God Will Shake the Entire Earth

No doubt that some folks are looking around the world and wondering if this is the start of the Apocalypse.  Everything is closed.  There are no airplanes in the sky.  The toilet paper is gone and schools might be closed until this fall.  The financial markets are taking a pounding because they know that if the world quits buying crap, and borrowing the money to buy the crap, then the entire market will collapse.

We believe that this will pass.  We believe that the world will be in a relative boom time with people buying, selling, eating, drinking, marrying, giving in marriage, planting and building.  During those conditions, Jesus will come for His bride and when millions of people vanish, then destruction will start to happen suddenly.  The US dollar will collapse and the world will be struggling to come up with answers.  And then the Antichrist will arrive with a whole bunch of answers.

So yes, one day the earth will really shake.

It's true that the coronavirus is causing upheaval around the world. Whole countries are being quarantined. Massive sports events are being cancelled. Schools are being closed. The stock markets are collapsing. But this is a mere tremor compared to what is coming. One day the whole earth will be shaken.

As the author of Hebrews tells us, the Lord "has promised, 'Once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens.' The words 'once more' indicate the removing of what can be shaken -- that is, created things -- so that what cannot be shaken may remain" (Hebrews 12:26-27).

Everything will be shaken on that day.

This is how Jesus described it: "There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. On the earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea. People will faint from terror, apprehensive of what is coming on the world, for the heavenly bodies will be shaken" (Luke 21:25-26).

Or, in the vivid language of the Book of Revelation, "Then the kings of the earth, the princes, the generals, the rich, the mighty, and everyone else, both slave and free, hid in caves and among the rocks of the mountains. They called to the mountains and the rocks, 'Fall on us and hide us from the face of him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb! For the great day of their wrath has come, and who can withstand it?'" (Revelation 6:15-17)

Can you even imagine a scene like this?

Very few want to talk about God's judgment today, even within the church.

Preachers choose to avoid it, and the congregants cheer them on. "Give us sweet stuff! Give us happy stuff! Tell us nice stories. Make us smile! We don't want to hear about judgment. That makes God sound mean."


To the contrary, that makes God sound just. He will judge unrighteousness. He will punish the wicked. He will bring retribution.

And this: "Surely the righteous will never be shaken; they will be remembered forever. They will have no fear of bad news; their hearts are steadfast, trusting in the LORD. Their hearts are secure, they will have no fear; in the end they will look in triumph on their foes" (Psalm 112:6-8).

It is true that the coronavirus has taken many lives so far, and every life is precious. And it is true that many more lives could be lost, along with real suffering for hundreds of millions due to economic crises.

But this is only a small blip on the radar compared to what is coming.

Now would be a good time for us, as God's holy people, to learn to trust Him in the midst of crisis, putting our spiritual roots down deep.

Now would be a good time to realize that all life is transitory and that, at best, we are only passing through this world.

Now would be a good time to take hold afresh of the beauty of the cross and the gift of eternal life.

And now would be a good time to be used as agents of mercy and hope to a hurting world. In Jesus, we have all that we will ever need. And in Him, we will never be shaken.

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Let's pray that God will give us all opportunities to use the virus-shutdown as a springboard to tell folks about Jesus.  One day He IS COMING BACK!  You can accept Him as savior today and become part of His bride who will NEVER see wrath.  Or you can reject him today and end up bowing before Him at the Great White Throne Judgment before your sins condemn you for all of eternity.

It really is your choice.