In Revelation 6:15-17 we learn the Tribulation is a time of God’s wrath being poured out on the “earth-dwellers.”[1]
15And the kings of the earth, the great men, £the rich men, the commanders, the mighty men, every slave and every free man, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains, 16and said to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb! 17For the great day of His wrath has come, and who is able to stand?”
Yet 1Thessalonians 5:9-11 we read,
9 For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, 10 who died for us, that whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with Him. 11 Therefore comfort each other and edify one another, just as you also are doing.
Those who’ve been born again are not appointed to God’s wrath yet that is precisely what the Tribulation is – the hour [time-period] of God’s wrath, testing the hearts of the earth-dwellers.
God’s wrath against sin was fully satisfied in the Cross of Jesus Christ. When Jesus declared, “It is finished” He meant the holy demands of God’s justice were completely satisfied.
Jesus took our place on the Cross as the object of God’s wrath. Therefore, it would be unjust for God to inflict His wrath on us. Christians won’t be here for the Tribulation because it is the hour of God’s wrath we’ve already been saved from!
“Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.” 2Peter 3:3-4
EARTH CHANGES
“And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.” Luke 21:11
SOCIAL DECAY & DECADENCE
“This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.” 2Timothy 3:1-5
THE NEGATIVE SPIRITUAL SIGNS
“For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.” 2Timothy 4:3-4
THE WORLD IN TURMOIL
“And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.” Matthew 24:6-7
RAPID ADVANCES IN TECHNOLOGY
“Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.” Luke 21:26
WHAT IS YOUR ETERNAL DESTINY? HEAVEN?
“Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.” John 14:1-3
OR CAST INTO THE LAKE OF FIRE?
And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.” Revelation 20:12-15
ARE YOU READY?
“For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:” 1Thessalonians 4:16
FOR THE LORD TO GET HIS BRIDE?
“Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words.” 1Thessalonians 4:17-18 Maranatha!
MEGA DISASTERS ARE INCREASING! JUDGEMENT FOR AMERICA IS COMING!
If you think we’re in an age of more extreme mega disasters, you’re right. The annual number of billion-dollar disasters in the United States, earthquakes, floods, fires, hurricanes and more, has tripled since the 1980s, from two to about six per year. And 2011 has increased seven fold from the 1980s with 14 separate $1 billion-plus weather events.
To give you more of a perspective on the upward spike we are seeing in billion dollar plus natural disasters since the 1980s, the years 1981, 1982, 1984 and 1987 had no billion dollar disasters. Losses from the 14 billion dollar plus U.S. natural disasters in 2011 topped $60 billion. The U.S. experienced 11 disasters each costing over a billion dollars in losses in 2012. Of these 11 events, seven were severe weather or tornado events, and two were related to hurricanes/post tropical cyclones.
The remaining two were the year-long drought and associated wildfires.
And one of these disasters alone is more costly than all 14 mega disasters in 2011. Hurricane Sandy, whose costs are estimated to be 60 -100 billion dollars. MORE:http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/billions/
It will take many more months to get the total costs of Hurricane Sandy confirmed.
Burned out houses that caught fire during Hurricane Sandy.
Hurricane Sandy Storm Surge.
Also 2012 is the year with another huge natural disaster, The Endless Drought Of 2012 which could come close to equaling Hurricane Sandy’s costs. Economic losses for these two events, Sandy and the year-long Drought, are the big drivers this year in terms of costs and are still being calculated. It will take months to develop a final reliable estimate for each. And the drought is still on going as this map shows going into March of 2013. It is clear that 2012 was a more expensive year for natural disasters than 2011. And nowhere in the world is the rising number of natural catastrophes more evident than in North America. In fact, the year is likely to rank as the second most expensive year for natural disaster losses since 1980, second only to 2005, when four hurricanes, including Hurricane Katrina, made landfall along the Gulf coast.
Those storms, along with other extreme events that year, caused $187.2bn in damage, when adjusted for inflation to 2012 dollars.
But 2012 could come very close to topping that record when all is tallied up. Click the link and watch the video.
Jeremiah 11:11 ” Therefore thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to escape; and though they shall cry unto me, I will not hearken unto them.”
When God found so much evil among them He therefore will bring evil upon them, the evil of punishment for the evil of sin; and there is no remedy, no relief: the decree has gone forth and the sentence will be executed. Just as God recognized Israel’s sinfulness, He is aware of when we rebel against Him, just as when a nation like America rebels against Him.
