Jesus Christ--Soon2Come: Earthquakes In Diverse Places

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Earthquakes In Diverse Places

For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows. Mark 13:8

On the heels of the earthquakes of the last few days, I remembered that I had compiled a list on the increase of earthquakes above 6.0 or higher to show that they were slightly increasing by year. I also projected, according to the data up to that time and the frequency of large earthquakes in the first 26 days of 2010, there could be 70 6.0 earthquakes in 2010. There were only 51. Yet that is still a very high amount of earthquakes according to the significant earthquakes list found on the USGS web site. 2010 Significant Earthquake and News Headlines Archive

Here is that list from January 26th of last year updated.

6.0+ by Year

2002-- 21

2003-- 37 31,00 killed in Japan

2004-- 35* This includes a 9.1 off and that killed 225,000+ people

2005-- 33 Pakistan quake kills around 86,000

2006-- 26

2007-- 47

2008-- 48 Sichuan, China quake kills around 87,500

2009-- 56

2010-- 51

2011-- So far; there have been 9 over 6.0

As I was looking, I also noticed that there was an increase in the massive 7.0 or higher earthquakes in 2010. There were 22 earthquakes of this intensity. The two closest years were 2009 and 2007 which both had 17. The average since 2002 was about 13 per year.

Of special note is the time duration of the quake that hit near the 2 Iranian warships yesterday. According to the posted article from Israeli News Network the quake rumbled for 27 minutes. That is an awful long time for an earthquake to last!

There seems to be an increase in frequency and intensity, but I am sure this is nothing compared to what Jesus had in mind in the verse above! Seek Christ today while you still have His mercy for the time of His justice must be soon2come!

TODAY'S NEWS

This mornings news again reminds me of scripture. Look at Luke 21:25, "And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;..."

I thought I would post the first four articles that I read as I awoke this morning. It certainly sounds like distress of nations!

FoxNews.com - Earthquake in New Zealand Kills at Least 65, Traps More *****Interesting coincidence below. Look what took place in New Zealand just prior to that deadly earthquake.

Here's Mr. Gay New Zealand! on SameSame.com.au "Meanwhile, New Zealand’s biggest city celebrated its biggest annual gay picnic day yesterday.

The country’s Prime Minister John Key was in attendance at Auckland’s Big Gay Out, where in an election year the centre-right party leader was keen to stress how gay-friendly his leadership had been."

New Zealand:- Gay heart of Christchurch wrecked by earthquake - Gay Travellers Network

""That's the physical heart of Christchurch's gay community ripped out," says Malcolm Vaughan of Wellington's S&M bar. "It's appalling... what's the community going to do to come together now... perhaps someone can find a space where glbt folks can come together.. but..." His voice trails off. "We just hope that all our glbt friends in Christchurch are getting through ok."

Bodies Reported on Streets of Libyan Capital - FoxNews.com

Iranian Naval Vessels Enter Suez Canal - FoxNews.com

Columbus Takes Center Stage in Next Big Union Fight - FoxNews.com