Should We Accept The World Is On Fire?

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2019-10-25 15:13

Once again, wildfires are plaguing areas of California as the Santa Ana winds. The Kincade fire, the largest this week, tore through steep canyons in the wine country of northern Sonoma County, racing across 16,000 acres within hours of igniting. About two years ago, the Tubbs Fire was burning through Santa Rosa north of San Francisco, killing 22 and destroying 5,000 homes. Then last year on November 8, the Camp Fire obliterated the town of Paradise, reported to have killed 86 and burning 20,000 structures to the ground.

Historian Steve Pyne calls this the Pyrocene. Basically, the ice age, but with fire. Throughout the year, all over the world there have been fires raging out of control burning millions of acres of land. Last year there were over 47,000 wildfires, and as of September 12th of this year, there have been over 36,000! Is this Biblical? There are many passages speaking of fire destroying the world and the heavens, even calling God a consuming fire. Zoroastrianism, the debated root of the Abrahamic Faiths, has the Atar, the Holy Fire that will consume the world. Who's to say that fire is supposed to be instant? What do you think? Leave your thoughts below! Have a nice day!

This article was written by @cifer44