The Chain Reaction
By Pastor F. M. Riley
March 20, 2021
“Heaven and earth shall pass away, but My words shall not pass away,” Matthew 24:35.
INTRODUCTION
I have wrote on this statement of the Lord previously, pointing out the error in translation set forth in this Scripture. The expression, “pass away,” meaning “to go out of existence,” is incorrect. Look this expression up in your Concordance or Greek Lexicon. The Greek word is used numerous times in the New Testament in the sense of “going past, walking past, flying past, being carried past.” See Strong’s No. 3928. This Greek word does not mean “to go out of existence,” as some interpret it today. What our Lord was literally prophesying is that heavenly bodies such as asteroids and planets, will come flying past the earth, and then continue on out into space beyond the earth. As these objects come flying past the earth, they will have a great effect on the earth, and upon people LEDT BEHIND on the earth, thus fulfilling the Words of the Lord. The Lord explicitly stated in this Scripture that His Words will not go past. This prophecy of the Lord will then be fulfilled to the letter. Asteroids, metors, and even planets, will come flying past the earth during the coming Tribulation period. And this is the subject matter of this Bible study. Read on…..
Changes in the Heavens
Another ministry wrote about Planet X, and the effect it will have upon the earth as it passes. His article stirred me to write again about Planet X, in reference to the changes which are even now beginning to take place in the solar system.
I first wrote about Planet X in 2003, when there was a fevered expectation of it’s arrival that year. The arrival date was based on the speed estimated by the astronomers who had discovered it, and were closely monitoring it’s approach into our solar system. At that time iit was still millions of miles from the earth, far out in outer space. The calculated speed of it’s approach was WRONG, and it did not come that year. However, Planet X is still flying through space, and very soon now, it is expected to come flying past the earth. When it does, it will cause a chain reaction of events on the earth, which will take the entire unbelieving world by surprise. But it is not the only thing which is happening in the heavens above and beyond the solar system.
In 2017 the constellations above the earth began changing positions. They very clearly moved into the positions prophesied to be fulfilled in Revelation 12. I emphasise to our readers that our gracious God never brings judgment upon mankind without giving advance warning. Then it is up to mankind to take notice, or to ignore the warning. Are our readers listening?
A year or more ago a strange hole appeared in the surface of the Sun. Then out of that hole, there has been numberous explosions, throwing “Coronal mass ejections” out into space. Depending on the direction these ejections exploded out into space, some of them have struck the earth, causing minor events. But with the passing of time, it is going to get worse; much worse!
I do not know whether Planet X will be the planet referred to in Revelation 8:11 as “Wormwood” or not. Wormwood may just be a giant burning asteroid. In Rev. 8:11, it is referred to as a great burning star. When it lands in the sea, it will be highly radioactive, and will poison the waters, causing the death of many sea creatures, but also “many men.” Throughout the Tribultion period, asteroids and other objects from space, will be falling upon the earth. Thousands (or millions) of people will die!
THE RESCUE OF TRUE BELIEVERS
At the time of the resurrection and rapture of all true believers, there will be a great earthquake, unlike anything modern mankind has ever experienced. How and why do I make this claim? Because at the crucifixion and resurrection of the Lord Jesus, there was a great earthquake, Matthew 27:50-54. And because, Paul was inspired of God to clearly state that we who are true believers shall be raised “in His likeness,” Romans 6:5. At the resurrection of Christ, the earthquake appears to have occurred locally only in the area of Jerusalem. But since true believers have been buried all over the earth in the past 2,000 years, at the time of the resurrection and rapture, this future earthquake will likely be a world wide earthquake. Read Isaiah 2:19.
The Lord’s Church and all who are true believers at that time will be “caught up” off the earth, and taken by our Lord into Heaven above, John 14:3. What then follows on the earth will not effect those who have been raptured, but it will sure effect those on the earth who have been LEFT BEHIND.
THE CHAIN REACTION
The great earthquake at the time of the resurrection and rapture will cause…..
……the destruction of the entire electrical grid systems on the earth
…….mankind LEFT BEHIND on the earth will be instantly plunged into darkness
…….all of mankinds modern technology, depending on electrical power will instantly cease to operate
…….no more TV, radio, land line telephones, computers, or Internet
,,,,,,all normal communication will cease for a time
…….no more mass transportation, or by automobile, for no oil and gas will be pumped from beneath the earth’s surface for fueldue to having no electrical power
…….Mankind LEFT BEHIND on the earth will have to depend on their own two feet for travel from one place to another
…….all of the elderly, crippled, blind, and sick will die within a short time after the tribulation begins. Read Jeremiah 25:33.
Is this enough for our readers to understand the chain reaction which will occur following the great earthquake at the time of the resurrection and rapture? No! Hold on! There’s more…..
The great earthquake at the resurrection will……
……. break every dam on the earth, causing massive flooding and great loss of life.
……..will break every pipeline buried beneath the surface of the earth, forcing those LEFT BEHIND to to go to the streams, rivers, and ponds, in order to quench their thirst or to wash
…….the contaminated water will have to be boiled over an outdoor fire for purification before it can be used to drink, or else…
…….those who are so thirsty that they drink without purifying the water will die of pestilences and diseases
,,,,,,,cause all of the 1,700 or more volcanoes on the earth to go into eruption.
…….the eruption of all the volcanoes will heat up the air and atmosphere of the earth with burning, blistering, heat.
…….mankind LEFT BEHIND on the earth will flee to the mountains trying to find refuge from the heat in caves, holes, and rocks. Read Malachi 4:1, Isaiah 2:19, and 13:13.
Other earthquakes will occur throughout the tribulation period, causing the problems started by the big one at the time of the rapture to continue, and even worsen.
Oh! But wait a minute, I can almost hear some reader saying. The Word of God clearly states that all of mankind on the earth at that time will SEE the bodies of God’s “two witnesses” laying in the streets of Jerusalem, after they have been killed by the “beast.” Now if all electrical power has been wiped out, how could that be? I’m so glad you asked!
Do you have a “smart phone?” Such phones receive their signals wirelessly from towers erected all over the earth sending out signals. And the phones operate on batteries, which can easily be produced by anyone having a little knowledge of electrical power. The remains of batteries have been found in ancient tombs and pyramids thousands of years old. While it will be impossible to rebuild the elecgtricl grid systems, due to frequent earthquakes, eruptions, asteroid showers, etc., I suspect the anti-christ will erect towers again all over the earth, which can be powered by wind blown generators or batteries.
The anti-christ will be so egotistical that he will want every person on earth to see his stinking face, hear his wicked voice, and worship him and his image, Revelation 13:7-8; 13:-15., Nearly every person on earth today, young and older, has a cell (smart) phone, enabling them, not only to communicate, but to see and hear the person with whom they are communicating. Have our readers ever realized that the invention of the “smart phone” may play a big role in fulfilling the prophecies of the tribulation period? Hello!
Have our readers even given serious thought to how the prophecies of the tribulation period wili be fulfilled? Well…??
CONCLUSION
I could go on writing page after page on this subject, but I have written enough for our readers to gresp a mental concept of what is coming upon the earth, and I mean SOON. You can ignore the warning and be LEFT BEHIND when the rapture occurs,, or by repentance and faith you can receive Christ Jesus as your Savior and Lord, and escape “the wrath of God” which is coming upon the whole unbelieving Christ rejecting world! Now the choice is yours. What will it be? Eternal salvation with the Lord and His people in Heaven and upon the redeemed earth, or eternal damnation for ever in the lake of fire and brimstone? Revelation 20:15. John 3:16-18.
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