March 27, 2020 Show with Joe Jacowitz on “Why Did the Coronavirus Pandemic Happen?”

The Radio Program Opens With Scripture and the Theme of Iron Sharpens Iron

Live from the historic parsonage of the 19th century gospel minister George Norcross in downtown Carlisle, Pennsylvania. It's iron sharpens iron. This is a radio platform in which pastors Christian scholars and theologians address the burning issues facing the church and the world today.

Proverbs chapter 27 verse 17 tells us. Iron sharpens iron so one man sharpens another. Matthew Henry said that in this passage We are cautioned to take heed with whom we converse and directed to have in view in conversation To make one another wiser and better.

It is our hope that this goal will be accomplished over the next two hours. And we hope to hear from you the listener with your own questions, and now here's your host Chris Arnzen.

Introducing Joe Jackowitz and the Weekly Coronavirus Updates

Good afternoon, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, Lake City, Florida and the rest of humanity living on the planet Earth. We're listening via live streaming at iron sharpens iron radio .com. This is Chris Arnzen your host of iron sharpens iron radio wishing you all a happy Friday on this 27th day of March 2020.

And it is absolutely gorgeous here in Carlisle, Pennsylvania today, and it's a shame that We can't take more advantage of this beautiful weather out there. Not that we can't go outside. But other than walks or sitting around in your property, there's not much else you could do.

But I'm thrilled to have back on the program pastor Joe Jackowitz. Those of you who have been listening recently regularly to iron sharpens iron radio know that we have begun at least until further notice a Weekly feature here on iron sharpens iron radio where pastor Joe Jackowitz Returns to the program every Friday to give updates on the coronavirus to also give you a biblical response to the virus the the pandemic the reactions to this.

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Also to encourage the Saints in Christ during a time like this which. Although there have been Fatalities and illnesses, I think by far the most devastating thing that has occurred From this pandemic is the loss of income and the loss of livelihood amongst multitudes millions of Americans and people globally.

But Pastor Joe Jackowitz is pastor of Christ Bible Church in Pleasanton, California. He's also founder of first love radio first love missions and first love publications. You can hear him every single day on first love radio who live streams iron sharpens iron.

He preaches every single day immediately following this program so you could actually Be blessed by his preaching his pulpit ministry. And then on every Wednesday, he has a new program called Bible talk Which airs at 10 p .m. Eastern Time? 7 p .m. Pacific.

And it's my honor and privilege to welcome you back to iron sharpens iron radio pastor Joe Jackowitz. Always a blessing to. Why don't you before we go into anything else? Tell our listeners. For those of our listeners who have not heard you yet on this program.

Tell them tell them about Christ Bible Church in Pleasanton, California.

Well, I've been pastor there for just over 30 years.

Great, and of course. The website for Christ Bible Church in Pleasanton, California is Christ Bible Church org. Christ Bible Church org. Today we are specifically addressing Why did the corona virus happen on?

Today's weekly update with Joe Jackowitz on the corona virus. But I know that you want to do before we actually went into that theological question or biblical question. You wanted to give us some updates statistically.

Yes, and by the way, I believe that we're wrestling. Well first I want to I wanted to mention to you.

Please send pastor Tippins my way so that I can invite him on the program. I.

Sure now think of you think of the absurdity of.

Releasing the prisoners because of the spread of coronavirus in those prisons. When the government wants us to be confined. Anyway, why don't they just keep those prisoners confined where they already were?

Right. It doesn't make it doesn't spread it if they have it. Exactly. There are positive to some up a little would not ordinary tech. And the terrorist attack millions of people flooded into the churches with the fear of God upon them and Believers need to be praying that that would not happen again this time and that God would use this Pandemic to real.

And my wife has diminished a little Bible study because the Bible tells and on an earthly.

Plane we still don't know for certain how it happened in regard to whether it was people eating bats and Turtles and all kinds of strange animals in China. And that somehow these animals transferred the virus.

We don't know if it was a laboratory accident or purposeful act of terrorism from a laboratory in China. And of course the Chinese have been blaming the United States military. I don't know if there are still doing that but that's obviously a slander.

But we still they really have not. The Experts scientists have not really Concluded on an earthly level why this happened. Am I right?

Yeah, sure. Right, but for it really doesn't matter. You do know why it's not a mystery to the Bible is well.

