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QUAKE:
What
Does The Bible Say?
by Pastor Max
Solbrekken
According
to historical records, earthquakes greatly escalated in
intensity, frequency and geographical diversity during the
20th Century!
Jesus
Christ gave us a comprehensive, flawless prophecy concerning
end-time phenomena including war, famines, pestilences and “earthquakes
in divers places” in answer to His disciples query “What
shall be the sign of Thy coming and of the end of the world”?
EARTHQUAKES
SPEAK FOR GOD, and have done so since the beginning of time; a
sign as well as a message from the Almighty to us all! Often,
earthquakes are a WAKE-UP CALL for us to repent & get
right with God - a warning of impending judgment and a call to
righteousness!
The
FIRST scientifically monitored earthquake occurred at Antioch,
Syria on May 20, 526 AD and took the lives of 250,000 people.
There is no record of its magnitude, but it was certainly
great to create so much havoc and death!
Another
powerful earthquake (9.0) shook Shensi, China on Jan. 24, 1556
claiming 830,000 lives and on Oct. 11, 1739, Calcutta, India
was rocked by a mammoth quake leaving 300,000 dead. Again, we
have no record of its magnitude!
The
Lisbon shaker claimed 20% of the population on Nov. 11, 1755
registering 8.6 on the Richter Scale and was felt many miles
away from its epicenter. SIXTY THOUSAND PEOPLE WERE
KILLED!
Even
though only 503 died in San Francisco’s April 18-19, 1906
quake, it registered 8.3 on the Richter Scale and much of the
city was destroyed with $500 million in damages!
On
Sept. 1, 1923 an 8.3 magnitude quake took 200,000 lives in
Yokohama, Japan and another with the magnitude of 8.3 shook
Nan Shan, China on May 22, 1927. On Dec. 26, 1939 the earth
shook again with great intensity - 7.9 on Richter Scale - in
Erzincan, Turkey taking 30,000 lives.
In
the 1950’s & 1960’s, earthquakes were recorded in
India, Turkey, Afghanistan, Iran, Morocco, Chile, Yugoslavia
and Alaska with intensities as great as 8.7 and as low as 5.8.
The Alaska quake occurred on March 27, 1964 and took 131
lives.
On
May 31, 1970 an earthquake with the magnitude of 7.7 shook
Northern Peru and claimed 66,796 lives. The Feb. 4, 1976 quake
in Guatemala brought great destruction and death claiming
22,778 lives. It registered 7.5 on the Richter Scale, and on
July 26 of that same year, 242,000 people died in the 8.2
horrific killer quake that hit Tangahan, China.
SOME
RECENT EARTHQUAKES
The
Global Volcanism Network of the Smithsonian Institute has
provided us with the following information.
Earthquakes
in 1993 & 1994 have struck Bolivia (8.2), Columbia (6.8),
Indonesia (7.3), California (6.8), Papau New Guinea (7.0),
Mexico (7.2), Guam (8.0), Fiji (6.7) and Japan (7.0). Earthquakes,
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On June 15, 1999 central and southern Mexico was struck by a
6.7 magnitude earthquake which killed a number of people and
injured hundreds more.
And
in August and September, 1999, three powerful earthquakes hit
Turkey (7.4), Greece (5.9) and Taiwan (7.6). There was great
loss of life and property in both Greece (Sept. 9) and Taiwan
(Aug. 17) while the quake in Western Turkey was responsible
for the deaths of upwards to 60,000 people!
And
two strong earthquakes (6.0 and 5.3) hit Greece on May 24 and
26, 2000 but caused little or no damage or injuries because
their epicenters were located under the seabed, south of
Kalamata and northwest of Athens, respectively!
EARTHQUAKES
OVER 6 ON RICHTER SCALE
1880-1890
1 1940-1950 4
1890-1900
1 1950-1960 9
1900-1910
3 1960-1970 13
1910-1920
2 1970-1980 46
1920-1930
2 1980-1990 53
1930-1940
5 1990-2000 ??
