According to NASA a massive solar flare would be one of the largest natural disasters which could happen to a first world country.
It would cause the failure of electric power grids, leading to power blackouts, possibly lasting for up to 10 years!
All electrical equipment would be either badly damaged or rendered useless. Petrol would be very scarce due to the inability to refine oil and the breakdown of pumps.
This would cause the collapse of the economy with millions of people dying due to a lack of medicines or food.
A solar flare prior to the second coming of Jesus Christ is possibly described in the Bible, in Revelation chapter 16. This same chapter includes the battle of Armageddon, which is presumed to be a literal event, which takes place at the time of Jesus Christ's return.
Revelation 16 verse 8: And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.
verse 9 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.
verse 10 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,
verse 11 And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.
verse 16 And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.
The battle of Armageddon is thought to be described by the prophet Ezekiel, in Ezekiel chapter 38.
The Northern army opposing God and His people are described as coming on horses with swords. The people of Israel are unaware of what is about to happen.
Ezekiel 38:4 I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords
verse 11 And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates
verse 15 - 16 And thou shalt come from thy place out of the north parts, thou, and many people with thee, all of them riding upon horses, a great company, and a mighty army:
And thou shalt come up against my people of Israel, as a cloud to cover the land; it shall be in the latter days, and I will bring thee against my land, that the heathen may know me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes.
Cossacks with swordsThe description of ancient weaponry and not modern technology could all be explained if a massive solar flare has knocked out all communication and modern weaponry and defences.
There are over 100 000 Russian and Ukrainian Cossacks in Southern Russia, many highly trained in sword fighting and horsemanship. They are well known for their pogroms against the Jews under the Tsars. Cossack Units are now part of the modern Russian army.
Joel chapter 2 verse 31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the LORD come. This verse is also repeated by Peter in Acts 2 verse 20.
The largest recorded solar flare in modern history, in 1859, caused blood red Auroras to fill the skies in both the Northern Hemisphere (as far south as Hawaii) and Southern Hemisphere (as far north as Sydney), and turn the moon and sky a spectacular blood red colour. Auroras are usually only seen near the poles and red Auroras are the rarest colour.
The electrical energy surging across the earth from this huge solar flare caused the newly invented electric telegraphs to run without being plugged in, with some causing office fires from sparks.
The chaos that could be caused by a similar sized flare in our modern world has governments worried, as they are woefully unprepared.
NASA has rsolar-flareecently released several statements warning that the sun is waking up from a longer than usual dormant period and that the world should prepare for large solar flares.
We would draw your attention to the verses in Revelation chapter 16, which could portray a solar flare which would literally fulfill these words.
Although the book of Revelation is traditionally regarded as being symbolic Revelation chapter 16 also mentions the battle of Armageddon, which we think is a literal event too.
Several times the Lord Jesus Christ says that we should 'watch' and pay attention to the signs in the sun, moon and stars, as he will come 'like a thief in the night' (Mat 24, Rev 16).
But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer. 1 Peter 4 verse 7.
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