The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-07-02
SIGNS AND
WONDERS
Seismic Action to
Herald Second
Coming.
ADVENTIST VIEW OF
VOLCANIC WRATH
]. n. Rehrens Writes Of ScriPtural
J. n. Behrens Writes of Scriptural
Meaning of Convulsions OF
the Earth's Crust.

Y-z DITOR ADVERTISER: Inasmuch
E-s as there is at present consider
- able volcanic activity in different
parts of the earth, and many
reasons are given as the cause OF these
phenomena, ii has occurred to the
writer that the Bible reasons have been
largely unnoticed and inasmuch as The
word of the Lord has much to say
upon this, we beg leave through the
liberaIisy Of the columns of your paper
TO present a few of these for the con-
sideration of all who may read them
What we shall say upon this subject
will not conflict with the idea as heiu
by some that Goal and oil frequently
ignite and burn beneath the surface Oh
the earth. Thus rocks are heated Iline-
stone is burned, and iron ore melted.
,.ha action of the water upon the lime
adds fury 10 the intense heat. AS the
fire and water come in contact with
hedges of rock and ore, there are Qua
explosjonss. and volcanic eruptions 1oI-
low. These often fail of giving sum
Gent vent to the heated elements, ana
the earth itself is convulsed, the grouno
opens and villages and cities are swai-
lowed up.
This view appears to our mind as
reasonable and consistent as any we
have seen presented and for this rea-
son we quote it here
when the Savior died upon the cross
"the earth did quake and the rocks
u,era rent. and when he arose from the
dead there was a great earthquaAe.
When he shall come again to earth ne
l.c
and the sea, and the dry land"
.But the Lord will be the hope OF his
people..' See Isa 1913. Joel $40, Hag-
2:6.
In the savior's prophecy of his com
ing again and of 'the end of the world
he mentions earthquakes in divers
rlaee<.s as one of the signs. Matt 24:1,
Mark 1873, Luke 21:tI
The alarming frequency and de-
structiyeness of these in later years has
caused some to look up their recoru
and history, and estimate the ratio ~
which they have increased through the
advancing centuries. The result
wei summed up in the Christian
Statesman when it says: THE con
tinued occurrence and great severity OF
earthquakes has distinguished the Pc
ROD in which we are now living above
! all others since the records Of sucf
phenomena began to be generally pre-
served"
| In the time of the end just before
| the coming of Christ, God declares
that he will show wonders in th'
heavens and signs in the earth be
meath, blood and fire and vapof o.
smoke" Great earthquakes shall
there be in divers places, and famine'
and pestilences, fearful sights and f,rea
signs shall there be from heaven
Isaiah refers to these exhibitions o
Gods power in calling the attention o
nations to stand in awe Of him, ant
thai they may trernble at his pres
| ence ooh, that thou wouldst rend the
heavens that thou woulost come down
| that the mountains might flow down
| thy presence, as when the melting tir'
burneth, the fire causeth the waters q
boil. 10 make thy name known TO thine
adversarjes that the nations may tren
BILE at thy presence" Isa- 65:1, 2. lie
all the earth fear the Lord. Let al
the inhabitants of the world stand IL
awe of him. which doeth grea
things past finding out, yea, and won
ders without number" ''great thing
doeth he which cannot be comprehend
ed. "Lo. these are parts of his ways
but how little a portion is heard o
him. ]. II. BEHRENS.