Climate emergency directs our thoughts to physical climate change. We’re being told, with increasing frequency and alarmism, that climate change is going to destroy everything, including, perhaps, human life (and some claiming it could happen in just a few years). But is this hysteria justified? Since the 1960s, scientists and government leaders have been warning of catastrophic environmental failure, largely due to climate change. But their predictions don’t come true!
Some of these failed apocalyptic scenarios include:
- In 1967, Stanford biologist Paul Ehrlich said it was “already too late” to stop a long famine period that would be at its worst by 1975.
- In 1970, many scientists predicted a new ice age by the 21st century, the depletion of all the rivers in the US, and a lack of oxygen in the atmosphere.
- In 1978, scientists said there was “no end in sight” to a 30-year cooling trend.
- In 1989, rising sea waters were thought to obliterate nations by the year 2000.
- In 2008, the Arctic was expected to be free of sea ice in the summer by 2018.
That is just a short list of the many failed apocalyptic scenarios given by alarmists over the years. That those and many more predictions failed should cause everyone to stop and consider that perhaps the models used to produce these scenarios may be wrong and are not taking into account everything involved with the very complicated topic of climate.
Judgment is coming—but this world won’t be destroyed by climate change.
Young people are anxious and depressed about the so-called “climate emergency.” But the real emergency they should be concerned about is the spiritual condition of their own souls and the souls of those around them. Judgment is coming—but this world won’t be destroyed by climate change. It will be destroyed when Jesus returns to judge this world and establish the new heavens and new earth. But we don’t have to face God’s judgment! Christ took our penalty for us by his death on the cross, and if we repent and put our faith and trust in Christ, we stand forgiven, clothed in Christ’s righteousness.
The Bible predicts what will happen (and not happen). Those who are not saved by committing their lives to Christ will ultimately suffer an eternal fate much worse than what is predicted by climate change alarmists; should we be paying attention to the real alarm?
Inspired by Ken Ham, Answers in Genesis
