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Plainly; it will be a asteroid at a comet that will pass closely by the earth.So what do we know about Wormwood?
Things will get seriously bitter and deadly on earth.So what do we know about Wormwood?
such foolish speculation only ensures the signification described in the first verse of the first chapter of Revelation (KJV) is missed altogether.Plainly; it will be a asteroid at a comet that will pass closely by the earth.
it's not talking about 'stars' as in matter in the universe.....if that is missed lord knows how sense of any significance can be made of the other things Revelation speaks of or should I say signifies!There's no reason to believe God can't throw a "star" at earth that earth-dwellers can't detect, whether it moves too fast or from an area outside the view of the monitoring equipment (satellites and telescopes) at that time.
Wasn't one of the recent interstellar objects completely missed by tracking equipment until it was either too close or just passed by? I can't remember the specifics - I'll run a quick search and verify if I remembered correctly.
It wasn't in interstellar object, it was an asteroid, and it was Asteroid 2019 OK. Another asteroid, 2017 AG13, apparently blew by without sufficient notice due to its size.
In any case, the "star" Wormwood will not destroy all life on Earth. There are more trumpets to sound, and the 7 vials to be poured out.
it's not talking about 'stars' as in matter in the universe.....if that is missed lord knows how sense of any significance can be made of the other things Revelation speaks of or should I say signifies!
See Numbers chapter 2 with regard to trumpets.How do you know that trumpet's wrath is not a comet or asteroid though? Why are you placing a limit on what God can do? I'm not saying my interpretation is right (a literal interpretation), but it could be, or it could be wrong.
Wasn't Sodom and Gomorrah destroyed by fire from Heaven. Why can't God, either Himself or an angel of His, send a comet or asteroid to hit earth, and be small enough to not wipe out all life, yet large enough to destroy "many"? Perhaps that "star" will hit a nuclear plant, thus releasing radiation into the water (cooling water from the towers)?
Do you have an interpretation of what that trumpet is, except that it is not a physical "star" (comet or asteroid)?
I think its to do with the spiritual battle. These calamities (however they manifest) are the result of worshipping the works of ones hands as the scripture points out. It will not effect those who have the seal of God, so the matter is to do with the worship factor and the resultant plagues connected. They are not arbitrary but the intrinsic result of the choice of allegiance. The bitter fruit (wormwood) of ones choices.How do you know that trumpet's wrath is not a comet or asteroid though? Why are you placing a limit on what God can do? I'm not saying my interpretation is right (a literal interpretation), but it could be, or it could be wrong.
Wasn't Sodom and Gomorrah destroyed by fire from Heaven. Why can't God, either Himself or an angel of His, send a comet or asteroid to hit earth, and be small enough to not wipe out all life, yet large enough to destroy "many"? Perhaps that "star" will hit a nuclear plant, thus releasing radiation into the water (cooling water from the towers)?
Do you have an interpretation of what that trumpet is, except that it is not a physical "star" (comet or asteroid)?
It has only been hours since I heard a sermon that declared that Chernobyl translated into English is Wormwood. I don't know enough about it to have formed an opinion.
It has only been hours since I heard a sermon that declared that Chernobyl translated into English is Wormwood. I don't know enough about it to have formed an opinion.
If we use this interpretation what would the fountain of waters and the rivers symbolise?Things will get seriously bitter and deadly on earth.
It has only been hours since I heard a sermon that declared that Chernobyl translated into English is Wormwood. I don't know enough about it to have formed an opinion.
I believe they are not symbolic but include one-third of all the fresh water sources on earth. This will be a literal poisoning of drinking water as a judgment bringing death to multitudes.If we use this interpretation what would the fountain of waters and the rivers symbolise?
it's not talking about 'stars' as in matter in the universe.....if that is missed lord knows how sense of any significance can be made of the other things Revelation speaks of or should I say signifies!
Yes, Revelations is highly symbolic.This is what happens when literalist attempt to interpret Scripture, they’re always trying to force a literal interpretation on everything including those things which have been clearly designated as a symbolic in nature i.e. the Book of Revelation, a symbolic prophecy.
Personally I believe most literalist (Not all) to be “natural men”, and as such being limited to the natural man’s ability to comprehend, they have little choice but to attempt to force a literal interpretation upon most of what they read.