Posted by Elana Janson on February 12, 2020 at 14:05:17:
In Reply to: Plagues posted by Susanne on February 09, 2020 at 09:41:59:
The signs in the stars 2016 and 2017
It is February 2020 and the nations of the globe are taking precautions to curb the spread of the new corona virus.
At this point in time, because of the signs in the stars in 2016 and 2017, that I have referred to in previous posts, I believe that we cannot ignore any global event that according to the book Revelation can relate to the end of days. The inhabitants of the earth, however, struggle in this day and age to believe, that star formations can relate to prophecy. Prophecy which reveals that what God said will happen to man will take place in the time to come.
It is the time that God is demonstrating his wrath
In two sections in Revelation, chapter 16, (where the seven angels symbolically pour out bowls of God’s wrath on the inhabitants of the earth) it is revealed that God is going to demonstrate his wrath on the nations by confronting man with sores and plague.
Rev 16:1 “An I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.”
Repented not of their deeds
Because the nations of the earth were misled and lost their faith; those inhabitants of the earth who no longer care to do the will of God, on those sores and plague will be brought.
Pains and sores
Rev 16:10 - 11 “And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain, 11 And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and sores, and repented not of their deeds.
Great wonders Rev 13:13
Man would do great wonders and miracles; pains and sores would be healed by discovery of cures. Man would progress so far that he could through his knowledge “give life” (Rev 13:15).
I believe God has given us time, sores have been cured by man’s discovery of cures, but man has not repented of his deeds or turned back to his Faith.
Hail and plague
It was interesting that after the unprecedented fires that raged in Australia, in December 2019 and January 2020, there fell unusually large hailstones. This was also the time that the corona virus was beginning to spread in China.
This has significance for three reasons. Firstly, we are now living in the time after the two signs in the heavens in 2016 and 2017, either of which can be the sign spoken of by Jesus Christ in Matthew 24:30. “And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall the tribes of the earth mourn…”.
Secondly, we are seeing sweeping signs of the results of climate change and global warming. The melting of the ice in Antarctica; besides the massive hurricanes and cyclones that have in recent years ravaged sea (Great Barrier Reef), land and uncountable trees; strong winds like Ciara and tropical storm Damian caused havoc this past week-end; fires, flooding and in many countries of the world and record-breaking high temperatures in global summers.
Thirdly, this may be a warning. As a very last sign, Revelation combines the time of great hail with the time of plague. We have not reached that time yet. It is in the time to come. Is what we are presently witnessing a warning to prepare? How are the nations going to cope when all the signs come at the same time?
The plague of the hail is the last and final plague. The seventh angel casts the final bowl of the wrath of God.
Revelation 16:17-21 King James Version (KJV)
17 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.
18 And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great.
19 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.
20 And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.
21 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.
We can understand this section now.
Into the air
When God revealed to me that we are near the end time, Revelation became relevant to the present time. I believe the vial is cast into the air because we now see global warming and this warming is bringing about turmoil in the weather patterns of the earth.
Verse 18
“And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings”. These words relate to the understanding of the book Revelation. In short, it is the time that other things mentioned in verses of Revelation are also happening at the time of the pouring of this vial.
Then follows a number of things that are going to happen on earth. At this point in time we cannot know how soon they are going to happen. To add to this, what is predicted in the casting of the sixth vial (Rev 16:12-16), partially or fully, happens at the same time.
Hail and plague
Rev 16:21 And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because the plague of the hail; because the plague thereof was exceeding great.
We have not yet, of course, reached the final stage of the wrath of God because other signs still have to happen. What we do know is that by the time Rev 6:15-17 happens the nations will know the wrath of God is upon the earth.
Revelation 6:15-17 King James Version (KJV)
15 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;
16 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:
17 For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?
Corona virus
God willing, we still have time to find a vaccine against the present virus. It depends how far we progressed into the end time. It seems climate change is ultimately going to produce very large hailstones (“every stone about the weight of a talent”) – that is about fifty kilograms.
How quickly?
How quickly is God going to accelerate the signs of the end time? There is going to be an acceleration. We know this from Rev 11:14 “The second woe is past; and behold, the third woe cometh quickly.” The “great hail” comes at the end of the “third woe” Rev 11:19
Revelation 11:19 King James Version (KJV)
19 And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.
The Rapture comes in the time of the second woe
Revelation 11:11-13 King James Version (KJV)
11 And after three days and an half the spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them.
12 And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them.
13 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.
Some will be spared
We can therefore know that those that are to be taken to heaven will be spared some of the final devastation that is to come upon the earth.
Take notice
I do not think we should ignore the happening of the large hail in Australia and the corona virus development in China as well as accelerating signs of climate change at this point in time, in the light of what is predicted in the book Revelation.
The book Revelation has highlighted events in history that progress to the end time. The nations will have to cope with these coming together in the end time. Governments should be very sober. All efforts should be to maintain food production.