, have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rebuke them; not devise novel excuses for why we think that we don’t have to obey. Christ said that He did not come to abolish the Law and not one jot or tittle would pass away from the Law. God is Immutable. His Holiness changes not. He declared, “Be holy as I am Holy” and therefore, that Standard of Holiness that He gave to us never changes either.
Finally, we ought not to “help the ungodly or do good unto them that hate the Lord”. We ought not to help the Third World survive and reproduce to then overpopulate their nations and then try to take from us our nations that our ancestors invested their lives to provide for us. They were well cared for when they were ruled as Colonies. The antichrists then filled their heads with visions of grandeur and myths of “equality” and “rights” and they, forgetting the barbarism out of which they were pulled, ungratefully demanded that we leave. Ever since, they have shown themselves inept and incapable of civilization. They declare that they are equals, but they don’t invest equal effort to better themselves (because they are incapable of running a nation); but instead “demand” handouts and accuse us of “racism” if we don’t give them money. But if they are our equals, why doesn’t the government of Nigeria send money to Houston, Texas to help them after a natural disaster? Colonialism was the tax—even though post-facto called, “exploitation”—it was the sticker price at which civilization was provided. We should provide not a single penny to any of them; not in our nation, not in theirs. We should accept not a single “gimme-grunt” or “rape-fugee”. Show us your equality: Build your own nations back up from the ruins, whether after war or a natural disaster.
Let the world take care of its own. Let the dead bury the dead. Scripture says that if we even wish “God speed” to those of our own kinsman who reject Christ, that we then are partakers in their evil deeds! God forbade the indiscriminate helping of even our own kinswomen who are widows; only the aged widows who could not remarry, and only those who had been obedient to their husbands, faithful in the church, who helped teach the younger women—only they were eligible for financial assistance from the church. How much greater is it a violation of God’s Commands then for us to help His sworn enemies, of whom He forbade us to seek their peace or prosperity forever? The God of the New Testament is the very same God of the Old Testament and those who think that He “changed” or “abolished His Law” don’t know God. The Third World aliens don’t even come to the aid of their own after natural disasters—in fact, they take it as an opportunity to pillage, rape, and kill (even the ones trying to help them, like Red Cross workers). They expect the white nations to do all the helping. Where is their equality? Even the subversive liberal billionaires who spend billions of dollars to undermine our nations, don’t spend money to help victims in our own nations after such natural disasters—they think that is the “government’s” job (which it is not); but they only spend money to destroy the true government (the true people; not imported aliens). Like the moth drawn to the flame, the wicked can only do what is wicked; and if they ever do something that does not seem to be wicked, which has the appearance of good, you can be certain that they have a wicked motive of which you are unaware.
It is illegal for politicians to use a penny of taxpayer money for any charitable purpose, domestic or foreign. Charity is the responsibility of the private sector and people should donate to those causes that they believe in. It is immoral and a crime for the corrupt politicians to put a gun to the head of American citizens and then say, “So, how much are you willing to ‘donate’ for these ‘humanitarian causes’...?” That is what they do, though you are given less choice. They simply bill you, without itemizing the bill; and if you don’t pay they lock you up and take your house. It is immoral. It is High Treason. Freedom isn’t free. Neither health or “health-care” are God-given rights. Scripture says that you reap what you sow. While those who are able to should help our own kinsmen who are in need, it should not be indiscriminate help, or we may also receive God’s Judgment. Unless one accepts the humanistic, godless models that “bad things happen for no reason at all”, then God is either sending trials to strengthen His children; or God is chastising those of His children who are in sin; or God is sending Judgment upon the wicked. We are to test the spirits, discriminate, discern.
Also, money does not grow on trees. Corrupt politicians, with no Constitutional authority, “authorize” the “government” to counterfeit trillions of dollars, robbing the wealth of the people; stealing a percentage of the value of the money that the individual has in his pocket, his coffee jar, or bank account. This is Grand Theft. Congress was only authorized to coin money with real precious metals (which metals have all been robbed from the coinage too—where did it all go?) Inflation is a hidden tax (97% over the past 100 years). As long as the people participate and allow it and do not demand that their public servants obey the Law—and convict them of their crimes and properly sentence them for High Treason, then the people will continue to suffer. As Joseph de Maistre said, “Every nation has the government that it deserves”. You reap what you sow, individually and nationally. When will the good people rise up and do what is right? If they don’t then they are not good people. They are just as wicked as the wicked, though they merely display their wickedness passively, thinking that being a “conscientious objector” and letting the wicked proliferate as they the “silent majority” do nothing, is somehow better than active participation in wickedness.
Thus, in light of hurricanes and earthquakes and fires and floods, “Father, preserve Your saints and shelter them and cause them to draw ever closer to You in repentance”; and—
“Pour out Thy Fury upon the heathen that know Thee not, and upon the families that call not on Thy Name: for they have eaten up Jacob, and devoured him, and consumed him, and have made his habitation desolate.” (Jeremiah 10:25)