'A Theory, Regarding a Recurring Reality"

Aretha Franklin, the "Queen of Soul."  U.S. Senator John McCain, "The Maverick."  Former U.N. General Secretary Kofi Annan and Playwright Neil Simon (of "The Odd Couple") fame.  Once again, "Famous people die in groups of two or three" as the old saying goes and once again, as I did many times on Facebook before I left, I'm going to give my theory as to why this very often happens.  Only this time I'm offering my theory here on my BLOG where I have a little more room to elaborate, Lol!!

(And before you say that "Aretha died a few weeks ago, she doesn't count in this group," I remind you that her funeral takes place in a few days, right along with McCain's.) Anyway, here's my theory, simply stated:


I believe that God  mercifully allows the famous to die in groups of two or three to make us think, and talk about, a subject we don't LIKE to talk about....namely our own mortality. For it IS "appointed unto man once to die, and after this the judgement" as the Bible clearly teaches.  Many who don't read or believe the Bible get the message about death delivered to them when they are forced to focus on death, and the famous dying in groups of two or three (usually from different walks of life) are inescapable witnesses to this reality.


Note: I claim NO Biblical justification or special revelation for this, for again, it's only a THEORY. 

However, the Bible DOES teach that God rules over everything that happens, that He has appointed specific times for ALL of us to leave this world and that He is not willing that anyone should leave this life without being ready....trusting in the Lord Jesus Christ, with their sins forgiven, that is.

"But Chet," you say...."didn't you say, a few blogs back, that God doesn't NEED celebrities? Why would He need them NOW, to get us thinking and talking about our own eventual death?" Good question, and here's my answer. My previous blog emphasized that God doesn't need the famous to expand His Kingdom on earth....HE, HIMSELF WILL BUILD HIS CHURCH and He doesn't need the endorsement of half-converted celebrities to do so.  But that doesn't mean God never USES the famous to remind us of a basic fact...death comes even to the wealthy, the prominent, the powerful and the adored. so SURELY, then, death will come a knocking for the REST of us one day.  And, by the way, we'd better start getting ready now for it!!

Some may call my theory "superstition" but it's just a theory, that's all...and some may mock it saying "That's ridiculous, how does God use famous people dying in groups of two or three to make us think about death?" To which I answer...so what have we been doing these past few minutes, in this blog?? We have been doing exactly that which you say is ridiculous, Lol!!

Yes, the famous dying in groups is a reminder that we are ALL going to die one day, but please make sure you're ready, trusting in the Lord Jesus Christ with your sins forgiven, when your turn comes.