God would would rather we repent as a nation than face judgement. But God will use judgement to help us learn to turn from our wicked ways and turn back to Him. And we can be assured of His love and compassion for us as a people and a nation with His disciplinary judgement. Hosea 4:6 “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge” Brothers and sisters pray our nation turns from her wicked ways and turns back to God before He puts an end to our prideful arrogance and wicked ways.
Maranatha!
We have 200+ Earthquakes Rocking our Planet Daily. 71 Dorment Volcanoes all around the World; have awakened & started blowing there tops since February. Fireballs are scorching across the Skys & Exploding setting off Sonic Booms Rattling peoples Homes for Miles. Fish & Animals are dying in mass by the Thousands & Millions all at one time. Rivers & lakes are turning Blood Red. The World is going through a Historic Drought unlike anytime in human history which has killed 80% of the Worlds Crops. Massive Solar Flares are slamming our Planet every other day. We have Biblical Flooding taking place all over the World. We also have Plagues & Pestilence Spreading everywhere & only getting worse as each day passes. We have the Psalms 83 War/ World War3 about to take place at any given moment. Our Worlds Economy is on the verge of Total Collapse. We have a Massive Hybrid Storm about to affect Millions up the East Coast. I mean; what else has to happen for you to get the point GOD is trying to make? All this is way to easy to understand. Only a blind man couldn’t see what is taking place! Its all down Hill from here Folks so you might as well accept Reality & come to terms with it.! WAKE UP & QUIT HITTING THE SNOOZE BUTTON!
September 14, 2012 – GUATEMALA - A long-simmering volcano outside one of the Guatemala’s most famous tourist attractions exploded into a series of powerful eruptions Thursday, hurling thick clouds of ash nearly two miles (three kilometers) high, spewing rivers of lava down its flanks and forcing the evacuation of more than 33,000 people from surrounding communities. Guatemala’s head of emergency evacuations, Sergio Cabanas, said the evacuees were leaving some 17 villages around the Volcan del Fuego, which sits about six miles southwest (16 kilometers) from the colonial city of Antigua. The ash was blowing south and authorities said Antigua was not currently in danger, although they expected the eruption to last for at least 12 more hours. The agency said the volcano spewed lava nearly 2,000 feet (600 meters) down slopes billowing with ash around Acatenango, a 12,346-foot-high (3,763-meter-high) volcano whose name translates as “Volcano of Fire.” A paroxysm of an eruption is taking place, a great volcanic eruption, with strong explosions and columns of ash, said Gustavo Chicna, a volcanologist with the National Institute of Seismology, Vulcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology. He said the cinders spewing from the volcano were settling a half-inch thick in many places. He said extremely hot gases were also rolling down the sides of the volcano, which was entirely wreathed in ash and smoke. The emergency agency warned that flights through the area could be affected. There was a general orange alert, the second-highest level, but a red alert south and southeast of the mountain, where, Chicna said, “it’s almost in total darkness.” Teresa Marroquin, disaster coordinator for the Guatemalan Red Cross, said the organization had set up 10 emergency shelters and was sending hygiene kits and water. “There are lots of respiratory problems and eye problems,” she said. –CSM
September 10, 2012 – INDIA - The Thane district additional collector Ashok Shingare told PTI that told that the intensity of loud sounds were on the rise, causing concern among citizens. Meanwhile, geological experts visited Jawhar on Monday to study the so called ‘tremors’ in the area and submit their report to the collector directly. Seismologists from IMB Mumbai and Pune, as well other experts, will also be visiting Jawhar on Tuesday to study the situation, he said. For the past ten days, Jawhar town’s residents have been running out of their houses after hearing mysterious loud sounds like ‘tremors’ throughout the day on Monday. The Jawhar municipal council also announced that there was no cause for fear and people should not panic, after they complained of their cots, vessels and even the walls, windows, tables and chairs were shaken badly due to ‘tremors;’ though walls have not developed any cracks. The Nationalist Congress Party’s (NCP) state unit secretary Advocate Rajaram Mukne told PTI that there were at least seven tremors reported, accompanied by loud sounds. Jawhar MLA Chintaman Wanga, who represents the area also told PTI that locals are of the opinion that these were ‘tremors.’ –Hindustan Times
Published by Jason Hendricks
