Daily Devotional. THEREFORE SHALL HER PLAGUES COME IN ONE DAY, DEATH, AND MOURNING, AND FAMINE; AND SHE SHALL BE UTTERLY BURNED WITH FIRE: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her. For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off, Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her. Revelation 18:8, 17, 20. The Hand of the Lord is on the move here, it’s a Mighty and a Holy Hand, and this has been written about for thousands of years, and ALL attributed TO THE LORD. When this city actually does go up in smoke, Revelation chapter 18 is all you need to prove it. That’s the good news, now here’s the bad news. Every single piece of this story will be able to be explained away as Natural Events of Nature. This will be something that people can point directly to natural doings as the real cause. Look at ANYTHING in the Bible, it can, AND IS all explained as works of Nature. Remember the phrase that was on a TV commercial years ago? There was the sound of a thunderous crash and huge flash of lightning, as a big deep female voice declared, “It’s not nice to fool Mother Nature”, as little forest animals covered their eyes and ran for places to hide. Just when you thought you had them and could Biblically PROVE something was actually Of The Lord, “Mother Nature” comes to bail them out. Don’t be discouraged, your job is to Preach Christ, The Gospel, to them, and leave all the rest of it in the Hands of the Holy Spirit. It will be just as hard, if not harder, to “convert” someone during the Tribulation, as it is now. A few really will listen, most won’t. God Haters will be even more entrenched in their hated of God, as time moves on. Tell them ALL, “save” those you can, and, Be Blessed.
