Some Christians are starting to speculate whether the BP Oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico relates to Revelation 8:8-9:8 The second angel sounded, and something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea; and a third of the sea became blood,
9 and a third of the creatures which were in the sea and had life, died; and a third of the ships were destroyed.
The answer is simple, the Scriptures are clear, the answer is NO! God's word is clear and this spill, as huge and damaging as it is right now, is not that large. The proof however, is the fact that and those Trumpet Judgments will come after the Rapture of the Church, to judge the unbelieving............ And that very soon.
2 Thessalonians 2:6-8
2 Thessalonians 2:6-8
6AND YOU KNOW WHAT RESTRAINS HIM NOW, SO THAT IN HIS TIME HE WILL BE REVEALED.
7FOR THE MYSTERY OF LAWLESSNESS IS ALREADY AT WORK; ONLY HE WHO NOW RESTRAINS WILL DO SO UNTIL HE IS TAKEN OUT OF THE WAY.
8Then that lawless one will be revealed whom the Lord will slay with the breath of His mouth and bring to an end by the appearance of His coming;
Maranatha!
The Gulf Oil Spill And Rev. 8
Q. I’m curious about your thoughts on the current gulf oil spill being a fulfillment of the prophecy in Revelation 8:8-9? It certainly sounds like a verse by verse description but I’m wondering if it is in conflict with any other biblical references? I ask this because I understood the church would be raptured before God’s judgments. Thanks for your insight!
A. You’ve answered your own question. Because the Gulf oil spill has come before the rapture of the Church, it has also come before the End Times judgments begin. Also, if you look at the area covered by the spill, it’s only a small portion of the Gulf of Mexico, which in itself is only a small portion of Earth’s sea. Rev. 8:8-9 says one third of the sea will be turned to blood. Therefore, as big as it seems now, the Gulf oil spill is only a very, very small sample of what’s coming.
You have eyes yet you see not. The rapture occurs after Satan is destroyed. Many Christians will lose their lives. Many will be tested and made clean.
ReplyDeleteI welcome your point of view, but show me Scripture. Satan is destroyed after the rapture AND the Millenium at the end of the book of Revelation.
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7 When the thousand years are completed, Satan will be released from his prison, 8 and will come out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together for the war; the number of them is like the sand of the seashore. 9 And they came up on the broad plain of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city, and fire came down from heaven and devoured them. 10 And the devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are also; and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.