Unified Easter, Storms and Death of the Pope

 It is Tuesday the 22nd of April 2025.

We are at the precipice of a whole new era and time, inaugurated across the world....

- By the rare occurence of a unified Resurrection Celebration

- A Cyclonic Storm System that tore through the world's largest ocean

- A Papal Death

- Ongoing military conflict in Africa, The Middle East and Ukraine.

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Each of these events has their own significance, their own explanation.

I can not attempt to properly expalin each, only give thoughts.

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UNIFIED EASTER

Unified Easter Celebrations are a rare occurence.

Often we have Catholic (and Protestant) Easter at one time and then an Orthodox Easter at another time.

Certainly in recent years that has been the case, and happens mainly due to 2 different Calendars.

Catholics and Protestants follow the Gregorian Calendar devised by Pope Gregory in 1582.

Orthodox follow the older calendar, the Julian Calendar.

It is argued that the Julian is the original that all followed previously, but the Gregorian Calendar is more accurate and therefore more people follow the Gregorian.

It is rare for both to align, Easter in the Gregorian and Easter in the Julian but here they are, aligning in 2025.

CYCLONIC STORM

It must be said that in and of itself, Cyclones do happen in the Pacific.

This is something that the people of the Pacific are indeed aware of.

But nonetheless, it can still be quiet jarring, dealing with occurences like strong winds, heavy rains, lightning and thunder.

At one point during that time, there were power outages in different parts of New Zealand's North Island and alot of other Storm damage.

I myself am still wondering if indeed;

The wind symbolised God's Spirit...

The Rain, God's providence and indeed the powerful cleansing nature of the waters even of Baptism possibly.....

The thunder and lightning, like in Old Testament times a symbol of God's awesome power.

PAPAL DEATH

This one alot more suprising but comes at the end of both Holy Week and Easter,

The Death of His Holiness, Pope Francis.

This is the Pope who is significant for me, because he has been Pope when I myelf came back to faith in Christ in 2018

This one moreso than the storms and so on, this Papal Death at the time of a Unified Easter seems far more significant, powerful and meaningful than we currently know or see.

But in my own personal view, there will be more to this very soon.

For now, we pray for the repose of his Soul and for him to be embraced by 

The Risen Lord, Jesus Christ.

ONGOING MILITARY CONFLICT

This one we know is ongoing....

But when we take the other events alongside this in the context of Biblical Scripture and Messianic Prophecy, a wider picture emerges.

Of course we pray for Peace and for all victims of all Wars.

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Take all 4 together and we see a picture emerging.

My only prayer is two fold;

1. Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy.

2. Lord, your death we show forth, your coming we await....

COME LORD JESUS.