http://lazerbrody.typepad.com/lazer_beams/2010/12/the-haifa-fire.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2FpGFj+%28Lazer+Beams%29


Quote:
"We teach in the principles of emuna that everything Hashem does is for the very best. Everyone asks, how can 42 losses of life and thousands of acres of charred forests be for the best?

The answer is in the following Midrash (Shir Hashirim 2:5, elaborating on the passage, K'shoshana bane ha chuchim): Right before Moshiach comes, Hashem will burn the outskirts of Haifa."


Quote is from article at above link. Following is a link from another board where I found the article, with more discussion. Makes the rapture seem so near:

http://pub48.bravenet.com/forum/static/show.php?usernum=4086901292&frmid=13&msgid=1044679&cmd=show