CONTROL OF NATURE AND SECRETS OF MEN.
Amos 4.9.7
7.”And furthermore, I withheld the rain from you, while there were still three months until harvest. Then I would send rain on one city, and on another city I would not send rain, one part would be rained on, while the part not rained on would dry up.
9.I smote you with scorching wind and mildew, and the caterpillar was devouring your many gardens and vineyards, fig trees and olive trees, yet, you have not returned Me, declares the Lord.”
These verses reveal how GOD control the nature and uses it under certain circumstances. In this case GOD uses nature to punish Israelites, but it seems to no avail. People were so stubborn and rotten in their souls that even such disasters have no effect on them. Well. They all died in their own sins and iniquities without repentance and there is no chance for them to return and join their GOD again.
It is quite similar to what have been prophesied in Zechariah and in Revelation.
Zechariah 14.17
17.”If any of the families of the Earth do not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King the Lord of hosts, there will be no rain upon them.” (KSB, NRSV, KJV, ESV, and Russian).
Revelation 11.6
6.”These (two prophets) have the power to shut up the sky, in order that rain may not fall during the days of their prophesying (Zechariah 14.17-19) (Revelation 11.6), and they have power over the waters to turn them into blood (Exodus 7.17-25) (Revelation 11.6, 16.4-6), and to smite the Earth with every plague, as often as they desire.”
We have plenty now of so called “natural disasters,” are they all “natural”? Or maybe the wrath of GOD increasing upon the Earth as a forerunner of those days that mentioned here.
Considering the ungodliness and literally Satanic deeds of governments and their people, increasing in evil and in injustice, with lawlessness and almost complete anarchy, in lowest point of elementary human morality and basic conscience, I think we are up to very hard ride in the near future.
It is not hard to notice global warming, droughts, floods, and invasions of insects and its devastation upon harvests. Of course, someone may argue that all of these have always been from the first flood of Genesis.
Yes, first flood of Genesis kill all life on the land and the Lord GOD promised not to destroy the Earth with such flood again, but the local floods no less devastated then the first flood and thousands of people still dying every year of the fury of these floods.
It is also not hard to notice that certain droughts, floods, wind, earthquakes, heat, and cold, occur in the areas where in never been before. Is it just coincident or indeed the prophesies of the prophets of GOD coming true year after year?
Another interesting verse in this chapter reveal something that we rarely thing about.
Amos 4.13
13.”He Who forms mountains and creates the wind, and declares to man what are his thoughts, He Who makes dawn into darkness, and treads on the high places of the Earth, the Lord GOD of hosts is His name."
We know many examples of the Bible where GOD foreseen thoughts of men and act accordingly.
Of course GOD knows all the thoughts of each and every person on Earth and He help his prophets to read the minds and the dreams of other people and opens to His prophets visions and thoughts of the kings.
But here it has been said very directly, making this ability of GOD supreme and extraordinary in the eyes of all human beings and would bring fear of the Lord on all who pay attention to these words.
What would people fear more than someone or Someone who is able to read their thoughts?!
We can hide our thoughts from one another, but from GOD we cannot hide anything. All our hypocrisy, lies, deceit, bad words and deeds, and our fantasies, all known to GOD, from Whom we cannot hide anything, even our THOUGHTS and deepest secrets.
Psalm 44.20-21
20.”If we have forgotten the name of our GOD, or spread out our hands to a strange god,
21.would not GOD discover this? He knows the secret of the heart.”
Ecclesiastes 12.14
14.”GOD will bring every deed into judgment, including every secret thing, whether good or evil.”
Matthew 10.26-27
26."So have no fear of them, nothing is covered up that will not be uncovered, and nothing secret that will not become known.”
Mark 4.22
22.”There is nothing hidden except to be disclose, nor is anything secret except to come to light."
Luke 8.17 (Luke 12.2)
17.”Nothing is hidden that will not be disclosed, nor is anything secret that will not come to light."
Romans 2.16
16.”On the day when according to my Gospel, GOD through Jesus Christ will judge the secret thoughts of all.”
