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earthquakes
and volcanoes
in Prophecy
No longer can the earth be considered a rock-solid foundation to be taken for
granted. Ominous danger looms beneath the surface. Earthquakes and volcanic
activity are on the rise. There is a reason!
Throughout history, God has used earthquakes to serve His purpose. The
Bible prophesies that the greatest period of earthquake activity in history lies
just ahead. Here is why!
T
he bible speaks of “earth- The distance from the center of plate, where it borders another plate,
quakes in various places” the earth—the core—to the surface is is an area of geologic activity. A vis-
approximately 4,000 miles. The core ible fault line that gives evidence of
at the end of the age. These
consists of superheated dense metallic the past geologic turbulence identifies
are foretold for important rea- compounds. The inner core is believed these boundaries.
sons. You need to understand the to be solid. The outer core is molten. Africa is bordered by a fault sys-
causes behind earthquakes—and Beyond the outer core lies the mantle, tem that travels along the Red Sea
volcanoes. They will soon affect which is 1,800 miles thick and consists and Suez Canal in the northeast. This
your life—and the security and of semi-molten and semi-solid rock. fault system continues within the main
Because of the soft consistency of the continental plate in eastern Africa. The
stability of the whole world.
mantle, some refer to it as the “hot western border of the African plate is
This report has been divided
plastic layer” upon which the tectonic located in the middle of the Atlantic
into three parts: (1) The Scientific plates float. Ocean and is called the Mid-Atlantic
Perspective, (2) How God Has Tectonic plates are the large semi- Ridge. This ridge also marks the bor-
Used Earthquakes, and (3) Great rigid slabs that form most of the earth’s der of the South American plate to the
Earthquakes to Precede Christ’s crust. These plates may be thousands west of the African plate. The ridge
Return. of miles wide, but only 3 to 45 miles extends on to the North Pole, dividing
thick. Consider this analogy: If the the North American and the Eurasian
Part 1: The Scientific Perspective earth were the size of an apple, the plates, as well.
Crust
lithosphere
asthenosphere
inner core
outer core
shock waves
When a rock within the lithosphere fractures,
Three types of shock waves: it sends out shockwaves in all directions
Primary (P) waves: Secondary (S) waves: Surface waves:
Waves compress and expand Waves cause rock to Involves rolling motion caus-
rock, causing back and forth shake back and forth ing two kinds of waves that
movement in the same at right angles reach the surface
direction as the waves Source: The kingfisher
Visual Factfinder, KRT
Link Between
Scripture. Their internal magma, volcanoes spew
forces are shared and their what are called pyroclastic
effects are similar. When flows. Larger volcanoes,
earthquakes are mentioned like Mount St. Helens, also
in prophecy, volcanoes
usually accompany them.
The devastation of both is
Earthquakes experience pyroclastic
surges. Both are a com-
bination of hot ash, rock
and Volcanoes
beyond comparison to any- fragments and gas that can
thing in nature. reach temperatures of 1500
A volcano is a crack, or degrees and travel at 150
vent, in the surface of the miles per hour!
earth—the crust. This crack, A surge carries more
known as a magma cham- energy and is mostly rock
ber, may form suddenly or fragments and super-heat-
over thousands of years. It ed gas. It moves even faster
acts like a conduit for melt- than a flow, although both
ed rock—magma—to push bring similar devastation.
its way to the surface. St. Helens generated a
Over time, magma fills series of flows and surges
this chamber and causes that completely sterilized
pressure to build. An erup- the soil for 6 square miles.
tion is the final releasing Flows can continue for
of this pressure. Scientists hours after the explosion.
believe that over 3,000 Flows are generally fol-
volcanoes have erupted in lowed by Lahars. These
the last 50 years. There are are a combination of water,
over 50 active volcanoes rock, sand and mud, which
in the world today, existing rushes down valleys lead-
in various states of activity. ing away from volcanoes.
