Hmmmm.... And all this would not have happened but for 911. Maybe Robertson was right when he said that God engineered this.
Nah... That’s not really what he said. He said that God had removed his wall of protection from around America.
I believe that those who master-minded the 9/11 murders were intent on committing evil and God allowed it. God allowed it knowing that in His unlimited power, what the muslims meant for evil, He would use for good.
Kind of like the Romans killing the Christians led to the diaspora, which spread the faith.
Praise God! He desires all to be saved
I have a perspective here, so hear me out.
I don't think that 9-11 was a tragedy that reveals God has stopped protecting America. It was horrific, of course, but many natural and man-made disasters with larger loss of life have occurred. That's why I also don't believe that Katrina was a disaster of heavenly significance.
3,000 lives were lost on 9-11. But 50,000 American lives were lost during the Vietnam War, 400,000 lives lost during World War II. Small by comparison. More data: 600,000 lives were lost during the Civil War, 18,000, 12,00, and 11,000 in each of three campaigns.
1,800 lives were lost during Hurricane Katrina. But in 1900, 8,000-12,000 lives were lost when a Cat 5 hurricane slammed into Galveston Texas.
During the 1918 flu pandemic, 50 million people died worldwide, and 600,000 in the USA. 50-75 million died during the infamous "Black Death" (The Plague), including 30-60% of Europe's population. More numbers providing perspective.
I'm not trying to downplay the fact that 9-11 was a tragedy. But as a Christian I am loathe to ascribe God's wrath to tragedies on earth, especially when the data on lives lost is not higher than other tragedies. It is not for us to penetrate the thought of God. I for one think it is arrogant, possibly blasphemous, to try.
I will say, however, that God chooses not to intervene and stop evil, when individuals, families, communities, and nations stop praying and ignore / shun him. Meaning, no lucky breaks. That's how I feel about 9-11. Because the Muslim world can inflict far worse on us, and kill millions if they get hold of nukes and missiles as delivery vehicles. Were 50 million Westerners to die as a result, yes then I would wonder about God removing his protection.
And don't forget about the disasters that are truly of heavenly proportion -- the ones described in the Book of Revelation.