Nuclear weapons in the end times?

[ByTheSpirit]

I'm sure this has been spoken of before, so don't be too mean to me if so.

I'm reading through Revelation and in Chapter 18 it speaks of Babylon the great being completely destroyed in one hour, consumed by fire. The devastation so dramatic that the Lord even tells His people to come out of her so they do not catch His judgement with the lawless.

I think (a lot!) and something came to mind, that what are the chances this is referring to perhaps a nuclear weapon?

In the previous chapter, Babylon the Great is described as an immoral woman who is hated passionately by the beast and ten horns. And cities are so massive now that it almost seems impossible for an entire city to be destroyed, especially a large and powerful one, in one hour.

Now granted, one hour might not mean a literal hour, but rather a short space of time. I'll acknowledge that, but it seems to be such a sudden event by the mourning that happens over it, and the "smoke and fire" that are reminders of her past immoralities.

 

[The Hour IS AT HAND]

I'm sure this has been spoken of before, so don't be too mean to me if so.

I'm reading through Revelation and in Chapter 18 it speaks of Babylon the great being completely destroyed in one hour, consumed by fire. The devastation so dramatic that the Lord even tells His people to come out of her so they do not catch His judgement with the lawless.

I think (a lot!) and something came to mind, that what are the chances this is referring to perhaps a nuclear weapon?

In the previous chapter, Babylon the Great is described as an immoral woman who is hated passionately by the beast and ten horns. And cities are so massive now that it almost seems impossible for an entire city to be destroyed, especially a large and powerful one, in one hour.

Now granted, one hour might not mean a literal hour, but rather a short space of time. I'll acknowledge that, but it seems to be such a sudden event by the mourning that happens over it, and the "smoke and fire" that are reminders of her past immoralities.

I totally think the Bible is referring to nuclear war/weapons.

Zec 14:12 And this shall be the plague with which the LORD will strike all the peoples that wage war against Jerusalem: their flesh will rot while they are still standing on their feet, their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths.

2Pe 3:10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a roar, and the heavenly bodies will be burned up and dissolved, and the earth and the works that are done on it will be exposed.
2Pe 3:11 Since all these things are thus to be dissolved, what sort of people ought you to be in lives of holiness and godliness,
2Pe 3:12 waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be set on fire and dissolved, and the heavenly bodies will melt as they burn!

Like all of Ezekiel 38

Eze 39:11 And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will give unto Gog a place there of graves in Israel, the valley of the passengers on the east of the sea: and it shall stop the noses of the passengers: and there shall they bury Gog and all his multitude: and they shall call it The valley of Hamongog.
Eze 39:12 And seven months shall the house of Israel be burying of them, that they may cleanse the land.
Eze 39:13 Yea, all the people of the land shall bury them; and it shall be to them a renown the day that I shall be glorified, saith the Lord GOD.
Eze 39:14 And they shall sever out men of continual employment, passing through the land to bury with the passengers those that remain upon the face of the earth, to cleanse it: after the end of seven months shall they search.

Sounds to me like waiting for radiation to be less intense...

 

[RandyPNW]

I'm reading through Revelation and in Chapter 18 it speaks of Babylon the great being completely destroyed in one hour, consumed by fire. The devastation so dramatic that the Lord even tells His people to come out of her so they do not catch His judgement with the lawless.

I think (a lot!) and something came to mind, that what are the chances this is referring to perhaps a nuclear weapon?

In the previous chapter, Babylon the Great is described as an immoral woman who is hated passionately by the beast and ten horns. And cities are so massive now that it almost seems impossible for an entire city to be destroyed, especially a large and powerful one, in one hour.

Now granted, one hour might not mean a literal hour, but rather a short space of time. I'll acknowledge that, but it seems to be such a sudden event by the mourning that happens over it, and the "smoke and fire" that are reminders of her past immoralities.

Yes, I think it's highly likely the Scriptures are speaking of nukes. God certainly knows the end from the beginning and knew nuclear technology would be developed even as the old prophecies were being given. We read in Isaiah that God causes technology to bring judgment....

Isa 54.16 See, it is I who created the blacksmith who fans the coals into flame and forges a weapon fit for its work. And it is I who have created the destroyer to wreak havoc.

Being that I'm a Premillennial, I believe that this holocaust is not the end of the universe and of the world, like some believe. I think some Amillennialists believe this is speaking of the annihilation of the planet in favor of an entirely New Earth, which contradicts these Scriptures...

Psa 78.69 He built his sanctuary like the heights, like the earth that he established forever.
Eccl 1.4 Generations come and generations go, but the earth remains forever.

It's noticeable that the Scriptures often speak in grandiose hyperbolic terms when speaking of comprehensive judgment, even though the application of the judgment may be less than inclusive of the entire universe! Universal terms suggest a comprehensive judgment within the entity or region being judged. And the grandiosity comes from the notion that God's power is irrepressible and overwhelming, being infinite in capacity.

