Israel simulates an earthquake, with casualties at 7,000. The book of revelation is the final book of the new testament, a stark account of the apocalypse and a prophecy of the world coming to an end. Earthquakes are mentioned seven times in revelation. I feel like the first trumpet is already being blown. The great earthquake at the end of days a biblical hypothesis quotations from english standard version 2001.
A severe earthquake will cause buildings to fall and it may cause many deaths. All these are the beginning of birth pains matthew 24. God also appoints messengers to preach the gospel during the end times. Is coronavirus one of the plagues in the book of revelation. Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it to the earth. In the seventh day adventist church, there is no shortage of making connections to real historical events and the seals and other events in. And there were flashes of lightning, and rumblings, and peals of thunder, and an earthquake, and a great hailstorm. Why all the natural disasters earthquakes, floods, fires.
The first one mentioned occurs at the time of the 6th seal revelation 6. Seven thousand were killed in the quake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the god of heaven. The last days described in the book of revelation claim there will be a couple of other significant earthquake events, the last of which is described as the greatest earthquake in earths history. Essentially its a book about the wrath of god being poured out upon the world.
First, it notes that an earthquake will accompany the sixth seal revelation 6. The bible describes events and conditions that would mark the conclusion of the current system of things, or the end of the world. King james version the bible calls this time period the last days and the time of the end, or end times. Regardless of your view concerning the book of revelation, you have to admit this is interesting. Prophecy calendar for 2020 to 2025 recent past and. But not if you ask christian writers and pastors who have spent years focusing their message on the book of revelation the new testaments final book. You come up with maybe four billion dying of famine, war, earthquake, plagues. The book of revelation predicts there will be a total of four global earthquakes. But what does the biblical scripture say will happen. The bible is full of earthquakes, and studies of the floor of the dead sea show a 4,000year history of significant earthquake events in israel. The book of revelation is the final book of the bible in which john the apostle outlined his visions of the end times. But they will be wrong, as the book of revelation goes on to show. Was flavius josephus familiar with the apocalypse of john johns revelation and there were noises and thundering and lightnings.
In addition, the following articles may offer more encouragement for all to remember as we face the trials of covid. The earthquake, which is the shaking down of the kingdom of evil comp. These include earthquakes such as the giant indonesia earthquake and tidal wave in dec. There are numerous earthquakes associated with the time of the end.
The sea coagulated into blood, and everything in it died. The events of revelation are the events that occur in the book of revelation of the new. During the tribulation, the book of revelation predicts even greater worldwide disasters, symbolized by the four horsemen of the apocalypse revelation 6. The scripture reveals many terrible events that will supposedly precede the second coming of christ, including plagues, earthquakes. In equake pastor hayford offers a practical study of the book of revelation, not a speculative or sensationalized look at prophecy. Signs of the end times according to revelations are nations rising against each other and wars between peoples and nations. These disasters are a false messiah white horse, a great war red horse, famine black horse, and then rampant sickness and death pale horse. The book of revelation tells us of at least 5 earthquakes that occur during the tribulation period.
Earthquakes are the strange incidents when, suddenly, the ground begins to shake. Footnotes literal earthquakes are often preceded by seismic disturbances that cause dogs to bark or act skittishly and excite other animals and fish, though humans may be. These quakes are mentioned five times in the book of revelation, with the final earthquake corresponding with the seventh bowl of gods wrath being poured out on the earth. A commentary on the book of revelation douglas wilson. Pestilence and plague may not be disasters quite as exciting as blazing meteorites.
The scripture reveals many terrible events that will supposedly precede the second coming of christ, including plagues, earthquakes and locust swarms. The scripture reveals many terrible events that will supposedly precede the. The sixth seal is broken and there was a great earthquake. The great earthquake the book of revelation is the written record of an endtimes vision the apostle john had after being banished to the island of patmos during the roman persecution of christians under emperor domitian. Book of revelation passages description this web site includes a discussion of the book of revelation, the last chapter of the bible, which includes a description of a catastrophic sequence of events that some people believe are occurring now, and may occur in 2020 2025. Church discovered a pattern where events in years in the 20th century correspond to psalms of that year number psalm 48 corresponds to year 1948, for example, and the birth of the state of israel then. And after these things i saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth. Coronavirus disease covid19 could kill a quarter of the worlds population if a chilling prophecy in the bibles book of revelation comes to pass, christian evangelists have claimed. They are quite frequent in some parts of the world, and they can be very frightening. The tsunami produced after the earthquake of 1960 killed people even in other countries like japan and hawaii.
Pastor jack hayford believes the key to understanding the book of revelation is to understand and correctly interpret the time and events surrounding the major earthquakes in revelation. Magnitude of the earthquakes of the book of revelation. Its rider held a bow, and he was given a crown, and he rode out as a conqueror bent on conquest. Does the book of revelation confirm the sequence of events of. The sun turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair, the whole moon turned blood red, rev 6. Be sure to look up and read these scriptures and surrounding passages in your bible. The great city split three ways, the cities of the nations toppled to ruin.
The earth is struck by nearly 500 meteorites every year. Are we witnessing the locusts from a broken seal of the. In the book of revelation, the word church and saint are never used interactively. The only place we can get a reliable answer as to what is going on and why, is from the bible, and specifically, the last book of the bible, revelation. So, when i read the book of revelation and see, for example. This is not the end of the world, say those who study. The way the book of revelation is actually written is as a series of kind of unfolding revelations, each one of which gets to something deeper in the story.
Seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the survivors were. Many of the first readers of the book of revelation had recent experience of. Churchs excellent book hidden prophecies in the psalms published by prophecy publications, 1990, j. When we look at the passage in revelation, we notice a couple of things. The great worldwide earthquake of revelation 6 rok23.
As their enemies watched, they went up into heaven in a cloud. Flavius josephus and the apocalypse of john sola dei gloria. Earthquakes, floods, famines, plagues and diseases such as the world has never seen. Earthquakes occur 5 times in the tribulation period time of wrath. The novel coronavirus has infected more than 82,000 people and killed at least 2,801. Understanding the seven trumpets of revelation gods purpose. Revelation 6 new international version niv the seals. We hope it can direct you toward scriptural truths about plagues and a study of the book of revelation. Then i heard one of the four living creatures say in a voice like thunder, come. There were lightnings, and voices, and thunders comp. Seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the survivors were terrified and gave glory to the god of heaven. If the book of revelation, at the most, only holds historicreligious value but isnt from a supernatural source as some claim, how was john able to write about an earthquake that specifically occurs in israel, and kills 7,000 people to the number despite this being written almost 2,000 years ago.
It is a massive, worldwide earthquake that signifies the start of gods wrath and, in this writers opinion, likely the start of the great tribulation. When he opened the sixth seal, i looked, and behold, there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black as sackcloth, the full moon became like blood, and the stars of the sky fell to the earth as the fig tree sheds its winter fruit when shaken by a gale. Loathsome, stinking sores erupted on all who had taken the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. What are some signs of the end times according to revelations. But the viral epidemic could yet spiral out of control if outrageous claims. The book of revelation is the written record of an end times vision the apostle john had after being banished to the.
The book of revelation a revealing of the futureis history written in advance. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. The book of revelation is known for its cryptic and dramatic descriptions of the end of. The truth about the rapture, the four horsemen, and the prelude to the great. Easytoread version the following are some outstanding features of lastdays, or.