Meteor Apocalypseof Revelations

By Craig Paardekooper

History Repeating Itself
Revelations describes a shower of small meteors – followed by two large meteors/asteroids striking theearth – and volcanic activity resulting from the impacts.
These events take place during a period of judgement AFTER the 3.5 year reign of the Beast.
We are taught in schools that the Age of the Reptiles was bought to an end by an asteroid impact. So, it isoddly appropriate that the Kingdom of the Serpent should be brought to an end by yet another asteroid.
However, this asteroid impact only weakens that kingdom - the battle of Armageddon seals its fate.

The effects of the asteroids also resemble the plagues that afflicted Egypt in the time of Moses, and thatenabled the Israelites to escape from persecution into freedom. (Book of Exodus)

PART 1:
TIMING OF THE METEOR EVENTUNDERSTANDING THE TIMING OF THE METEOR EVENT

To understand the timing of the meteor event, we need to understand the sequence of events described in
Revelations.

This sequence of events can be summed up as –1. ANTI-CHRIST: There is the period of the anti-Christ, that lasts 3.5 years.
2. PROTECTION OF THE SAINTS : This is followed by the protection of the saints from the coming judgements
3. JUDGEMENTS : A series of meteor impacts followed by a darkening of the atmosphere
4. ARMAGEDDON: Finally, after the judgements end, there is a battle between the army of Christ, and the
combined armies of all the kings of the earth, led by the kings of the East at Armageddon.
I will demonstrate this in the 6 pages that follow.

OVERVIEW OF THE BOOK OF REVELATIONS

The prophetic part of the Book of Revelations starts in chapter 6.
The prophecies consist of a cycle that repeats itself twice. Both cycles describe the same events. The First Cycle
provides a brief outline of the second.
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CYCLE 1 : Revelations 6, 7, 8, 9•

CYCLE 2 : Revelations 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19

After these two cycles, there is a brief description of the events AFTER Armageddon
After Armageddon : Revelations 20, 21, 22

PATTERN OF THE FIRST CYCLE
1. Anti-Christ Period:(Rev 6)
A period where the saints are persecuted and many people are killed by sword, plague, famine
2. Protection of the Saints:(Rev 7)144,000 - selecting and marking of the saints to protect them from the coming judgements
3. Judgements:
Seven trumpet judgements(Rev 8, 9)

4. Armageddon :(Rev 9 v 13-19)
Army of the Kings of the East at the Euphrates

PATTERN OF THE SECOND CYCLE
1. Anti-Christ Period:(Rev 11, 12, 13)
3.5 years persecution of the witnesses. Persecution of the woman’s child for 3.5 years. The rule of the Beastfor 3.5 years.
2. Gathering of the Saints:
144,000(Rev 14)

3. Judgements:(Rev 15, 16, 17, 18)Seven bowls judgements, Fall of Babylon
4. Armageddon :(Rev 19 v 11-19)
Christ’s army fights against the army of the Kings of the East

AFTER ARMAGEDDON
1. Christ Period:(Rev 20 v 1 – 6)
The reign of Christ for 1000 Years with the Saints
2. Judgement(Rev 20 v 7-15)
Judgement of Satan, Judgement of the Dead
3. New Jerusalem(Rev 21, 22)
New heavens and New Earth, Tree of Life

THE FIRST CYCLE
ANTI-CHRIST PERIOD : REVELATIONS CHAPTER 6This chapter describes a period where people are killed by the sword, famine, plague and wild beasts.
The 4 horsemen are given power over 25% of the earth to kill. This could mean 25% of governments engage inkilling, or it could mean that 25% of the population are killed.
The deaths include many martyrs – who are being persecuted for their faith. So the killing is being done by antiChristians and is especially targeted at Christians and at Christian nations.
This period ends with an earthquake and darkness and major tectonic movements
Then the leaders, the rich and powerful and most of the population take shelter underground from the judgementsof God, and from Judgement Day.
They are sheltering underground despite the earthquake, because they fear something from above.

