Good day Lanolin!
"And there were flashes of lightning, and rumblings, and peals of thunder, and a great earthquake the likes of which had not occurred since men were upon the earth—so mighty was the great quake."
Seeing that the 7th bowl will be poured out just before Jesus returns to the earth to end the age and that He must reign on this present earth for a thousand years, wouldn't you rather be inclined to believe that there will be literal lightning, rumblings, thunder and the greatest earthquake to ever hit the earth, opposed to a black hole? The great earthquake will be world-wide which can be deduced from the context which states that the "cities of the nations collapse," as well as the mountains and islands not being found, which I believe could be due to the liquification factor of such a large earthquake. I believe that this will be the fulfillment of when "God rises to shake the earth." In any case, I wouldn't believe it to be a black hole and that because Jesus must rule on this earth for a thousand years after the 7th bowl is poured out. It is not until the end of the thousand years that this present earth will pass away.
I don't believe that these will be your garden variety locusts, but demonic beings that resemble locusts. They are described as having:
* Faces like human faces
* Hair like women's hair
* Teeth like lions teeth
* Breastplates of iron
* Like horses prepared for battle
* Tails and stingers like scorpions with which to torment for 5 months
The main thing for us to understand, is that it is not until that angel opens the Abyss that they come out. I personally don't know of any natural locusts that come up out of the Abyss. There's nothing green for them to eat down there and it is literally hot as Hell! Oh wait, it is Hell, or part of Hell.
Another reason that would demonstrate that they are not your common variety of locusts is that, it is said that they have a king over them which is the angel of the Abyss. I also don't believe that these locusts demons will be tiny insects because for one, they come out of the Abyss and two, because their wings are described as many horses and chariots rushing into battle. A large number of four to six inch winged insects would not be able to make that low of a sound, but a higher pitched sound. This, plus their description of having teeth like lions teeth, hair like women's hair and faces like human faces, would lead me to believe that these things will be larger than a typical locust. The context also shows that they are "told" not to harm the grass, plants or trees, but only those who will not have the seal of God in their foreheads, which would indicate intelligence, not to mention the fact that their king is the beast who comes up out of the Abyss.
I agree! I like watching the space documentaries, Nat Geo and others. But I am continually reminded that everything that they are presenting is always evolution based, leaving God out as Creator. Just this morning I was watching "NASA Unexplained Files" and they were attempting to credit an asteroid as striking the earth for the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding cities, once again taking God out of the equation.
"And there were flashes of lightning, and rumblings, and peals of thunder, and a great earthquake the likes of which had not occurred since men were upon the earth—so mighty was the great quake."
Seeing that the 7th bowl will be poured out just before Jesus returns to the earth to end the age and that He must reign on this present earth for a thousand years, wouldn't you rather be inclined to believe that there will be literal lightning, rumblings, thunder and the greatest earthquake to ever hit the earth, opposed to a black hole? The great earthquake will be world-wide which can be deduced from the context which states that the "cities of the nations collapse," as well as the mountains and islands not being found, which I believe could be due to the liquification factor of such a large earthquake. I believe that this will be the fulfillment of when "God rises to shake the earth." In any case, I wouldn't believe it to be a black hole and that because Jesus must rule on this earth for a thousand years after the 7th bowl is poured out. It is not until the end of the thousand years that this present earth will pass away.
I don't believe that these will be your garden variety locusts, but demonic beings that resemble locusts. They are described as having:
* Faces like human faces
* Hair like women's hair
* Teeth like lions teeth
* Breastplates of iron
* Like horses prepared for battle
* Tails and stingers like scorpions with which to torment for 5 months
The main thing for us to understand, is that it is not until that angel opens the Abyss that they come out. I personally don't know of any natural locusts that come up out of the Abyss. There's nothing green for them to eat down there and it is literally hot as Hell! Oh wait, it is Hell, or part of Hell.
Another reason that would demonstrate that they are not your common variety of locusts is that, it is said that they have a king over them which is the angel of the Abyss. I also don't believe that these locusts demons will be tiny insects because for one, they come out of the Abyss and two, because their wings are described as many horses and chariots rushing into battle. A large number of four to six inch winged insects would not be able to make that low of a sound, but a higher pitched sound. This, plus their description of having teeth like lions teeth, hair like women's hair and faces like human faces, would lead me to believe that these things will be larger than a typical locust. The context also shows that they are "told" not to harm the grass, plants or trees, but only those who will not have the seal of God in their foreheads, which would indicate intelligence, not to mention the fact that their king is the beast who comes up out of the Abyss.
I agree! I like watching the space documentaries, Nat Geo and others. But I am continually reminded that everything that they are presenting is always evolution based, leaving God out as Creator. Just this morning I was watching "NASA Unexplained Files" and they were attempting to credit an asteroid as striking the earth for the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding cities, once again taking God out of the equation.
Genteel and kindly David Attenborough seems perfectly harmless. But he is firmly ensconced in the camp of the enemy I'm afraid, albeit seemingly unwittingly.
