How long shall earth mourn?
Part One
The land is prosperous as willed by the Lord; By His Divine intention, He created earth to be prosperous in the resemblance of His affluent, saying, “I am wealthy.” The land He created has fruited plants, vegetables and cereals accord the holy words, “And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.” (Genesis 1:11) This land has also given assorted land animals. “And God said, let the earth bring -the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.” (Genesis 1:24)
Our Lord, God created earth for a better aim. First, “it was without form.” (Genesis 1:2) He made the land devoid of harm, evil and troublesome. Not only earth, but all creatures upon it were made good. “And God saw …, that it was good.” (Genesis 1:4)
Unfortunate to this blessed land, for she is mourning and crying accord the interference, harm and evil of people. Prophet Jeremiah asks saying, “How long shall the land mourn?” He then lays out the cause affirming, “And the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? The beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our last end.” ” (Jeremiah 12:4)
The reason for the blessed earth filled with wood, grass and water, mourning and sobbing, is now known. Though she is willed to pour rain, grow and nurture grass, plants, cereals and vegetables, due to the evil deed of men, she is mourning. (Enoch 7:31) Those bestowed of her blessing, fare and dwelling stabbed her from the back. For this, the dessert grass dried; animals and birds died; earth is disgraced; instead of the water and rain, she is forced to drink human blood.
Even worse, those massacres spoke of murdering the innocent, harmless and good. And so they did kill them. Poured down their blood; and the land drank innocence’s blood. Therefore, good people are waning; no person is justifying judgment since everyone is bringing mystery upon ones neighborhood. There is no one to rely on; wives upon husbands; children upon parents have become enemies and thus are disgraced.
Why is the earth crying? Because God’s rage is upon her for drinking the blood of righteous without her will. (1 Maccabees 28:23) When Cain killed his brother Abel, she drank innocent blood; At the age of Prophets, she drank all the saint’s blood and so God is angry. The earth cried. As Prophet David said. “Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was worth,” she cries every day. (Psalm 18:7)
Why is the earth crying? The Saints sue her daily and so she cries. They say “O earth, cover not your my blood, and let my cry have no place; Also now, behold, my witness is in heaven, and my record is on high” to her daily and so she cries and sobs. (Job 16:18-19)
Earth mourns every day. But why does she cry? When do people also seize to harm? Until when shall the dessert grasses continue to dry? Till when do the birds and animals die? How long will be God’s wrath upon us? Till when do the Saints sue earth? We ask the question Prophet Jeremiah asked even now!
How long shall the land mourn?
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