PROTECTION OF THE SAINTS : REVELATIONS CHAPTER 7
Following the period of persecution, God marks the saints so that they are protected from the coming judgements.
“After this I saw the four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of theearth to prevent any wind from blowing on the land or on the sea or on any tree.” (Rev v 1)
There is a cessation of wind – a complete stillness of the oceans and the atmosphere – waters become as smooth asa mill pond, sail-ships lose all power, “wind-farms” cease to produce any energy, the “jet-streams” cease. Stillness.
Weather forecasters note the complete absence of cyclones and anti-cyclones.
Then the servants of God who have survived martyrdom, are marked in order to protect them from the coming
judgements.
“Do not harm the land or the sea or the trees until we put a seal on the foreheads of the servants of ourGod” (Rev 7 v 3)
(Note that it does not say that those sealed are removed from the earth – they are just marked for protection – as
you will see later)
Those marked for protection are 144,000 from Israel + a great multitude from every nation tribe, people andlanguage who have survived the great tribulation, and been atoned for by the blood of Christ.
“After this I looked and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation,
tribe, people and language…..These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washedtheir robes and made them white in the blood of the lamb” (Rev 7 v 9-14)
Often, in Scripture, 144,000 is used symbolically to denote all believers.
So those who survive the 3.5 years of the Beast, and who are washed in the blood of the Lamb (Christians) are thenmarked to protect them from the judgements to come.

JUDGEMENTS : REVELATIONS CHAPTERS 8, 9Here is a summary
1. Small meteors : (Rev 8 v 7) Hail and Fire mixed with blood : A third of all the land is set on fire
2. Giant meteor : (Rev 8 v 8-9) Meteor impacts in sea : a third of the sea turned into blood, and a third of theliving creatures in the sea died. Massive tidal waves destroy many ships.

3. Giant meteor : (Rev 8 v 10-11) Meteor impacts earth : contains a toxin that pollutes water sources – poisonsthem – making them bitter.
4. Darkening of the Sun, Moon and Stars : (Rev 8 v 12) possibly resulting from dust exuded by the meteor
impacts
5. Huge volcano : (Rev 9 v 1-11) Volcanic smoke from the furnace of the abyss – causes darkening of the Sun
and sky : provokes insect swarms. These flying insects attack people rather than plants – and do so for aduration of 5 months – these insects have a sting which is painful, but does not kill. They don’t attack thosewith the seal of God.
“They were told not to harm the grass of the earth or any plant or tree, but only those people who
did not have the seal of God on their foreheads.” (Rev 9 v 4)
(This indicates that those who were sealed ARE STILL ON THE EARTH – they have not been
raptured or taken away – they were simply protected from the coming judgements.)
6. Armageddon: (Rev v 13-19) a vast army of 200 million troops located at the Euphrates. Their vehicles aremarked with red, blue and yellow insignia, and can fire projectiles with gunpowder.
“out of their mouths came fire, smoke and sulphur” (Rev 9 v 18)
Such a large army is probably the collective army of all the nations combined. They make war – a third of
the population are killed.

The initial response of the government to these judgements was described at the very end of Revelations 6, which
described the behaviour of the leaders immediately prior to the commencement of these judgements–“Then the kings of the earth, the princes, the generals, the rich, the mighty, and every slave andevery freeman hid in caves and amongst the rocks of the mountains” (Rev 6 v 15)
In fact, this is the exact response that they would take to an imminent meteor strike – they would take refuge inunderground bunkers – and emerge afterwards to a darkened world.
Note that all of these judgements seem to effect the whole earth – and these events did not happen in 70 A.D. A
description of these judgements is repeated in Revelations 16, but in more detail.

