Israel Overdue for Huge Earthquake Which Could Fulfill
Prophecy of Messiah
“Who looketh on the earth, and it trembleth; He
toucheth the mountains, and they smoke.” Psalms 104:32 (The Israel Bible™)
An end of days scenario has suddenly appeared in Japan and Ecuador as seven
major earthquakes hit both coasts of the Pacific in 96 hours. Many seismologists are
convinced this is only the beginning of a global phenomenon, but rabbis and
people of faith recognize this as part of the Messianic process.
Over 500
people were killed on Saturday when a 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Ecuador.
1,700 people are still missing, over 4,000 are injured, and thousands more are
wandering homeless.
A
7.3-magnitude quake hit Japan’s southern island last Thursday, while over 600
smaller tremors continued to shake the survivors. The death toll in Japan
stands at 47 killed, more than 1,000 injured, 8 missing, and over 100,000 left
homeless.
Other
less-deadly earthquakes were felt around the world. Many
scientists are convinced this recent epidemic earthquakes is just a prelude to
increased seismic activity around the globe in unprecedented magnitudes.
University
of Colorado seismologist Roger Bilham told the Express, “The current conditions might trigger at
least four earthquakes greater than 8.0 in magnitude. And if they delay, the
strain accumulated during the centuries provokes more catastrophic
mega-earthquakes.”
Experts
from India’s Ministry of Home Affairs warned in January that yet another
major quake, equal or larger than the last disaster, can be expected in the
region.
Seismologists
at Tokyo University estimate there is a 98 percent chance that in the next 30
years Japan will be hit by another major earthquake of catastrophic
proportions. 2011’s 9.0-magnitude quake killed
over 20,000 people, but its destructive effects didn’t end at mere earth-shifting.
Japan’s
Fukushima power plant was designed to withstand earthquakes, but a meltdown
occurred when the ensuing tsunami washed away generators powering the emergency
cooling, leaking large amounts of radioactive material into the atmosphere.
This apocalyptic scenario
could easily be repeated with devastating results in many developed countries,
including the US. Nuclear power plants in California, New York, Washington
State, and Arkansas are situated near major fault lines. Other plants in Maine,
Pennsylvania, and Virginia have raised concern of their earthquake
survivability with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission but were deemed within acceptable
standards.
Especially
at risk is the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant in California, which is
situated directly on the ocean, making it very vulnerable to tsunamis. It sits
in an earthquake red zone, in close vicinity to four active fault lines, one
lying only 2,000 feet away from the plant’s two nuclear reactors. S. David
Freeman, a former general manager of the Sacramento Municipal Utility District, called the
nuclear plant “a disaster waiting to
happen.”
In fact, tsunamis are far
more devastating than the earthquakes that trigger them. In 2004, the Band Aceh
earthquake, barely felt on land, created a tsunami in the Indian Ocean that
killed about 250,000 people in Sumatra and Indonesia.
A recent study by
seismologists at the University of California suggests that Southern California
is at greater risk of tsunamis than previously thought.
A 7.0-magnitude
earthquake in the Ventura Basin Fault could generate a tsunami that would
penetrate up to two kilometers inland in less than half an hour, devastating a
heavily populated area.
“This is a severe, but plausible, scenario,” study
lead author Kenny Ryan told Live Science.
Rabbi Yitzchak Batzri, a
noted Kabbalist from Jerusalem, spoke to Breaking
Israel News about how the wave of earthquakes
fits into the Messianic process. There is no doubt that the earthquakes have a
divine origin, he said.
“The potential of earthquakes is in the world from
the first days of creation, but the power that brings it into existence is
God’s will,” Rabbi Batzri said.
That will
is triggered by human action, he continued.
“Our actions, in relation to God, affect his decision to enact the forces of
nature, especially in things having to do with our rejecting sanctity.”
“King David wrote, ‘Who looketh on the earth, and
it trembleth; He toucheth the mountains, and they smoke’ (Psalm
104:32) to describe what will happen in
the End of Days before the final redemption. There will be an earthquake in
Israel, but it will be beneficial, opening up the Temple Mount, bringing forth
living waters, purifying the city
to receive the Messiah.”
The
rabbi’s understanding of the prophecy supported by the opinions of many
scientists. Israel sits on the Syria-African rift, which
runs along the Dead sea Valley. It passes through the area thought to be the
sites of Sodom and Gomorrah, and the city of Jericho, which still stands today.
The Biblical accounts of the destruction of the twin cities of evil, and the
later account of the falling walls of Jericho, could very well be interpreted
as divinely powered geologic catastrophes.
Such
events are not uncommon in the region. Dr. Shmuel Marco, who has spent many
years studying the timeline of earthquakes in the region, told the Jerusalem Post that a
major earthquake could be expected in the near future. Major earthquakes were
recorded in the Jordan Valley in the years 31 BCE, 363 CE, 749 CE and 1033 CE.
“So roughly,” said Marco, “we are talking about an interval of every 400 years. If we follow the
patterns of nature, a major quake should be expected any time because almost a
whole millennium has passed since the last strong earthquake.”
The rash
of earthquakes has brought about one of those rare scenarios in which
scientific theory and prophetic vision agree: earthquakes threaten our future.
Man would be wise to prepare, spiritually and physically, for what lies ahead.
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Eliyahu Berkowitz is a features writer for Breaking Israel News. He made Aliyah
to Israel in 1991 and served in the IDF as a combat medic. Berkowitz studied
Jewish law and received rabbinical ordination in Israel. He has worked as a
freelance writer and his novel, The Hope Merchant, is available on Amazon. He
lives in the Golan Heights with his wife and their four children.
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