Dr. Kent Brantly, a Christian missionary, went to West
Africa when Ebola broke out there, ready to sacrifice his life for his patients
and his faith. He contracted the disease and was flown to Atlanta for treatment
with experimental drug Zmapp. He recovered and praised God for his healing.
He was criticized as being cruel for thanking God when so
many have died and because it was the USA and not God who invented the drug.
The article in the Sunday Times is entitled: Seeking God's divine plan in who
lives and who dies.
I could not leave this unanswered! I am not sure it will
be published but perhaps the lady who wrote it might receive some insight.
Dear Sirs,
Your Daily Telegraph, London, article in Section 3 on 31
August refers. Your quote 'How can an all-knowing, all-loving God allow for
horrors like Ebola?' prompted me to write to you.
It takes a depth of scriptural knowledge to answer your
question. There are two spiritual unseen kingdoms that control EVERYTHING on
Earth. Jesus Christ, the Son of God, referred to Satan as the god of this
world.
Adam and Eve in disobeying God in Eden subjected every
human being thereafter to a world ruled by Satan. A little more than 1000 years
later God had to send a cataclysmic flood to wipe out all humanity except for 8
people He found righteous.
Jesus said that when the end of the world comes similar sinful
conditions would exist as in the time of Noah, when the flood was sent. Quite frankly, we are already in
'injury time' and the final whistle can blow any time now. (For all the conditions which will be present at the end of the world read Matthew 24>)
Satan's kingdom is flourishing on this Earth in wars,
ISIS militants running rampant; Putin running amok; Ebola running amok;
volcanoes, earthquakes, climate change, financial fragility, anarchy, famine
etc. Everything, in fact, that Jesus said 2000 years ago would be evidence of His
soon return. (Matthew 24) He is the King of Kings and Lord of Lords! His
Kingdom will reign forever. In John 10 v 10 Jesus says: "The thief cometh
not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might
have life, and that they might have it more abundantly."
The thief is Satan and everything he touches is
contaminated, tainted, diseased. Jesus has come to give life AND to reverse the
evil of what Satan is doing in this world.
Jesus responds to those who follow Him and ask by faith
(confidence) in His ability to save our souls from Hell, the abode of
unrepentant sinners who die in their sins. Jesus heals those who follow Him of
their diseases. Sometimes He takes them Home to Heaven. Whatever God's will may
be.
The Haiti earthquake 4 years ago that killed over 200,000
people resulted in those left alive to call for a national fast for 3 days to
repent for dedicating their island to Satan 200 years ago. They knew they could
not blame God for it. The god of this world claimed those souls for himself.
Any nation who attacks Israel is attacking the apple of
God's eye, the chosen nation. The Ark of the Covenant - the presence of God in
their midst - gave them victory over their enemies. For thousands of years
Syria has attacked Israel. Now God's judgment is aimed at Syria and He has
looked away as the god of this world destroys that nation. Likewise Iran , Iraq. Gaza and other Islamic countries who
state that Israel has no right to exist and who arm terrorists like Hamas. God looks away when
ISIS causes crisis.
And the nations where Ebola rages? Are they full of goodness towards Israel or
Christians? Or do they turn a blind eye to BokoHaram to destroy churches and
force Christian girls abducted in their hundreds into convert to Islam and threaten
to sell them as sex slaves.
In order to challenge God with How can You let this
happen? You have to be looking at this world through His eyes.
He says in 2 Chronicles 7 v 14: "If My people, which
are called by My name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and
turn from their wicked ways; then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive
their sin, and will heal their land."
So be joyful and thankful like Kent Brantly because God
had the USA have an appropriate drug treatment ready for the day he would need
it to save his life!
Finally, God says in 2 Peter 3 v 9: "The Lord is not
slack concerning His promise, as some men count slackness, but is
long-suffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all
should come to repentance."
Those who are brave enough to read the following 3 verses
(2 Peter 3 v 10-13) which describe the final destruction of Earth in what can only mean world-wide
nuclear conflagration courtesy of the god of this world, may decide that they
would rather be in the Kingdom of God where there will be peace, love and joy
forevermore.
Prayer: Heavenly Father have mercy upon your children and spare us from the evil power of the god of this world, Satan, who hates every human being and wants to destroy us. Thank you for sending Jesus to save our lives, please show those who don't know yet how to be saved. In Jesus' name. Amen.