Why does the earth quake??

Under three things the earth quakes, And under four, it cannot bear up: That is what it says in Proverbs 3:20 in the NASB. This is rather interesting. That there are actually some things that make the earth so unstable that it quakes. What are these things?  In the KJV the passage states: Proverbs 30 : 21-23
 ²¹For three things the earth is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear:
 ²²For a servant when he reigneth;  and a fool when he is filled with meat;
 ²³For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress.

So the first thing that causes the earth to quake is when a servant reigns. What could this mean? I know that God does things decently and in order according to 1 Corinthians 14:40 - ⁴⁰Let all things be done decently and in order."  So what if an employee somehow tried take the business away from the owner, like maybe not follow company rules but kind of do things whatever way he wished.  That would not be good and a business could not function that way for very long.  But is that not pretty much what is happening in our world today? God created the world and it belongs to Him. Psalm 24:1 ¹The earth is the LORD's, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.
So LORD made the earth and everything in it. Then He should also have the authority to instruct those of us in the world how to live, to tell us what is truth, and how to live, which is exactly what He does throughout the Bible. The Bible is the business manual or handbook with instruction as to how things are to be done. So when we are his servants, called upon to take care of business till he comes in the second coming, We are to obey Him and being disobedient to the Master would definitely cause the earth to quake. Just as in any business, when the things are not done right the boss is not pleased, and disciplinary action has to be taken. So it is also with God. He sees our disobedience to His instructions in the Bible and so disciplinary action is happening all around us which are the judgements that we see such as the tornadoes, earthquakes, outbreaks of pandemics, etc.
Next let us consider " and a fool when he is filled with meat;"  I believe this is referring to the luxurious and excessive lifestyle that so many take as "must haves". Trying to keep up with the neighbors in possessions and therefore aquiring unbearable amounts of debt. Instead of living in contentment as we should , we are told that we deserve to be able to live out the so called "American dream". Money and posessions, fame and loose living will never satisfy. This is another thing that the causes displeasure to our LORD and causes the earth to quake.
Verse 23 ^23"For an odious woman when she is married, and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress." The words odious woman simply means a woman who is not loved by her husband. I believe this verse is referring to the problem of adultery and divorce in our culture. Consistantly on the news, we hear of high ranking officials, and evangelical leaders, and politicians involved in an affair and failing in their marriages. We also see this happening in our churches, neighborhoods and families. Pornography, lust and coveteousness is rampant. God's directions are for sex within the bonds of marriage. Any other sex is immorality. God clearly states in the Bible that marriage is to be between one man and one woman and that till death.   Ephesians 5:25 -
²⁵Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
Mark 10:6-9 states
 ⁶But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.
 ⁷For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;
 ⁸And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh.
 ⁹What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
And one more verse 1 Corinthians 7:39 says ³⁹The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.
There are many more passages that we could reference that say God made marriage to be between only one man and one woman till death.  God does allow divorce in the case of sexual immorality in order to protect the abused spouse but it never was His original plan.
The rampant immorality is abominable in the sight of God and He is prepared to deal with it.
We who are Christians are a sanctified people and not at all like the non Christian.  Our goal is to please our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in our words and our actions and bring glory to Him. This world is not our home.

The Last Days??

Many people ask this question today - Are we in the last days of history in the world we know? or When will the end of the world be? While no one knows the day or the time of the end of the world, in the Bible we find specific things that we can look for that tell us the time is drawing closer. In 2 Timothy 3:1-5 is a description of what society will be like in the last days. What things in the passage coincide with what we see all around us on the evening news or in our own neighborhoods today? 2Timothy 3:1-5 ¹This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
 ²For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
 ³Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
 ⁴Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
 ⁵Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
We see many, many of these being played out daily ..let's just take covetous for an example, people want  to have what others have or to be what some celebrity is so they purchase the latest products and gadgets to keep up with friends or celebrities , and thereby increase their debt loads to unbearable levels. Lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God - God requires that he has first place in our hearts and lives and so when we allow our desires for pleasure to get in front we are sinning against our Father in Heaven.
Also in Matthew 24 is an excellent discription of what the world will look like just prior to Christ's return.
Matthew 24: 5-12
⁵For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
 ⁶And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
 ⁷For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
 ⁸All these are the beginning of sorrows.
 ⁹Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.
 ¹⁰And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
 ¹¹And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
 ¹²And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
Look in verse 6 where it says there will be wars and rumors of wars. According to verse 7, there will be famines, earthquakes and pestilence. Pestilence is widespread infectious fatal disease - perhaps something like swine flu or bird flu or even possibly AIDS.  We see and hear of these things happening pretty much every day on the news. 
Other things to look for is the introduction of a cashless society, the Antichrist coming onto the world stage and setting up a peace treaty with Israel.  Israel became a nation in 1948 fulfuilling Bible prophecy, and there is an ever increasing threat of war in the middle east so all these things that the Bible tells us to look for are beginning to take place.
So the most important question to answer is not when will all this happen? ... but rather... have you come to Christ and accepted Him into your heart and life, and repented of your sin, believing that He died for you on the cross, rose again on the third day and He is the only way to Heaven?  This is the way to be prepared for all that is to come. Have you made sure that you will be ready to meet Jesus when He comes? Do so today.