During the Tribulation, God’s judgment will be poured out upon the earth in the form of horrendous environmental catastrophes. The following are some of the cataclysmic events which will take place during that period.• A storm of hail and fire mingled with blood will destroy one-third of all vegetation on the earth. (Revelation 8:7)• A meteor will hit the earth, causing the sea to become like blood. This will kill one-third of all creatures in the sea, and destroy one-third of the world’s shipping. (Revelation 8:8-9)• A star named Wormwood will fall from the sky and poison one-third of all freshwater. This will kill many people. (Revelation 8:10-11)• The sun, moon, and stars will be darkened by one-third, and both the day and night will not be lit for one-third of their time. (Revelation 8:12)• Locust-like beings will be released from underground. Their attacks will be very painful and will last five months. (Revelation 9:3-10)• An army of 200 million horsemen on horse-like creatures will kill one-third of the earth’sremaining population. (Revelation 9:15-19)• Two beings, referred to in Scripture as “witnesses,” will preach the truth of Jesus Christ for three and a half years and will be killed by the Antichrist at the midpoint of the seven-year tribulation. After three days, they will be resurrected and will ascend to Heaven in a cloud. (Revelation 11:3-12)• People who have taken the mark of the Antichrist will develop a dreadful sore on their bodies within a short time. (Revelation 13:16-18; 16:2)• The oceans will chemically change and become like congealed blood. Everything in the sea will die. (Revelation 16:3)• The fresh waters will become like blood. (Revelation 16:4)• The sun’s rays will scorch the people on earth with tremendous heat. (Revelation 16:8-9)• Great darkness will come upon the earth, and terrible pain will afflict its inhabitants. (Revelation 16:10-11)• The kings of the world will gather their armies to battle against God at Armageddon. The River Euphrates will dry up, whereby the “kings of the East” will march toward Palestine in preparation for this battle. (Revelation 16:12)• A tremendous earthquake will take place unlike any other—so devastating that all the mountains and islands will disappear. (Revelation 16:18-20)• A hailstorm, with hailstones weighing close to 100 pounds, will cause men to blaspheme God. (Revelation 16:21)
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