The following is a news release by NASA. : Chileís massive earthquake has likely altered the distribution of the Earthís over all mass. As a result the length of a day is now a little shorter.î ìThe length of the day should have gotten shorter by 1.26 microseconds [millionths of a second] ( a microsecond is about the duration of a flashbulb). The axis about which the Earthís mass is balanced should have moved by 2.7 Millarcseconds [about 8 centimeters or 3 inches].î The earthquake of 2004 off of Sumatra ìshortened the day by 6.8 microseconds.î Also, David Knowles reporting for AOL said that the city of Concepcion moved 10 feet to the west.î While these figures are meaningless to most and the change which has taken place insignificant to them, there is do be the most powerful of all earthquakes at the coming of our Lord Jesus. At that time every island will flee away and the mountains will be found no more. Rev. 16:20 All the Lord has to do is look upon the earth and it trembles. Ps. 104:32 Certainly just prior to, and at His return, that kind of warning which causes such an upheaval, will increase more and more.
Checking, on line, with the USGS They show one hundred eighty one earthquakes, world wide, in the last seven days. Just for March 29 the list is already thirteen. That is a staggering number. Whatever happened to terra firma (solid earth)? Because most of these are not major earthquakes we do not hear of them but they are happening daily and create fear in the hearts of those who are in the area effected by them. Prophetically, the opening of the sixth seal is accompanied by a great earthquake. Rev. 6:12 The opening of a seal does not demand immediate fulfillment. What they introduce will be completed over a period of time. This particular seal culminates in the second coming of the Lord Jesus. It is accompanied by signs which are awe inspiring. Jesus prophesied of great earthquakes, fearful sights and great signs from heaven. Luke 21:11 All of this prior to His return or what is called the rapture. In no way have all the signs of His return been fulfilled.
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The Indian ocean and the Pacific have in recent years produced some very disastrous and fateful tsunamiís triggered by earthquakes under the floor of the ocean. This too is in accordance with the prophecy of the Lord Jesus concerning the signs which would preceded His return. His statement was; ìThe sea and the waves roaring.î Luke 21:25 For those who become disturbed at the disastrous events, which will take place more and more as we approach the time of His return, we present the words found in
Psalms 46:1 ìGod is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.î
It is of utmost importance that we know His promises as we face the future.
It is also well that we remember that ìthere is no fear in love but perfect love casts out fear.î 1 John 4:18 Love which is true love is His love revealed in our hearts. It brings confidence whereby we may have peace under all circumstances. Continuing on in that Psalm we see why the opening verse is for encouragement. It is indeed a prophecy of the end of the age when the mountains will be effected and be moved and the earth altered. The mountains carried into the midst of the sea. Ps. 46:2 Such a happening, an earth slide, is one of the causes of a tsunami. Both earthquakes and tsunamis are predicted in Ps. 46:3 The mountains shaking and the troubling and roar of the waters of the earth, are direct declarations of those things which lead up to the return of the Lord. John on Patmos saw the islands fleeing away and the mountains were so altered that they could not be found. Rev. 16:20 Jeremiah when the Lord showed him this vision described the condition as being like the earth before the Lord started His work of creation, without form and void. Jer. 4:23
Another lethal source of creating the roaring of the seas are the super storms such as hurricanes and typhoons which stir up the seas and make them to be very dangerous. Fishermen in Alaskan waters will some times face what is termed ìrouge wavesî which measure up to eighty feet high. All of these are in the hand of the Lord. ìFor He spoke and raised up a stormy wind, which lifted up the waves of the sea.î Ps. 107:25 The forces of nature are at His command, and He will use them as a warning to mankind of the impending end of all flesh.
While all of these are common to nature, periodically statistics are given which state that in this particular instance it was then greatest and the worst for a number of years. We may look for all of these to increase in numbers and in strength.