The Sign of the Fish

[Biblican]

Today, amid all the chaos and mayhem of the present hour, many of God’s people in Christ are searching the scriptures seeking what His word says are the signs of His coming. One of the surest indications that we are in the last days and Jesus is on His way is found by observing the oceans.

In the book of Revelation we are shown that before the Lord returns the oceans will be “as the blood of a dead man” (Rev. 16:3). This means that as a dead man is lifeless and has stopped breathing, his blood has become devoid of oxygen. Today there are many places in the seas that are without oxygen. Scientists call these areas “dead zones,” and these dead zones are expanding. Scientists have warned that ocean dead zones have quadrupled since 1950. The Bible tells us that there will be a time when one hundred percent of the oceans will be devoid of life “And every living soul died in the sea “(Rev. 16:3).

We are also told that “when the fish are taken away” in Hosea 4:3, that it is the result of God’s judgment upon man’s sin, especially the sins of those who profess to be believers. God records their sins in Hosea 4:2. – “… swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out and blood touches blood.
     Therefore shall the land mourn, and everyone that dwells therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yes, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away” (verse 3).

Every once in a while on the news, it is reported that great masses of dead fish are washed up on the shores in locations all over the world. All we have to do to understand the cause of such events, is to look into the pages of God’s word that reads like a newspaper as it chronicles the times we are living in now. So next time you see it reported that large amounts of sea life are found floating lifeless on the ocean, or their carcasses are strewn on a beach somewhere ruining someone’s vacation, you can turn to God’s word and examine your own life as a possible cause of these calamities.

God is calling all of us to become spiritual conservationists at this hour and repent. For it is obvious when man turns away from God, humanities’ rebellion has consequences that are reflected in nature. Therefore children, watch the oceans for they are dependable indicators of the times and the timing of the Lord’s return.

[missmuffet]

The fish is a symbol of faith. During the early days of Christianity, Christians were often put to death for their faith in God. So they displayed this symbol. Those who use the fish symbol should make sure they actually know Christ and trust Him as Savior. 

[RonaldBruno]

4 hours ago, Biblican said:

Today, amid all the chaos and mayhem of the present hour, many of God’s people in Christ are searching the scriptures seeking what His word says are the signs of His coming. One of the surest indications that we are in the last days and Jesus is on His way is found by observing the oceans.

In the book of Revelation we are shown that before the Lord returns the oceans will be “as the blood of a dead man” (Rev. 16:3). This means that as a dead man is lifeless and has stopped breathing, his blood has become devoid of oxygen. Today there are many places in the seas that are without oxygen. Scientists call these areas “dead zones,” and these dead zones are expanding. Scientists have warned that ocean dead zones have quadrupled since 1950. The Bible tells us that there will be a time when one hundred percent of the oceans will be devoid of life “And every living soul died in the sea “(Rev. 16:3).

We are also told that “when the fish are taken away” in Hosea 4:3, that it is the result of God’s judgment upon man’s sin, especially the sins of those who profess to be believers. God records their sins in Hosea 4:2. – “… swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out and blood touches blood.
     Therefore shall the land mourn, and everyone that dwells therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yes, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away” (verse 3).

Every once in a while on the news, it is reported that great masses of dead fish are washed up on the shores in locations all over the world. All we have to do to understand the cause of such events, is to look into the pages of God’s word that reads like a newspaper as it chronicles the times we are living in now. So next time you see it reported that large amounts of sea life are found floating lifeless on the ocean, or their carcasses are strewn on a beach somewhere ruining someone’s vacation, you can turn to God’s word and examine your own life as a possible cause of these calamities.

God is calling all of us to become spiritual conservationists at this hour and repent. For it is obvious when man turns away from God, humanities’ rebellion has consequences that are reflected in nature. Therefore children, watch the oceans for they are dependable indicators of the times and the timing of the Lord’s return.

In Revelation 8, the Second Trumpet sounds and something like a huge mountain on fire gets thrown into the sea and kills 1/3 of the life in the sea and destroys 1/3 of the ships in the sea.

Although I believe that earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, even possibly violent storms are becoming more frequent as we move closer to the Great Tribulation; and as well instances of dead fish washing ashore here and there periodically, the scripture is pertaining to a catastrophic event - one that you cannot mistake. An asteroid the size of a mile striking the ocean would cause 100-300 foot tsunamis for thousands of miles in each direction could sink 1/3 of the ships in that part of the world and also kill 1/3 of the fish - but totally kill 1/3 of the fish in the world. That quite different than a few thousand fish washing up here and there due to red tide. But then it could also be what it says, "a huge mountain thrown into the sea"! That could be a super volcanic eruption like Krakatoa. Krakatoa ejected about 6 miles of mountain and was 13k times stronger than the nuclear bomb in Hiroshima. Still, I don't think it caused as much damage as the one coming. So it will be more devastating. Yellowstone is said to be capable of that? It does seem that lots of activity of earthquakes in the area of Indonesia - that's where Krakotoa was. 