Some are slowly spewing They move like rivers,
lava, while others are qui- but have enough force to
etly building, or rebuilding, uproot trees, tear houses
pressure. Ironically, if a from their foundations and
volcano is slowly spewing rip bridges away from their
lava, it is considered “safe.” supports. The Lahar that
The danger arises when followed the St. Helens
pressure builds enough for eruption was the larg-
a large eruption. Depending est in recorded history. It
on the makeup of the volca- destroyed 27 bridges, 200
no, the eruption varies from homes, 185 miles of road-
a slow lava flow to a great way and 15 miles of railway.
explosion. Some areas were buried in
The 1982 eruption of over 600 feet of mud and
Mount St. Helens was an debris!
example of the latter type. It The final fallout from an
was one of the largest erup- eruption is the ash cloud.
tions in modern times. The A volcano can project
explosion that accompanied ash over 12 miles above
it changed the entire face the opening in as little
of that mountain. The initial as 30 minutes. The ash
explosion had the force of 24 cloud from St. Helens was
megatons of thermal energy deposited over 20,000
and flattened an area of 230 square miles. Those far
square miles. (This is roughly away from the volcano
the size of the Los Angeles generally find ash particles
Basin.) Six-foot-thick trees to simply be a nuisance.
as far as 15 miles away were g Sept. 30, 2001: Lava flow, Kilauea, Hawaii. But if the volcano is close
mowed down like grass! Photo: R. Hoblitt, U.S. Geological Survey, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory to a city, the weight of the
6 prophetic conditions
ash particles is capable of collapsing and a major earthquake could become Like many volcanoes, Krakatau is
buildings. the catalyst to release an eruption. located in a region known as the “Ring
When factoring in all these after- Another common type of volcano of Fire.” The largest eruptions in his-
effects, one can see the danger is located underwater. The floor of the tory have occurred here. The Ring of
and destruction that volcanoes can ocean is scattered with this type of Fire consists of the western coasts of
cause. Today, scientific equipment can volcano. The Hawaiian Islands are a North and South America, the east-
help predict them before they erupt. direct result of their underwater erup- ern coast of Asia and the islands of
Obviously, this did not help the 57 tions. The danger posed by these Southeast Asia.
who died at St. Helens, or the endless types of volcanoes is in the form of Another volcano in this region, Mt.
thousands who died in historic erup- tsunamis. Pinatubo, erupted in June 1991. It
tions like Pompeii and Krakatau. As covered in this report, though displaced millions of Filipinos and dev-
Detection is done by checking tsunamis are commonly referred to as astated much farmland. The ash cloud
the “heaving” of the land. This shows tidal waves, they are somewhat differ- from just this eruption lowered the
how much pressure is building up in ent. Volcanoes can also create these average world temperature by almost
the magma chamber. An additional devastating waves. They usually result two degrees Fahrenheit!
method is to record the frequency and from underwater mudslides that follow While these eruptions were large,
intensity of earthquakes around the the eruption. there exists another volcano in North
volcano. As the frequency increases, One of the most devastating tsuna- America that is relatively unknown. It
and earthquakes become centered on mis in history was caused by the erup- is quietly building immense pressure
the volcano, conditions become ripe tion of Krakatau in 1883. The resulting and is waiting for the moment—or
for an eruption. pyroclastic flow from this Indonesian an earthquake—that will cause it to
This connection between earth- volcano caused massive waves erupt. Yellowstone National Park’s sci-
quakes and the eruption is why earth- that took the lives of 36,417 people. entists have said this volcano has the
quakes and volcanoes are so intrinsi- Thousands more were left homeless. destructive power to make St. Helens
cally linked. While the most powerful The initial explosion of this volcano “look like a sneeze.”
earthquakes are not the result of a was heard in Perth, Australia—over As this age comes to a close, we
volcano, all volcanic eruptions will 2,000 miles away! The eruption spewed will see more powerful earthquakes.
cause a series of smaller earthquakes. ash 50 miles high. The dust cloud encir- They will awaken giant volcanoes
In the case of St. Helens, a large cled the earth, changing global weather like the one in Yellowstone. These
earthquake triggered an already sen- patterns. Many normally temperate will be the largest eruptions of all
sitive volcano to erupt. This is the dan- areas of the world experienced some time. But they will not just alter the
ger in many volcano-sensitive areas snow in each of the next 12 months. It face of a mountain. They—with
throughout the world. Their volcanoes is thought that the Irish Potato Famine earthquakes—will alter the face of
have been silently building pressure was caused by this change in climate. the earth. c
by the lack of recent slippage of the disappear into the ocean is more fic- world—buckled like toys. Here, the
plates. tion than fact. But the probability of a death toll was also relatively low—
Scientists can identify seismic gaps, major destructive earthquake along the only 62—resulting mainly from col-
which are areas of the fault line that San Andreas fault in the near future is lapsed apartment dwellings.
