Is the Sky Falling? by Robyn Henning

  

Did you see the footage of the meteor that landed in western Siberia?

It was amazing to hear the sonic boom and then see the effects of the concussion as buildings shook and windows shattered.

I can’t imagine the terror those folks felt when this happened without warning.

We had been told to look for the asteroid that was passing 17,000 miles above earth’s atmosphere, but no scientist saw the meteor coming or the one that passed over the U.S. Northwest.

An Associated Press report stated that the explosion of the meteor was equal to the force generated by 20 atomic bombs.  I have seen the footage of the bombing of Hiroshama, but I cannot even begin to comprehend such estimated force that this meteor generated.

The same article stated that the meteor was about the size of a bus and weighed approximately 7,000 tons or 14,000,000 lbs.

I heard a scientist from the Franklin Institute state that they have identified and named 10,000 asteroids of the estimated 1 million flying around in our galaxy.  That’s not exactly comforting statistics to me.

This scientist also admitted that their sophisticated equipment never detected the meteor that hit Russia.  It seems ironic that a small meteor made a bigger news splash than the highly anticipated ‘near miss’of the asteroid.

As I watched the meteor footage, my thoughts turned to the scenes that unfold in Revelation 6 and 8.  Is this meteor a wakeup call from the Lord?

When the sixth seal is broken, there is a great earthquake along with the celestial signs of a solar eclipse and a blood moon.  Then John describes multiple stars falling on the earth.

Was he seeing meteors?

The impact of these falling stars is severe.  They seem to hit earth with enough force to rearrange earth’s surface topography.

People freak out, even national leaders seek to hide in caves and rocks in order to escape from the presence and wrath of the Lamb.

And I looked when He broke the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth made of hair, and the whole moon became like blood; and the stars of the sky fell to the earth, as a fig tree casts its unripe figs when shaken by a great wind.  And the sky was split apart like a scroll when it is rolled up; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. And the kings of the earth and the great men and the commanders and the rich and the strong and every slave and free man, hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains; and they said to the mountains and to the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the presence 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 is able to stand?”  (Rev. 6:12-17).

Later in Revelation 8:10-11, John sees a great star which is called Wormwood fall from heaven like a flaming torch, and it leaves one third of the rivers and springs polluted and undrinkable.

“And the third angel sounded, and a great star fell from heaven, burning like a torch, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of waters; and the name of the star is called Wormwood; and a third of the waters became wormwood; and many men died from the waters, because they were made bitter.”

After seeing the effects of one meteor strike, I can imagine the sheer devastation and chaos that multiple meteor strikes would cause.

We serve the One true and living God who is in control of all things including meteors.  He has given us Revelation so that we will know that He is Who He claims to be.

We are moving closer to the events revealed in Revelation every day.  As His Bride, the Church, are we ready to meet Him in the air?  Are we boldly sharing the gospel or are we too afraid to speak to our unsaved friends for fear of rejection and harassment?

I don’t want anyone to have to be here on earth for the devastating disasters that we see in the Last Days.  I pray for one last great revival on the earth before Jesus comes for His bride.

Revival starts with individual Christians getting their lives in order before the Lord.  We need to evaluate whether we are truly ready for our Bridegroom and then seek to bring many more to a saving faith in Jesus before He comes for His Bride.