So if we speak of the "earth" being burned up, sometimes we are just being told a stretch of land within visual distance or within the borders of a large empire is being burned up. The dissolving of "elements" can refer to the burning of plants or to the melting of metal in rocks. In volcanic eruptions lava is burning rock!

A nuclear bomb has all of these effects, including the burning of air going up into the heavens, ie the sky. The heavenly "bodies" I'm not sure about? They can't refer to stars because they are already burning--fusion power. So I'm not really sure about this one and may give rise to the sense the entire universe will be changed. Chalk one up for the Amills! (But there are a number of other candidates for "heavenly bodies" in my mind, including satellites, birds, drones, planes etc.)

Anyway, I think a one hour war that destroys entire cities has to be nuclear. Thanks for the post! It's something we're beginning to face everyday with threats from Russia and China, and even N. Korea. It could happen in the Middle East, as well, between Iran and Israel.

 

[Ivan Hlavanda]

Babylon the Great is described as an immoral woman who is hated passionately by the beast and ten horns.

Babylon the Great, or the immoral woman, is the false religion. Satan is using the false religion against God, but he hates the false religion because he alone wants to be worshiped.

False Christianity is also a false religion. Notice how God says to His people to come out of these false churches. We see even in the bad churches in revelation 2&3 there are few that are still faithful and belong to God.

I think what will happen during the 7 years Tribulation is that the antichrist will use false religion in first 3.5 years, and then he will destroy it. God will use antichrist to judge and destroy all the false religion.

But I agree that there will be some kind of nuclear war.

 

[Dosblade]

When it was first written they would have no idea what could strip away all flesh. We have weapons that do that very thing. Its coming. Is it not written

 

[keras]

I'm reading through Revelation and in Chapter 18 it speaks of Babylon the great being completely destroyed in one hour, consumed by fire. The devastation so dramatic that the Lord even tells His people to come out of her so they do not catch His judgement with the lawless.

There Is a means whereby the Lord Himself will literally fulfil this Prophecy.
It is a Coronal Mass Ejection, an explosion on the suns surface, as Isaiah 30:26a tells us.
Over 100 Bible prophesies describe this event; the Sixth Seal worldwide disaster which will commence all the end time things, leading up to the glorious Return of Jesus for His Millennium reign.

God will not allow nukes to pollute any part of the holy land.
Zechariah 14:12 clearly states that the Lord will strike His enemies and the effects of the microwaves from a huge CME, will do to them as described.

 

[ByTheSpirit]

There Is a means whereby the Lord Himself will literally fulfil this Prophecy.
It is a Coronal Mass Ejection, an explosion on the suns surface, as Isaiah 30:26a tells us.
Over 100 Bible prophesies describe this event; the Sixth Seal worldwide disaster which will commence all the end time things, leading up to the glorious Return of Jesus for His Millennium reign.

God will not allow nukes to pollute any part of the holy land.
Zechariah 14:12 clearly states that the Lord will strike His enemies and the effects of the microwaves from a huge CME, will do to them as described.

Is Babylon the Great in the Holy Land?

 

[d taylor]

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This will be brought about by God, God does not need man's puny toys. God did not need them with Sodom and Gomorrah and He will not need them with Babylon

 

[ByTheSpirit]

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This will be brought about by God, God does not need man's puny toys. God did not need them with Sodom and Gomorrah and He will not need them with Babylon

Of course, God doesn't "need" humans for anything, but He often uses humans to accomplish His purposes. Revelation 17 talks about the beast and the ten kings hating the harlot and destroying her.

Revelation 17:16 (BSB)
And the ten horns and the beast that you saw will hate the prostitute. They will leave her desolate and naked, and will eat her flesh and burn her with fire.

Destroying her with fire!

Revelation 18:15-18 (BSB)
The merchants who sold these things and grew their wealth from her will stand at a distance, in fear of her torment. They will weep and mourn, saying:
“Woe, woe to the great city,
clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet,
adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls!
For in a single hour
such fabulous wealth has been destroyed!”
Every shipmaster, passenger, and sailor, and all who make their living from the sea, will stand at a distance and cry out at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her.

God could have just destroyed the Kingdom of Israel, but He used Assyria to do that.
God could have just destroyed the Kingdom of Judah, but He used Babylon.

Point is God uses humans quite often to accomplish His purposes. Sodom and Gomorrah was a rare occurance.

But in the spirit of my question, yes it's possible what you say.

I just see the connection between Revelation 17:16 and Revelation 18 as it being the beast who destroys the great city, the harlot, Babylon the Great. And the beast does this in such a quick and decisive manner (one hour) that it seems as though it's a nuclear strike.