So as far as a sign, I think this coronavirus is and very possibly in scripture. The Rider on the White horse brings with him a "crown" (which the virus looks like) and it goes out to conquer the world -- It kinda did almost - with fear and was also surrounded by lies, changing numbers. Today I heard the WHO saying now that a lock down is not necessary! Oh, well, thank you very much for telling us that NOW! Idiots! Seriously, when you think about this, it's diabolical in nature as if Satan has cast a spell over the world that became crippled with fear. He is the father of lies and puts doubts in our heads - can fool the brightest among us. And now today also, I here that England and France are having another wave/spike in cases worse than in March! What's going on? What do the elites, the super rich want? They want a One World Government and too abolish all other governments, which means they need to weaken all governments, crash the economies, then come up with a solution which we will be happy to take _ on one condition _ we all must relinquish our sovereignty. George Soros said the USA is the big obstacle for this. The Paris Climate Accord ( and way back in the 90's it was the Kyoto Agreement) is really a disguise for Global Governance, redistribution of wealth. Soros owns part of this Wuhan Bio Lab and several others under different names in the US. The implications that we can draw from this is horrible. Our we now being conditioned to be controlled abruptly and without a fight, to relinquish our daily freedoms? They must destroy our culture, teach our children the America was really evil and the Constitution really obsolete. This movement has been in effect for decades. A One World Government is prophesied in scripture, ruled by the Antichrist - for a short 3 1/2 years, but still, this is what we are heading for. 

[Biblican]

2 hours ago, RonaldBruno said:

In Revelation 8, the Second Trumpet sounds and something like a huge mountain on fire gets thrown into the sea and kills 1/3 of the life in the sea and destroys 1/3 of the ships in the sea.

Although I believe that earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, even possibly violent storms are becoming more frequent as we move closer to the Great Tribulation; and as well instances of dead fish washing ashore here and there periodically, the scripture is pertaining to a catastrophic event - one that you cannot mistake. An asteroid the size of a mile striking the ocean would cause 100-300 foot tsunamis for thousands of miles in each direction could sink 1/3 of the ships in that part of the world and also kill 1/3 of the fish - but totally kill 1/3 of the fish in the world. That quite different than a few thousand fish washing up here and there due to red tide. But then it could also be what it says, "a huge mountain thrown into the sea"! That could be a super volcanic eruption like Krakatoa. Krakatoa ejected about 6 miles of mountain and was 13k times stronger than the nuclear bomb in Hiroshima. Still, I don't think it caused as much damage as the one coming. So it will be more devastating. Yellowstone is said to be capable of that? It does seem that lots of activity of earthquakes in the area of Indonesia - that's where Krakotoa was. 

So as far as a sign, I think this coronavirus is and very possibly in scripture. The Rider on the White horse brings with him a "crown" (which the virus looks like) and it goes out to conquer the world -- It kinda did almost - with fear and was also surrounded by lies, changing numbers. Today I heard the WHO saying now that a lock down is not necessary! Oh, well, thank you very much for telling us that NOW! Idiots! Seriously, when you think about this, it's diabolical in nature as if Satan has cast a spell over the world that became crippled with fear. He is the father of lies and puts doubts in our heads - can fool the brightest among us. And now today also, I here that England and France are having another wave/spike in cases worse than in March! What's going on? What do the elites, the super rich want? They want a One World Government and too abolish all other governments, which means they need to weaken all governments, crash the economies, then come up with a solution which we will be happy to take _ on one condition _ we all must relinquish our sovereignty. George Soros said the USA is the big obstacle for this. The Paris Climate Accord ( and way back in the 90's it was the Kyoto Agreement) is really a disguise for Global Governance, redistribution of wealth. Soros owns part of this Wuhan Bio Lab and several others under different names in the US. The implications that we can draw from this is horrible. Our we now being conditioned to be controlled abruptly and without a fight, to relinquish our daily freedoms? They must destroy our culture, teach our children the America was really evil and the Constitution really obsolete. This movement has been in effect for decades. A One World Government is prophesied in scripture, ruled by the Antichrist - for a short 3 1/2 years, but still, this is what we are heading for. 

I believe that we are going to get hit with that meteor and it will kill a lot of fish. But Revelation speaks specifically about fish being killed by a lack of oxygen and that correlates with  the warning in Hosea's prophecy. let's not overlook the fact that all of these events are linked to sin and the people's unwillingness to repent and that includes Christians. We can change the world if we change our behavior, but again, Revelation tells us in chapter nine that the people will not repent. We have no one to blame for all of this but ourselves.