I want to make sure that I want to make sure that our listeners have our email address. So if they have questions of their own They can email them in my email address is Chris Arnzen at gmail .com chr is Arnzen a gmail .com.

Please as always give us your first name at least your city and state and your country of residence if you live outside the USA. And only remain anonymous if your question involves a personal and private matter.

Then with something like a pandemic going around and people's not only personal bodies being affected but loved ones being affected I could understand that. Some of our listeners might want to remain anonymous, but other than that please if it's just a general question, give us your first name city and state and Country of residence if you live outside the USA.

Chris Arnzen at gmail .com chr is Arnzen a gmail .com. I'm sorry Joe. Go ahead. No problem.

And so we know why the coronavirus happened because the Bible tells us talk about a lot of fines. This is original like he did in Noah's day and wipe everybody out and punish us punishment. So the result was that God and animals and against all the gods of Egypt and.

So hardness of heart look at the world Chris the more the immorality and the sexual perversion on a scale. Embedded pondering it. Are you in fact Joe? Let's let's revisit the last plague in Egypt when we come back from our first break.

If anybody wants to join us on the air for the question of your own our email address again is Chris Arnzen at gmail .com. Chris Arnzen at gmail .com. Don't go away. We'll be right back after these messages with more of pastor Joe Jackowitz of Christ Bible Church in Pleasanton, California.

And our theme today. Why did the coronavirus happen a part of our new weekly feature on iron sharpens iron radio every Friday? Where Joe Jackowitz will be giving updates on the coronavirus and a message from the Word of God on how we should respond to it.

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The Bible’s Explanation for the Coronavirus and Human Hardness

We are now back with Pastor Joe Jackowitz of Christ Bible Church in Pleasanton, California Also founder of first love radio first love missions and first love publications. We are Conducting our Weekly Friday update on the corona virus and today we are specifically addressing Why did the corona virus happen and before you return to the plagues of Egypt where you left off?

I think it's very important that we give a caveat and I'm sure you would agree with this Joe. It is not our business to be assigning blame to any other person or people as to their sins. Specifically bringing a virus upon themselves, perhaps they've had a death in the family or just Are experiencing severe illness we are not to either speculate or even worse publicly and vocally Say the reason these people are sick is because they have sexual immorality in their home or some other reason.

It is not our business to do that. We are to be primarily Focusing inwardly and making sure we are right with God in that realm. Am I right on that? You're absolutely right.

It's not our place to assign blame. Oh, you could pick up on the plagues of Egypt as you were leaving, right? So we use Pharaoh as an example of the hardness of heart pours out a great to them to warn of their idolatry, of course and so my my thought because God delayed and realize again how Dependent we are on God to survive our memory defied memory when we were walking close with God and we were sensitive to all the little ways in which God blessed us and provided for us and Sustained our health and that that could turn to that place 20 years since 2000.

There's been half a dozen or more of these in an area like a continent or they take place globally. These pandemics will run and mark their tear to God and he will. What part has a bill. You are the temple of the Living God as God has said I will come out from among them and be set and I will receive you.

I will be a father to you and you shall be my sons and daughters says those beloved the flesh and seer of God From above and you've got friends that are worldly from among them. Just blood of Christ fives our consciences and cleanses us from dead works.

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Why did the coronavirus happen? We just have some important announcements to make. First of all, we have a phenomenal line up next week on iron sharpens iron radio. Mark your calendars for every day next week because all these Interviews will be extraordinary.

I'm sure on Monday and Tuesday the 30th and 31st of March we have world-renowned reformed Baptist author and preacher and pastor Jeff Thomas Who this is a very rare thing. He pastored one church for over Half a century that was the Alfred Place Baptist Church in Everest with whales.

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Pastor Jeff. He is one of the most extraordinary preachers alive and I am so thrilled that he's coming back two days in a row. In fact, he is the one That contacted me and said may I return to your program that actually sounds more British, but I can't do it Welsh accent very well.

And he specifically requested two days on Monday March 30th He will be discussing singing in the church and on Tuesday the 31st of March. He will be discussing the free offer of the gospel and real evangelism re al evangelism on Wednesday.

We have what I am sure will be a fascinating discussion with my dear friend of many years Reverend Dave Corson. He's not only an ordained minister, but he also is an administrative law judge in New York City.

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