sustain the greatest strain. Scientists extremely high! This quake registered 6.8 on the
pay close attention to precursors like The moderate earthquake of October Richter scale. Suppose this quake had
seismic silence—an absence of slip- 17, 1989, in the San Francisco Bay resulted from a 200-mile fissure in
page. They also examine any recent Area (causing the partial collapse of the San Andreas fault shifting more
absence of a major quake within a past the upper deck of the massive Oakland than thirty feet, producing a Richter
span, where major quakes had histori- Bay Bridge), registered 7.1 on the magnitude of 8.8. That would be 100
cally followed a regular pattern. Richter scale. Suppose this quake had times the seismic amplitude of the
Such key precursors help scientists been 8.1—10 times the seismic ampli- Northridge quake and 900 times the
predict (with reasonable accuracy) the tude and 30 times the energy—how energy. This does not consider the area
probability of a quake in a specific much more destruction would have affected by the shock, which would be
region. However, unlike weather fore- occurred? Would the death toll have many hundreds of times greater! This
casting, no specific date can be given been 10 times the 61 that actually type of quake may occur in the near
—only the probability within a broad perished in this quake? Or would it future.
time frame of a decade or so. have been 100 times, or perhaps 1,000 The Coming Quake: Science and
Much research and time has been times? The projected statistics of a Trembling on the California Earth-
invested in the study of known and major quake in population centers are quake Frontier, written by T.A.
unknown precursors of earthquakes, not pleasant to contemplate. Heppenheimer, is not science fiction.
but without consistent results. Yet, the The quake of January 17, 1994, Rather, Dr. Heppenheimer projects
inevitability of a major earthquake with was another “moderate” quake, with what could result if a major quake
massive destruction in populated areas the epicenter in Northridge, just north caused the fault line directly beneath
of California is not science fiction, but of Los Angeles. The freeway bridges downtown Los Angeles to break
a scientific fact. The idea that most of and overpasses—built according to open. He estimates that 33,000 of the
the southern California coastline could some of the highest standards in the 700,000 buildings in the city would be
8 prophetic conditions
destroyed. Another 22,000 would need main aftershocks cease to rumble, the reveals that God’s presence need not
major repair. freeways are cleared, and a semblance always be accompanied by earthquakes
Concerning the impact of a future of power is restored, and the people or other physical events, but can be
major quake upon metro Los Angeles, who need help can begin to see the manifested in a “still, small voice” (I
he writes, “While damage to homes assurance that it is at hand” (p. 206). Kgs. 19:9-18).
will rank as the most serious threat to All the while, as California awaits There was also a thunderous
personal safety, the general collapse of the “Big One,” earthquakes continue trembling when God gave the Ten
the freeway system will stand as the to occur around the world in various Commandments: “And all the people
next major problem.” The collapse of places. Some take a heavy toll, like the saw the thunderings, and the light-
bridges and overpasses of the freeways, one in western Turkey in August 1999, nings, and the noise of the trumpet, and
as well as railroads will complete “the which claimed over 17,000 lives, or the mountain smoking: and when the
near-isolation of Los Angeles [from] the one in India in January 2001, people saw it, they removed, and stood
the rest of the country” (pp. 197-198, which killed about 20,000. afar off” (Ex. 20:18).
200). Heppenheimer stresses, “Water For an extensive listing of some Verse 20 focuses on the key reason:
systems will present overwhelming of the major earthquakes of recent “And Moses said unto the people, Fear
problems. These may take the most years, you may wish to consult The not: for God is come to prove you, and
deadly form imaginable: the failure World Almanac 2002. Also, websites that His fear may be before your faces,
of a major dam…If you drive north such as the one sponsored by the U.S. that you sin not.”
on Interstate 5…an immense flat- Geological Survey (earthquake.usgs. Exodus 19:18 shows what had hap-
topped embankment of earth can be gov) provide much information about pened: “And mount Sinai was alto-
seen…This is Castaic Dam. It holds earthquakes, including the most recent gether on a smoke, because the Lord
350,000 acre-feet of water, enough to quakes of the last 30 days—world- descended upon it in fire: and the
flood fifty square miles to a depth of wide. smoke thereof ascended as the smoke
ten feet…Now proceed farther along of a furnace, and the whole mount
I-5…to…Pyramid Dam, nearly four Part 2: How God quaked greatly.” God’s presence gener-
hundred feet tall…179,000 acre-feet Has Used Earthquakes ated an earthquake! He used His power
of water…And still farther back in
the hills…Bouquet Canyon, the site of
another major dam…” (pp. 200-201).
G od has used earthquakes in more
ways than realized. His Word
shows that He uses earthquakes to:
over the elements to get Israel’s undi-
vided attention.
