Nuclear Bomb foretold in Bible?

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Mudjosh

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I heard once that the nuclear bomn was discribed in the Bible.. Atoms being split apart or something.. Does anyone know where?
 

treeoflife

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I heard once that the nuclear bomn was discribed in the Bible.. Atoms being split apart or something.. Does anyone know where?
Likely referring to this.Zechariah 14:12:And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.What else could cause this? Many speculate a nuclear bomb.
 

Jackie D

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I heard once that the nuclear bomn was discribed in the Bible.. Atoms being split apart or something.. Does anyone know where?
Zechariah 14 is the only place that I have seen anything that might describe the effects of something like a terrible bomb.There might be other references to this but I do not know where they would be...anyhow, all any can do is speculate.
 

followerofchrist

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Well no matter what it is, we can all safely agree that the people who become victim to this aren't going to be happy campers to say the least.
 

Christina

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It might be interesting to study Zec 14 in the light of Jeramiah 49and Isa. Isa 17:1 The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from [being] a city, and it shall be a ruinous heapDamascus is of course the capitol of Syria and is the oldest continuing city in the World it has never been destroyed so this is future. And Zec14:Says this will happen to those who come against Jerusalem 12And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.Ive not looked at the these events to see if they are related
 

Richard_oti

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Isa 17:1 The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from [being] a city, and it shall be a ruinous heapDamascus is of course the capitol of Syria and is the oldest continuing city in the World it has never been destroyed so this is future.
Perhaps some history is in order. For under Tiglath-Pileser III, king of Assyria, the city of Damascus was captured and destroyed circa 732 BCE.Isaiah 10:5 Ho Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, the staff in whose hand is mine indignation!
 

Christina

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It may have been captured and parts destroyed but it is listed in history as the oldest continuing city in the World so this may have been a type because it has never stopped being a city..................Damascus, the oldest continuously inhabited city in the worldDamascus is the capital of Syria and one of the most ancient cities in the world. Controversial explanations have been made to guess etymological origin of the name of the Syrian capital city. Some hold that “damashaq” means the fast-moving camel...
 

Rank Stranger

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The verse found in Zechariah may sound like the results of an atomic or nuclear weapon, but we should refrain from limiting our thoughts about our omnipotent God when we use human reasoning to explain Scripture. He can destroy far more effectively with the breath from His nose than any weapon ever made by the hands of man, just as He could completely reverse that destruction with His very next breath. In short, He can do anything, so why would He ever need the use of anything made by humans?Rank Stranger
 

Richard_oti

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It may have been captured and parts destroyed but it is listed in history as the oldest continuing city in the World so this may have been a type because it has never stopped being a city.
The funny part is the timing. 732 BCE places it as contemporary with the timeframe of Isaiah.(kriss)
Damascus, the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world
In this case, "continuously" does not necessitate 'consecutively'.(kriss)
Damascus is the capital of Syria and one of the most ancient cities in the world. Controversial explanations have been made to guess etymological origin of the name of the Syrian capital city. Some hold that “damashaq” means the fast-moving camel...
Unattributed direct quote from a copyrighted webpage.In the unattributed quote above, from what language would "damashaq" originate?Rezin king of Syria along with Pekah king of Israel attacked Ahab and Jerusalem. Ahab in effect hired Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria who captured and sacked the city of Damascus [Also cf Jeremiah 49; Amos 1].
 

Richard_oti

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That was never the point I never said the city was not captured at times the fact remains it was the city of Damascus then and now and has never ceased being a city as the prophecy says it will. check out the history of the city yourselfhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascushttp://www.oldamascus.com/home.htm
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascus:"After Tiglath-Pileser III captured and destroyed the city in 732 BC, it lost its independence for hundreds of years, and it fell to the Neo-Babylonian Empire of Nebuchadnezzar starting in 572 BC. The Babylonian rule of the city came to an end in 538 BC when the Persians under Cyrus captured the city and made it the capital of the Persian province of Syria."And:"In 1400 Timur, the Turco-Mongol conqueror, besieged Damascus. The Mamluk sultan dispatched a deputation from Cairo, including Ibn Khaldun, who negotiated with him, but after their withdrawal he put the city to sack. The Umayyad Mosque was burnt and men and women taken into slavery. A huge number of the city's artisans were taken to Timur's capital at Samarkand. These were the luckier citizens: many were slaughtered and their heads piled up in a field outside the north-east corner of the walls, where a city square still bears the name burj al-ruus, originally "the tower of heads".Rebuilt, Damascus continued to serve as a Mamluk provincial capital until 1516."Also: http://www.oldamascus.com/home.htmThe source of the unattributed quote.
 

Christina

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Well sense this was just a speculation post and even on my so called unattributed post which I would have gladly listed had I realized it been important to anyone. It calls it the oldest contiually occupied city in the World. And it is still called by the same name as when the prophecy was given I dont think it can be ruled out as a type of a future event. But it was speculative to begin with.