We Have Seen Our Future

Not Pretty

The recent British riots have provoked a variety of reactions.  Here is one.  It does not reflect a Christian position, but it does convey cynicism, sarcasm, anger and bitterness.  As UK (and Western) society continues to crumble, from the family outwards, we are likely to see much more of this kind of discourse.




Rioting has a long and time-honoured tradition in the UK.  The traditional way of dealing with it, once the rioting had been brought under control, has been to make a few concessions and reforms to palliate the electorate. Then, the ship-righting effect kicks in, and the moment passes. Things go back to normality, and life continues.

But the ship-righting effect presupposes that the ship of society is fundamentally sound: family structures are intact; most people are basically law abiding and respectful; law and order, crime and punishment is well grounded in sound principles and ethics; people still believe in the rectitude of the Ten Commandments and respect their precepts; and there are reasonable job opportunities for those who want to get ahead, which is the vast majority of the population.

As the West turns away from its Christian past, and demand rights or human right entitlements become the fundamental canon of society, these conditions allowing a ship-righting effect to take place will attenuate, if not erode away . A tipping point will eventually be reached: it will no longer be possible to draw back from the abyss.

When these conditions apply, anarchy lies just beneath the surface ready to burst forth in foul liquifaction.  The August 2011 London riots will become (in hindsight) an avatar, a mere foretaste, of the real thing.  When that happens, commentators and historians will start referring to Great Britain as a "failed state".

Impossible!  It would never happen in a thousand years!  You could only say such things if you believe the God revealed in Scripture most certainly does not exist.  For the Scripture itself is definitive.  Look what happened to Judah and Israel when they became wiser in their own eyes than the Living God. 

Every nation, every culture must answer to the same God, Who does not change.  Everything to Him is personal.  His jealousy over His own Name remains.  Same God.  Same covenant. Same outcome.  The video above is a type of prophetic warning.  A word to the wise is sufficient.