NON-STOP EARTHQUAKES CONTINUE UNABATED!

As per the following animated map, Japan continues to experience non-stop earthquakes since the massive, never before recorded 9.1 quake, more than a month ago. 

http://www.japanquakemap.com/

These are more evidence of the escalating birth pains of earthquakes, just as Jesus prophesied for the end of the age:

"...there will be earthquakes in various places, and famines. These are the beginning of birth pains." Mark 13:8

The next link is to yet a second map of non-stop earthquake activity:

http://www.christchurchquakemap.co.nz/

In Christchurch, New Zealand, quake activity has been continuing for almost SEVEN and a HALF MONTHS now. 

Please see the following entries for the miraculous details surrounding the initial Christchurch earthquake of September 2010, as well as the recent deadly quake back in late February of this year.

http://theworldisshaking.blogspot.com/2011/02/was-christchurch-earthquake-warning-or.html

http://theworldisshaking.blogspot.com/2011/02/christchurch-earthquake-sending-yet.html

It is important to note that our high tech society has had access to sensitive seismographs for many years now.

Therefore, the usual excuse that this all is just " normal' but the only difference is that now we have the technology to detect it", doesn't fly.

So, let it be clear that this incessant seismic activity is any thing but normal. 

For earthquake statistics that definitely prove that the seismic activity is indeed increasing, please see the following entry: 

http://theworldisshaking.blogspot.com/2011/04/do-these-earthquakes-mean-that-we-are.html

Oddly though, as the seismic "birth pains"continue to escalate; it almost appears as though mankind is quickly being desensitized to the point where ABNORMAL and bizarre is somehow being viewed as the new NORMAL!

Please view the below video which shows just how very abnormal our world is becoming. 

Never before has the earth seemed to breathe and actually sway as the very ground beneath the feet of the people of Japan now is. 

May blinded eyes be opened to the fact that the world is unraveling before us and that the end of the age is here!

We are soon approaching the coming Tribulation period wherein ABNORMAL will truly be the "NORM".

It is time to repent and give God the glory and devotion He deserves; while releasing our grips on the things of this world, which are fast fading into an unrecognizable state.

The Lord Jesus is soon coming in the Rapture, for His who are ready and "love not the world or anything in it".

1 John 2:15 Love not the world, neither the things [that are] in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

DO THESE EARTHQUAKES MEAN THAT WE ARE AT THE END OF THE WORLD?

The continuing earthquakes which are escalating both in frequency and magnitude, all across the globe, are indeed an indicator that we are in the last days. 

When the disciples of Jesus inquired of Him:

“...when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?”Matthew 24:3

Jesus answered them:  

"...Such things must happen, but the end is still to come.⁷ Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. ⁸ All these are the beginning of birth pains."~Matthew 24:6-8

It is important to realize that when Jesus prophesied that there would be "earthquakes in various places" that there was no way to ascertain such information. 

There was no technology to gauge seismic activity and certainly no way to access news of quakes "in divers/various places".

At that time, the only earthquake activity noted by the inhabitants of the planet Earth, would be those tremors directly "under one's feet". 

Therefore, this end times prophecy by Yeshua, points directly to our modern, technologically advanced society. 

Only today do we have the capability of detecting seismic activity deep within the earth and to technology to share this information worldwide.

As such, the sheer fact that we can not only detect, but also communicate the results of seismic activity; all across the globe, evidences fulfillment of this prophecy.

 Additionally, Jesus told His disciples that at the "end of the age" that all the signs He gave in Luke 24 would be as "birth pains".

Note that as a woman labors to give birth, the birth pains increase in frequency, duration and intensity. Therefore, the signs given by Yeshua would escalate just as labor pains do during the birthing process.

The fact that global seismic activity has indeed increased in frequency and intensity with larger quakes occurring closer together, is the literal fulfillment of this prophecy correlating with birth pains.