 

[d taylor]

Of course, God doesn't "need" humans for anything, but He often uses humans to accomplish His purposes. Revelation 17 talks about the beast and the ten kings hating the harlot and destroying her.

Revelation 17:16 (BSB)
And the ten horns and the beast that you saw will hate the prostitute. They will leave her desolate and naked, and will eat her flesh and burn her with fire.

Destroying her with fire!

Revelation 18:15-18 (BSB)
The merchants who sold these things and grew their wealth from her will stand at a distance, in fear of her torment. They will weep and mourn, saying:
“Woe, woe to the great city,
clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet,
adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls!
For in a single hour
such fabulous wealth has been destroyed!”
Every shipmaster, passenger, and sailor, and all who make their living from the sea, will stand at a distance and cry out at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her.

God could have just destroyed the Kingdom of Israel, but He used Assyria to do that.
God could have just destroyed the Kingdom of Judah, but He used Babylon.

Point is God uses humans quite often to accomplish His purposes. Sodom and Gomorrah was a rare occurance.

But in the spirit of my question, yes it's possible what you say.

I just see the connection between Revelation 17:16 and Revelation 18 as it being the beast who destroys the great city, the harlot, Babylon the Great. And the beast does this in such a quick and decisive manner (one hour) that it seems as though it's a nuclear strike.

Do you think that an earth at this point with all what God has poured out on the earth and people. Will be able to launch a nuclear attack. It takes power and more than likely, the ability to produce power will not be available.

 

[d taylor]

Of course, God doesn't "need" humans for anything, but He often uses humans to accomplish His purposes. Revelation 17 talks about the beast and the ten kings hating the harlot and destroying her.

Revelation 17:16 (BSB)
And the ten horns and the beast that you saw will hate the prostitute. They will leave her desolate and naked, and will eat her flesh and burn her with fire.

Destroying her with fire!

Revelation 18:15-18 (BSB)
The merchants who sold these things and grew their wealth from her will stand at a distance, in fear of her torment. They will weep and mourn, saying:
“Woe, woe to the great city,
clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet,
adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls!
For in a single hour
such fabulous wealth has been destroyed!”
Every shipmaster, passenger, and sailor, and all who make their living from the sea, will stand at a distance and cry out at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her.

God could have just destroyed the Kingdom of Israel, but He used Assyria to do that.
God could have just destroyed the Kingdom of Judah, but He used Babylon.

Point is God uses humans quite often to accomplish His purposes. Sodom and Gomorrah was a rare occurance.

But in the spirit of my question, yes it's possible what you say.

I just see the connection between Revelation 17:16 and Revelation 18 as it being the beast who destroys the great city, the harlot, Babylon the Great. And the beast does this in such a quick and decisive manner (one hour) that it seems as though it's a nuclear strike.

That does bring up a question. God does use in the past unbelieving nations to discipline/punish Israel. But i have not researched this but, just off the top of my head thinking. When unbelieving nations are judged, i believe God carries out their judgment Himself and does not use another unbelieving nation.

 

[Matt5]

I'm sure this has been spoken of before, so don't be too mean to me if so.

I'm reading through Revelation and in Chapter 18 it speaks of Babylon the great being completely destroyed in one hour, consumed by fire. The devastation so dramatic that the Lord even tells His people to come out of her so they do not catch His judgement with the lawless.

I think (a lot!) and something came to mind, that what are the chances this is referring to perhaps a nuclear weapon?

In the previous chapter, Babylon the Great is described as an immoral woman who is hated passionately by the beast and ten horns. And cities are so massive now that it almost seems impossible for an entire city to be destroyed, especially a large and powerful one, in one hour.

Now granted, one hour might not mean a literal hour, but rather a short space of time. I'll acknowledge that, but it seems to be such a sudden event by the mourning that happens over it, and the "smoke and fire" that are reminders of her past immoralities.

Agreed, it's nukes.

Countries usually don't go around nuking other countries for no reason. What did the Mystery Babylon do to deserve being nuked? There can be only one answer: it nuked someone else first. Who?

Revelation 17:6 I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of God’s holy people, the blood of those who bore testimony to Jesus.

Rome. It nuked Rome via nuclear terrorism. Why? Because Allah promised Rome to Muslims.

And where do we see the death of saints?

Revelation 6:9 When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God and the testimony they had maintained.

There is a 9 month delay for an investigation, then the nuclear retaliation comes:

Revelation 6:12 I watched as he opened the sixth seal. There was a great earthquake. The sun turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair, the whole moon turned blood red,
Revelation 6:13 and the stars in the sky fell to earth, as figs drop from a fig tree when shaken by a strong wind.
Revelation 6:14 The heavens receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place.

