Earthquakes in the Lord's Day - "The Heaven" Departs

In Bible prophecy, mountains and islands were said to rock or be otherwise destabilized at timeof great political upheaval.  For example, when foretelling Jehovah's judgments against Nineveh, the prophet Nahum wrote:  "Mountains themselves have rocked because of him, and the very hills found themselves melting.  And the earth will be upheaved because of his face." (Nahum 1:5)  There is nor record of any breaking up  of literal mountains when Nineveh actually fell in 632 B.C.E.  But a world power that previously had seemed mountainlike in its strength suddenly collapsed. - Compare JEREMIAH 4:24.

 Therefore,  "every mountain and every island" as referred to at the opening of he sixth seal would logically be political governments and dependent organizations of this world that have seemed so stable to many mankind.  The will be rocked right out of place, to the consternation and horror of those who have previously trusted in  in them.  As the prophecy goes on to relate, there will be no question that the great day of the wrath of Jehovah and his Son-the final quaking that removes all of Satan's organization-has come with a vengeance! 

Next time: Earthquakes in the Lord's Day- "Fall Over Us and Hide Us" 

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