(Excerpted
from Prophecy in the News)
In
the list of signs pointing to Jesus Christ’s soon return -
given by Jesus Christ Himself - is earthquakes occurring in
many diverse places!
As
you can see by World Almanac statistics which we have included
in this article, EARTHQUAKES are increasing in magnitude,
intensity & varied geographical locations across our
troubled world!
For
years, all eyes were on the expected Super Quake which has
been predicted to occur along California’s fault lines. And
earthquake watchers are continuing to keep a close eye on Los
Angeles, San Francisco & other cities in California!
Their
focus, however, has shifted somewhat recently and informed
minds are saying that the next ‘Big One’ could be in Tokyo
or another city in Japan!
On
December 28, 1974 an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5
literally shook Northern Japan - about 95 miles from the
nearest city - with very little damage or loss of life due to
its isolated location. In 1994, several strong tremors - 6.5
to 8.0 on the Richter Scale - occurred in ocean regions
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Earthquake
watchers (experts) are fearful that a large earthquake may
strike Tokyo in the near future. If an earthquake with a
magnitude of 8.0 occurs in the Tokyo area, because of the
geographical structure of the ground, Tokyo would literally
sink, burying millions in the wake of its mighty power!
On
January 17, 1995 an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 struck
the Kobe area in Southern Japan with thousands killed &
wounded. News sources stated that it was the most powerful
earthquake to happen during the past 50 years!
Going
back to July 28, 1976, ‘History’s Most Disastrous
Earthquake’ struck Tang Shan, China. The grim facts are that
242,000 died and hundreds of thousands were injured. According
to an Associated Press report, Jan. 17, 1995: a total of
800,000 fatalities (and possibly as many as 1 million)
occurred at the time of the earthquake and as a result of
injuries incurred!
WHAT
KIND OF A MESSAGE ARE THESE EARTHQUAKES SENDING US?
An
in-depth study of God’s Word confirms that Satan is the “Prince
of the Power of the Air”, and can engineer catastrophic
events to bring about his evil work of death, destruction
& confusion - like in the case of Job’s children being
killed by a ‘devil engineered storm’.
Earthquakes
however, have been used by the Lord to convey a message to a
wicked society that they must repent & turn around!
HERE
ARE SOME CLASSIC ACCOUNTS OF GOD SPEAKING TO US THROUGH
EARTHQUAKES & WHY:
God
manifests His greatness, power & glory in the earthquake.
Man is brought low when God shakes the earth. God speaks
through the earthquake and His message brings man to his
knees!
NO.
1 - ON MOUNT SINAI!
“And
mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the Lord
descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as
the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly.”
(Ex. 19:18) Holy BIBLE
“See
that ye refuse not Him that speaketh. For if they escaped not
who refused Him that spake on earth, much more shall not we
escape, if we turn away from Him that speaketh from heaven.”
(Heb. 12:25)
“The
earth shook, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God:
even Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of
Israel.” (Ps. 68:8)
God
revealed His holy presence on Mt. Sinai through thunder,
lightning, a cloud and the loud voice of the trumpet that
continued growing louder as smoke came from the mount as a
great furnace & THE ENTIRE MOUNTAIN QUAKED GREATLY. Man
was brought to his knees & convicted of his wickedness as
God issued His Ten Commandments. God is holy and we must not
forget that!
NO.
2 - ON MOUNT CALVARY!
“And,
behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top
to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;
Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching
Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done,
they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.”
(Matt. 27:51,54)
An
EARTHQUAKE made the earth tremble & shake at the moment of
Jesus’ death on Golgotha. Three hours of darkness covered
the earth just prior to His death during which time God judged
His Son because of our sin. When Jesus cried, “It is
finished”, salvation was complete and the “fountain was
opened” for sin & uncleanness. (Zech. 13:1)
When
Jesus Christ died on Golgotha’s hill for our sins, the veil
in the temple was rent in twain - from the top to the bottom -
thus proclaiming that the death of Jesus had effectively
REMOVED THE BARRIER BETWEEN GOD AND MAN. No more priests or
high priests mediating between God and sinner would be needed.
