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, duration and scope.

Freak hailstorm rips through Riverland, causing significant crop damage, South Australia. “Looks like we better cancel to 2020 harvest party. From drought to this and near total crop destruction in 1 day.” Five (5) towns affected. Six (6) mile wide family farm severely damaged.

Posted by Julie Celestial on November 7, 2019 Watchers.news

A destructive hailstorm with wind gusts up to 70 km/h (43 mph) ripped through South Australia’s Riverland region at around 18:00 UTC on November 4, 2019, causing major damage to fruit and cereal crops that left farmers in crippling financial situation. The horrific incident prompted calls for a government-backed netting scheme to protect vulnerable crops​.

“It would be hundreds of millions of dollars of damage,” a local farmer named Neville told ABC Radio Adelaide on Tuesday, November 5. Neville added that a 10 km (6 miles) wide area of his family’s farm was severely damaged.

The storm swept through the towns of Murray Bridge, Swan Reach, and Wynarka. Other affected areas were in Barmera, Monash and surround, where farmers grow crops such as stone fruit, nuts, and grains.

The Bureau of Meteorology issued hailstone and wind alerts an hour prior to the storm’s landfall.

In some areas of South Australia, farmers were grateful for the recent rainfall including on the Yorke Peninsula.  “200 mm (8 inches) of rain for the year since mid-April. Blessed to be harvesting the results we are,” Matthew McDonald, a farmer in Port Broughton, posted on social media.

However, it is a different story for hailstorm-stricken farmers like the Southern Sky Pecans, a family-owned orchard in Riverland, who expressed their devastation on social media.

“I have no words,” they wrote. “Looks like we better cancel to 2020 harvest party. From drought to this and near-total crop destruction in 1 day.”

Mayo MP Rebekha Sharkie said she supports a dollar-for-dollar scheme for netting orchards in the electorate. “Science tells us severe storms are going to become the norm.”

“After multiple seasons of devastation, many growers in my community do not possess the funds necessary to make the capital investment in netting as future insurance to protect their crops,” she continued.

“While netting is not an option for all crops, this infrastructure can be extremely useful in some fruit industries.”

Sharkie said netting costs about 60,000 (6) dollars per 1 ha (2.5 acres) and a scheme capped at around 300,000 (6×5) per farmer would be a hand up, rather than a hand out.

“It would provide long-term certainty and sustainability for our grower community, especially as the impacts of climate change worsen. I think most people want their kids and their grandkids to be able to eat Australian fruit into the future. We need to make sure that we can support our growers.”

Staff from Primary Industries and Regions South Australia will travel to the affected area on Tuesday, November 5, to examine the damage.

The region was hit by a similar storm in 2016, where the damage was worth 100 (5+5) million dollars.