Please note that many authorities may try to wave these alarming quakes off, passing them off as normal; as if there has been no increase in recent decades. 

This minimization is a contrived effort by the scientific community to deceive the population, in order to not frighten and panic the "sheeple".

Often, they also refer to any new quakes as just "aftershocks". This terminology lessens the blow somewhat and makes the incredible increase in earthquakes not quite as shocking.

As outlined below, the truth is that there has been an overall 1500% increase in 7.0 or greater earthquakes world-wide over the past 30 years (from 1980-2010): 

From 1980 to 1990 the number of earthquakes with a 7.0 or greater was 8.

From 1991 to 2000 the number of earthquakes with a 7.0 or greater was 33.

From 2001 to 2010 the number of earthquakes with a 7.0 or greater was…121!

http://www.theignorantfishermen.com/2010/07/sign-that-day-of-lord-is-at-hand.html

Please note that there have been several earthquakes this year that registered at 7.0 or greater initially and afterward,were downgraded to 6.8's by the United States Geological Service (USGS). 

Therefore, it appears suspect that this may be a concerted effort to lower the alarming statistics for quakes magnitude 7.0 or greater.

The below seismic events are the three quakes that were suspiciously downgraded:

Initially reported as a 7.1, the January 2, 2011 Chile quake was later downgraded to a 6.8:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/02/chile-earthquake-2011_n_803370.html

On March 24, 2011 the Myanmar seismic activity was actually reported as TWO, back to back, 7.0 quakes (less than a minute apart). These two were later downgraded to just one 6.8 quake.

http://www.nowpublic.com/environment/myanmar-earthquake-2011-two-7-0-quakes-hits-burma-2770219.html

From 2000-2008 there was an average of thirteen 7.0 or greater quakes annually.

In 2009, the number of earthquakes 7.0 or greater was 16.

In 2010, the number of earthquakes 7.0 or greater was 21.

In 2011, for just the first three months, there have been a total of 7. (or a total of TEN including the three downgraded quakes.)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquakes_in_2011

If the mounting pace continues, there would be at least twenty-eight 7.0 or greater quakes by the end of the year. 

If the three downgraded quakes were included, it would amount to at least FORTY 7.0 or greater quakes by the end of 2011.

As such, only a quarter into the year of  2011, we are almost halfway to the full amount of 2010's 7.0 or greater quakes for the entire year.

These are staggering statistics that ought to make everyone "sit up and take notice".

Factoring in the astonishing fact that the 9.1 earthquake in Japan is the most massive quake ever reported in recorded history, it becomes increasingly clear that we are seeing the fulfillment of the prophetic words of Jesus; regarding the end of the age and of His coming.

 As we draw closer and closer to the return of Yeshua; we can expect the "birthing pains" of escalating earthquake activity to also draw closer together.

The Lord is mercifully giving mankind these blaring warning signs that we are in the last days. 

God is alerting us that it is time to prepare ourselves for the return of Yeshua. His coming is nearing for those who belong to Him, prior to the wrath of God being unleashed upon an unrepentant world.

May we all be wise and heed these warning signals. It is time to repent of our sins and seek Jesus as Lord and Savior; elevating things eternal above the things of this world.

The hour is drawing late and we need to give God the priority He demands and deserves. We need to detach ourselves from the many allures of the world and draw nigh to God.

It is soon coming a time when all these earthly distractions, coveted by so many, will instantly vanish and be replaced by an avalanche of disaster, destruction and consuming fear.

May we therefore break free from the snares of worldly seductions and give God and His Kingdom our total devotion and obey His command to watch and pray:

"And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting (partying, pursuing pleasure), and drunkenness, AND CARES OF THIS LIFE, and so that day come upon you unawares, for as a SNARE (TRAP) shall it come on all them who dwell on the face of the whole earth. WATCH ye therefore, and pray always, that ye MAY BE ACCOUNTED WORTHY TO ESCAPE all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man (Jesus)."~Luke 21:

MIDDLE EAST UPRISINGS-WILL THEY TURN AGAINST ISRAEL??

