By Shahar Ilan

A major earthquake may destabilize the foundations of Jerusalem-area schools and kill thousands of pupils, a Jerusalem municipal official warned yesterday.

Article Continues… (Haaretz)

Ah, the looming “big one” that’s expected in the Holy Land at any moment. While I try not to linger on prophecy stuff, and I don’t speak in Christian lingo, but my source for this article brought up a few verses:

The study is particularly worrisome because numerous Biblical prophecies in both the Jewish Scriptures (such as Ezekiel 38-39) and the New Testament (Matthew 24:7, Revelation 6:12-17, Revelation 8:5) indicate that major earthquakes will strike Israel and the world in the last days. Many Jewish and Christian Bible scholars believe we are now living in the last days.

Intriguing, yes, but I figure we shouldn’t get so wrapped up in this stuff as to forget that this earthquake will hurt real people. Interesting times are ahead, and we’ll need each other more than ever.