(7) Paul Rolland, Night Watchman, Night Watchman Ministries:

Coming Natural Disasters

Four-fold Seal Wraths Poured out on Earth:

1. Great earthquake. (Rev. 6:12).
2. Sun becomes black. (Rev. 6:12).
3. Moon becomes blood. (Rev. 6:12).
4. Stars in heaven fall to the earth. (Rev. 6:13).

Commentary: When Christ opens the sixth book seal, natural calamities are unleashed on the earth and heavens (not heaven). The Seal Wraths, Trumpet Wraths and Vial Wraths all alternate between affecting men and the earth. In the case of wraths being poured out onto the earth, they increase in severity and intensity going from least (seal wraths) to greatest (vial wraths). There is a very consistent pattern of affliction to the sun, moon and stars; and to the earth, it’s seas, fresh water systems (rivers, fountains and lakes), the foliage and the earth’s internal structural integrity. God afflicts man through his wrath poured out on the earth in several substantial ways. Many peoples of the earth rely on the seas to provide them with their livelihoods and food. Other areas of the earth are extremely dependent on fresh water systems for drinking water and related uses like irrigation for crops and water for livestock. Elsewhere, peoples are dependent on grasses and crops for feeding not only humans but livestock. Without the sun, crops will die and ultimately so will livestock. God is in effect, causing severe stress on earth’s life-supporting systems for men. In many areas of the world today, drought makes it extremely difficult to eak out any form of subsistence. This will get worse. God causes these general calamities to affect the earth, in order to get evil mankind’s attention during the Tribulation. At this point, God is ‘shouting’ at evil mankind, through natural means.

Four-fold Trumpet Wraths Poured out on Earth:

1. “The first angel shouted, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.” (Rev. 8:7).
2. “And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood; And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.” (Rev. 8:8-9).
3. “And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters; And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.” (Rev. 8:10-11.
4. “And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.” (Rev. 8:12).

Commentary: Through the four trumpet wraths, God starts ‘yelling’ at evil mankind. He is turning up the heat a notch, so-to-speak, by increasing the affliction of earth to the point where various life-sustaining systems are destroyed. This includes sea creatures and man himself. 1/3^rd of trees and 1/3^rd of grasses burnt up. This affects livestock and animals in the eco-systems that are reliant on the forests and jungles. 1/3^rd of the sea is contaminated which causes 1/3^rd of sea creatures to die. 1/3^rd of sea going vessels are also destroyed by the “great mountain burning with fire that is cast into the sea.” Pick any of the world’s major oceans to be the recipient of the great mountain burning with fire. It doesn’t matter which ocean is targeted, as they are all ultimately interconnected. The spill-over effect of one ocean being contaminated affecting adjacent oceans is ecologically obvious. It won’t take much to affect 1/3^rd of the world’s salt-water oceans in becoming contaminated enough by a large meteor or of a super-massive volcanic explosion from the ocean depth. The contamination effectively kills off 1/3^rd of global sea life.

Consider today the volcanic effects resulting from the volcanoes erupting in Hawaii, Guatemala, Bali and around the world. Here in the United States, the super-volcano that sits underneath Yellowstone National Park has geological scientists very worried, due to its ‘swarm earthquakes’ and substantially increased geyser activity. To harm the ocean is to harm its sea life and commercial ships that rely on harvesting the ocean. At this point, God also decides to pour his wrath out on earth by means of poisoning 1/3^rd of the fresh water systems around the world (rivers, lakes, fountains). Because sea water (salt water) is undrinkable, most nations that do not have any formal de-salination technology, have to rely on fresh waters systems (rivers, lakes, fountains) for drinking water and its related uses to sustain human and animal life. The Bible is clear that a great heavenly object called “wormwood” is cast to earth which causes 1/3^rd of freshwater systems to become bitter (polluted or contaminated to an unhealthy degree) to the extent that men die from drinking this water. The water of the earth, seas and fresh water systems, have been so afflicted that evil ma’s existence comes into question because of his reliance on the seas, lakes, rivers and fountains. Take away water, and man starts to die. Just as God and Christ started getting men’s attention by affecting the sun, moon and stars in the sixth book seal, the affliction of the sun, moon and stars gets turned up a notch by the fourth trumpet angel. Now, God is targeting his wrath to affect 1/3^rd of the sun, 1/3^rd of the moon and 1/3^rd of the stars to become darkened during the day and not shine likewise at night. Daytime will be darkened by a third, and night time will be darker by a third.