Moses’ response indicated that the
“Across vast areas, then, people (1) Show His presence. message came through, loud and clear:
will be left without lights. There will (2) Show His deliverance. “And so terrible was the sight, that
be no radio or television, except for (3) Show His wrath. Moses said, I exceedingly fear and
battery-operated portables. There will (4) Indicate His unfolding Plan. quake” (Heb. 12:21). If Moses, who
be cold, as well as dark; most home- (5) Announce Christ’s Return. had communed with God, responded
heating systems rely on electricity… (6) Accompany prophetic events. this way, imagine the response of the
Refrigerators will be out as well as (7) Reshape the earth’s surface. others—especially wide-eyed children.
kitchen ranges…And on top of all
these hardships, there will be major Earthquakes Resulting Accompanying God’s Deliverance
fire hazards” (p. 205). From God’s Presence In I Samuel 14:15, God was moved
Heppenheimer then summarizes the The Bible reveals that the presence of by the faith and courage of Jonathan
disaster: “The Big One, in short, will God can cause the earth to tremble. He and his armor-bearer and wrought a
overwhelm existing abilities to cope uses such upheaval to send a powerful mighty deliverance: “And there was
with disaster. There will be not one, message: “Tremble, you earth, at the trembling in the host, in the field, and
but a combination of large-scale loss- presence of the Lord, at the presence of among all the people: the garrison, and
es, any of which by itself could cripple the God of Jacob” (Psa. 114:7). the spoilers, they also trembled, and
the region: breakdown of the freeways, On this same theme: “He looks on the earth quaked: so it was a very great
blockage of the railroads, overload of the earth, and it trembles: He touches trembling.”
the phone system, widespread damage the hills, and they smoke” (104:32). God intervened due to Jonathan’s
to the sewer system, disruption of the Not only can the earth tremble and daring courage: “…it may be that the
water supply, severe shortages of elec- quake at God’s presence, but volcanoes Lord will work for us: for there is no
tric power, and substantial fire haz- erupt as well: “The mountains quake at restraint to the Lord to save by many or
ards from petroleum and natural-gas Him, and the hills melt [lava-producing by few” (vs. 6). After sending the earth-
pipelines. All these together will strain volcanoes]…” (Nah. 1:5). quake, which terrorized the Philistines,
the region’s emergency services well God can and does manifest Himself God caused the enemy to turn on each
beyond the point of breakdown. It will in other ways, according to the needs of other, resulting in the deaths of thou-
be several days, at least, before the a given situation. The account of Elijah sands. The survivors fled.
earthquakes and volcanoes 9
Other accounts of earthquakes earth shook and trembled; the founda- a great earthquake: for the angel of
accompanying God’s deliverance tions also of the hills moved and were the Lord descended from heaven, and
occurred shortly after the beginning shaken, because He was wroth.” came and rolled back the stone from the
of the New Testament Church, in A.D. Also notice: “But the Lord is the door, and sat upon it” (Matt. 28:2).
31. The first account is Acts 4:29-31: true God, He is the living God, and Certainly the earthquakes showed
“And now, Lord, behold their threat- an everlasting King: at His wrath the the utmost importance of Christ’s
enings: and grant unto Your servants, earth shall tremble, and the nations death and resurrection.
that with all boldness they may speak shall not be able to abide His indigna- Recall that an earthquake
Your Word, by stretching forth Your tion” (Jer. 10:10). accompanied the giving of the Ten
hand to heal; and that signs and won- Many earthquakes prophesied for Commandments (Ex. 19:18). God’s
ders may be done by the name of the end time will carry this overtone. giving His Law to Israel was definitely
Your holy Child [Servant] Jesus. And This involves, primarily, the major a critical juncture in His Plan.
when they had prayed, the place was earthquakes listed in the book of
shaken where they were assembled Revelation. They will convey God’s Earthquakes Announcing
together; and they were all filled with wrath to a world that refuses to heed Christ’s Return
the Holy [Spirit], and they spoke the His warnings and correction. In Matthew 24, Christ told His dis-
Word of God with boldness.” The ciples of the signs that would precede
quake showed that He had heard and Earthquakes at Past Events His Second Coming.
answered their prayer. in God’s Plan In verse 7, He stated, “and there
Another earthquake occurred when Earthquakes have also accompanied shall be…earthquakes, in diverse
the apostle Paul was accompanied by events in God’s unfolding Plan. Some places.”
