He Will Shake Us Up to Wake Us Up...

As most of you know, back to back major earthquakes hit California last Thursday and Friday.  Thankfully, there were no serious injuries, but from the articles I read people are pretty shook up.  Thank you to everyone who commented on this in the previous post, especially to those of you living in this area.  So thankful to hear that you are all safe!  Having been the strongest quake to hit the area in 20 years I can see how some people would be rattled.... Just look at this chart below:

Two big things caught my attention about these quakes....

1.  The earthquakes happened back to back in America, starting on July 4th, perhaps the most American of days of the year.  This reminds me someone of the sign sun on January 1st and does seem like a sign to America that our days are numbered.

2.  The fact that there were major EQ's in back to back days with an amazing number of after shocks (34,000 expected) reminds of the amazing convergence and increase in intensity, just as a pregnancy ramps up prior to birth.

Here is a link shared by Daily Crow that has many images of the damages:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7218883/Magnitude-7-1-earthquake-rocks-Southern-California-middle-Los-Angeles-Dodgers-game.html


Here is a video from a back yard pool party... this gives me a great sense of what it was like to be there.

JD Farag talks about the prophetic significance of these earthquakes during the begging and towards the end of his latest prophecy update.  As he see's it, these quakes should serve as a major warning that there will be a day when the world will be shaken like never before...  And events like this can be a blessing as they will serve to draw people to God before it is to late.

Lastly, another great synopsis on these events from TW Tramm: 

“Great earthquakes will occur in various places” (Luke 21:11).

AN unusually powerful earthquake on America’s birthday was felt by some 20 million people and caught the whole nation’s attention.

The 6.4 temblor centered in Ridgecrest, described by some as being the longest quake they’ve ever experienced, was the strongest to hit Southern California in 20 years.

A common misconception is that a large earthquake lessens seismic stress, thus decreasing the chances of the Big One occurring. However, seismologists say the opposite is true and that the 4th-of-July quake may have actually set up the region for and even bigger shaking.

An example of a large earthquake followed by an even bigger one is the Japan tsunami disaster of nearly a decade ago. On March 9, 2011, a magnitude 7.3 quake off the east coast of Japan led some to be complacent when, two days later, a historic magnitude 9 quake struck.

While a major shaking in California may be dismissed as normal, an increase in unusual seismic activity in diverse places at once cannot be so easily dismissed. For instance, in addition to seeing record earthquake swarms, Yellowstone’s Steamboat Geyser just set a new record for the shortest time ever between observed eruptions. At Mauna Loa in Hawaii—the world’s largest active volcano—a steady increase in quakes and a significant ground swelling caused Federal officials on July 2 to raise the alert level from “normal” to “advisory.”

Similar things are happening worldwide.

What does this surge in seismic activity portend?

According to the Bible, the most awesome and destructive earth-shaking in human history:

“I watched as he opened the sixth seal. There was a great earthquake …. and every mountain and island was removed from its place. Then the kings of the earth, the princes, the generals, the rich, the mighty, and everyone else … hid in caves and among the rocks of the mountains. They called to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb! For the great day of their wrath has come, and who can withstand it?” (Rev. 6: 12, 14-17).

In the wake of the Ridgecrest quake, officials are admitting that a new Los Angeles earthquake warning app did not send out a public alert as designed.

In contrast, God’s “warning app” is in perfect working order. The increase in seismic and other phenomena the Bible calls birth pains are His signal to humanity that Judgment Day is near.

Are you heeding the message?

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I added Samantha White's memorial video for Paul to the previous post. If you have not seen that please go check it out. The link to the Go Fund Me page for the family is also there. Thank you all for all the kind comments, I am sure his family really appreciates hearing those kind words. I would imagine that many of them might be quite surprised by the impact Paul had on so many of us!!  Hope to see you soon Paul!!