Dear friends:

Last night I got a telephone call from old friend Dr. Armando Pardillo in New Mexico, telling me about something strange that happened to him the other day.

He got one of these chain e-mails that said to "forward it to 7 (or, 10, or whatever) other people" and such and such will happen  I usually delete those immediately, especially the ones that say if I do so I will have good luck, because there is no such thing as luck.  God is sovereign and the universe is not a random operation.

This one said that if he forwards it, he will get a message from an angel at exactly 10:00 a.m. the next morning.  Contrary to his usual judgment, he did forward it, then forgot about it.  He really did not think there was anything to it.

The next morning, he was in the operating room at the hospital.  Music from a secular radio station was playing over the speakers.

Suddenly, Armando heard the words, "It's the end of the world as we know it."  He looked up at the clock and it read exactly 10:00 a.m.!!!

Momentarily, he went about his work, and looked back up again to see if he was right the first time.  This time the clock read exactly 10:01 a.m., revealing that he was right the first time.

Whether or not it was an angel, or coincidence, or some kind of synchronicity, it was definitely a stunning development, especially since Armando is an avid prophecy student who believes the rapture and tribulation are imminent.

I googled the song this morning and discovered that "It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" is a song by the rock band R.E.M. found on their 1987 album Document.

It is certainly possible, that with the many confirming events, including the recent Annapolis conference, it is, indeed, "the end of the world as we know it."

Jim