A Rereading of Luke 21:5-11 in Relation. A RE-READING OF LUKE 21:5-11 IN RELATION TO GLOBAL WARMING IN PORT HARCOURT. Olusakin, Vincent Akinbayo Department of Religious and Cultural Studies Akwa Ibom State University, Obio Akpa Campus e-mail: vincentakinbayo@yahoo.com Phone no: 08036753245 Published in Journal of Religion and Culture, Vol.14. No. 1&2 (2014) pp.45-57 Abstract Global warming remains a major problem in the world today. Some attribute it to climate change while others interpret it eschatologically. Scholars from various disciplines continue to investigate the cause as well as proffer solutions to global warming. Most works on eco- theology however have not addressed eschatological dimension in attitude toward the control of global warming. This research fills that gap. It contextualizes the study in Port Harcourt area. The research investigates the reality of global warming in Port Harcourt and also examines the causes and effects of the phenomenon in the city. Port Harcourt Christians’ attitude to global warming is read in light of Luke 21:5-11. Not a few believe that the text represents the signs of end time. While some perceive global warming as a sign of the end time, the research shows that the event is human made and therefore can be controlled. Key words: climate change, global warming, end time, signs, eco theology Introduction This paper focuses on examination of the connection between the disasters recorded in Luke 21:5- 11 and global warming using Port Harcourt as a case study. These disasters include war, earthquake, pestilence, famine and others. The importance of this study lies in the fact that most of these disasters can be the outcome of the effects of global warming. Also, the disasters have been interpreted in popular theology as signs of the end time. The implication therefore is that if these disasters are signs of the end time and are the outcome of global warming, then global warming is a sign of the end time. And if global warming is a sign of the end time, the various calls and efforts to mitigate the impact of global warming is a waste of time and energy since the world will soon end. Therefore, using Port Harcourt as a case study, the study examines the reality and effects of global warming. It attempts a rereading of Luke 21:5-11 with a view to knowing the focus of the pericope. Also, based on the reading of the text, it asks if global warming is a sign of the end time. From this background, the paper discusses the issues of global warming and the end time prophecy in Luke 21;5-11 from the perspective of eco- theology. 45