EARTHQUAKES
EARTHQUAKES
- Islands and mountainous districts liable to # Ps 114:4,6 Re 6:14 16:18,20
- FREQUENTLY ACCOMPANIED BY 2a) Volcanic eruptions
# Ps 104:32 Na 1:5
2b) Convulsion and receding of the sea # 2Sa 22:8,16 Ps 18:7,15 46:3 2c) Opening of the earth # Nu 16:31,32 2d) Overturning of mountains # Ps 46:2 Zec 14:4 2e) Rending of rocks # Mt 27:51 3) ARE VISIBLE TOKENS OF 3a) God’s power # Job 9:6 Heb 12:26 3b) God’s presence # Ps 68:7,8 114:7 3c) God’s anger # Ps 18:7 60:2 Isa 13:13 4) Men always terrified by # Nu 16:34 Zec 14:5 Mt 27:54 Re 11:13 5) MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE 5a) At mount Sinai # Ex 19:18 5b) In the wilderness # Nu 16:31,32 5c) In strongholds of Philistines # 1Sa 14:15 5d) When Elijah fled from Jezebel # 1Ki 19:11 5e) In Uzziah’s reign # Am 1:1 Zec 14:5 5f) At our Lord’s death # Mt 27:51 5g) At out Lord’s resurrection # Mt 28:2 5h) At Philippi # Ac 16:26 5i) Before destruction of Jerusalem, predicted # Mt 24:7 Lu 21:11 5j) At Christ’s second coming, predicted # Zec 14:4 6) ILLUSTRATIVE OF 6a) The judgments of God # Isa 24:19,20 29:6 Jer 4:24 Re 8:5 6b) The overthrow of kingdoms # Hag 2:6,22 Re 6:12,13 16:18,19