Modern day Israel has been surrounded by her multitude of massive Arab enemies for many years now. 

However, at this time, we are seeing the beginning fulfillment of today's David and Goliath; as the waves of violence and revolt ripple across Northern Africa and the Mideast.

Tiny Israel,who only wants to live in peace, is almost being boxed in by these many Arab enemies whose countries are seething with unrest and uprising.

Uppermost in Israel's mind is bound to be the fact that there is an everlasting hatred and vendetta held against them by their Arab neighbors. 

It is important to note that these vicious enemies of Israel have tried to annihilate them in SEVEN different wars since their initial  miraculous inception in 1948. 

To this day, these same Goliaths, with their venomous hatred,continue to spout war rhetoric; often threatening the extermination of Israel. 

These advancing, widespread uprisings blazing across the region may serve to awaken the ancient hatred; thereby fomenting the aggression and focusing these insurgents' bellicosity towards their common archenemy, Israel.

The progressive upheaval does appear to inciting Islamic violence against Israel.

Just last week, after a long period of relative calm, violent atrocities by Israel's foe, Hamas, were committed against Israel's civilian population.

Please see the following entry for details regarding these inhumane attacks: 

http://theworldisshaking.blogspot.com/2011/03/are-they-trying-to-instigate-psalm-war.html

The excerpts from the following article define the many rationales for the legitimate concerns, regarding the safety of Israel, in relation to the spreading insurrection across the Middle East:

 "As anti-government unrest continues to ripple across the Middle East, many in Israel are worried that changes in the Arab world could lead to renewed hostilities against them.

But there are also concerns that anti-Israel opposition groups, including the fundamentalist Muslim Brotherhood, might gain a larger voice in Egyptian decision-making and that unrest in the Arab world could undermine Jordan's stability.

It's not clear whether Egypt's new government will be willing or able to play a similar role. Hamas is the Gaza branch of the Muslim brotherhood and could gain strength if their Egyptian brethren rise to power.

'Sooner or later, the Arab revolt will reach (the Palestinians),' wrote columnist Ari Shavit in the Haaretz newspaper. He said the Palestinians were influenced by 'the trauma of Hamas' rise in the Gaza Strip, relative prosperity in the West Bank and the expectation of statehood materializing within months. If that expectation is disappointed, 'a political tsunami' will result, he predicted."

 http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/03/26/israel-warily-eyes-middle-east-uprisings/#ixzz1HuWbVE2g

The escalation of the "kingdom against kingdom"(civil unrest within a nation) rippling across the Middle East are the advancing birth pains prophesied by Jesus, Yeshua Ha Mashiach,that would point to the end of the age. 

The fruition of His prophecy is well illustrated in this animated map; which provides the visual proof of how tiny Israel is surrounded by her immense and vast Islamic enemies who are in raging turmoil, that is accelerating by the moment!!

 http://www.slate.com/id/2288928/

^{Matthew 24: 6} You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. ⁷ Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. ⁸ All these are the beginning of birth pains.

We need to be in fervent prayer for the children of Israel. It is not a matter of "IF" but "WHEN" their enemies will once again attempt to eradicate God's chosen people and "WHEN" is getting very close!

ARE THEY TRYING TO INSTIGATE THE PSALM 83 WAR??

Below is a breakdown, from newest to oldest, of the recent onslaught of attacks on Israel by her neighbors.

These terrorist attacks have recently begun, after a long period of relative peace in Israel.

