Seven Churches

A Prophetic Warning in the Titanic?

The date is April 14, 1912. It is almost midnight. The spring air is biting cold. The sky is clear and the many constellations are visible. Majestically, with purpose, and unhindered the great ocean liner on its maiden voyage steams across the Atlantic towards New York. The comforting hum of the engines softly resonates through the interior iron and steel hull of the ship, reassuring the passengers and crew of its strength and unsinkable claim. Promoted by its builders as an unsinkable vessel, the Titanic is the most luxurious ocean liner in the industrialized world. The floating palace is four city blocks long and as high as a four story building. The liner provides everything from elaborate dinning rooms and wooden staircases to French sidewalk cafes and Turkish baths. Many people onboard the the Titanic are wealthy and excited about their voyage and looking forward to reaching New York the next day. Suddenly, there is an almost imperceptible shudder that lasts for several seconds. The crew and passengers who are still awake feel the strange vibration and wonder at its meaning. The comforting drone of the massive engines unexpectedly stops. The silence awakens Nellie Armstrong, a passenger. She leaves the safety of her cozy cabin to inquire about the silence. Meeting a crewman, Nellie asked what is wrong. "Nothing," said the crewman as he quickly disappears through a door leading to a lower deck. (Paraphrased from a 1992 AP Article on the Sinking of the the Titanic.)