If the 6th seal is about nukes then so is the 5th. It pretty obvious that the 4th and 7th are about nukes too.

 

[ByTheSpirit]

That does bring up a question. God does use in the past unbelieving nations to discipline/punish Israel. But i have not researched this but, just off the top of my head thinking. When unbelieving nations are judged, i believe God carries out their judgment Himself and does not use another unbelieving nation.

Depends...

Say Assyria carried out God's judgement on Israel. Well then God used Babylon to carry out Assyria's punishment. Babylon also was God's vessel of judgement against Judah. But then was in turn punished via the Persians, famously in the Book of Daniel... Mene, Mene, Tekel, Parsin.

 

[parousia70]

That does bring up a question. God does use in the past unbelieving nations to discipline/punish Israel. But i have not researched this but, just off the top of my head thinking. When unbelieving nations are judged, i believe God carries out their judgment Himself and does not use another unbelieving nation.

Isaiah 13

1 The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see.

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17 Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, which shall not regard silver; and as for gold, they shall not delight in it.

 

[ByTheSpirit]

Agreed, it's nukes.

Countries usually don't go around nuking other countries for no reason. What did the Mystery Babylon do to deserve being nuked? There can be only one answer: it nuked someone else first. Who?

Revelation 17:6 I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of God’s holy people, the blood of those who bore testimony to Jesus.

Rome. It nuked Rome via nuclear terrorism. Why? Because Allah promised Rome to Muslims.

And where do we see the death of saints?

Revelation 6:9 When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God and the testimony they had maintained.

There is a 9 month delay for an investigation, then the nuclear retaliation comes:

Revelation 6:12 I watched as he opened the sixth seal. There was a great earthquake. The sun turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair, the whole moon turned blood red,
Revelation 6:13 and the stars in the sky fell to earth, as figs drop from a fig tree when shaken by a strong wind.
Revelation 6:14 The heavens receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place.

If the 6th seal is about nukes then so is the 5th. It pretty obvious that the 4th and 7th are about nukes too.

Interesting, thank you for sharing!

I do agree Babylon the Great is Rome. And I also agree it's a nuke or multiple nukes that are brought against it.

 

[d taylor]

Isaiah 13

1 The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see.

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17 Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, which shall not regard silver; and as for gold, they shall not delight in it.

Well i may have been unclear in my post, I was meaning in a wiping out of a nation.

 

[ByTheSpirit]

Well i may have been unclear in my post, I was meaning in a wiping out of a nation.

They conquered them completely... Babylon was never again a self governing civilization.

Or are you talking about completely destroying?

In that case, is there an example in scriptures of such a thing happening?

 

[d taylor]

They conquered them completely... Babylon was never again a self governing civilization.

Or are you talking about completely destroying?

In that case, is there an example in scriptures of such a thing happening?

Well i am talking about with the use of fire like is spoken of in Revelation 18. Like God uses for all the peoples of earth who follow satan in a rebellion in Revelation

Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and mourning and famine. And she will be utterly burned with fire, for strong is the Lord God who judges her.

 

[The Hour IS AT HAND]

Interesting, thank you for sharing!

I do agree Babylon the Great is Rome. And I also agree it's a nuke or multiple nukes that are brought against it.

I wrote this earlier today in a different thread so copy and paste. I think the great city mentioned in Revelation can only be Jerusalem.

Rev 16:14 For they are demonic spirits, performing signs, who go abroad to the kings of the whole world, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty.


Rev 17:18 And the woman that you saw is the great city that has dominion over the kings of the earth.”

What is the great city, mentioned in Revelation? It can only be Jerusalem. Notice how the above passage says "dominion over the kings", not dominion over the entire world, just the rulers of the earth. Interesting...

Rev_17:9 This calls for a mind with wisdom: the seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman is seated;

Seven Hills of Jerusalem​

(Google Map Satellite View of Jerusalem) There are many cities in the world historically believed to be built on Seven Hills. Jerusalem is one of them.Seven hills of Jerusalem are Mount of Olives, Mount Scopus, Mount

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How can we be certain the great city is Jerusalem?

Rev 11:7 And when they have finished their testimony, the beast that rises from the bottomless pit will make war on them and conquer them and kill them,
Rev 11:8 and their dead bodies will lie in the street of the great city that symbolically is called Sodom and Egypt, where their Lord was crucified.

There is only one place where Jesus was killed..

 

[ByTheSpirit]

Well i am talking about with the use of fire like is spoken of in Revelation 18. Like God uses for all the peoples of earth who follow satan in a rebellion in Revelation

Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and mourning and famine. And she will be utterly burned with fire, for strong is the Lord God who judges her.

I don't think there's a single instance of this in all of scripture. Sodom and Gomorrah wouldn't even fit this description as they were not nations that God used to execute judgement on others.