Luke 21:25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring. 26 Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
The unleashing of the winds of strife does not refer to a specific event, but to a process which will culminate in the restraining power of God being completely removed from the multitudes of people who reject Christ. The four angels will not suddenly release their grip. Instead, they will gradually remove restraint from every member of the human family who rejects Christ.
And the forces of nature would increasingly be let loose, in tandem with the rejection of truth, until a final crescendo has been reached, and then an unbridled, cascading effect will envelope the entire world in irretrievable ruin. According to the scriptures, and according to light given to God’s remnant people, this is where we are currently, in the stream of time, and that is why the good old days of wine and roses are fast becoming relics of the past.
[Last Day Events pp 143] At that time, while the work of salvation is closing, trouble would be coming on the earth, and the nations will be angry, yet held in check so as not to prevent the work of the third angel. The law of God, through the agency of Satan, is to be made void. In our land of boasted freedom religious liberty will come to an end. The contest will be decided over the Sabbath question, which will agitate the whole world.
Revelation 7:2 And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, 3 Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.
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