Jesus Christ Himself became the mediator between God and
sinning humanity!
GOD
SENT THE EARTHQUAKE as a message to sinning mankind that the
“Man on the Middle Cross” was none other than God the Son,
Who at that moment was reconciling the world to Himself
through His efficacious and substitutionary death!
NO.
3 - AT THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS CHRIST!
“In
the end of the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first
day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see
the sepulcher. And, behold, THERE WAS A GREAT EARTHQUAKE: for
the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and
rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. His
countenance was like lightning, and His raiment white as snow:
And for fear of Him the keepers did shake, and became as dead
men.” (Matt. 28:1-4) HOLY BIBLE
When
the angel of the Lord appeared at the tomb of Jesus, the
guards who were standing watch, fell like dead men! God sent
an EARTHQUAKE simultaneously, which made the earth to shake.
The guards were overcome by the awesome presence of God’s
messengers. An angel rolled away the stone and sat upon it.
When
the believing women arrived, the angel said, “Fear not for I
know you seek Jesus, which was crucified. He is not here: for
He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord
lay. And go quickly, and tell His disciples that He is risen
from the dead...” (Matt. 28:5-7)
The
Bible declares that Jesus Christ was “declared to be the Son
of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the
resurrection from the dead”. (Rom. 1:4)
God
sent His holy angel with a shattering earthquake to impact the
world both physically and spiritually at the resurrection of
Jesus Christ!
NO. 4
- AT AN APOSTOLIC PRAYER MEETING!
“And
now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy
servants, that with all boldness they may speak Thy word, By
stretching forth Thine hand to heal; and that signs and
wonders may be done by the name of Thy holy child Jesus.
“And
when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were
assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy
Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.” (Acts
4:29-31)
Jesus
is the head of the Church and knows how to encourage His
people. The disciples who were forbidden to speak or to teach
in His Name, “went to their own company” of believers and
repeated the threats which the chief priests and elders had
made.
As
they prayed, the Holy Ghost fell upon them and God sent an
EARTHQUAKE to shake the place, demonstrating His all-power!
They
were filled with Holy Spirit power, and instead of being
intimidated they were “bold as lions”!
NO.
5 - FREEING PAUL & SILAS FROM PRISON!
“And
at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God:
and the prisoners heard them.
“And
suddenly there was a GREAT EARTHQUAKE, so that the foundations
of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were
opened, and every one’s hands were loosed.
“And
the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing
the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have
killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled.”
(Acts 16:25-27)
God
also knows how to surprise His people. He used an earthquake
to free His servants, Paul & Silas!
As
these men of God - who had been beaten and chained - began
praying & singing praises to God, suddenly He came onto
the scene in mighty power!
An
EARTHQUAKE shook the prison. The doors were opened and “everyone’s
hands were loosed”.
This
great exhibition of God’s power resulted in the conversion
of the jailer and his family. And Paul & Silas’ release
from prison!
NO.
6 - AS A SIGN OF COMING OF CHRIST AND END OF AGE!
“For
nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:
and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes,
in divers places.” (Matt. 24:7
“For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against
kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and
there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings
of sorrows.” (Mark 13:8)
“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)
God
is showing His mighty power in this end-time age and will
continue to do so in even a more dramatic way than He has in
the past.
Jesus
declared that EARTHQUAKES would be one of the outstanding
signs of His Second Coming and God’s judgment upon this
wicked world.
Some
of the other signs He gave are wars, rumors of wars, famines,
pestilences, backsliding and persecution, as well as mighty
revivals across the world!
God
alone is to be exalted! Man must recognize this and come
before His All Powerful Presence in humility, repentance and
faith!
NO.
