I have a variety of questions in response to this word of warning, one of which is this: if indeed the New York City megaplex is to be struck with an "earthshattering calamity" and engulfed by a thousand fires from Connecticut to New Jersey, wouldn't it be a fitting response to encourage believers to prepare for this catastrophe by taking measures beyond self-preservation in order to be ready to love their neighbors amidst such tribulations? Wouldn't it be wise to put believers on the lookout for elderly and disabled citizens who would be most vulnerable in the coming chaos? And wouldn't it be appropriate, as a way of loving enemies, to launch Christians out with compassion even for neighbors who oppose Christ and his followers?
Accordingly, something just doesn't sit right about the advice to God's people, "If possible lay in store a thirty-day supply of non-perishable food, toiletries and other essentials." Surely such an ominous threat should also elicit from church leaders an outward-oriented call to loving witness and service.
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