Deadly tornados: Tragic weather phenomenon or God's wrath?Deadly tornados: tragic weather phenomenon or God's wrath?
"...The general tendency is to blame God for evil and suffering and to pass on all responsibility for it to Him. But we must never forget that when God created man, He created him innocent. Man was not created evil or with suffering as part of his lot on earth. Genesis 1:26-31 and 2:7-9 tell us that God put man in a beautiful garden with everything good. It was Paradise--heaven on earth--with no sin, pain, sorrow, or death. Then, through sin, man lost his trouble-free paradise. But God didn't leave man in this predicament forever. Revelation 21 and 22 describe for us a "paradise regained," which God is preparing for His redeemed people. Revelation 21:4 states, "God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away (pg. 173, Kennedy)..." Full text: Why Does God Allow Suffering?
Response to comment [from a Christian]: [birth pangs]
Maybe (Mt 24:8).