I think it was probably more political in nature.
(Not directed at you or anyone else, IV. Just typing out why I perked up and initially posted at the OP on this.)
I think it was some flavor of self-righteous modern-day Pharisee that sees God as the angry Zeus in the clouds with his lightning bolts, just waiting for everyone else to step out of line so He can whack them. THEM, not ME. and thank you Jesus I'm not a sinner like those people that He just drowned, and I guess everybody in those towns were on His wrath-list or else His aim sucks.
As opposed to what the Bible actually describes.
There will be a time when His wrath pours out on the unrepentant, but He'll get there slowly because that'll give more time for people to repent...
2 Peter 3:9 -- 8 But do not overlook this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. 9 The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you,[
a] not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance. 10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a roar, and the heavenly bodies[
b] will be burned up and dissolved, and the earth and the works that are done on it will be exposed.
The above is one of many verses that describes a difference between God's PRIMARY will and His consequent will--i.e. there are things that happen that He doesn't wish to happen, but allows. All within the context of working everything out for the benefit of His children. Jesus alluded to this when he was asked about the man born blind--who sinned to cause it?. Jesus blatantly described this as a time when bad happened to someone and it wasn't God's wrath pouring out.
All too often we hear crap like that from self-righteous, self-appointed prophets who are ignorant of God's Word and heart, and the entire thing is laced with some form of satisfaction that THOSE sinners are finally getting what THEY deserve. Well, we are all sinners and will be until the day we die. The only difference between US and THEM is that we have found and are eating at the table of grace (and we should be desperately wishing ALL of THEM find and eat as well). One day, His wrath will pour out on those who reject Him, but right now we are in the season that Jesus described--where God is allowing time for His enemies because He loves them too.
43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ 44
But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. 46 For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? 47 And if you greet only your brothers,[
i] what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same? 48 You therefore must be perfect,
as your heavenly Father is perfect.
What does that say? It paint's God character as one that loves even His enemies, how else could He be the example that we're called to follow in loving our enemies?
This week, it rained on everyone. If we've caught God's heart, we'll traverse this with a heart of empathy, love and hope for EVERYONE involved.
PS: As we've debated the concept of "judge not", THIS is the example of what that means. We can make judgments about sin and character, but we're not to ignorantly attribute things like this as God's condemnation or by any means feel satisfaction when we see bad things happen to others.
www.thegatewaypundit.com
FEMA does, and it will boggle your mind too.
