Myths

COASPEN

THANK you for this link and the information

dgrimm60

I'm missing the tie-in to "end-times." All this article tells us is that the frequency and severity of earthquakes is status quo.

Or maybe you posted this to assuage concerns some might have that we are near or in the end-times now?

Hint: watch out for the nephilim!

Alex

If you google 'earthquakes' you will find many sites concerned with them pointing forward to endtimes. It is also a part of SDA 'ism about such events being tied to 'signs' of the end.

Don't worry, and especially don't hurry. There is no urgency. Everything is OK. I, Satan, recommend that everyone ignore earthquakes and any other thing that might give some impetus to the Adventist movement.

Relax! All of these "signs of the times" are just the same-old, same-old.
Where is the promise of his coming? For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.

Especially disregard this:

Matthew 24:7
For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places....
37 But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, 39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

Luke 21:11
And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.

That's right because it's all just a myth, right Satan? uh, I mean karl?

What did Jesus know?

Some people are so easy!

How about we think beyond a 'knee jerk' reaction!

Is there some Scripture or EGW quote you were wanting to present to steer us away from Matthew 24?

Our tradtional understanding is largely a misunderstanding of what Jesus was actually saying...

Are these really 'signs'? We have had "great earthquakes" from time to time thru out history. And how often is an earthquake concidered "great"?

What about famines, and pestilences? How often do they come? Is the rate of these things increased of late or is that the opinion of non-christian writers?

There have always been wars thru out history and rumors of wars. Why is this a 'sign'?

What if these 'signs' are considered "not really signs" but things we talk about anyways? What if Jesus was really saying that you don't know when He is coming but be prepared nonetheless. You don't know when a thief is coming to rob you, but when he comes, it'll be as bright as the lightening is from east to west.