With the globe gripped deep in the panic of a virus threat, DEATH is on everyone's mind. While the end of life is not something any sane person welcomes, we need to ponder several things about it in these terrible times:
1) Death is due to man's rebellion ( sin ) against God! It is not natural as it is the result of sin.
Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death
2) Physical death will come to all men (except those who are alive when Christ returns) Heb 9:27
And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
3) The scale of death we see now or that the earth has ever seen is NOTHING compared to what is coming in the great tribulation as God's wrath is poured out on mankind due to sin.
There is good news so read on to the end......
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Let's examine that so you can be aware and this prepare for it and your death to come.
In the book of Revelation, we see some real numbers given to us of those who will die in the tribulation times.
Rev 6
And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.
8 And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.
Knowing there is about 7.5 billion humans on earth today, we see 1/4 will die in just the first part of what is to come on earth. ( that is about roughly 2 billion people dead )
I need to add this much of the earth's plants and animals will die as well.
Read Rev 8
The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
8 And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood;
9 And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.
10 And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters;
11 And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.
Rev 9
17 And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone.
18 By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.
19 For their power is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails were like unto serpents, and had heads, and with them they do hurt.
20 And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:
21 Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.
From this area of scripture we see 1/3 of the remaining humans are killed on earth. After Rev 6 we had about 5 billion left on earth so another 1/3 means about roughly 1.5 billion more are killed here. This leaves about 3.5 billion left, about half of the world's population is now killed off in the tribulation. We must note this death number does not consider all the many who will die due to many causes not even mentioned in Revelation so half of the population dying off is very conservative at best!
Consider the greatest disasters ever on earth that have happened and you do not even get close to the numbers of deaths coming to the globe in the tribulation.
* In 911 attacks about 3000 people died
* In the world wars as terrible as they were, around 100 million died.
* The worst pestilences/viruses in history killed in the multi millions nothing close to a billion let alone half the earths population
* In the two nuclear bomb drops less then 200,000 people died
* In evil communist countries with massive control, we see perhaps 80 million being killed
* Estimates are the roman catholic church persecuted / killed 50 million people
* Natural disasters like a major tsunami, the number killed is about 250,000 people. In this event there was dead bodies washing up on shore all over.
* The corona virus has killed less then 20,000 people to date ( March 28, 2020)
Can you even begin to imagine the death/carnage of many billions of people dying? Here is a picture that shows 1 billion pennies. (like 5 bus loads)
Now just imagine if those were all bodies and then multiply it by 3 or 4!
Consider the greatest disasters ever on earth that have happened and you do not even get close to the numbers of deaths coming to the globe in the tribulation.
* In 911 attacks about 3000 people died
* In the world wars as terrible as they were, around 100 million died.
* The worst pestilences/viruses in history killed in the multi millions nothing close to a billion let alone half the earths population
* In the two nuclear bomb drops less then 200,000 people died
* In evil communist countries with massive control, we see perhaps 80 million being killed
* Estimates are the roman catholic church persecuted / killed 50 million people
* Natural disasters like a major tsunami, the number killed is about 250,000 people. In this event there was dead bodies washing up on shore all over.
* The corona virus has killed less then 20,000 people to date ( March 28, 2020)
Can you even begin to imagine the death/carnage of many billions of people dying? Here is a picture that shows 1 billion pennies. (like 5 bus loads)
Now just imagine if those were all bodies and then multiply it by 3 or 4!
Perhaps nothing tells us of the great death and peril then Jesus own words to us in Matt 24;22
For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.
That is telling and hard to fathom! Unless Christ returns all life will cease on earth. It will be perilous times on earth like never seen before....
Rev 8 says
And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise. And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound!
Hopefully you can now put into perspective that what we see happening on earth thus far is really NOTHING compared to what is coming one day soon. This should quicken you to take stock of life, what is lasting & eternal versus all the temporary things people strive for daily. If your life is required of you today or in the tribulation to come, how will you stand before a HOLY God and make a case for yourself entering in to His Kingdom after you have sinned against Him?
The gospel (good news) is this:
Jesus Christ came, shed His blood and rose again. He made a way for all who will place their faith in His finished Work, repent of their sin, be made new in Him, have fruit of obedience then endure till the end; that is the HOPE of eternal life to come!
* Not Sunday church but a biblical obedient life in Him
* Not Sunday church but a biblical obedient life in Him
Death and destruction in this world, due to sin, is going to happen, we cannot stop it. But you can stop your march to God's wrath and hell by repenting and obeying the gospel of Christ today.
See the biblical gospel here:
He is life and He has over come death for us.
John 16:33
Choose Him and not the massive death toll that is coming to this evil world.
He is the ONLY hope!
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