{"id":5489,"date":"2018-03-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/2018\/03\/08\/this-is-not-a-drill\/"},"modified":"2023-09-08T10:19:42","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T08:19:42","slug":"this-is-not-a-drill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/this-is-not-a-drill\/","title":{"rendered":"This is Not a Drill"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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\n “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.” <\/em> Matthew 24:42\n <\/p>\n

On January 13, 2018, a false ballistic missile alert was issued via the Emergency Alert System and Commercial Mobile Alert System over television, radio, and cellphones in the U.S. state of Hawaii. The alert stated that there was an incoming ballistic missile threat to Hawaii, advised residents to seek shelter, and concluded “This is not a drill”. The message was sent at 8:07 a.m. local time. However, no civil defense outdoor warning sirens were authorized or sounded by the state. A second message, sent 38 minutes later, described the first as a “false alarm”. State officials blamed a miscommunication during a drill at the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency for the first message. Governor David Ige publicly apologized for the erroneous alert<\/a>, which caused panic and disruption throughout the state. Anthony Galang, evangelist for the Oahu Church of Christ<\/a>, preached a lesson the following day. Hear what he had to say<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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