7 - OPENING OF SIXTH SEAL!
“And
I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was
a GREAT EARTHQUAKE; and the sun became black as sackcloth of
hair, and the moon became as blood.
“And
the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree
casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty
wind. And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled
together; and every mountain and island were moved out of
their places.
“And
the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men,
and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman,
and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the
rocks of the mountains;
“And
said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from
the face of Him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath
of the Lamb: For the great day of His wrath is come; and who
shall be able to stand?” (Rev. 6:12-17)
Wondrous
and apocalyptic phenomena will accompany the opening of the
sixth seal. The sun will be darkened, the moon will turn to
blood, stars will fall from the heavens, the sky will roll
away like a scroll.
There
will be a GREAT EARTHQUAKE and every mountain & island
will be moved out of their places. WHAT A WARNING TO PUNY
MANKIND!
God
will bear His mighty arm and His great wrath will be poured
out upon Christ rejecters and God haters, during the awful ‘Great
Tribulation’ period!
NO.
8 - BEFORE THE SEVEN ANGELS SOUND THEIR TRUMPETS!
“And
the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the
altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and
thunderings, and lightning's, and an earthquake.” (Rev. 8:5)
As
the seven angels prepare to sound their trumpets, an angel
will take a censer which is filled with fire from off the holy
altar of God and cast it upon the earth.
There
will be voices, thunderings, lightnings and an EARTHQUAKE!
This will happen just prior to God’s Final Judgments falling
upon the earth. And when the seventh angel sounds his trumpets
there will be lightning's, voices, thunderings, great hail
& another earthquake!
“And
the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in
His temple the ark of His testament; and there were
lightning's, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake,
and great hail.” (Rev. 11:19)
NO.
9 - WHEN TWO WITNESSES ASCEND!
“And
the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part
of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men
seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave
glory to the God of heaven.” (Rev. 11:13)
There
will be a great EARTHQUAKE when the two tribulation witnesses
- who shall be slain - will rise from the dead and ascend up
to Heaven in a cloud!
This
will happen at the close of the ‘seven years of Great
Tribulation’. One tenth of the city will be destroyed and
7000 men will die. God is the great judge and recompenses just
judgment for iniquity!
NO.
10 - THE GREAT EARTHQUAKE AT SEVENTH SEAL!
“And
the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air, and there
came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the
throne, saying, IT IS DONE. And there were voices, and
thunders, and lightning's; and there was a great earthquake,
such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an
earthquake, and so great.
“And
the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of
the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before
God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of
his wrath.
“And
every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. And
there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone
about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because
of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was
exceeding great.” (Rev. 16:17-21)
WHEN
THIS GREAT EARTHQUAKE SHAKES THE WORLD, THE CITIES OF THE
NATIONS WILL BE UTTERLY DESTROYED, EVERY ISLAND WILL VANISH,
THE MOUNTAINS WILL DISAPPEAR AND GREAT HAILSTONES WILL FALL
FROM HEAVEN, AS GOD POURS OUT HIS WRATH!
Without
doubt, the Coming of the Lord draweth nigh and earthquakes are
another SIGN pointing to His nearness. This corrupt, immoral,
perverted, unjust & evil world will one day receive her
just rewards!
Satan,
the false prophet and the anti-Christ will all be judged and
damned forever along with those who have believed their lies!
The
recent (June 6, 2000) magnitude 7.9 quake that rattled
Sumatra, Indonesia, leaving dozens dead and thousands
homeless, again speaks to us that God’s Word is flawless and
prophecy is being fulfilled to the letter!
WITHOUT
DOUBT, JESUS IS COMING SOON!
It
behooves us all to make doubly sure that we have our “wedding
garments on” and that we are ready for the “Marriage
Supper of the Lamb”!
You
may ask as did the Philippian jailer, “ What must I do to be
saved?”
My
answer is their answer: “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ
(as your personal Savior) and thou shall be saved”.
(Acts 16:31)
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