THE SECOND CYCLE
The second cycle begins exactly midway through the Book of Revelations (which has 22 chapters) – in the 11th
chapter . The second cycle goes into greater detail in describing the events outlined in the first cycle.
ANTI-CHRIST PERIOD : REVELATIONS CHAPTERS 11, 12, 13
Trampled by the Gentiles :Gentiles will trample the holy city for 42 months (Rev 11 v 2). 42 months = 3.5 years
Witnesses :2 witnesses prophecy for 1260 days (Rev 11 v 3) 1260 days = 3.45 years. At the end of this period, these witnesses
are persecuted and killed, but are resurrected and ascend to heaven after 3.5 days.
The period of these witnesses ends with a severe earthquake. The same earthquake is mentioned at the end of theanti-Christ period described in (Rev 6 v12)
Woman and the Child :A woman gives birth to a child, but must flee into the desert to avoid persecution by the Dragon. She takes refuge
for 1260 days (Rev 12 v 6) 1260 days = 3.45 years. The woman flies to the desert where she is taken care of for “atime, times and half a time” (3.5 times)
The Beast :The Dragon fails to destroy the child, so summons the Beast – an entity with 7 heads and 10 horns – (the G7/D10 ?).
The beast exercises authority for 42 months (Rev 13 v 5) = 3.5 years
There is a one world government since the beast has authority over every tribe, people, language and nation (Rev 13
v 7)
The Beast persecutes the saints and conquers them – martyrdom (Rev 13 v 6-7), and makes everyone worship the
Beast.
At this time, there is no way to fight against the power of the Beast, since it has been given all authority by the
Dragon.
“Who is like the Beast? Who can make war against him?”(Rev 13 v 4)
At this time there is no protection for the Saints –“He was given power to make war against the Saints and to conquer them”(Rev 13 v 7)
The Mark of the Beast is mandated, so those without the Mark cannot buy or sell. Such a system would need to beworld-wide, otherwise a person would simply move country to circumvent it. The Saints can be detained and killed.
“If anyone is to go into captivity, into captivity he will go. If anyone is to be killed with the sword,with the sword he will be killed” (Rev 13 v 10)
The Beast forces everyone to receive a mark on his right hand, or on his forehead – so that no one could buy or sellunless he had the mark. (Rev 13 v 17)

GATHERING OF THE SAINTS : REVELATIONS CHAPTER 14“and there before me was the Lamb, standing on Mount Zion, and with him 144,000 who had his
name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads” (Rev 14 v 1)

JUDGEMENTS : REVELATION CHAPTER 16
Here is a summary
1. Ugly and painful sores break out on those people who had the mark of the beast.
(Rev 16 v 1)
2. The sea turned to blood, and every living thing in the sea died (Rev 16 v 3)
3. The rivers and springs of water become blood (Rev 16 v 4)
4. The Sun scorches people with fire. They are seared by the intense heat. (Rev 16 v 8)
5. Darkness (Rev 16 v 10)
6. Armageddon (Rev 16 v 12) The waters of the Euphrates are dried up to prepare the way for the kings of theEast. The kings of the whole world are gathered for the battle on the great day of God Almighty – to fightagainst Christ’s army.
“They are spirits of demons performing miraculous signs, and they go out to the kings of thewhole world, to gather them for battle on the great day of God Almighty” (Rev 16 v 14)“Then they gathered the kings together to the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon”(Rev 16 v 16)
7. A massive earthquake“No earthquake like it has ever occurred since man has been on earth, so tremendous was
the quake. The great city split into 3 parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed…Everyisland fled away, and mountains could not be found. From the sky huge hailstones of about
100 pounds each fell upon men.” (Rev 16 v 18-21)

At this point it would be interesting to compare the judgements listed in Revelations 16, with the judgements listed
in Revelations 8, 9.

JUDGEMENTS OF CYCLE 1 - Revelations 8, 9

JUDGEMENTS OF CYCLE 2 – Revelations 16

1. Small meteors : (Rev 8 v 7) Hail and Fire
mixed with blood : A third of all theland is set on fire

1. Ugly and painful sores break out on
those people who had the mark of thebeast.
(Rev 16 v 1)

2. Giant meteor : (Rev 8 v 8-9) Meteor
impacts in sea : a third of the sea
turned into blood, and a third of theliving creatures in the sea died. Massive
tidal waves destroy many ships.

