The Incredible Journey
The Incredible Journey is a donor-funded ministry passionate about communicating the Gospel of Christ. Pastor Gary Kent holds a B.A. in Theology, M.A. in Ancient History & Archaeology, and M. in Divinity. He's an archaeologist who has excavated numerous sites throughout Israel and Jordan and is an internationally acclaimed speaker and TV presenter, he has spoken and produced numerous documentaries on subjects including the Bible, Bible prophecy, world events, and natural health. His passion is to share the good news of Jesus’ imminent return. — New programs are released every Friday at 6pm (AEST).
The Incredible Journey
Kamikaze - The Final Countdown
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This program follows the extraordinary story of the Japanese Kamikaze pilots of World War II.
At 7:25 am on 25 October 1944, just five days after the Kamikaze Corps was formed, Lieutenant Yukio Seki took off from this very location on the first official Kamikaze attack mission. Three hours and twenty minutes later, at 10:45 am, his unit reached enemy targets in the Gulf of Leyte. Seki was the first to strike. He deliberately dive-bombed his plane into the American aircraft carrier USS St. Lo, triggering a massive explosion that blew the ship apart. The USS St. Lo sank just 20 minutes later. War historians regard Lieutenant Yukio Seki as the world’s first official human bomb.
The story of these young Japanese pilots, who willingly flew suicide missions by crashing their aircraft into enemy ships, gives us cause to stop, reflect, and take a close look at our own lives. It challenges us to ask: What do we love more than life itself? What is truly worth dying for?
And why is it important, even vital, to ask these questions? Because the things worth dying for reveal most powerfully the things worth living for. The things we are willing to die for are, properly understood, the very things we should live for, the things that give life meaning.