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Earthquakes
Islands and mountainous districts liable to - Ps 114:4,6; Re 6:14; 16:18,20
FREQUENTLY ACCOMPANIED BY
- Volcanic eruptions
- Ps 104:32; Na 1:5- Convulsion and receding of the sea
- 2Sa 22:8,16; Ps 18:7,15; 46:3- Opening of the earth
- Nu 16:31,32- Overturning of mountains
- Ps 46:2; Zec 14:4- Rending of rocks
- Mt 27:51ARE VISIBLE TOKENS OF
- God's power
- Job 9:6; Heb 12:26- God's presence
- Ps 68:7,8; 114:7- God's anger
- Ps 18:7; 60:2; Isa 13:13Men always terrified by - Nu 16:34; Zec 14:5; Mt 27:54; Re 11:13
MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE
- At mount Sinai
- Ex 19:18- In the wilderness
- Nu 16:31,32- In strongholds of Philistines
- 1Sa 14:15- When Elijah fled from Jezebel
- 1Ki 19:11- In Uzziah's reign
- Am 1:1; Zec 14:5- At our Lord's death
- Mt 27:51- At out Lord's resurrection
- Mt 28:2- At Philippi
- Ac 16:26- Before destruction of Jerusalem, predicted
- Mt 24:7; Lu 21:11- At Christ's second coming, predicted
- Zec 14:4ILLUSTRATIVE OF
- The judgments of God
- Isa 24:19,20; 29:6; Jer 4:24; Re 8:5- The overthrow of kingdoms
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