I can remember Mamaw telling me what she knew about the 'end of time' - how to know when it was close at hand. I don't recall ever seeing her pick up a Bible to read, but she would give me the chills telling me what to watch for. And she always made it sound like she was getting her info straight from the Bible. Her dad was a preacher, I can't remember if he was Holiness, or Penticostal, but I guess he's the one who taught her what to look for.
She said there would be sights and wonders to behold.
She said that the weather wouldn't act right, that in summer it would be so cold we'd need heat and in the dead of winter we'd be able to swim in the lakes it would be so warm.. the seasons would be confused. She said the only way we could be sure of the season was to look at the leaves on the trees.
She said that there would be wars and rumours of wars. And that we'd not only be fighting on foreign soil, but we'd be at actual war right here in the United States.
She said that mothers would hate their daughters, and they would turn against each other..and fathers and sons would despise each other and for a child to kill its parent would become commonplace and vice versa.
One of the main things she'd tell me to watch, were the animals. She said they'd behave like we've never been known them to behave before...walking in city streets, we'd be just as apt to see a bear or coyotes and wolves and other wild animals, as we would a cat or dog - these wild animals would be attacking people right in the cities, for food.
The bear and wildcat that attacked those children this week weren't on city streets, but the news articles sure brought back what Mamaw said about the animals would behave like they'd never been known to behave.
Bear Kills 6 Year Old In Tennessee Thursday
Mountain Lion Attacks Boy in Colorado Saturday
These animals were in the woods, but on both stories, comments to the effect "bears, mountain lions are shy/they don't usually act like that" caught my eye and made me think of some things Mamaw used to say.
Do I think it's getting close to the end of time? I dunno about that, but I'm keeping my eye on the tree leaves!
Posted by juel at April 16, 2006 05:32 AM