There is a lot of talk today about so-called “global warming,” or as it seems to be called these days, “climate change.” For some people, it has become a religion that involves, essentially, worshiping the earth. Most folks, it would seem, have accepted the premise of “global warming” or “climate change,” without actually examining the evidence themselves. It is reminiscent of the theory of evolution being accepted and propagated, without any solid, verifiable evidence to support it.
The evidence shows that over the years the temperatures have gone up and the temperatures have gone down (almost like an intentionally designed cycle). Now, does the evidence indicate that man has ever been responsible for the rise in temperatures when that has happened? (Of course, no one asks if man has ever been responsible for the temperature going down.) Step back and consider just some basic information.
About 72% of the earth is covered by water. It is the waters of the earth (not the land) that are responsible for regulating the temperatures of the earth. So dry land only makes up about 28% of the earth’s surface, and if you subtract the desert and mountainous regions of the earth, less than half of that 28% dry land is even habitable. It has been estimated that 10% of the land on earth (which would be less than 3% of the total earth surface) is inhabited, and less than 20% of the world’s population (which would be living on less than 1% of the whole earth’s surface) lives in industrialized nations. (These numbers are intentionally estimated high.) Of course, industrialized nations making up far less than 1% of the earth’s surface is only dealing with the surface of the earth. That has not even taken into consideration the multiple layers of atmosphere surrounding the earth, which are designed by God to absorb pollutants and protect the earth.
What’s the point? Is it not rather egocentric of humans to believe that they (so small and insignificantly minute compared to the massive volume of the earth) could do something to affect the climate of the earth? Could we then also affect its axis tilt, rotation or gravitational pull? Let’s put things into proper perspective and consider the evidence for ourselves. Unfortunately, man is more interested in worshiping the created things (like the earth) rather than the Creator (Rom. 1:25).
The truth is that the global warming that all men should be concerned about is the “fervent heat” that will come at the end of time and “burn” the earth up (2 Pet. 3:10). One day the earth will be gone, and we will all be in an eternal realm elsewhere. Where will you be? That eternal place of fiery temperatures should be what you’re trying to avoid!