The Fear of God!
The Covid-19 pandemic has ‘thrown the world for a loop,’ 1
And exposed serious sectoral vulnerabilities.
Wrestling with many ‘decision incompatibilities’,
Some nation leaders have been exposed as …complete nincompoops!
National challenges relate to what to prioritize,
Between public health and economic prosperity.
And as variants multiply and spread pervasively,
Who to favor between groups acting in great perversity.
Add planning vaccination and public protection campaigns,
Dealing with hospital personnel and supplies shortages,
As morticians struggle with increasing numbers of corpses,
All while juggling those mounting legal and political games.
Global challenges relate to foreign travel bans,
Dealing with climate change and economic migrants,
Negotiating vaccination campaign requirements,
Viral testing supplies and many more demands.
Mis-management across various levels of government,
Is compounded by cross-border mis-management.
Global strategic accords add bewilderment,
When years on, there is little-to-no progress or achievement.
If mutations mushroom, and the pandemic fails to subside,
And to accords, governments backslide,
Then I, for one, would not be surprised,
At calls for a global pandemic management enterprise.
Here’s why…
A very troublesome aspect of pandemic management,
Is coming to grips with the obvious need,
To vaccinate the world, and how to proceed,
And who to pay for and implement this massive requirement!
Never in human history has there been such a dire need,
But I highly suspect this will not be the last.
This I conclude when reading The Bible’s forecast,
Of more such events because to repentance, Grace did not lead. 2
Moreover, The Bible predicts the accension to power,
Of a cunning global leader who in folks instills,
Increasing confidence in his problem-solving skills,
His power will then increase as he becomes more popular. 3
I have long wondered what in the world might ever trigger,
National governments to give up more and more power??
My guest was the aftermath of the predicted rapture,
When the world struggles with The Lord’s tribulation’s terrors.
While Paul says the rapture will be a sudden event,
It could be preceded with some ‘tribulation precursors’.
Who knows whether the pandemic may be one of such factors,
In Grace, sent to prepare the world …that would not repent. 4
But there’s good news on the global vaccination front,
The Millennial Reign of Christ after the tribulation,
Will be like a global ‘spiritual inoculation’. 5
Every sin and unrighteous act …He will affront.
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1 To cause (someone) to be very amazed, confused, or shocked
2 See: Revelation 9:20-21 and 16:9-11
3 See: Daniel 9:27, 11:31, 12:11 and Revelation 13
4 See: 1 Corinthians 15:50-57
5 With the fear of God
