In the New Testament, according to the Gospel of Matthew, an earthquake occurred at the crucifixion of Jesus, another earthquake occurred at the resurrection of Jesus. A great earthquake occurred in Macedonia when apostle Paul and apostle Silas were in jail at Philippi, "Suddenly there was an earthquake that shook the prison to its foundations.

From the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour. And about the ninth hour, Jesus cried out in a loud voice, 'Eli, Eli, lama sabach-thani?' that is 'My God, my God, why have you deserted me?' When some of those who stood there heard this, they said, 'This man is calling on Elijah', and one of them quickly ran to get a sponge which he dipped in vinegar and putting it on a reed, gave it to him to drink. 'Wait!' said the rest of them 'and see if Elijah come to save him'. But Jesus, again crying out in a loud voice, yielded up his spirit.

At that, the veil of the Temple was torn in two from top to bottom; the earth quaked; the rocks were split; the tombs opened and the bodies of many holy men rose from the dead, and these, after his resurrection, came out of the tombs, entered the Holy City and appeared to a number of people. Meanwhile the centurion with the others guarding Jesus, had seen the earthquake and all that was taking place and they were terrified and said, "In truth this was a son of God".
And many women were there, watching from a distance,... - Matt. 27:45-56 -

After the Sabbath and towards dawn on the first day of the week, Mary of Magdala and the other Mary went to visit the sepulchre. And all at once there was a violent earthquake, for the angel of the Lord, descending from heaven, came and rolled away the stone and sat on it. - Matt. 28:1-2 -

Late that night Paul and Silas were praying and singing God's praises, while the other prisoners listened. Suddenly there was an earthquake that shock the prison to its foundations. All the doors flew open and the chains fell from all the prisoners. - Acts 16:25-26 -

The Lord Jesus Christ said that "famines, pestilences, and earthquake in various places...are the beginning of sorrows". All these events, Jesus indicated, are 'only the beginning' that will end in the catastrophic disasters of the last days. The Book of Revelation uses earthquakes as a symbol of the apocalyptic terrors of the end times - the upheavals in the religious and political realms which will precede and accompany the Second Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ.

And Jesus answered them, 'Take care that no one deceives you; because many will come using my name and saying, "I am the Christ" and they will deceive many. You will hear of wars and rumours of wars; do not be alarmed, for this is something that must happen but the end will not be yet. For nation will fight against nation and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes here and there. All this is only the beginning of the birth pangs. - Matt. 24:4-8 -

In my vision, when he broke the sixth seal, there was a violent earthquake and the sun went as black as coarse sackcloth; the moon turned red as blood all over and the stars of the sky fell on the earth like figs dropping from a fig tree when a high wind shakes it; the sky disappeared like a scroll rolling up and all the mountains and islands were shaken from their places. Then all the earthly rulers, the governors and the commanders, the rich people and the men of influence, the whole population, slaves and citizens, took to the mountains to hide in caves and among the rocks. They said to the mountains and the rocks, 'Fall on us and hide us away from the One who sits on the throne and from the anger of the Lamb. For the Great Day of his anger has come and who can survive it?' - Rev. 6:12-17 -

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Sunday, May 24, 2009

I have through years of reading, pondering, reflecting and contemplating, the 3 things that last; FAITH . HOPE . LOVE and I would like to made available my sharing from the many thinkers, authors, scholars and theologians whose ideas and thoughts I have borrowed. God be with them always. Amen!

I STILL HAVE MANY THINGS TO SAY TO YOU BUT THEY WOULD BE TOO MUCH FOR YOU NOW. BUT WHEN THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH COMES, HE WILL LEAD YOU TO THE COMPLETE TRUTH, SINCE HE WILL NOT BE SPEAKING AS FROM HIMSELF, BUT WILL SAY ONLY WHAT HE HAS LEARNT; AND HE WILL TELL YOU OF THE THINGS TO COME.

HE WILL GLORIFY ME, SINCE ALL HE TELLS YOU WILL BE TAKEN FROM WHAT IS MINE. EVERYTHING THE FATHER HAS IS MINE; THAT IS WHY I SAID: ALL HE TELLS YOU WILL BE TAKEN FROM WHAT IS MINE. - JOHN 16:12-15 -