8 BOCNEWS.com JANUARY 2019 It's obvious that no one wants a world wide panic that could shut down the economy. Preachers for sure do not want to claim to be a watchmen by stepping up to the pulpit to sound the alarm for fear of shutting down church economics. Even though volca- nic activity is on the rise, not to men- tion the awaiting devastation of the San Andrea's fault, the pulpits today are finding a way to sweep the stats under the rug. Noah and Lot were sounding the alarm! Did anyone listen?! No! Is any- one to include much of the mainstream church listening today?! Not many. What was Peter trying to tell us? Was he trying to warn all believers, espe- cially the scoffers to keep watch? "But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything in it will be laid bare. Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be?! You ought to LIVE holy and godly lives as you LOOK FORWARD to the day of God and speed its coming!" (2Pet3:10-11). Are those who claim to be God's anointed listening?! Are many looking forward to the Coming of our Lord, or are they looking for their financial blessing? Knowing all of this, how should you be preaching?! I'm sure there were preachers who were making preparations for their Sunday morning sermon entitled " The abundant life," as 30 record break- ing and unexpected tornadoes ripped through central Illinois like a shred- der early last month. The devastating, record breaking western forest fires didn't seem to shake the health, wealth and prosperity preachers much. While Jessie D. was trying to round up 54 million dollars for a jet so that he could go and preach the gospel all around the world, thousands of Muslims were already being baptized in the name of Jesus over in the rivers of the middle east. I can see many standing up from behind the pulpit on the Sunday morning just after the rapture, preach- ing about prosperity, while hundred pound hail stones begin to punch through the church roofs. Volcanic activity is increasing all around the ring of fire. We saw how the Hawaii volcano last year, 2018, was spewing out 6 football fields of lava every hour. It appears that it is at the beginning of its vengeance! Peter encourages us by saying, "The WATCHMAN,. from pg 4 Continued on Page 11