My dear readers,

1. “Tremble, thou earth …”

Last week Sumatra’s earthquake caused thousands in Singapore to flee high-rise buildings which shook with the tremors from our Indonesian neighbours. This was only a “wake-up call” to warn us that Singapore is certainly not out of the earthquake zone. The worst is yet to come!

Why does the earth quake? Seismologists attribute it to “earth faults and tectonic plates on the move.” God’s Word says, “Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord …” (Ps 114:7), and the Lord says, “The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool…” (Is 66:1). It’s only reasonable that the earth trembles and quakes at the presence of the Lord Creator.

If so, how near is the Lord! Question: “How prepared are you to meet Him at His appearing?” Let not the frequent warnings fall on deaf ears. Let none who names the name of Christ dismiss them as mere”cry wolf” teasers. Wisdom says, “Give heed: the signs are coming thick and fast. Earthquakes are merely one of many other signs.” In any case, to be prepared costs nothing but makes one more useful and fervent in the Lord’s service, for we serve Him, the coming King of Kings. His footsteps are already “at the doors” (Matt 24:33).

2. Tower of Babel casts its long shadow

It’s long shadow reaches far down the future, sending urgent messages for the end time. Ham was the cursed son of Noah. His grandson Nimrod “began to be a mighty one in the earth” (Gen 10:8). He aspired to a kingdom, meaning to say, he had ambitions to make himself a king, and “the beginning of his kingdom was Babel …” (Gen 10:10).

Nimrod’s followers began to build a city and a tower, without due regard to God. Filled with their own greatness, they determined to make a name for themselves and to stay together, ignoring God’s command to “replenish the earth” (Gen 9:1) i.e. to repopulate the earth by scattering abroad on the face of the earth.

This was the beginning of a “One World” system, under which all the earth will be ruled by one man. Nimrod had visions of greatness and power, in total defiance of God. But God was more powerful than he thought. God could easily have destroyed Nimrod and his proud band, but no. By His unsearchable wisdom, He simply “confounded their language” (Gen 11:7, 8) so that they could not communicate one with another. Thus the project came to a standstill, and the people dispersed “upon the face of all the earth” (Gen 11:8), even as God had willed. Our God is wiser than you think. God’s time for a ONE WORLD SYSTEM was yet future.

3. Babel’s rebellion re-surfaces today

Men’s ambition to dominate the entire world never died but lurked on in the heart, for the mastermind is Satan whose grand plan is to rule the world. By beguiling men’s minds, Satan has resuscitated the ancient “One World” idea, by the alliance of a false World Church, with a “One World” political system (“beast having seven heads and ten horns,” Rev 17:3). Together they will wield irresistible power over all the earth.

Read Revelation Chapter 17 with Holy spirit illumination. “Babel” reappears as “Babylon,” a partnership of ecclesiastical and political power, under the headship of Satan. Pray, dear reader, for spiritual eyesight to discern this endtime monstrosity appearing in the guise of a “ONE WORLD CHURCH” and a “NEW WORLD ORDER” under the name of the “ECUMENICAL MOVEMENT.” (This endtime “Tower of Babel” will come to pass because mankind has found a common language in the universal use of English.) This religious-political alliance is in an advanced stage of world dominance. From its grip mankind has no escape except through the Lord Jesus: Only He, by the blood of the Lamb, can help us overcome this “Babel” system.

4. SGBF brings wonderful blessing: Were you there last night?

“God’s Word is powerful!” So it was tonight 11 March. Rev Prabhudas Koshy moved hearts and stirred spirits with his exposition of Psalm 90. “Only one life ‘twill soon be past.” All too soon death calls and life’s short day is over. Then what? Be wise! Death does not end it all. Death merely closes the “earth chapter and opens another.” Are you ready? Then God’s judgment comes upon all men, to take account of every deed, act, and thought during life. How are you living your life? “Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting” (Gal 6:7,8). 5. “He being dead yet speaketh” at SGBF, 25 March SGBF on 25 March is your opportunity to sing the song written by Stephen Tow in 1996. In the depths of his sorrow and despair, the Lord gave him a message. The Lord may speak to you on that night to your eternal blessing. Come with a friend. Psalm 130 set to music by Stephen will touch your heart. Life is not always smooth sailing. It is at such times that God shows His amazing love and mercy. God bless all readers.

Lovingly in the Lord
Dr SH Tow, Senior Pastor