2. The sea turned to blood, and every
living thing in the sea died (Rev 16 v 3)

3. Giant meteor : (Rev 8 v 10-11) Meteor
impacts earth : contains a toxin thatpollutes water sources – poisons them
– making them bitter
4. Darkening of the Sun, Moon and Stars :(Rev 8 v 12) possibly resulting fromdust exuded by the meteor impacts

3. The rivers and springs of water become
blood (Rev 16 v 4)

5. Huge volcano : (Rev 9 v 1-11) Volcanic
smoke from the furnace of the abyss –causes darkening of the Sun and sky :provokes insect swarms. These flying
insects attack people rather than plants– and do so for a duration of 5 months– these insects have a sting which is
painful, but does not kill. They don’t
attack those with the seal of God.
“They were told not to harm
the grass of the earth or any
plant or tree, but only thosepeople who did not have theseal of God on theirforeheads.” (Rev 9 v 4)

5. Darkness (Rev 16 v 10)

6. Armageddon: (Rev v 13-19) a vast armyof 200 million troops located at the
Euphrates. Their vehicles are marked
with red, blue and yellow insignia, andcan fire projectiles with gunpowder.
“out of their mouths came fire,smoke and sulphur”(Rev 9 v 18)

6. Armageddon (Rev 16 v 12) The watersof the Euphrates are dried up to
prepare the way for the kings of theEast. The kings of the whole world aregathered for the battle on the great dayof God Almighty – to fight against
Christ’s army.

4. The Sun scorches people with fire. They
are seared by the intense heat. (Rev 16
v 8)

7. “No earthquake like it has everoccurred since man has been on earth,so tremendous was the quake. (Rev 16
v 18-21)

A SIMPLE OUTLINE
It seems clear that the Judgements described in cycle 1 and the same judgements that are described in cycle 2This makes the understanding of Revelations very straight forward.
1. ANTI-CHRIST: There is the period of the anti-Christ, that lasts 3.5 years.
2. PROTECTION OF THE SAINTS : This is followed by the protection of the saints from the coming judgements
3. JUDGEMENTS : A series of meteor impacts followed by a darkening of the atmosphere
4. ARMAGEDDON: Finally, after the judgements end, there is a battle between the army of Christ, and the
combined armies of all the kings of the earth, led by the kings of the East at Armageddon.

PART 2:
THE METEOR IMPACTS DESCRIBED3 METEOR EVENTS
There are three meteor events described in the book of Revelations.
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Hail and fire mixed with blood•

A large asteroid impact at sea•

A large asteroid impact over the earth

Subsequent to these impacts there is a darkening of the atmosphere, volcanic activity and insect swarms.

First Meteor Event
The first meteor event consists of a rain of small meteors – a hail of burning rocks. These cause widespread
fires on land. The burning rocks are accompanied by a liquid that looks like blood. This event causes ugly andpainful stores to break out on exposed skin.
“The first angel sounded his trumpet, and there came hail and fire mixed with blood, and it was
hurled down upon the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, and a third of the trees were burned
up, and all the green grass was burned up.”
“The first angel went and poured out his bowl on the land, and ugly and painful sores broke out on
the people who had the mark of the beast and worshipped its image.”

