Revelation 6:12-17 12 Then I saw Him open the sixth seal. A violent earthquake occurred; the sun turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair; the entire moon became like blood; 13 the stars of heaven fell to the earth as a fig tree drops its unripe figs when shaken by a high wind; 14 the sky separated like a scroll being rolled up; and every mountain and island was moved from its place. 15 Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the military commanders, the rich, the powerful, and every slave and free person hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains. 16 And they said to the mountains and to the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb, 17 because the great day of Their wrath has come! And who is able to stand?” Like many, I would imagine, I was woken up this morning by the intense storm, lightening and deep rolling thunder. It reminded me of our mighty God. When I was kid I used to think it rained and thundered because God was angry. The intensity of storms, earthquakes, forest fires and other natural phenomena are only getting worse as time passes and will continue to do so until Jesus returns. These types of phenomena really get our attention and speak to us in an intense way. The opening of the 6th seal unleashes natural phenomena on a global level such as has never been seen before. Where we might have saw such events on TV before, at this time everyone will be affected, form kings to slaves and will even recognize that this is from the Lord, "Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb, because the great day of Their wrath has come! " Amazing that they recognize the hand of God in all this but do not run toward Him they actually run from Him and even desire the mountains and rocks to fall on them rather cry out for help. Even if they get the physical death they ask for they will still have to stand before a holy God on the basis of their own good works. So what they were asking for wasn't nearly enough. What they asked in the face of all catastrophe afterwards is the ultimate question, "who is able to stand?" A question that will be answered in the following chapter. Ask yourself, will I able to stand before the One who sits on the throne and before the the Lamb? Do you have confidence that your sin has been paid for, or will you cry out to the mountains and rocks to fall on you and try to escape like these in our passage today. It is obvious that God has made clear to them what was happening at that time. I believe He has spoken clearly through His Son as well and He has preserved His word for us to know Him. Do you have ears to hear? Have a great day Loved Ones and God bless you real good! Memory Verse of the Week Then I saw when the Lamb broke one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures saying as with a voice of thunder, “Come.” Revelation 6:1
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