Islands and Mountains Gone Revelation 16:20

As John continued to share concerning the events during the tribulation, He wrote about the antichrist, the false prophet and the angels who were involved in the reaping of the harvest of believers who received the Lord Jesus during that time. John wrote about the first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth angel pouring out their “vials filled with the wrath of God”, and he continued by writing, “And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done. And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great. And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.” In chapter sixteen and verse twenty of Revelation John shares how “every island fled...and the mountains were not found” where we read:

And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.

The verse reads, “And every island fled away, ...” John began with the words, “and every island” which means “and each, the whole, all and everyone of the isle lands surrounded by water” “fled away” or “vanished”. John watched as all the “islands” upon the earth “vanished” after the earthquake.

The verse continues, “... and the mountains were not found.” John added the words, “and the mountains” which means “the places where the earth lifts itself above the plain” “were not found” or “could not be discovered, observed, seen or perceived”. John watched as all the “mountains and their ranges” were completely gone from the earth.

When we think through John's words in this verse, we can imagine the damage this giant “earthquake” causes upon the earth. The waters of the earth no doubt flooded at so a great level that “islands” disappeared, and “mountains” could not be “found”. God created the “earth”, and He can certainly allow whatever He desires upon it. People who are wise understand the magnitude of God's power, and when He relinquishes control over the natural elements, nothing is off limits to Him. This same God desires to have a one on one personal relationship with every person who will receive His Son Jesus as their “Savior and Lord”, and should there be any desire to live in the mountains or the islands, there will be none after this “earthquake” occurs.

Next time John shares how, “there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

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