Revelation 8: 8,9 The second angel blew his trumpet, and something like a great mountain ablaze with fire was hurled into the sea. So a third of the sea became blood, 9 a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed. Next year my wife and I are going on an Alaskan Cruise. I have been looking forward to this trip for some time now for a couple of reasons. One is simply because Alaska looks beautiful in pictures and I wanted to see it for myself and the other is I VERY MUCH dislike like heat and I don't think I'll suffer much from it there. -: ]> When I first read today's passage I though of commercial ships and their cargo alongside the fishing industry and the disaster that this will bring upon the world's economy let alone the number of lives that will be taken and impacted by the blowing of the 2nd trumpet. According to NOAA’s Fisheries Economics of the United States report released in may of 2017, U.S. commercial and recreational fishing generated $208 billion in sales, contributed $97 billion to the gross domestic product and supported 1.6 million full- and part-time jobs in 2015. read more www.noaa.gov/media-release/us-fishing-generated-more-than-200b-in-sales-in-2015-two-stocks-rebuilt-in-2016 While the first affected the landscape of the earth, its trees and grass this plague will effect the sea and the things in it- the ships and living creatures. Among those ships will be thousands of people on cruise ships. A terrifying thought but realistically considering the nature of people and their selfishness to indulge in in times of crisis this will the case. The world will know by this time that it is in time of tribulation but some will live as they've always have. I am in no way saying that enjoying a vacation or cruise is sinful in and of itself but with the rest of the world being destroyed it hardly seems like a time for leisure and or travel. Just picture someone taking vacation in Europe during World World II. One thing is for sure, believers will not be on vacation, for them the time of Revelation will be the worst tribulation the world has even seen. God has given us all things to enjoy. Let us enjoy the time we can have now of leisure and vacation because the time will come that we as believers will simply not have that luxury. Have a great day Loved Ones and God bless you real good! Memory Verse of the Week The smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, went up in the presence of God from the angel’s hand. Revelation 8:4
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