Second Meteor Event
The second event is a large meteor impact at sea –“The second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a huge mountain, all ablaze, was throwninto the sea. A third of the sea turned into blood, a third of living creatures in the sea died, and athird of the ships were destroyed”“The second angel poured out his bowl on the sea, and it turned into blood like that of a dead man,and every living thing in the sea died.”Third Meteor Event
The third event is a large meteor impact over land –“The third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star, blazing like a torch, fell from the sky on athird of the rivers and on the springs of water – the name of the star is Wormwood (“Bitterness”). A
third of the waters turned bitter, and many people died from the waters that had become bitter.”“The third angel poured out his bowl on the rivers and springs of water, and they became blood”

EFFECTS OF THE METEORS•CAUSING FIRES•TURNING WATER BLOOD RED•

MAKING WATER BITTER•CAUSING SKIN SORES – causing allergic reaction•

KILLING SEA CREATURES•TIDAL WAVES•DARKNESS – dimming of Sun, Moon and Stars•

VOLCANIC ACTIVITY•

CAUSING INSECT SWARMS

Causing Fires
As asteroids enter the atmosphere they become heated up – consequently meteors and asteroids appear as
balls of fire streaming across the sky. They can set fire to grass and trees.
Reddening of Water
Many asteroids are made of a reddish material. Most asteroids fall into three classes based on composition:
The C-type or carbonaceous asteroids are greyish in colour and are the most common, including more than75 percent of known asteroids. They probably consist of clay and stony silicate rocks, and inhabit the main
belt's outer regions.
The S-type or silica asteroids are greenish to reddish in colour, account for about 17 percent of known
asteroids, and dominate the inner asteroid belt. They appear to be made of silicate materials and nickeliron.
The M-type or metallic asteroids are reddish in colour, make up most of the rest of the asteroids, and dwellin the middle region of the main belt. They seem to be made up of nickel-iron.
In addition to this, many asteroids become reddened with age - http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/info/pressreleases/Jedicke_asteroids5-17-04.html
So, if an asteroid were to break up in the atmosphere it would form a reddish powder.
Poisoning of Water Sources
During the Tribulation, there are several disasters which happen, all with increasing intensity. One of thesedisasters is described as a meteor or comet which hits earth and makes the water of the earth bitter. I've
always wondered about how this might be translated into reality.
Revelation 8:10-11"When the third angel blew his trumpet, a great star fell from heaven. It was burning like atorch, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on a third of the springs of water. The name ofthe star was Bitter, and a third of the water turned bitter. Many people died because thewater was so bitter."So I always wondered several things about this passage.
•First, how can a "star" fall on a third of all rivers, and not affect anything else?

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Second, a third of the rivers on Earth would be a very large area to be affected by just one "star".

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Third, how could people die from "bitter" water? I never quite understood thisThe debris in the atmosphere from the impact would burn up, creating sulphuric ash which would then landin the oceans and change its pH to be like "battery acid". pH is a way of measuring how acidic a substance is.
The further away from water you are, the more harmful the substance is to exposed flesh.
So you can see how battery acid is near the extreme ends of the scale, and if you were to drink water which
was contaminated with high levels of sulphuric acid it could definitely kill people.
It is interesting that the description uses the word "bitter", because usually acids are associated with a"sour" taste (i.e. lemon juice), while bases (high pH - i.e. bleach) are associated with a "bitter" taste. But
perhaps when John wrote Revelation, they did not have this level of scientific knowledge yet, or perhaps it
was just the way it was translated from Greek to English.
Another different possibility is if the asteroid contained some sulphur, which may burn up in the Earth's
atmosphere and be converted to acid rain. This rain would then collect in rivers, streams, and the ocean.
Possibly, if the asteroid was smaller and vaporized over say 1/3 of the Earth, then 1/3 of the rivers could
potentially be affected by the acid rain.
Perhaps this is supported by how Revelation says "the name of the star was Bitter", so perhaps it will becreated out of something with a high sulphur content. Otherwise I can't really imagine scientists naming an
asteroid "Bitter" if it's only made of rock.
Even if an asteroid did not contain sulphur, but instead impacted into sulphur-rich rock, then it would
vaporise that rock – producing an atmosphere saturated with sulphur dioxide – resulting in acid rain.

Sores on skin
The effect of acid rain on skin is likely to aggravate any existing skin condition. It has been well documented that theC19 vaccination has produced a rash in many people – and this might explain why those who have received the markof the beast are more prone to develop “ugly and painful sores” at this time.

