Greetings, brother topcat. Isn't Greg Laurie pastor of that mega church in California, Harvest or whatever it is called? I do find it interesting that so many of our Arminian pastors love to try and turn every event under the sun to fit their personal end time view.
Thanks for the ping.
Another Laurie-sm from his article in the (dispie-oriented) worldnetdaily:
Another thing we must consider as we see these signs of the times, or these "birth pains," is these are reminders to us that the return of Jesus is near and we need to be ready spiritually.If these are truly "birth pangs" then this must be the generation. No hedging, Greg, either the Bible must be taken "literally" or "this generation" is no different than the scores that have gone before. Either a sign is a sign, or hurricane Katrina means nothing eschatologically. So, which is it? Tell us plainly, just like Jesus did.The Bible teaches that there is a generation of people who will not see death, but rather will meet the Lord in what is often referred to as the rapture of the Church.
Could we be that generation? Time will tell. But if I were you, I would pay careful attention to all that is happening – you will be glad that you did!