Amos 4.9.7
7.”And furthermore, I withheld the rain from you, while there were still three months until harvest. Then I would send rain on one city, and on another city I would not send rain, one part would be rained on, while the part not rained on would dry up.
9.I smote you with scorching wind and mildew, and the caterpillar was devouring your many gardens and vineyards, fig trees and olive trees, yet, you have not returned Me, declares the Lord.”
These verses reveal how GOD control the nature and uses it under certain circumstances. In this case GOD uses nature to punish Israelites, but it seems to no avail. People were so stubborn and rotten in their souls that even such disasters have no effect on them. Well. They all died in their own sins and iniquities without repentance and there is no chance for them to return and join their GOD again.
It is quite similar to what have been prophesied in Zechariah and in Revelation.
Zechariah 14.17
17.”If any of the families of the Earth do not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King the Lord of hosts, there will be no rain upon them.” (KSB, NRSV, KJV, ESV, and Russian).
Revelation 11.6
6.”These (two prophets) have the power to shut up the sky, in order that rain may not fall during the days of their prophesying (Zechariah 14.17-19) (Revelation 11.6), and they have power over the waters to turn them into blood (Exodus 7.17-25) (Revelation 11.6, 16.4-6), and to smite the Earth with every plague, as often as they desire.”
We have plenty now of so called “natural disasters,” are they all “natural”? Or maybe the wrath of GOD increasing upon the Earth as a forerunner of those days that mentioned here.
Considering the ungodliness and literally Satanic deeds of governments and their people, increasing in evil and in injustice, with lawlessness and almost complete anarchy, in lowest point of elementary human morality and basic conscience, I think we are up to very hard ride in the near future.
It is not hard to notice global warming, droughts, floods, and invasions of insects and its devastation upon harvests. Of course, someone may argue that all of these have always been from the first flood of Genesis.
Yes, first flood of Genesis kill all life on the land and the Lord GOD promised not to destroy the Earth with such flood again, but the local floods no less devastated then the first flood and thousands of people still dying every year of the fury of these floods.
It is also not hard to notice that certain droughts, floods, wind, earthquakes, heat, and cold, occur in the areas where in never been before. Is it just coincident or indeed the prophesies of the prophets of GOD coming true year after year?
Another interesting verse in this chapter reveal something that we rarely thing about.
Amos 4.13
13.”He Who forms mountains and creates the wind, and declares to man what are his thoughts, He Who makes dawn into darkness, and treads on the high places of the Earth, the Lord GOD of hosts is His name."
We know many examples of the Bible where GOD foreseen thoughts of men and act accordingly.
Of course GOD knows all the thoughts of each and every person on Earth and He help his prophets to read the minds and the dreams of other people and opens to His prophets visions and thoughts of the kings.
But here it has been said very directly, making this ability of GOD supreme and extraordinary in the eyes of all human beings and would bring fear of the Lord on all who pay attention to these words.
What would people fear more than someone or Someone who is able to read their thoughts?!
We can hide our thoughts from one another, but from GOD we cannot hide anything. All our hypocrisy, lies, deceit, bad words and deeds, and our fantasies, all known to GOD, from Whom we cannot hide anything, even our THOUGHTS and deepest secrets.
Psalm 44.20-21
20.”If we have forgotten the name of our GOD, or spread out our hands to a strange god,
21.would not GOD discover this? He knows the secret of the heart.”
Ecclesiastes 12.14
14.”GOD will bring every deed into judgment, including every secret thing, whether good or evil.”
Matthew 10.26-27
26."So have no fear of them, nothing is covered up that will not be uncovered, and nothing secret that will not become known.”
Mark 4.22
22.”There is nothing hidden except to be disclose, nor is anything secret except to come to light."
Luke 8.17 (Luke 12.2)
17.”Nothing is hidden that will not be disclosed, nor is anything secret that will not come to light."
Romans 2.16
16.”On the day when according to my Gospel, GOD through Jesus Christ will judge the secret thoughts of all.”