5 Bible Verses about Disasters
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And when he opened the fourth seal, I heard the fourth cherub say, Come. And I saw, and behold, a pale horse, and one sat on it, whose name was Death, and Hades followed him, and there was given him power over a fourth part of the earth to kill with the sword and with famine and with pestilence and by the beasts of the earth.
And the seven angels having the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound. And the first sounded; and there was hail and fire mingled with blood, and it was cast on the earth; and a third part of the earth was consumed, and a third part of the trees were consumed, and all the green grass was consumed. And the second angel sounded; and the appearance of a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea; and a third part of the sea became blood,read more.
and a third part of the creatures in the sea having life died, and a third part of the ships were destroyed. And the third angel sounded; and there fell from heaven a great star, burning like a lamp, and it fell on a third part of the rivers and on the fountains of waters. And the name of the star was called Bitterness. And a third part of the waters became bitter, and many men died by the waters, because they were bitter. And the fourth angel sounded; and a third part of the sun was smitten, and a third part of the moon, and a third part of the stars, and a third part of them were darkened, and the day did not appear a third part of it, nor the night. And I saw, and heard an eagle flying in the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to those who live on the earth on account of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels who are about to sound.
And great hail of about the weight of a talent [the Attic talent, pounds, the Jewish, 113] came down from heaven upon men; and men blasphemed God on account of the plague of the hail because its plague was very great.
for in one hour are so great riches made a desolation. And every sailing-master and every one who sails to the place, and sailors and all that work on the sea, shall stand afar off, and looking on the smoke of its burning, cry, saying, What city is like this great city? And they shall cast dust on their heads, and cry weeping and lamenting, saying, Alas, alas, the great city, by which all were enriched who had ships on the sea on account of her costly merchandise, for in one hour is it made desolate.
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Luke 21:11and in places there shall be great earthquakes, and famines, and pestilences; and there shall also be fearful sights and great signs from heaven.