Silas in the city of Philippi in Asia examples of this are recorded in the This verse did not define any par-
Minor. They were illegally beaten and account of the crucifixion: “And, ticular earthquake that would tradi-
cast into prison. But God delivered behold, the veil of the temple was rent tionally announce a particular event.
them: “And suddenly there was a great in twain from the top to the bottom; Rather, it defined the sign as “earth-
earthquake, so that the foundations of and the earth did quake, and the rocks quakes,” and that they would take
the prison were shaken: and immedi- rent” (Matt. 27:51). place in various places—scattered
ately all the doors were opened, and Next is another aspect of the same throughout the world.
every one’s bands were loosed” (Acts earthquake: “Now when the centurion, Mark 13:8 and Luke 21:11 also
16:26). and they that were with him, watching reflect this. Christ meant that, as a
This miracle also resulted in the Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those sign, earthquakes would proliferate as
conversion of the prison keeper and things that were done, they feared the time of His Return drew near.
his family. greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son Had earthquakes been as prolific
of God” (vs. 54). throughout history as they are today,
A Result of God’s Wrath Another “great earthquake” accom- then they would not indicate that the
Psalm 18:7 briefly reveals this aspect panied Christ’s resurrection, three full end of the age was near. They are
of God’s use of earthquakes: “Then the days later: “And, behold, there was much more common now than in the
days of the early Church or the Church
during the Middle Ages.
Part 3: Great Earthquakes
to Precede Christ’s Return
Notice Revelation 11:12-13: “And 15: “…and there were great voices in Revelation 16:18
they heard a great voice from heaven heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this This is the final earthquake and will be
saying unto them [the two witnesses], world are become the kingdoms of our the most powerful one ever to occur
Come up hither. And they ascended up Lord, and of His Christ; and He shall since man was created upon the earth.
to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies reign for ever and ever.” Verses 17-18 record, “And the seventh
beheld them. And the same hour was Verse 19 states, “And the temple angel poured out his vial into the air;
there a great earthquake, and the tenth of God was opened in heaven, and and there came a great voice out of the
part of the city [Jerusalem] fell, and there was seen in His temple the ark temple of heaven, from the throne, say-
in the earthquake were slain of men of His testament: and there were light- ing, It is done. And there were voices,
seven thousand: and the remnant were nings, and voices, and thunderings, and thunders, and lightnings; and there
affrighted, and gave glory to the God and an earthquake, and great hail.” was a great earthquake, such as was
of heaven.” This earthquake occurs immediately not since men were upon the earth, so
This earthquake appears to be cen- after the Return of Christ and the First mighty an earthquake, and so great.”
tered mainly in the area of Jerusalem, Resurrection—it marks the fulfillment This is the great earthquake in
but could still be worldwide in scope. of these events. which the remaining topography of
It cannot be the same one described in Christ’s Return brings the First the earth is changed. Notice verse 20:
Zechariah 14:4, because all nations will Resurrection and makes every fol- “And every island fled away, and the
not yet have gathered for the Battle of lowing event possible. This pivotal mountains were not found.”
the Great Day of God Almighty (the event is the most crucial in all history! This earthquake appears to com-
time of the last plague, or sixth vial of Earthquakes before and after this event plete the process begun by the earth-
wrath – Rev. 16:12-15). underscore its momentous importance quake of Revelation 6:12-14, in which
This particular earthquake precedes in God’s Plan. No other event bears “every mountain and island were
and announces the pivotal event in such distinction. moved out of their places.”
mankind’s history—Christ’s Return. This earthquake is also one that This is the same earthquake men-
results from the presence of God. Jesus tioned in Zechariah 14. It follows the
Revelation 11:19 Christ will then be present on earth time when all nations are gathered for
This earthquake occurs after the sev- as King—assuming rulership in glory battle, coinciding with the sixth vial of
enth trumpet has sounded (Rev. 11:15). over the earth. wrath of Revelation 16:12-15.
This is the time of the Return of Christ, At this event, the earth quakes Zechariah 14:4 states, “And His feet
as expressed in the latter part of verse with gladness, along with the whole shall stand in that day upon the mount
12 prophetic conditions
of Olives, which is before Jerusalem from Jerusalem; and the heavens and detailed descriptions of the temple of
on the east, and the mount of Olives the earth shall shake: but the Lord the Lord, which will be located upon
shall cleave in the midst thereof toward will be the hope of His people, and the this mountain.