[Biblican]

6 hours ago, missmuffet said:

The fish is a symbol of faith. During the early days of Christianity, Christians were often put to death for their faith in God. So they displayed this symbol. Those who use the fish symbol should make sure they actually know Christ and trust Him as Savior. 

That's correct, but this post is not about the Christian symbol of faith. The loss of fish represents man's sin having an effect on the environment and the need to repent.

[R. Hartono]

9 hours ago, RonaldBruno said:

In Revelation 8, the Second Trumpet sounds and something like a huge mountain on fire gets thrown into the sea and kills 1/3 of the life in the sea and destroys 1/3 of the ships in the sea.

Although I believe that earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, even possibly violent storms are becoming more frequent as we move closer to the Great Tribulation; and as well instances of dead fish washing ashore here and there periodically, the scripture is pertaining to a catastrophic event - one that you cannot mistake. An asteroid the size of a mile striking the ocean would cause 100-300 foot tsunamis for thousands of miles in each direction could sink 1/3 of the ships in that part of the world and also kill 1/3 of the fish - but totally kill 1/3 of the fish in the world. That quite different than a few thousand fish washing up here and there due to red tide. But then it could also be what it says, "a huge mountain thrown into the sea"! That could be a super volcanic eruption like Krakatoa. Krakatoa ejected about 6 miles of mountain and was 13k times stronger than the nuclear bomb in Hiroshima. Still, I don't think it caused as much damage as the one coming. So it will be more devastating. Yellowstone is said to be capable of that? It does seem that lots of activity of earthquakes in the area of Indonesia - that's where Krakotoa was. 

So as far as a sign, I think this coronavirus is and very possibly in scripture. The Rider on the White horse brings with him a "crown" (which the virus looks like) and it goes out to conquer the world -- It kinda did almost - with fear and was also surrounded by lies, changing numbers. Today I heard the WHO saying now that a lock down is not necessary! Oh, well, thank you very much for telling us that NOW! Idiots! Seriously, when you think about this, it's diabolical in nature as if Satan has cast a spell over the world that became crippled with fear. He is the father of lies and puts doubts in our heads - can fool the brightest among us. And now today also, I here that England and France are having another wave/spike in cases worse than in March! What's going on? What do the elites, the super rich want? They want a One World Government and too abolish all other governments, which means they need to weaken all governments, crash the economies, then come up with a solution which we will be happy to take _ on one condition _ we all must relinquish our sovereignty. George Soros said the USA is the big obstacle for this. The Paris Climate Accord ( and way back in the 90's it was the Kyoto Agreement) is really a disguise for Global Governance, redistribution of wealth. Soros owns part of this Wuhan Bio Lab and several others under different names in the US. The implications that we can draw from this is horrible. Our we now being conditioned to be controlled abruptly and without a fight, to relinquish our daily freedoms? They must destroy our culture, teach our children the America was really evil and the Constitution really obsolete. This movement has been in effect for decades. A One World Government is prophesied in scripture, ruled by the Antichrist - for a short 3 1/2 years, but still, this is what we are heading for. 

Its horror when God's patience is finished.

[RonaldBruno]

11 hours ago, Biblican said:

But Revelation speaks specifically about fish being killed by a lack of oxygen

Where does it say that?

It says the seas turns to blood and the fish die because of something like a mountain ablaze is cast into it. Prior to that, the first angel casts down hail, fire mixed with blood.

Fish cannot extract oxygen from blood. But maybe you are alluding to the effects of "Global Warming", (a false Left Wing theory)? The bible does say that later that towards the end of the Great Tribulation, when the Seven Bowls of wrath are released, that the sun scorches man - that would be God causing the Global warming!

[Biblican]

1 hour ago, RonaldBruno said:

Where does it say that?

It says the seas turns to blood and the fish die because of something like a mountain ablaze is cast into it. Prior to that, the first angel casts down hail, fire mixed with blood.

Fish cannot extract oxygen from blood. But maybe you are alluding to the effects of "Global Warming", (a false Left Wing theory)? The bible does say that later that towards the end of the Great Tribulation, when the Seven Bowls of wrath are released, that the sun scorches man - that would be God causing the Global warming!

I am referring to Revelation 16:3. This occurs much later than when the meteor or asteroid hits the ocean in chapter 8.  In chapter 8 the plagues affect one third of the planet. By the time we reach its counterpart in chapter 16, the plagues are affecting 100%.  Rev. 16:3 says that the oceans will be as the blood of a dead man. There is no oxygen in the blood of a dead man because he can no longer breathe. The Lord is telling us that all the oceans at that time will no longer have any oxygen and because of that "every living soul died in the sea." Currently the dead zones in the ocean are expanding rapidly and the Lord tells us that it is because of man's sin. I find it wonderful that the Bible prophesied of these oxygen free "dead zones" long before they were discovered by scientists.                                                                                                                          

[Retrobyter]

On 10/12/2020 at 12:10 PM, Biblican said:

Today, amid all the chaos and mayhem of the present hour, many of God’s people in Christ are searching the scriptures seeking what His word says are the signs of His coming. One of the surest indications that we are in the last days and Jesus is on His way is found by observing the oceans.

