End of the World in Darkness
by End of the world is frightening. When you say end of the world in the Bible, it is a period of darkness and gloominess. Stars will not give its light, sun will be darkened. But how and why that the end times is prophesied as days of darkness in the Bible? Is it a sign of more troublesome times to come?
Joel 2:31 again prophesied that the sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord.
Amos 5:18 and 20 illustrates that this day will be in darkness not light, pitch-dark without a ray of brightness.
Zephaniah 1:15 describes the end-time as a day of distress and anguish, a day of trouble and ruin, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness.
Matthew 24:29 reiterates that after the distress of those days, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light. The stars will fall from the sky and the heavenly bodies will be shaken. Same as Mark 13:24.
Acts 2:20 mentions that the sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord.
Revelation 6:12 reveals of a sixth seal being opened. A great earthquake follows, then the sun turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair, the whole moon turned blood red, and the stars in the sky fell to earth, as late figs drop from a fig tree when shaken by a strong wind.
Cataclysmic Probability
We could now clearly see that the Holy Scriptures are consistent with its description. It tells us of one thing: That the end of the world will be shrouded in darkness. What will cause this darkness? We have clues: First, the one that will trigger it is capable of bringing desolation and ruins. Second, it will manifest earthquakes and trembling in the sky. Third, it will produce clouds of blackness. Fourth, it wil include all the celestial bodies found in heaven. Fifth, it will turn moon to blood. Sixth, it wil involve army of great proportion. Seventh, it could fall stars from the skies. And eighth, it is capable of instigating distress, trouble and anguish. There is only one event that could show these all, and that is through nuclear war.
A conflict between nations armed with nuclear weapons would bring desolation and ruins. The shockwaves from the nuclear blast would create earthquakes and the trembling in the sky could be caused by a massive explosion. It will produce soot, large clouds of black smoke from the burning consumable materials created from the blast. This soot could cover large areas that would eventually block the sky creating darkness, a nuclear winter. It could cover the sun, the stars and that could even turn the moon red. We all know that whereever there are nuclear weapons, it came from a military contingent be it from the Air Force, Navy, Army or Marines. These are armies capable of firing nuclear missiles that could fall like shooting stars to their enemies. One thing for sure, a nuclear explosion will create huge pang of distress, troubles, sufferings, anguish and pain to those victims or to those who bare witness to its destructive capability.
How About Asteroids, Comets and Planetary Collision
The theory that the end time darkness created by asteroids and comets falling from the sky or a planetary collision that will bring destruction and will end the world eventually are far from reality in the Bible point of view. It is clearly stated on Matthew 24:36 that no one knows about the day or hour of this end-time cataclysmic event. Asteroids/comets and planetary collision that will fall from the sky will create the same effect as nuclear explosions do but it is predictable and overkill. To know more about this topic, read PLANETARY COLLISION OR NUCLEAR WAR?
http://www.socyberty.com/Folklore/Planetary-Collision-or-Nuclear-War.119901
No matter where it came from, it is terrifying to know that sooner or later as we enter the twilight of this age, darkness will creep to our existence to test our spiritual and physical survivability as a man. It serves as a warning, a sign of more troublesome times to come, of plagues, famines, diseases and death. A fact that these entire pang of distress is caused by the dimness and obscurity of man’s obsession to rule him and himself alone. We will live in darkness during the end-times, it is prophesied–in the absence of physical ray of sun and in the absence of lawful obedience. But rejoice, for after this: The Son of Man is coming and the Kingdom of God is in His hands.
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