For anyone whom this might interest, I have a long time friend who was a scientist, teacher, instructor, an NSA synoptic analyst, a certified meteorologist, member of the Israel Geological Society and has been a Baptist pastor for the last 40 years. He has published books back in the 70’s showing scientifically how God can/will use the Earth geologically and meteorologically to accomplish all the horrific end time events of wrath and destruction without having to rely on man’s puny nuclear bombs to devestate the earth in the end times. The vivid descriptions of the end times massive destruction of land, water, atmosphere, and people found in the Bible line up to perfectly describe the effects of shifting faultlines, huge earthquakes, tsunamis, lava flows, massive volcanic eruptions, and terrible meteorological effects upon the Earth’s atmosphere. His contention (and I agree) is that these events will not be caused by an all out man-caused nuclear war, but rather by God using his own creation to carry out his judgement upon the Earth. Food for thought for the serious Christian eschatology student.
Even that well-known atheist, George Carlin got it to a degree:
The planet has been through a lot worse than us. Been through all kinds of things worse than us. Been through earthquakes, volcanoes, plate tectonics, continental drift, solar flares, sun spots, magnetic storms, the magnetic reversal of the poles…hundreds of thousands of years of bombardment by comets and asteroids and meteors, worldwide floods, tidal waves, worldwide fires, erosion, cosmic rays, recurring ice ages…And we think some plastic bags, and some aluminum cans are going to make a difference? The planet…the planet…the planet isn’t going anywhere. WE ARE!
