Revelation 11:18

"And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth."
Revelation 11:18


Wow. I think that judgement day scares me, and reading about all of these things in Revelation that happen at "the end" is kind of scary too. I don't know that I am ready to be judged yet... so I'd better get on it. :) ... What stood out to me in this one though was the "destroy them which destroy the earth" part. Wow. That seems huge. And which of us don't contribute to the destruction of the earth in some way? Seems like our society has gotten more and more lax about littering and we do oil spills and dump poisons into rivers and lakes and the ocean all the time... clog up the air... landfills everywhere. I just moved to New York City, and it is interesting and great in some ways, yes, but it is also incredibly dirty. You can't take a step without seeing garbage and filth lying in the street or down on the subway tracks, or just in the middle of the sidewalk. Today, let's do what we can to respect the earth, and try not to contribute to her destruction. ... Then maybe we can avoid our own. :)