This week the news headlines have been filled with stories about drones, flying in the night sky over various cities. Who is piloting these drones? Are they from some foreign country, launched from a "mothership" offshore some place? Who knows? Not our government, that's for sure.
To be honest, I don't have any answers either. But I do know this: These events are exposing a real weakness in our defense system. Here's just one possible scenario.
A Chinese national, who crossed our southern border a few years ago, orders a drone or two from Amazon. He conducts a few test flights over New York City. Then he visits the Chinese embassy in D.C. and picks up the latest biological cocktail from the Wuhan Virology Lab. All set for the presidential inauguration on January 20th.
Of course, I just made that up, but what's scary is, it COULD really happen!
Speaking of end of the world conspiracy theories, this all reminds me of a Bible story from the book of Ezekiel. Think about those drones as you read this.
"As they moved, they went in any of the four directions, without pivoting as they moved. Their rims were high and awesome, and all four rims were full of eyes all around. So as the living creatures moved, the wheels moved beside them, and when the creatures rose from the ground, the wheels also rose.
Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, and the wheels would rise alongside them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels. When the creatures moved, the wheels moved; when the creatures stood still, the wheels stood still; and when the creatures rose from the ground, the wheels rose alongside them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels." - Exekiel 1:17-21
How would Ezekiel describe a drone if he saw one in a vision? In chapter 1 of Ezekiel he describes four "creatures," each with a "wheel." Four wheels? You mean like the picture above?
What were the four creatures mentioned? Each creature had four faces - a human, a lion, and ox, and an eagle. What do these four faces represent? Four nations? Here's one explanation.
"The lion symbolizes strength and kingship, the calf (or ox) represents service and sacrifice, the man denotes intelligence and reason, and the eagle signifies swiftness and divine oversight. These symbols collectively reflect the fullness of creation and the comprehensive nature of God’s dominion." - from BibleAsk.com
These are all mysteries. Only God knows for sure. All we know is that Ezekiel's visions are concerning a time of the end.
Keep your eyes on the skies, my brothers and sisters.
Wheel In The Sky - Journey
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