my first thought when I read this was the large volume of strange deaths in those movies that "just happened" to eliminate those that might threaten the plans of the anti-christ. This guy wanted to be a Christian missionary. Where to? Who did he threaten, here or there?
I am not an appocalyptic fundamentalist, constantly switching between Revelations and the left behind books (I've read the former, but not the latter). Having said that, it sure appears that the armies of Satan are on the march right now. So much of what is happening in the world, both the big events and the strange little ones like this, bears the hallmark of the prince of lies.
I'm not into theology that has every problem tied up in neat answers, either. I will probably be accused of being an athiest troll, but I have to wonder where God is when horrible, stupid things like this happen. Does God have a plan for everything? Did He just one day decide, "I think I'll decapitate a missionary today." I think it is better to admit that there is no answer than to try to weave some rationalization that makes God look like a child who tortures animals. Once one has lived long enough and has been touched by enough tragedies, easy, painless answers become impossible.
I can imagine the missionary getting to heaven and asking the Lord, "I was going to help a lot of people, so why did You allow me to be killed in a stupid accident?" The Lord might answer, " I see you are from Stupid Planet. Things like that happen on Stupid Planet all the time. I had nothing to do with it -- Stupid Planet's warranty expired a long time ago. I know that Stupid Planet is under bad management, but every time I go down there to try and fix things, I get kicked out. (God shrugs.) What can One do?"
We live in a beautiful world -- and it wants to kill you!
Yes.
This man was a Devout Christian.
This story has really gotten to me, I must say.