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"For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places." (Matthew 24:7)
It seems that "pestilences" is a catch-all term. Perhaps it includes the fires, the volcanoes, the hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones, the smog, the disease outbreaks (e.g. swine flu, ebola, etc.), the oil spills, and so on.
Does the Bible specifically mention fires among the "pestilences" of the last days? If it doesn't, how is it that the world so quickly associates the degree of harm caused in this year's fire season in Australia with the term "apocalyptic"?
Originally Posted by Dictionary
apocalyptic |əˌp?kəˈliptik| adjective describing or prophesying the complete destruction of the world: the apocalyptic visions of ecologists. ? resembling the end of the world; momentous or catastrophic: the struggle between the two countries is assuming apocalyptic proportions. ? of or resembling the biblical Apocalypse: apocalyptic imagery.
Blessings,
Green Cochoa.
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We can receive of heaven's light only as we are willing to be emptied of self. We can discern the character of God, and accept Christ by faith, only as we consent to the bringing into captivity of every thought to the obedience of Christ. And to all who do this, the Holy Spirit is given without measure. In Christ "dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. And ye are complete in Him." [Colossians 2:9, 10.] {GW 57.1} -- Ellen White.
Re: Are the fires of Australia among the "pestilences" of the last days?
[Re: Green Cochoa]
#191561 01/20/2009:45 PM01/20/2009:45 PM
God has not left us to wonder about the meaning of this Scripture, for the Spirit of Prophecy opens up the magnitude of this crisis. ?The ?time of trouble such as never was,? is soon to open upon us; and we shall need an experience which we do not now possess and which many are too indolent to obtain. It is often the case that trouble is greater in anticipation than in reality; but this is not true of the crisis before us. The most vivid presentation cannot reach the magnitude of the ordeal.? The Great Controversy, 622.
The little time of trouble occurs prior to the close of probation and will be experienced by all the living saints. When they receive the latter rain, they give the loud cry with divine power, warning all the inhabitants of the earth that they must make a final decision for or against God. Then probation will close and immediately the great time of trouble will commence. ?And at the commencement of the time of trouble, we were filled with the Holy Ghost as we went forth and proclaimed the Sabbath more fully.? Early Writings, 33.
There is no question. When the little time of trouble begins, the latter rain falls, the saints are sealed and the loud cry is given. This is made positively clear in the following quotation. ??The commencement of that time of trouble,? here mentioned, [on page 33] does not refer to the time when the plagues shall begin to be poured out, but to a short period just before they are poured out, while Christ is in the sanctuary. At that time, while the work of salvation is closing, trouble will be coming on the earth, and the nations will be angry, yet held in check so as not to prevent the work of the third angel.? Early Writings, 85.
Re: Are the fires of Australia among the "pestilences" of the last days?
[Re: Green Cochoa]
#191563 01/21/2001:56 AM01/21/2001:56 AM
"For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places." (Matthew 24:7)
It seems that "pestilences" is a catch-all term. Perhaps it includes the fires, the volcanoes, the hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones, the smog, the disease outbreaks (e.g. swine flu, ebola, etc.), the oil spills, and so on.
Does the Bible specifically mention fires among the "pestilences" of the last days? If it doesn't, how is it that the world so quickly associates the degree of harm caused in this year's fire season in Australia with the term "apocalyptic"?
Originally Posted by Dictionary
apocalyptic |əˌp?kəˈliptik| adjective describing or prophesying the complete destruction of the world: the apocalyptic visions of eco?logists. ? resembling the end of the world; momentous or catastrophic: the struggle between the two countries is assuming apocalyptic proportions. ? of or resembling the biblical Apocalypse: apocalyptic imagery.
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Blessings,
Green Cochoa.
why not use the Bible for your definitions instead of a discretionary? OH i see, it cuts across yout biers!!! apocalyptic means revelation! not end me.and not when God acts. Daniel is apocalyptic literature, God wants you to know. But Green wants God to kill, even though G0d does not!!! some day you WILL know God's true Character. Maybe you should read Tonstad's commentary on Revation!!!
Oh, that men might open their minds to know God as he is revealed in his Son!{ST, January 20, 1890}
Re: Are the fires of Australia among the "pestilences" of the last days?
[Re: Green Cochoa]
#191635 01/28/2006:46 PM01/28/2006:46 PM
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There are many texts that show fire in apocalyptic meaning. Destructive fires that come due to mankind turning away from God. The increase in fire SHOULD be a sign to those who "watch and pray".
"For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places." (Matthew 24:7)
Re: Are the fires of Australia among the "pestilences" of the last days?
[Re: Green Cochoa]
#191638 01/28/2009:03 PM01/28/2009:03 PM
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