Trumpet #5- The Harm Caused by the Locusts (TMF:1342)

Tuesday, April 07, 2020
Peace to Live By: Trumpet #5- The Harm Caused by the Locusts (TMF:1342) - Daniel Litton
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       So, lots of people are going to be sick. In fact, God is going to prohibit people from being able to die during this time so that they can endure the torment, sort of like what is going to happen in the future for those who ultimately go to Hell when they die. People will not be able to seemingly escape the fear and pain by killing themselves. Somehow, God will make suicide impossible. And he has the power to do this because he is sovereign (see Job 14:5). He decides when every individual who exists dies. No one ever dies without God deciding that is when the person is going to die. God holds the power of life and death in his hands. Therefore, God has decided here that nobody is going to die from these creatures. The text says the torment from the creatures will be so bad that people long die versus actually living. And this is ironic, because if they were able to die, they would go to Hell where the torment would be much greater.