Blog note. Jesus indicated
that ‘fearful sights’ (various natural disasters) would occur leading up to the
time known as the Tribulation and Great Tribulation (a combined seven year
period of great destruction on earth). Although these types of things have
occurred in the past for centuries and thousands of years, they could be
identified as the ‘season of the times’ due to the ferociousness of these
events. They would be occurring in greater intensity, severity, frequency,
size, duration, scope … just like the pains that a woman experiences in labor
the farther along she is in the labor process. We are in the ‘season of the
times’ that comes just before the seven (7) year Tribulation/Great Tribulation
period
… And great earthquakes shall be in diverse places, and
famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be
from heaven. (Luke 21:11).
… 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; (Luke 21:25)
… Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after
those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be
shaken; (Luke 21:26)
… This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall
come. (2 Timothy 3:1)
Jesus is giving a series of prophecies about what to look for
as the age of grace comes to a close. These verses are several of many such
prophecies from throughout the Bible. 2017 was the worst year in recorded
history for the intensity, frequency, severity, duration and occurrence of a
large number of severe natural disasters worldwide. Earthquakes, volcanoes,
hurricanes, typhoons, cyclones, torrential flooding, unprecedented wildfires in
unusual places, devastating droughts, excessive/scorching heat setting records
everywhere, record snowfalls in Europe and Russia. Snow in the Arabia. This
list can go on. Most studied Eschatologists believe these ‘fearful sights’ and
massive natural disasters are all part of the ‘CONVERGENCE’ of signs that this
Biblical and prophetic age is closing. Most people who study prophecy are
familiar with the routine reference(s) made that these things will be like
a woman having labor pains, growing in intensity, frequency, size and duration.
‘BURN IT WITH FIRE’: Terrified woman finds massive huntsman spider the size of a SAUCEPAN stalking her living room
31 Jul 2019, 12:02 Updated: 31 Jul 2019, 15:24 Samantha Lock. Thesun.co.uk
A TERRIFIED woman has told how she returned home to find an enormous huntsman spider the size of a saucepan in her living room.
Laree Clarke found the spider lurking on her ceiling in Townsville, Australia, and turned to social media in a plea for help.
She begged other Facebook users: “Is there anyone that could remove this from my house?? I don’t have a container that big!”
Laree added: “When I went near it with the phone light it came at me raising it fangs and legs. Hell nahhhh!”
One fellow arachnophobe suggested: “It’s probably easier to burn your house down at this point.”
Another urged her to “kill it with fire” whole a third said: “Just burn the house down and run.”
And one jokingly suggested she should ask the colossal spider to “pay rent”.
Laree later updated her post saying the spider was removed safely and released.
Huntsman spiders are renowned for their enormous size, with males able to reach a leg span of between 10 and 12 inches.
In one recent news story, a huntsman was seen dragging a dead mouse up the side of a fridge in Australia.
And this month, a Huntsman spider was caught on camera tucking into a possum on the wall of a terrified couple’s hotel room.
The creatures are known to invade people’s homes in Australia looking for food and shelter but are not dangerous to humans.
Photos of another huntsman took the internet by storm in 2016, after the critter was found on a farm in Queensland, Australia.
What are Huntsman spiders and how big do they get?
Huntsman spiders are renowned for their enormous size, with fully grown males reach a leg span of up to 12 inches.
They are sometimes called giant crab spiders or wood spiders because they like to live in woody areas such as forests, sheds, and woodpiles.
Huntsmen are members of the Sprassidae family, of which there are more than 1,000 species.
They live in warm tropical climates across the world in places such as Australasia, Asia, Africa, the Americas, and the Mediterranean Basin.
They are particularly common in Australia and are notorious for appearing inside people’s homes.
Adult huntsman spiders do not build webs but instead forage for food.
Their diet mainly consists of insects but they are also known to eat small reptiles such as skinks and gekkos.
Huntsmen use venom to stun their prey but are not harmful to humans.
However, they can be known to inflict
a defensive bite if provoked.
Mothers have been known to bite while defending their eggs.
On average, a huntsman spider’s leg span can reach 15cm, while their bodies measure about 2cm.
Some spiders can grow to a leg span of up to 30cm.