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.
Rare earthquake swarm north of Sion, Switzerland
Posted by Julie Celestial on November 6, 2019 Watchers.news
An exceptionally active earthquake swarm is ongoing near Saviese, north of Sion, Switzerland beginning in the night of November 4 to November 5, 2019, according to the Swiss Seismological Service (SED) at ETH Zurich. Such an accumulation of earthquakes is rather untypical for Switzerland.
SED has already recorded more than 100 events, wherein 12 had Magnitudes of 2.5 or bigger and were felt by the population of the Sion region up to Sierre.
Four of the strongest quakes reached Magnitudes 3.0 and 3.3 and were sporadically felt even in the Bernese Oberland.
The agency has gathered several hundred felt reports on its website.
Such an accumulation of earthquakes is rather untypical for Switzerland, SED scientists said.
Earthquake swarms with many events within days or weeks occur regularly. However, only rarely as many perceptible quakes happen within a small period of time. This means that predicting the future development of this sequence is not possible.
However, the seismic activity usually decays after days or weeks at most. There is a probability of 5% to 10% for significantly stronger earthquakes to happen within the following days.
Valais is Switzerland’s seismically most active region. The quakes of these days occurred in one of the most prominent zones of activity, which extends south of the Diablerets and Wildhorn massifs in parallel to the main valley.
The last felt event in the area before the start of the current swarm was on January 14, 2018. Even though small, instrumentally detectable quakes are observed nearly on a weekly basis.
The last strongly devastating earthquake in Switzerland took place on January 25, 1946, with Magnitude 5.8, which happened also near the Wildhorn and led to considerable damage in an expanded area.