Notice the attacks appear to be steadily increasing:

"An explosive device was discovered on a road in Haifa late Thursday night. Police bomb sappers neutralized the bomb" 

http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=213807

 "Security forces arrested two Palestinians found carrying four pipe bombs on Friday morning at a roadblock near Nablus."

 http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=213817

"Six mortar shells fired from the Gaza Strip landed in open fields in the Eshkol Regional Council on Thursday evening."

 http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=213748

"As missile fire from the Gaza Strip escalated on Thursday, the IDF is preparing for the possible deployment of the Iron Dome counter-rocket defense system along Israel’s border with Gaza."

http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=213742

"A bomb exploded at a crowded bus stop Wednesday in central Jerusalem, killing one woman and wounding 38 in what appeared to be the first militant attack in the city in several years. 

 

The blast could be heard throughout Jerusalem and blew out the windows of two crowded buses." 

 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42228970/ns/world_news-mideastn_africa/

"Israel strikes Gaza after massive mortar barrage on south.

Hamas claims responsibility for 10 of the more than 50 mortars fired on southern Israel earlier in day; Gaza medics say five Hamas officers and boy injured in Israeli air strike."

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/israel-strikes-gaza-after-massive-mortar-barrage-on-south-1.350171  

The following analysis of the rationales for these escalating terror attacks, put forth by a learned watchman friend of mine, Shanthi Balasuriyar, is very plausible:

"  Maybe that is why they have put up the Palestinians to start something in Israel to distract the protesters in their respective countries. Jordan, Syria, Bahrain, Saudi are all facing unrest and what better ploy than to distract the people... towards Israel."

"   Against their better judgment these countries will prepare for war against Israel so as to turn the fury of their people towards the Jews. They know that if Egypt had toppled and Libya is struggling with the West poised against them, they have no chance, and hence they will go for this desperate act."

The following statements by the Israeli Opposition leader, Tzipi Livni, that there "is a connection between the bombing attack in Jerusalem and the Grad rocket attacks in Beersheba" and "that force must be used against Hamas and other extremist groups" seems to further confirm the above assessment.

"It looks as if the same extremist organizations will try to exploit the situation as a way to strengthen themselves and weaken the state of Israel, which cannot allow itself to appear weak."

http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=213486

Please note that Hezbollah, Hamas, the Palestinians and Iran entered into an alliance more than a year ago; deciding to join and aid each other in any future conflict with Israel.

These foes of Israel have been terrorizing Israel for about a week now and do not appear to plan to cease their wave of attacks.

It actually appears as if they are  trying to goad Israel into action; to create an excuse for their unholy alliance to all jump into the fray, to come against Israel.

These many enemies may end up getting more than they bargained for....their demise, as a result of the Psalm 83 War!

Please see the following entry for details of the soon coming Psalm 83 War:

http://theworldisshaking.blogspot.com/2010/04/what-is-psalm-83-war-here-are-details.html

 Psalm 83

² See how your enemies growl,
   how your foes rear their heads.
³ With cunning they conspire against your people;
   they plot against those you cherish.
⁴ “Come,” they say, “let us destroy them as a nation,
   so that Israel’s name is remembered no more.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earthquakes are on the rise...is America next??

From the recent deadly Christchurch earthquake to this week's unusual 4.7 quake in Little Rock, Arkansas, it is becoming more and more evident that the Words of Jesus, prophesied for the last days, are coming to pass before our eyes: 

Matthew 13:8 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places; there will be famines. These are but the beginning of the birth pains.

I would like to share the following, insightful analysis by a learned friend, R. Johnson, regarding the rise in earthquakes in "divers places" :

"You used to never hear of earthquakes in the central region of the USA. They were something only Californians had to deal with. 

However, they have been rapidly increasing all over the USA and around the world. Nearby Arkansas has had an incredible number of earthquakes recently.

Mississippi and other states in the to-be-affected area are currently preparing for the next New Madrid fault-line to make it's first adjustment (earthquake) in over 200 years. Earthquake emergency scenario exercises are planned for May 2011 in Mississippi.

I learned about these special training exercises because I'm a Ham Radio Operator. A number of Ham Radio Operators who are trained to handle Emergency Communications during a communications infrastructure collapse have been called upon to participate in these exercises. 

