God's plan to advance his kingdom, however, takes a surprising turn: before deliverance comes disaster. And if anyone would harm them, fire pours from their mouth and consumes their foes. The second angel sounded, and something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea; and a third of the sea became blood. These are the names of the tribes: Beginning at the northern extreme, beside the way of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath, as far as Hazar-enan (which is on the northern border of Damascus over against Hamath), and extending from the east side to the west, Dan, one portion. Of David. For the pillars of the earth are the Lord's, and on them he has set the world. You have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. But I say to you, Do not resist the one who is evil. Enlarge the place of your tent, and let the curtains of your habitations be stretched out; do not hold back; lengthen your cords and strengthen your stakes. Z. Do not enter the gate of My peopleIn the day of their disaster.Yes, you, do not gloat over their calamityIn the day of their disaster.And do not loot their wealthIn the day of their disaster. Inasmuch as these people have rejected the gently flowing waters of ShiloahAnd rejoice in Rezin and the son of Remaliah; Now therefore, behold, the Lord is about to bring on them the strong and abundant waters of the Euphrates,Even the king of Assyria and all his glory;And it will rise up over all its channels and go over all its banks. Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. Thus says the Lord concerning you: You shall not die by the sword. I will also laugh at your calamity;I will mock when your dread comes. B To the choirmaster: according to Do Not Destroy. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry to him reached his ears. 2 Corinthians 5:1. And David sought the face of the Lord. If he has nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft. He pursues them and passes on safely, by paths his feet have not trod. If a calamity occurs in a city has not the. 1-2). Then the earth reeled and rocked; the foundations also of the mountains trembled and quaked, because he was angry. A Song. Have you not put a hedge around him and his house and all that he has, on every side? L Isaiah 45:7 - I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD . New Living Translation Listen, all the earth! Then I looked, and I heard an eagle flying in midheaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe to those who dwell on the earth, because of the remaining blasts of the trumpet of the three angels who are about to sound!. And you shall flee to the valley of my mountains, for the valley of the mountains shall reach to Azal. And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying: Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed, for God made man in his own image. Be strong and courageous. Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. You shall see the king of Babylon eye to eye and speak with him face to face. Bible Verse About 2020 Disasters. Proud member With the east windYou break the ships of Tarshish. For you will spread abroad to the right and to the left, and your offspring will possess the nations and will people the desolate cities. What Does It Mean That "Your Life Is Hidden with Christ"? Catastrophes have always touched people's lives. Is a trumpet blown in a city, and the people are not afraid? Of the Sons of Korah. Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. David also strapped on his sword. A Psalm of David. With each natural disaster that has ravaged America's communities, believers and nonbelievers alike have been left asking, "Why, God?". B The coastlands have seen and are afraid; the ends of the earth tremble; they have drawn near and come. In this world you will have trouble. Do not make yourselves unclean by any of these things, for by all these the nations I am driving out before you have become unclean, and the land became unclean, so that I punished its iniquity, and the land vomited out its inhabitants. Seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven. And she will be a city of lamenting and mourning; He has not observed misfortune in Jacob; Yes, you, do not gloat over their calamity, But immediately after the tribulation of those days, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and. Please let us go a three days' journey into the wilderness that we may sacrifice to the Lord our God, lest he fall upon us with pestilence or with the sword. But the king of Egypt said to them, Moses and Aaron, why do you take the people away from their work? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.. Devastation will happen to you suddenly and . For the Lord will be your confidenceAnd will keep your foot from being caught. Concerning Psalm 91, the NIV Study Bible relays, " The psalmist's chief theme is that the Lord is his refuge (vv. Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me, for in you my soul takes refuge; in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge, till the storms of destruction pass by. For Israel and Judah have not been forsaken by their God, the Lord of hosts, but the land of the Chaldeans is full of guilt against the Holy One of Israel. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. Whether you or a loved one is facing a natural disaster or coping with its aftermath,here are 11 of our favorite Bible verses offering comfort, hope and reminders of Gods loving care. Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, You yourselves have seen all the calamity that I have brought on Jerusalem and all the cities of Judah; and behold, this day they are in ruins and no one lives in them. Now by chance a priest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side. The mountains melt like wax before the Lord, before the Lord of all the earth. Therefore let us leave the elementary doctrine of Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, and of instruction about washings, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. OpenBible.info And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. May the sword strike his arm and his right eye! Z. A calamity will befall you that you will be unable to ward off. The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master's crib, but Israel does not know, my people do not understand. Ah, sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, offspring of evildoers, children who deal corruptly! For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. Then the angel of the Lord went out and struck 185,000 in the camp of the Assyrians; and when men arose early in the morning, behold, all of these were dead. Praise the Lord! He said, These will be the ways of the king who will reign over you: he will take your sons and appoint them to his chariots and to be his horsemen and to run before his chariots. But you shall keep my statutes and my rules and do none of these abominations, either the native or the stranger who sojourns among you (for the people of the land, who were before you, did all of these abominations, so that the land became unclean), lest the land vomit you out when you make it unclean, as it vomited out the nation that was before you. Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. When you are facing a new kind of trying time, keep these promises from Scripture close by for encouragement, reassurance and hope for the days ahead. Nahum 1:7 The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. Let my people go, that they may serve me. And this we will do if God permits. A Miktam of David, when he fled from Saul, in the cave. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore the showers have been withheld, When you take a census of the sons of Israel to number them, then each one of them shall give a ransom for himself to the. for in one hour such great wealth has been laid waste! And every shipmaster and every passenger and sailor, and as many as make their living by the sea, stood at a distance, and were crying out as they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like the great city?, And they threw dust on their heads and were crying out, weeping and mourning, saying, Woe, woe, the great city, in which all who had ships at sea became rich by her wealth, for in one hour she has been laid waste!. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done. You will be hearing of wars and rumors of wars. W But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel. There will be great earthquakes, and in various places famines and pestilences. 1 John 2:28, "And now, little children, abide in him, so that when he appears we may have confidence and not shrink from him in shame at his coming." Romans 13:11-14, "Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. Watch, if it goes up by the way of its own territory to Beth-shemesh, then He has done us this great evil. Who were building on the wall. And each of the builders had his sword strapped at his side while he built. He will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness is a shield and buckler. And said, Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? You have rebuked the nations; you have made the wicked perish; you have blotted out their name forever and ever. Cite this page: Editor: Stephen Smith. I looked when He broke the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth made of hair, and the whole moon became like blood; Flee for safety, O sons of Benjamin,From the midst of Jerusalem!Now blow a trumpet in TekoaAnd raise a signal over Beth-haccerem;For evil looks down from the north,And a great destruction. 50 Bible Verses about Floods. For I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem to battle, and the city shall be taken and the houses plundered and the women raped. The Lord is slow to anger and great in power, and the Lord will by no means clear the guilty. Adjoining the territory of Naphtali, from the east side to the west, Manasseh, one portion. When Jesus had spoken these words, he went out with his disciples across the brook Kidron, where there was a garden, which he and his disciples entered. He was well spoken of by the brothers at Lystra and Iconium. What the cutting locust left, the swarming locust has eaten. Because you did not serve the Lord your God with joyfulness and gladness of heart, because of the abundance of all things, therefore you shall serve your enemies whom the Lord will send against you, in hunger and thirst, in nakedness, and lacking everything. This must take place, but the end is not yet. The first sounded, and there came hail and fire, mixed with blood, and they were thrown to the earth; and a third of the earth was burned up, and a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up. The One forming light and creating darkness. He went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. For they do not wash their hands when they eat. He answered them, And why do you break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition? Your threshing shall last to the time of the grape harvest, and the grape harvest shall last to the time for sowing. I, the Lord, the first, and with the last; I am he. 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