And the four angels, who had been prepared for the hour and day and month and year, were released, so that they would kill a third of mankind.Revelation 9:15
Right up front I want to say this is not the Great Tribulation and Katrina is not the wrath of God poured out on a sinful city. God could do this, but this was simply a natural event in the course of natural events. Keep that in mind as you consider the magnitude of this relatively minor event.
There is coming a day when God will pour out his wrath upon this world and the suffering, confusion, and lawlessness we are seeing now will pale by comparison to what we'll see then.
Well, some of you will see it ... I won't!
There is coming a day when God will pour out his wrath upon this world and the suffering, confusion, and lawlessness we are seeing now will pale by comparison to what we'll see then.
Well, some of you will see it ... I won't!
The first (angel) sounded, and there came hail and fire, mixed with blood, and they were thrown to the earth; and a third of the earth was burned up, and a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up.Revelation 8:7
My heart breaks for the unnecessary suffering and the anguish which will take place in that Great Day of the Lord. We've not seen anything like it and won't until then. Well, not me!
As the aftermath of Katrina plays out, watch closely as people discover there are no jobs, no income, no public services, no place called home, no ability to buy or sell without government sanction, no stability, etc., and life really becomes a living hell ... a life lived under marshall law.
As the aftermath of Katrina plays out, watch closely as people discover there are no jobs, no income, no public services, no place called home, no ability to buy or sell without government sanction, no stability, etc., and life really becomes a living hell ... a life lived under marshall law.
The second angel sounded, and something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea; and a third of the sea became blood, and a third of the creatures which were in the sea and had life, died; and a third of the ships were destroyed.Revelation 8:8, 9
Watch carefully as freedom, liberty, and law and order take on new meaning to the survivors and the rescuers.
Watch carefully as the disease and waterborn sickness afflict the uninformed and desperate.
The third angel sounded, and a great star fell from heaven, burning like a torch, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of waters. The name of the star is called Wormwood; and a third of the waters became wormwood, and many men died from the waters, because they were made bitter.Revelation 8:10, 11
Watch carefully as the affects of this isolated and minor natural disaster plays out; imagine something 1,000 times as big.
The fourth angel sounded, and a third of the sun and a third of the moon and a third of the stars were struck, so that a third of them would be darkened and the day would not shine for a third of it, and the night in the same way. Then I looked, and I heard an eagle flying in midheaven, saying with a loud voice, "Woe, woe, woe to those who dwell on the earth, because of the remaining blasts of the trumpet of the three angels who are about to sound!"Revelation 8:12, 13
But it is not over ... this is just four-sevenths of one-quarter of God's wrath. When God finishes with nature He will turn to mankind ...
And the four angels, who had been prepared for the hour and day and month and year, were released, so that they would kill a third of mankind.Revelation 9:15
And there is much much more to explain and revea,l but I think that's enough for now. But mark careful the warning of God; what we see now is only a small fraction of what is to come, the people in charge then won't be as kind and generous as those who are now responding to those in need!
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