Oh how Jehovah must feel.
I think of two things about this article.
The first is how Jesus looked at the crowds and he felt pity for them as the
scripture says, "(Matthew 9:36) 36 On seeing the crowds he felt pity for
them, because they were skinned and thrown about like sheep without a
shepherd."
Then I thought of tonight's No# 2 talk and the scripture from Deuteronomy
7:25) 25 "The graven images of their gods you should burn in the fire. You
must not desire the silver and the gold upon them, nor indeed take it for
yourself, for fear you may be ensnared by it; for it is a thing detestable
to Jehovah your God."
It's very clear people are lost and it's likewise clear how detestable this
is to Jehovah to give attention to idols such as this. Not even for
sentimental value...would we keep it any part of it or discuss it. We
destroy it completely...
An article like this however, would be a timely aide in bringing up the
Deuteronomy scripture in the witnessing work. It sure tied in with
tonight's student talk...so for those of you that have this talk on
Thursday... It might be a good example to use. Just a thought...
On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 9:55 PM, Bob Angle Jr wrote:
> I live in Ohio. This is local news for me
>
>
> 6-story Jesus statue in Ohio struck by lightning
>
> MONROE, Ohio – A six-story statue of Jesus Christ was struck by
> lightning and burned to the ground, leaving only a blackened steel
> skeleton and pieces of foam that were scooped up by curious onlookers
> Tuesday.
>
> The "King of Kings" statue, one of southwest Ohio's most familiar
> landmarks, had stood since 2004 at the evangelical Solid Rock Church
> along Interstate 75 in Monroe, just north of Cincinnati.
>
> The lightning strike set the statue ablaze around 11:15 p.m. Monday,
> Monroe police dispatchers said.
>
> The sculpture, about 62 feet tall and 40 feet wide at the base, showed
> Jesus from the torso up and was nicknamed Touchdown Jesus because of the
> way the arms were raised, similar to a referee signaling a touchdown. It
> was made of plastic foam and fiberglass over a steel frame, which is all
> that remained Tuesday.
>
> The nickname is the same used for a famous mural of the resurrected
> Jesus that overlooks the Notre Dame football stadium.
>
> The fire spread from the statue to an adjacent amphitheater but was
> confined to the attic area, and no one was injured, police Chief Mark
> Neu said.
>
> Estimated damage from the fire was set at $700,000 — $300,000 for the
> statue and $400,000 for the amphitheater, Fire Capt. Richard Mascarella
> said Tuesday.
>
> The Ohio State Highway Patrol was at the scene Tuesday to prevent
> traffic jams and potential accidents from motorists stopping along the
> highway to take photographs.
>
> The patrol began issuing citations about 4 p.m. Tuesday to motorists for
> stopping on the side of the highway, dispatcher Adam Brown said. The
> number of gawkers coupled with construction had slowed I-75 traffic in
> the area to a crawl, the state Highway Patrol said.
>
> Some people were scooping up pieces of the statue's foam from the nearby
> pond to take home with them, said church co-pastor Darlene Bishop.
>
> "This meant a lot to a lot of people," she said.
>
> Keith Lewis, of nearby Middletown, arrived at the church around 7 a.m.
> Tuesday to photograph the remains for his wife. Lewis said he had viewed
> the statue as both an oddity and an inspiration.
>
> Cassie Browning, a church member from Dayton, said she was driving home
> when she saw smoke and noticed the statue was missing.
>
> Travelers on I-75 often were startled to come upon the huge statue by
> the roadside, but many said America needs more symbols like it. So many
> people stopped at the church campus that church officials had to build a
> walkway to accommodate them.
>
> Bishop said the statue will be rebuilt.
>
> "It will be back, but this time we are going to try for something
> fireproof," she said.
>
> The 4,000-member, nondenominational church was founded by Bishop and her
> husband, former horse trader Lawrence Bishop.
>
> Lawrence Bishop said in 2004 he was trying to help people, not impress
> them, with the statue. He said his wife proposed the Jesus figure as a
> beacon of hope and salvation.
>
>
> Article Source:
> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_lightning_strikes_jesus_statue
>
> (still trying to get AP reprint rights for my blog)
>
> - Bob Angle Jr.
> {posted via email}
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