2007-04-14 03:48:02 · 7 answers · asked by dragonfly 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Those seven thousand men who died as the result of the earthquake are all sinnrs who were punished by God during the second suffering of hardships and the third is nearing to happened.
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2007-04-14 03:59:39 · answer #1 · answered by Jesus M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
During the tribulation Jews are dieing...so when the Lord returns, He comes back for a remnant of believing Jews.
What happens is that through the process of the tribulation a remnant of Jews become believers and the Lord protects them till His return.
The last sentence of this passage helps to clarify it - "and the remnant were afrightened, and gave glory to the God of heaven"
Mt 15:31 Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.
Acts 4:21, Rev4:11, & 7:10, &15:4, & 19:1, & Is 6:3, & I Chr 29:11
2007-04-14 11:18:04 · answer #2 · answered by Belize Missionary 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
These are the ones who do not comply with God's requirements. These are the ones of ;(Psalm 37:9) For evildoers themselves will be cut off, But those hoping in Jehovah are the ones that will possess the earth.
2007-04-14 11:57:20 · answer #3 · answered by pugjw9896 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps these are the 7000.
Rom 11:2 God has not rejected His people whom He foreknew. Or do you not know what the Scripture says in the passage about Elijah, how he pleads with God against Israel?
Rom 11:3 "Lord, THEY HAVE KILLED THY PROPHETS, THEY HAVE TORN DOWN THINE ALTARS, AND I ALONE AM LEFT, AND THEY ARE SEEKING MY LIFE."
Rom 11:4 But what is the divine response to him? "I HAVE KEPT for Myself SEVEN THOUSAND MEN WHO HAVE NOT BOWED THE KNEE TO BAAL."
2007-04-14 10:52:51 · answer #4 · answered by chris p 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't over analyze this. The 7k are unbelievers that get killed in the earthquake.
There are some things in Revelation that merit more study & knowledge of history - they are what I call "layered prophecy", but this is not one of them.
2007-04-14 11:11:38 · answer #5 · answered by windeee thumper 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It implies that these people were sinners who at the last moment gave praise to God and were raised by a mighty act. In other words, they repented.
2007-04-14 12:15:15 · answer #6 · answered by Fish <>< 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are ones who have not bent the knee to false religion. Jeez - they must be atheists eh? Go figure.
2007-04-14 10:52:46 · answer #7 · answered by Lukusmcain// 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