The Abomination of Desolation - St. Marys Coptic Orthodox Church

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of the manifestations of the cutaneous type of Anthrax, which medical
text books call “malignant pustules.”
The most common form of the disease in humans is cutaneous
anthrax, which is usually acquired via injured skin or mucous
membranes. A minor scratch or abrasion, usually on an exposed
area of the face or neck or arms, is inoculated by spores from the
soil or a contaminated animal or carcass. The spores germinate,
vegetative cells multiply, and a characteristic gelatinous edema
develops at the site. This develops into papule within 12-36 hours
after infection. The papule changes rapidly to a vesicle, then a
pustule (malignant pustule), and finally into a necrotic ulcer from
which infection may disseminate, giving rise to septicemia.
Lymphatic swelling also occurs within seven days. In severe cases,
where the blood stream is eventually invaded, the disease is
frequently fatal. 1
It is not inconceivable that Babylon, sensing that it is under attack and
not knowing what kind of weapon is being used against it, may decide
to retaliate by using biological warfare in the form of Anthrax, which
causes this kind of skin condition. These types of malignant sores can
even be attributed to small pox, another feared weapon of biological
warfare.
And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it
became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the
sea. And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and
fountains of waters; and they became blood. (Rev 16:3-4)
The second and third plagues can be attributed to radiation poisoning
of the seas and the rivers, which normally follows nuclear warfare.
Unlike the earlier plagues where only a third of the seas and rivers are
poisoned (probably due to pollution), we are told here that all living
creatures die in the seas. Radioactivity can easily accomplish this.
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