Tidal Waves
In Revelation 8:8-9, it describes "something like a great fiery mountain was thrown into the sea" which kills a third ofsea creatures and destroys ships. An asteroid, as it burns up in the atmosphere, would certainly match thedescription of a fiery mountain. A large asteroid impacting at sea would create tidal waves which would destroy
many ships.

DarknessAlso, in Revelation 8:12, it describes how light from the sun, moon, and stars is reduced: "a third of the sun, a thirdof the moon, and a third of the stars were struck. They each lost a third of their light. So during a third of the day
there was no light, and a third of the night was also without light.". Another effect of the asteroid impact would be
the ash in the atmosphere, which would reduce the penetration of sunlight, starlight and moonlight through theatmosphere.

These effects, when combined together (the fiery mountain, the bitter water, and the reduced light from sun/moon)
all seem to be effects from an asteroid hitting the Earth. So perhaps instead of three different events to cause theseeffects separately, Revelation instead describes three different effects from one asteroid impact?
So the depiction of the effects described in the Book of Revelation are consistent with a real asteroid impact. The
main effects of impact being•

tidal waves (displacement of water)•

darkness (displacement of earth and ash)Less obvious effects are described such as the reddening and poisoning of atmospheric water, and the effects of thiswhen precipitation falls on the skin and drains into water sources.

EXODUS AND REVELATIONSThe effects of the asteroids also resemble the plagues that afflicted Egypt in the time of Moses, and that enabled theIsraelites to escape from persecution into freedom. (Book of Exodus)
Exodus
Blood
Frogs
Gnats
Flies
Livestock
Boils
Hail
Locusts
Darkness
Firstborn

Revelations
Blood

Both the plagues in Revelations and the plagues in Exodus follow a period ofpersecution, and result in the liberation of the people from a tyrannicalgovernment.
• Both preceded by a period of persecution against their religion.

Boils
Hail
Locusts
Darkness• Both preceded by a mass cull.
• Both preceded by a period of enslavement.
• Both involve placing a mark on the believers to protect them from thecoming judgements

The Israelites were said to be miraculously protected from the plagues that afflicted the Egyptians, just as Christians
are said to be miraculously protected from the plagues in Revelations.
In both Exodus and Revelations, believers receive a mark to protect them from the coming judgements. In bothcases, this mark is the blood of the Lamb.

1. Persecution↓
2. Protection↓
3. Plagues

WHEN WILL IT HAPPEN?
Can We Determine The Impact Date From Current Asteroid Movements?
85% of meteors are not visible until impact, owing to the fact that they are not light-emitting bodies, so are only
visible if they reflect the Sun’s light as they approach the earth from the opposite direction to the Sun. To be specific,
they must approach the earth within a 45 degree arc of observation opposite to the direction of the Sun, if they are
to be visible to us at all.
Since 45 degrees is only one eighth of the possible field of approach (i.e. one eighth of 360 degrees), so 87.5% of
approaching asteroids would go undetected before impact.
What this means is simply the common sense statement that the time of impact of an UNOBSERVED asteroid cannot
be determined from currently OBSERVED asteroid movements – and a large % are unobserved..

In addition to this, all current asteroid movements – both observed and unobserved – don’t take into account what
would happen if an asteroid body entered from OUTSIDE of the system and impacted either into the earth or into
the asteroid belt – altering the trajectory of existing known asteroids.

Seeing that the Book of Revelations describes the asteroid impacts as judgements occasioned by the volition of God,rather than natural, accidental impacts, then we can surmise that the impacts don’t result from the existing
movements of asteroids at all, but rather from an intentional movement imposed upon the natural system fromwithout by intelligence.

All we can really know is that the asteroids will impact soon after the 3.5 years of the beast’s reign ends. So thequestion really becomes – “Has the Beast’s reign already started?”