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Originally Posted by Nell
These cited verses are amazing: Isaiah 13:10; Joel 2:10,30-31; Matthew 24:29-30; Revelation 6:12; Revelation 11:15-19; Rev 16
Isaiah 13:9-11 9 See, the day of the Lord is coming—a cruel day, with wrath and fierce anger—to make the land desolate and destroy the sinners within it.
10 The stars of heaven and their constellations will not show their light. The rising sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light.
11 I will punish the world for its evil, the wicked for their sins. I will put an end to the arrogance of the haughty and will humble the pride of the ruthless.
Joel 2:9-11 9 They rush upon the city; they run along the wall. They climb into the houses; like thieves they enter through the windows.
10 Before them the earth shakes, the heavens tremble, the sun and moon are darkened, and the stars no longer shine.
11 The Lord thunders at the head of his army; his forces are beyond number, and mighty is the army that obeys his command. The day of the Lord is great; it is dreadful. Who can endure it?
Joel 2:30-31 30 I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and billows of smoke.
31 The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord.
Matthew 24:29-30 29 “Immediately after the distress of those days“ ‘the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.’
30 “Then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven. And then all the peoples of the earth will mourn when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory.
Revelation 6:12-13; 12 I watched as he opened the sixth seal. There was a great earthquake. The sun turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair, the whole moon turned blood red, 13 and the stars in the sky fell to earth, as figs drop from a fig tree when shaken by a strong wind.
Revelation 11:15-19; 15 The seventh angel sounded his trumpet,...
18 And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.19 Then God’s temple in heaven was opened, and within his temple was seen the ark of his covenant. And there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake and a severe hailstorm.
Nell
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(I know. I'm replying to my own post.)
One of the "amazing" parts of these verses, which I have never given much consideration, is the consistent, recurring references to God's creation in end times verses. Specifically, the sun, moon and stars. It must mean something, right? I don't know what, but it's worth a little consideration now.
There was discussion a few years back about the "blood moon" and its possible significance in End Times Prophecy. Blood moons are rare, but do happen on a regular cycle. To me, there is significance in these verses:
Romans 1:20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: 21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
I believe this might be a companion verse of sorts:
Matthew 24:14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
The "invisible things" are clearly seen and understood...in creation. What does that mean? Invisible or...not...to the extent that "they" are without excuse. Does that mean that the gospel of the kingdom has indeed been preached? In context of Romans 1:20-21, the answer might be "yes".
In addition, the verses about "watch" and "look up" seem to, at least partially, reference what's happening in creation that, at some point, we can actually see.
Nell
PS: "destroy them that destroy the earth"? Who is that?