The most frightening modern development in our world today is the sudden arrival of monster storms. Which flood communities, turn roads into raging rivers, uproot towering trees, destroy road infrastructure, rip buildings apart, and send roofs flying through the air and landing hundreds of feet away from their original location. But that’s just one part of the story; the toll in human lives lost continues to rise with the arrival and passing of each new hurricane, cyclone, or typhoon. Need I mention Hurricane Melissa, which left a long trail of destruction in its furious wake as it barreled through the Caribbean Islands of the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, and Cuba? The pictures and videos of devastation and complete loss are simply heartbreaking and terrifying.
Jamaicans are taking stock after Hurricane Melissa, the strongest storm to strike the island in modern history, barrelled across the country leaving behind a trail of ruin. Without power or phone coverage, much of the country is isolated and so information is trickling through. Authorities were only able to confirm the first deaths as a result of the hurricane over 24 hours after landfall. The bodies of three men and one woman were washed up by the flood waters in St Elizabeth Parish, local government minister Desmond McKenzie said. There, Prime Minister Andrew Holness said “images of destruction are all around”. “The damage is great, but we are going to devote all our energy to mount a strong recovery,” he said.
BBC: Jamaicans Take Stock After Hurricane Causes Damage, Flooding, And Power Cuts By Rick Davis and Rachel Hagan, October 28, 2025.
The scale of devastation left by Hurricane Melissa is becoming clear after the record-setting storm tore through Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba, leaving at least 34 people dead. Although downgraded from a category five to a category two storm, Melissa gathered speed as it swept through the Bahamas on Thursday and is expected to make landfall in Bermuda later. The strongest storm to strike the Caribbean island in modern history, the hurricane sustained winds of 298km/h (185 mph) at its peak – stronger than Hurricane Katrina, which devastated New Orleans in 2005, killing 1,392 people. The US National Hurricane Centre (NHC) reported sustained winds of 165km/h at 12:00 GMT on Thursday.
BBC: Hurricane Leaves Trail Of Destruction Across Caribbean: In Jamaica, the impact was most severe in the south-western parish of St. Elizabeth, by Nick Davis, Mandeville, Jamaica, and Rachel Hagan & Gabriela Pomeroy.
Cuba’s second-largest city, Santiago de Cuba, was badly hit
St Elizabeth is covered in knee-deep mud, and with flooded roads
Some people are denying the reality of global warming and its consequences. These are not limited to monster storms that cause destructive floods. Lightning storms, hail storms, forest fires that engulf millions of acres, destroying irreplaceable flora and fauna, and drought are all consequences of the relentless use of fossil fuels. Our planetary home is currently under siege, and from all appearances, there is absolutely no defence against these natural weapons of mass destruction that Mother Nature has been forced to deploy against us. Nor are these ‘acts of God’ limited in scope; they are of worldwide occurrence. What exactly do these events portend? They warn us that we are living at the end of time. The termination of human history as we know it is fast approaching. As we are warned in scripture:
“But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come.” 2 Timothy 3:1 (NKJV).
Furthermore:
“Behold, the Lord makes the earth empty and makes it waste, distorts its surface, and scatters abroad its inhabitants.
And it shall be: As with the people, so with the priest;
As with the servant, so with his master; As with the maid, so with her mistress; As with the buyer, so with the seller; As with the lender, so with the borrower; As with the creditor, so with the debtor. The land shall be entirely emptied and utterly plundered, for the Lord has spoken this word.” Isaiah 24:1-3 (NKJV)
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