the east and toward the west, and there strength of the children of Israel.” The renewal of the surface of the
shall be a very great valley; and half of g Haggai 2:6-7: “For thus says the earth will be to accommodate the
the mountain shall remove toward the Lord of hosts; Yet once, it is a little vast number of humanity that will
north, and half of it toward the south.” while, and I will shake the heavens, populate the earth by the later stages
Finally, verse 9 states, “And the Lord and the earth, and the sea, and the dry of the millennium and also the many
shall be King over all the earth…” land; and I will shake all nations, and billions that will come up later in
In summary of the earthquakes of the desire of all nations shall come: and the general resurrection—the White
Revelation listed above, note that voic- I will fill this house with glory, says the Throne Judgment (Rev. 20:11).
es, lightning, and thunder accompany Lord of hosts.” The earth will be able to accom-
the earthquake of Revelation 8:5 (at the modate many more billions than
beginning of the Day of the Lord), the Earthquakes Used to Reshape now, once more usable land becomes
earthquake of Revelation 11:19 (after the Surface of the Earth available for farming and for living
the Return of Christ), and the final Extending beyond the context of these space.
earthquake of Revelation 16:18 (at the five earthquakes of Revelation, they Not only will mountain ranges be
end of the seven last plagues). will also serve to reshape the earth’s removed, more land will be reclaimed
For audible voices to be heard in surface. The God of all power, who from the deserts and oceans as well.
the midst of an earthquake, especially formed the hills and mountains, will These changes in the topography of
accompanied by lightning and thunder, reform them and reshape the surface the earth will accommodate a change
they would have to be those of God’s of this earth (Amos 4:13; Psa. 90:2). in the weather. It will become favor-
mighty angels. Notice Isaiah 40:4-5: “Every val- able, rather than the harsh, threatening,
Notice Revelation 4:5: “And out ley shall be exalted, and every moun- destructive element as has been the
of the throne proceeded lightnings and tain and hill shall be made low: and case throughout human history.
thunderings and voices…” A number the crooked shall be made straight, Without droughts and floods, and
of scriptures associate lightning with and the rough places plain: and the without the terrible extremes of tem-
God’s throne in heaven. glory of the Lord shall be revealed, perature, precipitation and destruction
God engraves these earthquakes and all flesh shall see it together: for from other elements in nature, farm-
with His “signature”—voices, light- the mouth of the Lord has spoken ing will be more productive. Even the
nings, and thunder. it.” waters of the oceans will be healed
The following verses apply gen- These verses speak of dramatic and purified (Ezek. 47:8-10).
erally to all the final earthquakes of changes in the earth’s surface. Vast Earthquakes have been instrumen-
Revelation, but especially to that final mountain ranges will no longer exist. tal in serving God’s purpose in a num-
great earthquake. Any remaining mountains and hills ber of ways. Indeed there is a purpose
g Isaiah 13:13: “Therefore I will will be used for a special purpose as for every aspect of God’s creation:
shake the heavens, and the earth shall God has appointed. “To every thing there is a season,
remove out of her place, in the wrath of The highest “mountain” during the and a time to every purpose under the
the Lord of hosts, and in the day of His time of the millennium may be men- heaven” (Ecc. 3:1).
fierce anger.” tioned in Isaiah 2:2: “And it shall The good news beyond the
g Isaiah 24:19-20: “The earth is come to pass in the last days, that depressing trends and statistics of this
utterly broken down, the earth is clean the mountain of the Lord’s house present world will eventually eclipse
dissolved, the earth is moved exceed- shall be established in the top of the the human tragedies that occur in
ingly. The earth shall reel to and fro like mountains, and shall be exalted above this age. Earthquakes will play a role
a drunkard, and shall be removed like the hills; and all nations shall flow in this transition that ends in peace,
a cottage; and the transgression thereof unto it.” security and fulfillment for the sur-
shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, Of course, this is symbolic, because vivors.
and not rise again.” it speaks of nations. This refers to As frightening and destructive as
g Ezekiel 38:20: “…and all the men Zion, the mountain and location of the they are, God will use earthquakes to
that are upon the face of the earth, shall temple from where Christ will reign. reshape the earth’s surface, in prepa-
shake at My presence, and the moun- Notice Ezekiel 40:2, which also ration for the greatest time of peace
tains shall be thrown down, and the refers to this mountain of the future: and abundance that mankind has ever
steep places shall fall, and every wall “In the visions of God brought He known.
shall fall to the ground.” me into the land of Israel, and set me This is a wonderful time that the
g Joel 3:16: “The Lord also shall upon a very high mountain…” whole world can look forward to. It is
roar out of Zion, and utter His voice The scripture continues to give coming soon!
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