Four-fold Vial Plagues Poured out on Earth:

1. “And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea.” (Rev. 16:3).
2. “And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood.” (Rev. 16:4).
3. “And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain.” (Rev. 16:10).
4. “And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.” (Rev. 16:12).

Commentary: Ultimately, and finally, God starts ‘screaming’ at evil mankind through the final four vial plagues poured out on the earth in totality. Up until this point, God has turned up his wrath incrementally. Initially, he showcased supernatural wrath with first time afflictions of the earth proper. Next he showcased his wrath by affecting 1/3^rd of the earth’s suface foliage and waters (sea and fresh) and 1/3^rd of the heavens (sun, moon, stars). Here at the end with the vial plagues, God turns the knob of wrath, all the way up to high. The afflictions of the earth that sustains evil mankind is total. All seas become as blood. “Every living soul/creature dies in the sea.” 1/3^rd of freshwater systems (rivers, fountains, lakes) also become as blood (which is progressively worse than being bitter from wormwood). The sun, moon and stars are totally darkened so that the beast’s kingdom and capital are completely dark (no sunlight, no moonlight, no starlight). The light that shines on the earth has gone progressively darker from a one-off darkness during the seal judgements, to a 1/3^rd darkness during the trumpet wraths to total darkness with the vial wraths.

Lastly, Rev. 16:12 is unique in that this is the only wrath verse that indicates an entire river is dried up (Euphrates) to allow passage for the kings of the east to participate in The Great Day of the Lord aka the battle of Armageddon. This suggests that the vial plagues take place shortly before Christ’s second coming to earth, sometime during the Great Tribulation or last 3 ½ years of the total Tribulation period. These plagues will obviously affect men to the point of being in a frenzy of hatred and anger, and for them to vent blasphemy and curses at God. The beast/antichrist uses this to fuel worldwide motivation for a gathering of the world’s armies to arrive at Armageddon. The river has to be dried up so that thousands of tanks and armored vehicles of every sort can quickly cross the span of the river bed. Evil mankind’s existence is so threatened by these worldwide plagues that they feel the only thing they can do (other than to repent and ask Christ’s forgiveness through the shedding of his blood and resurrection) is to fight or make war against him. They do no succeed in this attempt and are totally annihilated.

Four-fold Reference to Plagues Poured out on Evil Mankind:

1. . . . “And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power. And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads. And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man. And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.” (Rev. 9:3-6).
2. . . . “And the first (angel) went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image.” (Rev. 16:2).
3. . . . “And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire. And Men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.” (Rev. 16:8-9).
4. . . . “And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.” (Rev. 16:21).

Commentary: These plagues or afflictions round out God’s plan of pouring out wrath upon evil mankind. For the most part, the trumpet and vial wraths are poured out on the earth directly; sun, moon, stars, seas, rivers, lakes, fountains, trees, grasses and the earth’s internal structural integrity. All these natural elements support man’s existence on earth. In the first four seal judgements (horsemen of the apocalypse), God is using evil men against evil men, through wars – famines – pestilences and death. The carnage during this early period of the Tribulation is caused primarily by men acting upon men. God saves his worst wrath (vial plagues for the earth) just prior to Christ’s second coming, a.k.a. The Great Day of the Lord. The four wraths described above are directly poured out upon men. Three afflictions come from nature and one affliction comes directly from a demonic source (supernaturally evil locusts).

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(7) The Apocalyptic Weather Of The End Times. (7) How extreme weather is affecting our world

Story by Stars Insider • Jul 5, 2023

Typhoon Nanmadol in Japan

One of the biggest storms in recent decades battered Japan with mudslides and flooding in September 2022. Typhoon Nanmadol killed four people and injured more than 100 others after making landfall on the southern island of Kyushu on September 18, BBC reported. Nine million people were told to evacuate, and more than 350,000 homes lost power as the super typhoon reportedly brought winds of up to 234 km/h (145mph), destroying homes and infrastructure, and bringing transportation to a halt. 

Monsoon in Pakistan

Record-breaking monsoon rains submerged a third of the country between June and October in 2022. The floods killed 1,739 people, 647 of them children. More than 33 million people were affected, with at least four million hectares (9.8 million acres) of diverse agricultural land destroyed. Pakistan produces less than 1% of global greenhouse gas emissions, but it ranks consistently in the top 10 countries most vulnerable to the effects of climate change, demonstrating how the climate disaster will unfairly unravel and giving an eerie preview to the rest of the world.