(As an aside: Ham Radio is and will be the only reliable means of communication across town, county, state, nation, and globe if and when landline phones, cell phones, and Internet go down or are blocked. Unlike phone and Internet you don't have to pay monthly fees. It's free after the small cost of buying the radio equipment. So if in your emergency planning you have neglected to address a fail proof back up form of communication you might want to look into Ham Radio)

In regards to the New Madrid fault earthquake, I have heard comments that it's not of matter of "if it will happen", but rather "when it will happen" and the general consensus is soon! Hence the importance of preparing for it now.

I also stumbled upon the following unrelated website which is promoting April 19th as Shake Out Day, billed as the largest earthquake drill in the central USA, and warns:

'We all must get better prepared for major earthquakes, and also practice how to protect ourselves when they happen. The purpose of the ShakeOut is to help people and organizations do both.'

http://www.shakeout.org/centralus/

The Government seems to know what the Bible prophesies, that earthquakes are going to increase!" ~R. Johnson

DEATH GRIP IN THESE LAST DAYS

Just think if the whole Church had been watching just as Jesus commanded and were excitedly seeing His prophetic Word coming to pass before our eyes!

What if all the pastors were crying out and proclaiming the clarion call for all to be ready??

Facebook, the Tower of Babel of modern days, would be abuzz with thousands upon thousands of believers connecting the dots of current end times world events.

All of those belonging to the risen Christ would be sounding the alarm of how today's escalating global chaos was all prophesied for the last days.

Not only would many lukewarm Christians be set ablaze by these facts, but many of the lost would be won for the Kingdom!

As it is, satan, the great deceiver and god of this world, has cleverly immersed much of the Church of Jesus Christ into the enticements of the temporal; to where they are drowning in the pursuits of pleasure. 

"But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money...lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God – having a form of godliness but denying its power..." (2 Timothy 3:1-5)

Therefore, many professing believers are so devoted to the world; that they don't even want to hear any mention that all the things they are so enamored with, might soon be ending.

If they would only realize, that God's plans set into motion from the beginning of time, will come to pass regardless.

We have to choose to either accept or reject the attractions of this world, offered to us by the enemy, ha satan.

If we choose to accept the world and give it priority; with our time, finances and efforts, we worship not Jesus, but Lucifer:

Matthew 4:8 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. ⁹ “All this I will give you,” he said, “if you will bow down and worship me.”

As a result, the vast array of worldly pleasures that so many professing Christians cling to with such a death grip...very might well be the death of them!

If only they would realize that the many worldly distractions that now demand much of their attention, will cease to even exist. 

Once the Lord has Raptured those who are ready, the many deceptive allures of the world will vanish instantly and be replaced by an avalanche of disaster, destruction and consuming fear.

The global headlines are growing darker and more grim each day; fulfilling God's prophetic Word and proving that we are now at the end of the age.

It is time to forsake the lusts of worldly seductions and give God and His Kingdom our total devotion.

When Yeshua Ha Mashiach returns, He will leave behind the lukewarm, who belong to the world, to face the wrath and horrors of the Tribulation.

We either belong to the world or to the Lord. We CANNOT have it both ways! IT IS TIME TO MAKE A CLEAR CHOICE!!

Matthew 25:30 And throw that worthless servant outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

 

 

 

WAS THE CHRISTCHURCH EARTHQUAKE A WARNING OR SIGNAL FROM GOD?

Everyone knows the basic mechanics of earthquakes and that they occur due to slippage of faults, at fault lines.

So it is well realized that earthquakes originate from the sudden movements of the earth's tectonic plates, close to the earth's surface, along zones of pre-existing weakness called faults.

As such, great earthquakes are associated with major faults (cracks) in the crust. When the faults are locked tightly together, the strain accumulates without producing earthquakes. When the faults relax, the rocks slip and shake the earth.

