By now you've all heard of the Mayan prediction that the world will end in December 2012. However, not all 'Mayan' scholars agree with that interpretation; they say the Mayans believed in cycles of creation, and were simply predicting the beginning of a new cycle. "At the very least," one cynical sociologist commented, "the doomsday prediction is a chance for entrepreneurs to cash in."
Sure enough, the American firm 'Vivos' is selling peace of mind for the end-of-world worriers, building 20 underground “assurance of life” communities, each one capable of sustaining 4,000 people for a year. Only after paying $50,000 and passing a pre-qualification that determines one's worthiness will he or she be able to live in one of these ground-breaking hotels.
Given the above, consider the words of the Psalmist, "Unless the Lord builds a house, the work of the builders is wasted. Unless the Lord protects a city, all the defenses in the world won't help." Paul assures us that "when the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we will have an eternal house in heaven." (Ps. 127:1, 2 Cor. 5:1) And the good news: we have been "pre-qualified" as worthy for one of those 'move-in-ready' homes.
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