Torrential rains in Australia

Australia’s east coast was hit with torrential rains in 2022 which brought a year’s worth of rain in three days to some areas, according to Reuters.  Some regions reportedly received 800 mm (31.5 inches) of rain in that short period, far eclipsing Australia’s annual average rainfall of around 500 mm (20 inches). Due to the dangerous flooding, which completely submerged roads and bridges, about 50,000 residents in New South Wales, most in Sydney’s western suburbs, were told to either evacuate or warned they might receive evacuation orders, authorities said. The federal government also declared the floods a natural disaster, which helps flood-hit residents receive emergency funding support.

Spring snowstorm in Colorado

In less than 24 hours, Denver went from having 90°F (32°C) to 57°F (0°C) weather, causing a snowstorm in the middle of May. The shocking weather change knocked down trees around the city and saw power go out.

Heat wave hits Antarctica

In March 2022, the coldest location on the planet reached a shocking 70°F (20°C) above its normal temperature for more than three days in a row. The temperature was measured at 0°F (17.7-°C), which broke the record for the hottest ever in the region.

Water levels in Lake Mead reached a record low

Lake Mead, North America’s largest artificial reservoir, shrunk to about 30% of its capacity in 2022. The reservoir is a major source of water for Arizona, Nevada, and California, as well as part of Mexico, serving nearly 25 million people and huge agricultural areas.

Record-breaking cold weather in Brazil

The south of the tropical country experienced record-breaking cold weather in May 2021, threatening the homeless. São Paulo saw thermometers hit 43°F (6.6°C), while the southern state of Santa Catarina recorded temperatures under 35°F (2°C).

Southern France records high temperatures in spring

Several southern French towns sizzled in record high temperatures in May 2021. Towns such as Toulouse and Montélimar set records of between 92 and 96°F (33 and 36°C).

Fires in Oregon

July 2021 saw one of the largest blazes in Oregon’s history. More than 2,000 firefighters tackled wildfires, which took more than a month to contain.

A tropical cyclone hits Mozambique

The death toll rose to at least 50 people after tropical cyclone Gombe pummeled Mozambique in March 2022. The region has seen a rise in deadlier cyclones over time, which scientists believe is a result of the Indian Ocean getting warmer, fueling the strength of the cyclones.

Deadly storm Malik hit Northern Europe

Also known as “Nadia” in Germany, the deadly storm forced public transportation to stop and major bridges to shut down across Northern Europe in January 2022.

Deadly storm Malik hit Northern Europe

The storm brought on hurricane-level winds and floods, and at least 130,000 homes in England lost power. Several people were killed, and Berlin declared an emergency order for residents to stay home.

Cyclone Seroja reached Western Australia

In April 2021, 160 people died in Indonesia after a tropical cyclone hit several islands, displacing 22,000. It reached Western Australia days after, damaging several cities.

Record-breaking snowfall in Madrid

In the first weeks of 2021, storm Filomena brought record-breaking levels of snow to Madrid. The heavy snowstorm brought the city to a standstill.

Flooding in China

More than 300 people died when China’s Henan province experienced severe rainfall and flooding in July 2021. Twelve people lost their lives in a Zhengzhou metro train when water leaked through the carriage’s doors.

Tornado outbreaks in Kentucky

Kentucky experienced the most tornado outbreaks in US history in 2021. More than 30 tornadoes hit Kentucky and seven other states, claiming the lives of at least 90 people, and leaving thousands homeless.

Wildfires in Greece

Huge wildfires ravaged large regions of Southern Europe in August 2021, claiming lives in Greece, Turkey, and Italy. Greece’s second-largest island, Evia, was even evacuated.

Saharan sand took over Europe

Dust from the Sahara drifted into Europe, covering the Iberian Peninsula in an ominous orange glow. Known in Spain as calima, it occurs when a burst of dusty, warm wind forms during sandstorms in the Sahara, and then moves north.

A heat dome in the Pacific Northwest

The Pacific Northwest faced soaring temperatures in 2021, causing extreme heat in the region. The meteorological phenomenon led to evacuations across several states.

Flooding in New South Wales, Australia

In March 2021, Sydney and New South Wales residents felt the effects of extreme flooding. Residents were urged to take care of both their physical and mental health. Thousands evacuated from their homes.

