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surface for trade.
The southern half of the Dead Sea seems relatively new, and is much shallower than the
northern half, which is 1,296 feet deep. It had been written that the ruins were still visible until
the first century; and there were even later reports that when the sun was shining in the right
direction, the outline of trees were visible under the surface of the water, preserved by the high
salt content of the water. These stories were not confirmed by divers, who found no sign of
human settlements. However, regardless of any hard evidence, enough circumstantial evidence
exists which indicated that the southern end of the Dead Sea was the location of the destruction.
It has been theorized that an earthquake ignited the natural gas deposits, which created a
violent explosion, and propelled a mixture of salt, sulphur and bitumen into the air, literally
raining fire and brimstone, as the oil basin beneath the cities burned. Some have even gone as far
as saying that God leveled the area with an atomic blast.
It appears, that from all descriptions, hell will be unleashed. The very power of the elements
themselves will be turned upon the encroaching army.
During the U.S. hydrogen bomb tests on the Marshall Islands, an analysis of the results
indicated, that there were also hailstones. The blast caused a tremendous air turbulence to
develop, which in turn caused the formation of hailstones large enough to dent the armor plating
on surface ships. Similar hailstones are described in Revelation 8:7, and 16:21.
Revelation 8:8 talks about a “great mountain burning with fire” which falls into the sea; and
in 8:10, “a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp” falls into the rivers. A meteor that
fell in Winslow, Arizona, left a crater a mile in diameter. Indentations on the ocean floor off the
coats of South Carolina and Georgia indicate a meteor shower which accompanied an asteroid
that hit the western area of the Atlantic Ocean. In 1908, in Siberia, what is believed to have been
a meteor, fell with such an impact, that trees for 25 miles around were knocked over, and the
resulting smoke was visible for hundreds of miles.
In 1937, an asteroid, called Hermes, which was over a mile in diameter, approached the
Earth. Scientists plotting its course thought it might hit the planet, but it only came within a
million miles, then veered away. They estimated that if it would have hit an ocean, at its speed of
1,800 mph, it would have generated a tidal wave big enough to destroy all nearby coastal cities.
Icarus (discovered in 1949), the closest asteroid to the sun, comes dangerously close to the Earth
during its orbit around the sun. American geologist Dr. Robert Dietz said that if the asteroid,
which is a 1/2 mile in diameter, would ever hit the Earth, its impact would be equivalent to that
of a 200-million megaton atomic blast, which would sink islands, initiate earthquakes, disrupt the
earth’s magnetic field, and maybe knock it off its axis. Another asteroid, Toro (discovered in
1964), over three miles in diameter, also comes close to this planet during its orbit between
Venus and the Earth.
In the end, the futile attempt at Armageddon will be in vain, and the combatants will be
destroyed within a day (Rev. 18:8). Ezekiel 39:8 says: “Behold, it is come, and it is done, saith
the Lord God; this is the day whereof I have spoken.” Ezekiel specifically points out that 5/6’s of
the Soviet Army is destroyed (39:2). For some reason God’s wrath is aimed more at them, as far
as invading forces, possibly because of what they have done in their past. Or maybe it’s because
they got there first, since no one else is mentioned. At any rate, the carnage will be so great, that
God will command the birds to the area to feast on the flesh of the fallen (Ezekiel 39:4). It will
take seven months to bury the dead (39:12). It will take seven years to burn the weapons (39:9).
It was reported a few years ago that Russia was producing war equipment out of a substance
invented in the Netherlands, known as ‘Lignostone,’ which is a compressed laminated wood that