Rev 16:16 And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.

Jesus said in the previous verse, v15, behold I come as a thief and Armageddon occurs at the end of the tribulation thus it must be at the end or after the tribulation when Christ comes to gather His church.

Rev 16:18 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 and earthquake, and so great.

So great will this earthquake be that v19 says that the cities of the nations fell. This is a match to the earthquake described in Zech 14:4.

Zech 14:4 And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which [is] before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, [and there shall be] a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.

This scripture tells us what will happen when Christ returns to stand on the Mount of Olives where He was on the day He ascended. Here we have added that when His feet touch the Mount of Olives, it will split in half. This in turn will cause a great earthquake. The Mount of Olives is still whole thus this prophesied earthquake has not happened yet.

Zech 14:10 All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin's gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and [from] the tower of Hananeel unto the king's winepresses.

The distance between the towns known as Geba and Rimmon was 40 miles. This distance stradling Jerusalem on top of a mountain range. This is describing a major change in topography, with the Mt. of Olives splitting and 40 miles on the top of the mountains becoming a level plain.

There is a natural earthquake fault which runs 40,000 miles around the world. A description of this fault has appeared in the National Geographic Magazine from time to time. This fault runs down the west coast of North America, from Alaska down past California. It goes out across the Pacific Ocean, forming an upside down "Y" in the Indian Ocean, then goes up the Red Sea Valley, a leg of it goes down into Africa. A finger of it goes up into the Holy Land under Jerusalem and the Mt. of Olives.

Geologists are concerned about major earthquake activity on this fault line in two places. One of them is California and the other is the Holy Lands in the area of Jerusalem and Mt. of Olives.

Thus we find that the earthquake that will occur when the feet of Jesus Christ touches the Mt. of Olives; there will be an earthquake which will be felt all around the world. This in turn matches the one described in Ezekiel 38.

Ezek 38:19 For in my jealousy [and] in the fire of my wrath have I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel;

Not only does Ezekiel describe a great earthquake connected with Divine intervention in a battle in Israel, but he also describes the effects of it is such a way that we are told that it will be felt all around the world. The fist of the sea, birds of heaven, and all men on the face of the earth shall shake at His presence.

Ezek 38:20 So that the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the field, and all creeping things that creep upon the earth, and all the men that [are] upon the face of the earth, shall shake at my presence, and the mountains shall be thrown down, and the steep places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground.

God is going to send an earthquake so mighty that not only will all life on the earth feel it, but the mountains shall be thrown down, steep places shall fall and every wall shall fall to the ground. This is the description of the end of our modern industrialized society. It will not be nuclear weapons that do this but rather the presence of God which will cause the mountains to be thrown down, steep places to fall, and every wall will fall to the ground.

Isa 2:10 Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty.

Why are they being told to hide in the rocks and caves? Because the earthquake is going to topple the buildings that men would otherwise hide in.

Isa 2:17 And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low: and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.

In that day, mankind will be humbled and only God will be made great in the eyes of all mankind.

Isa 2:18 And the idols he shall utterly abolish.

The various aspects of our technology is an idol to many people. the cities, the buildings, stock market, high paid jobs are all idols. The Lord alone will be exalted in that day.

Ezek 38:23 Thus will I magnify myself, and sanctify myself; and I will be known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I [am] the LORD.

Scripture does not reveal any opposing army attacking the invaders. Rather, it will be God Himself by supernatural actions that will destroy the army invading Israel.

Isa 2:19 And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.

This is the description of a world wide earthquake. As a result of this earthquake there will no longer be any buildings left to hide in.

Isa 24:19 The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly.

The earthquake which will destroy most of the earth's surface and all of the man made structures like buildings and bridges will be a judgment from God over the entire face of the earth.

Isa 24:20 The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again.

This disaster will be climaxed by the second coming of Christ and the bringing in of His Kingdom of righteousness and peace.

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