Hurricane Ida in the American South

More than one million homes and businesses were left without power in Louisiana and Mississippi after Hurricane Ida struck on August 29, 2021. Ida hit with maximum sustained winds of 150mph.

India’s hottest month in 122 years

The month of March in 2022 was the hottest month on record for India in 122 years. The country skipped spring and went straight into summer, which has been gradually happening year after year.

Record temperatures in Moscow

In 2021, as temperatures reached 93°F (34.8℃) in Moscow, it became the absolute record for any day in June. The record heat wave was also recorded in cities like Vologda and Petrozavodsk.

Severe cold in the US

In early February 2022, the Northeast was pounded with snow and ice. From New Mexico to New England, the freezing cold front buried several neighborhoods under snow.

Malaysia hit by major floods

In January 2022, more than 125,000 people had to evacuate as heavy rain caused massive floods in Malaysia. The country’s annual monsoon season usually brings a lot of rain, but this time the country faced an unusually heavy rainfall.

Storm Christoph hit the UK

North Wales and North West England faced one of the wettest periods on record in 2021, with residents having to evacuate their homes due to the floods. Once storm Christoph cleared, significant snowfall also led to travel disruption with icy conditions and road closures.

Storm Megi hit the Philippines

The first big storm of 2022 ravaged the Philippines, especially the city of Baybay. Landslides from the relentless rain killed at least 123 people. About 139,000 were affected by the storm.

Storm Izzy left the Southeast without power

In January 2022, storm Izzy brought on freezing temperatures, high winds, and snow to the southeast region of the US. Some 100,000 people were left without power.

Monsoon floods in India and Nepal

Several Nepalese regions and two Indian states were hit by heavy late monsoon rains in October 2021. The deadly floods took the lives of more than 180 people.

Alabama had the most tornado warnings in the US

In 2022, the southern state endured floods, hail storms, and dangerous winds. And on top of that, it had the most tornado warnings out of all the states.

Dust storms in China

China reported the worst dust storm in a decade in 2021, which canceled flights and shut down schools. The minuscule particles could cause health risks if drawn deep into the lungs.

Cyclone Ana in Fiji

In January 2021, cyclone Ana swept over Fiji. The cyclone caused more than 10,000 people to take refuge in 318 evacuation centers across the country. 

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But how can they call on him (Jesus Christ) to save them unless they believe in him (Jesus Christ)? And how can they believe in him (Jesus Christ) if they have never heard about him (Jesus Christ)? And how can they hear about him (Jesus Christ) unless someone tells them?” Romans 10:14

In His Service,

Night Watchman

Paul Rolland

Night Watchman Ministries

Make Your Decision for Christ NOW!!!!!!! Time is Up!!!!!!!

Jesus Christ’s Offer of Salvation:

The ABCs of Salvation through Jesus Christ (the Lamb)

A. Admit/Acknowledge/Accept that you are sinner. Ask God’s forgiveness and repent of your sins.

. . . “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” (Romans 3:23).

. . . “As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one.” (Romans 3:10).

. . . “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.” (1 John 1:8).

B. Believe Jesus is Lord. Believe that Jesus Christ is who He claimed to be; that He was both fully God and fully man and that we are saved through His death, burial, and resurrection. Put your trust in Him as your only hope of salvation. Become a son or daughter of God by receiving Christ.

. . . “That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. (John 3:15-17). For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” (Romans 10:13).

C. Call upon His name, Confess with your heart and with your lips that Jesus is your Lord and Savior.

. . . “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” (Romans 10:9-10).

. . . “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.” (John 1:8-10).

. . . “And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. (John 2:2).

. . . “In this was manifested the love of god toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world. Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.” (1 John 4:9, 14-15).

. . . “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.” (Romans 5:8-10).

. . . “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” (Romans 6:23).

. . . “Jesus saith unto them, I am the way, the truth, and the life, no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” (John 14:6).

. . . “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth.” (Romans 1:16).

. . . “Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.” (Acts: 4:12).

. . . “Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth for there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.” (1 Timothy 2:4-6).

. . . “For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.” (1 Thessalonians 5:9).

. . . “But as many as received him, to them gave the power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name.” (John 1:12).

True Church / Bride of Christ Spared from God’s Wrath:

 Romans 5:8-10. “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.”

Romans 12:19. Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

1 Thessalonians 1:10. And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.

1 Thessalonians 5:9. For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,

Romans 8:35. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

Jeremiah 30:7. Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble, but he shall be saved out of it.

Revelation 3:10 Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.