Incredible as it is, there was NO fault at or near Christchurch, New Zealand, prior to the September 2010 massive 7.0 quake!! 

Instead, it is widely reported that last year's huge quake actually "ripped a new fault line in the Earth's surface".
 

"New Zealand Quake Rips New Fault."

"The powerful earthquake that smashed buildings, cracked roads and twisted rail lines around the New Zealand city of Christchurch also ripped a new fault line in the Earth's surface, a geologist said Sunday".

 

http://www.aolnews.com/world/article/widespread-damage-caused-in-new-zealand-earthquake/19621106

"Earth's surface 'lurches 11ft to the right' as New Zealand earthquake rips new fault line".

"The earthquake that devastated a city in New Zealand tore open a new 11ft fault line in the Earth’s surface."

"The 7.1-magnitude quake which hit Christchurch, the country’s second-largest city, destroyed about 500 buildings and caused an estimated £930million of damage."
 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1309194/New-Zealand-earthquake-rips-new-fault-line-Earths-surface-lurches-11ft.html#ixzz0ykpVd6Ut

 "Miraculous"

  
The Prime Minister of New Zealand , "who visited earthquake-stricken parts of the country's South Island over the weekend, said 430 houses and another 70 buildings had already been earmarked for demolition by assessment teams."

 

"About 100,000 of the 160,000 homes in the Christchurch, Selwyn and Waimakariri areas had sustained some damage, he added."

"I was awe-struck by the power of the earthquake and the damage it has caused in the city," he told reporters. "It was miraculous that nobody was killed."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11191105

 The scientific awareness of normal plate tectonics as the cause of earthquakes, gives deeper meaning to the supernatural significance of the 7.0 quake in Christchurch, New Zealand in the fall of 2010.
 

As had been reported, the earth's surface just "lurched" and ripped a new fault line. 

This event is surely phenomenal and shows the handprint of God as the crust just ripped open, while sparing the lives of the entire populace of the city.

 As the Prime Minister stated "It was "miraculous that nobody was killed".

 

Even though there were more than 100,000 buildings suffering damage and more than 500 structures so severely damaged that they are slated for demolition, there were no casualties.

 

This is another factor that is confounded the experts. What are the chances that out of more than 500 buildings being destroyed at 4:35 am when most residents would be at home,sleeping, that no lives would be lost?

 

Only two people out of the city's 348,400 residents sustained serious injuries even though "When the earthquake finally ended the city looked like a scene from a horror film".

 

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/world-news/when-the-earthquake-finally-ended-the-city-looked-like-a-scene-from-a-horror-film-1.1052928

 "Only two serious injuries were reported from the quake as chimneys and walls of older buildings were reduced to rubble and crumbled to the ground. Prime Minister John Key said it was a miracle no one was killed."
 

http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/christchurch-hospital-flat-3759880

  

God mercifully allowed none to perish and only two to be seriously injured with this sign that He has surely presented to us.   

Apparently, God used the city named CHRISTCHURCH in which it was scientifically impossible to experience an earthquake. 

 It therefore appears evident that the God of Heaven ripped open the crust because previously there was NO FAULT LINE at or near Christchurch New Zealand, but there is now!

 

 Research on the other "Christchurch" city on our globe, which is in Barbados, shows that it IS on a fault line.

 

So, the difference between the two is that the Christchurch in Barbados is on a fault line whereas Christchurch, New Zealand was not.

 

 It appears that the Lord purposefully used the "Christchurch" where an earthquake was impossible according to plate tectonics, so as to prove it was His intervention.

 

 Interesting to note, New Zealand's main commercial activity is the raising of sheep.

 

 The fact that sheep are representative of New Zealand further evidences the strong possibility that this is a signal from the Lord to His sheep, the flock of Jesus Christ! 

 

John 10:27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.

 

It is now time for those who belong to the risen Christ, to hear His voice and divert their focus from the world onto Him, so they can truly be His followers!