In the book of Revelation we are shown that before the Lord returns the oceans will be “as the blood of a dead man” (Rev. 16:3).

Shalom, Biblican.

Sorry, but you should know that the Greek words used in Revelation 16:3 are "teen thalassan," the accusative case, meaning "the sea." This is also the word used for such seas as the "Sea of Galilee" in Matthew 4:18 and Matthew 8:24-27, for instance. And, the "Sea of Galilee" is called LAKE Tiberias or LAKE Kinneret, today. It really is no bigger than the Richland-Chambers Reservoir in Texas, with a surface area of 64.4 square miles! It's smaller than Lake George or Lake Apopka here in Florida!

So, in the area around Israel, this could apply to the Sea of Galilee, the Dead Sea ("the former sea"), or could refer to something as big as the Mediterranean Sea ("the hinder sea"), but this verse is NOT talking about all the oceans!

On 10/12/2020 at 12:10 PM, Biblican said:

This means that as a dead man is lifeless and has stopped breathing, his blood has become devoid of oxygen. Today there are many places in the seas that are without oxygen. Scientists call these areas “dead zones,” and these dead zones are expanding. Scientists have warned that ocean dead zones have quadrupled since 1950. The Bible tells us that there will be a time when one hundred percent of the oceans will be devoid of life “And every living soul died in the sea “(Rev. 16:3).

No, "one hundred percent (100%) of the oceans" will NOT be "devoid of life!" You're generalizing WAY TOO MUCH!

On 10/12/2020 at 12:10 PM, Biblican said:

We are also told that “when the fish are taken away” in Hosea 4:3, that it is the result of God’s judgment upon man’s sin, especially the sins of those who profess to be believers. God records their sins in Hosea 4:2. – “… swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out and blood touches blood.
     Therefore shall the land mourn, and everyone that dwells therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yes, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away” (verse 3).

 

This was about a "sea" in the Land of Israel! This is probably talking about the Sea of Galilee, also, which is surrounded by fishing villages.

On 10/12/2020 at 12:10 PM, Biblican said:

 

Every once in a while on the news, it is reported that great masses of dead fish are washed up on the shores in locations all over the world. All we have to do to understand the cause of such events, is to look into the pages of God’s word that reads like a newspaper as it chronicles the times we are living in now. So next time you see it reported that large amounts of sea life are found floating lifeless on the ocean, or their carcasses are strewn on a beach somewhere ruining someone’s vacation, you can turn to God’s word and examine your own life as a possible cause of these calamities.

God is calling all of us to become spiritual conservationists at this hour and repent. For it is obvious when man turns away from God, humanities’ rebellion has consequences that are reflected in nature. Therefore children, watch the oceans for they are dependable indicators of the times and the timing of the Lord’s return.

Please be careful to consider the context of a verse.

[Biblican]

9 hours ago, Retrobyter said:

Shalom, Biblican.

Sorry, but you should know that the Greek words used in Revelation 16:3 are "teen thalassan," the accusative case, meaning "the sea." This is also the word used for such seas as the "Sea of Galilee" in Matthew 4:18 and Matthew 8:24-27, for instance. And, the "Sea of Galilee" is called LAKE Tiberias or LAKE Kinneret, today. It really is no bigger than the Richland-Chambers Reservoir in Texas, with a surface area of 64.4 square miles! It's smaller than Lake George or Lake Apopka here in Florida!

So, in the area around Israel, this could apply to the Sea of Galilee, the Dead Sea ("the former sea"), or could refer to something as big as the Mediterranean Sea ("the hinder sea"), but this verse is NOT talking about all the oceans!

No, "one hundred percent (100%) of the oceans" will NOT be "devoid of life!" You're generalizing WAY TOO MUCH!

This was about a "sea" in the Land of Israel! This is probably talking about the Sea of Galilee, also, which is surrounded by fishing villages.

Please be careful to consider the context of a verse.

I think applying all the scriptures that relate to "sea" as applying only to the the Sea of Galilee, the dead sea and just the Mediterranean is an assumption on your part. The scriptures themselves do not make that assertion. The word sea is used in a general sense implying all the oceans. In the context of the entire book of Revelation, the judgments are applying to the whole world, not just the area around Israel. The plagues are cast upon the earth, the entire world as a judgment on sin, Rev. 8. In Rev. 8, the plagues are affecting 1/3rd of the planet. They are progressive and when we reach chapter sixteen they are now affecting 100% Rev. 16:3. If the judgments are only on one area, this would contradict the prophecies in Jeremiah about God bringing judgments upon all the nations, not just Israel.