After the Flood
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The depths of the earth are the Lord’s arsenal, whence were drawn
weapons to be employed in the destruction of the old world. Waters
gushing from the earth united with the waters from heaven to accom-
plish the work of desolation. Since the Flood, fire as well as water has
been God’s agent to destroy very wicked cities. These judgments are
sent that those who lightly regard God’s law and trample upon His au-
thority may be led to tremble before His power and to confess His just
sovereignty. As men have beheld burning mountains pouring forth fire
and flames and torrents of melted ore, drying up rivers, overwhelming
populous cities, and everywhere spreading ruin and desolation, the
stoutest heart has been filled with terror and infidels and blasphemers
have been constrained to acknowledge the infinite power of God.
Said the prophets of old, referring to scenes like these: “Oh that
Thou wouldest rend the heavens, that Thou wouldest come down,
that the mountains might flow down at Thy presence, as when the
melting fire burneth, the fire causeth the waters to boil, to make Thy
name known to Thine adversaries, that the nations may tremble at
Thy presence! When Thou didst terrible things which we looked not
for, Thou camest down, the mountains flowed down at Thy presence.”
Isaiah 64:1-3
. “The Lord hath His way in the whirlwind and in the
storm, and the clouds are the dust of His feet. He rebuketh the sea, and
maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers.”
Nahum 1:3, 4
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More terrible manifestations than the world has ever yet beheld,
will be witnessed at the second advent of Christ. “The mountains quake
at Him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at His presence,
yea, the world, and all that dwell therein. Who can stand before
His indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of His anger?”
Nahum 1:5, 6
. “Bow Thy heavens, O Lord, and come down: touch
the mountains, and they shall smoke. Cast forth lightning, and scatter
them: shoot out Thine arrows, and destroy them.”
Psalm 144:5, 6
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“I will show wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth be-
neath; blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke.”
Acts 2:19
. “And there
were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earth-
quake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty
an earthquake, and so great.” “And every island fled away, and the
mountains were not found. And there fell upon men a great hail out of
heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent.”
Revelation 16:18,
20, 21
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