Days of Trial and Tribulation Quotes

“Revelation 8:12 (NLT): Then the fourth angel blew his trumpet, and one-third of the sun was struck, and one-third of the moon, and one-third of the stars, and they became dark. And one-third of the day was dark, and also one-third of the night. Joel 2:10–11 (HCSB): The earth quakes before them; the sky shakes. The sun and moon grow dark, and the stars cease their shining. The Lord raises His voice in the presence of His army. His camp is very large; Those who carry out His command are powerful. Indeed, the Day of the Lord is terrible and dreadful—who can endure it?”
― Mark E. Fisher, Days of Trial and Tribulation

“Revelation 8:10–11 (HCSB): The third angel blew his trumpet, and a great star, blazing like a torch, fell from heaven. It fell on a third of the rivers and springs of water. The name of the star is Wormwood, and a third of the waters became wormwood. So, many of the people died from the waters, because they had been made bitter.”
― Mark E. Fisher, Days of Trial and Tribulation

“Revelation 8:8–9 (NLT): Then the second angel blew his trumpet, and a great mountain of fire was thrown into the sea. One-third of the water in the sea became blood, one-third of all things living in the sea died, and one-third of all the ships on the sea were destroyed.”
― Mark E. Fisher, Days of Trial and Tribulation

“Psalm 2:1–2, 4–5 (HCSB): Why do the nations rebel and the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth take their stand, and the rulers conspire together against the LORD and His Anointed One. . . . The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord ridicules them. Then He speaks to them in His anger and terrifies them in His wrath . . .”
― Mark E. Fisher, Days of Trial and Tribulation

“Isaiah 24:4–6 (HCSB): The earth mourns and withers; the world wastes away and withers; the exalted people of the earth waste away. The earth is polluted by its inhabitants, for they have transgressed teachings, overstepped decrees, and broken the everlasting covenant. Therefore a curse has consumed the earth, and its inhabitants have become guilty. The earth’s inhabitants have been burned, and only a few survive.”
― Mark E. Fisher, Days of Trial and Tribulation

“Revelation 8:5, 7 (NLT): Then the angel filled the incense burner with fire from the altar and threw it down upon the earth; and thunder crashed, lightning flashed, and there was a terrible earthquake. . . . The first angel blew his trumpet, and hail and fire mixed with blood were thrown down on the earth. One-third of the earth was set on fire, one-third of the trees were burned, and all the green grass was burned.”
― Mark E. Fisher, Days of Trial and Tribulation

“Revelation 17:8 (NLT): The beast you saw was once alive but isn’t now. And yet he will soon come up out of the bottomless pit and go to eternal destruction. And the people who belong to this world, whose names were not written in the Book of Life before the world was made, will be amazed at the reappearance of this beast who had died.”
― Mark E. Fisher, Days of Trial and Tribulation

“Daniel 7:19–20, 23–24 (HCSB): “Then I wanted to know the true meaning of the fourth beast, the one different from all the others, extremely terrifying, with iron teeth and bronze claws, devouring, crushing, and trampling with its feet whatever was left. I also wanted to know about the 10 horns on its head and about the other horn that came up, before which three fell—the horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spoke arrogantly, and that was more visible than the others. “This is what he said: ‘The fourth beast will be a fourth kingdom on the earth, different from all the other kingdoms. It will devour the whole earth, trample it down, and crush it. The 10 horns are 10 kings who will rise from this kingdom.”
― Mark E. Fisher, Days of Trial and Tribulation

“Mark 16:17 (NLT): “These miraculous signs will accompany those who believe: They will cast out demons in my name . . .”
― Mark E. Fisher, Days of Trial and Tribulation

“Daniel 11:40–41 (HCSB): At the time of the end, the king of the South will engage him in battle, but the king of the North will storm against him . . . He will invade countries and sweep through them like a flood. He will also invade the beautiful land, and many will fall. But these will escape from his power: Edom, Moab, and the prominent people of the Ammonites.”
― Mark E. Fisher, Days of Trial and Tribulation

“Matthew 24:15–16 (HCSB): “So when you see the abomination that causes desolation, spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place” (let the reader understand), “then those in Judea must flee to the mountains!”
― Mark E. Fisher, Days of Trial and Tribulation

“Revelation 13:11–12a, 13 (HCSB): Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth; he had two horns like a lamb, but he sounded like a dragon. He exercises all the authority of the first beast on his behalf . . . He also performs great signs, even causing fire to come down from heaven to earth in front of people.”
― Mark E. Fisher, Days of Trial and Tribulation

“Daniel 9:27 (HCSB): “The ruler will make a treaty with the people for a period of one set of seven, but after half this time, he will put an end to the sacrifices and offerings. And as a climax to all his terrible deeds, he will set up a sacrilegious object that causes desecration. . . .” Revelation 13:11a, 12a, 15–17 (HCSB): Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth . . . He exercises all the authority of the first beast on his behalf. . . . He was permitted to give a spirit to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast could both speak and cause whoever would not worship the image of the beast to be killed. And he requires everyone—small and great, rich and poor, free and slave—to be given a mark on his right hand or on his forehead, so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark: the beast’s name or the number of his name.”
― Mark E. Fisher, Days of Trial and Tribulation

“Revelation 13:15 (HCSB): He was permitted to give a spirit to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast could both speak and cause whoever would not worship the image of the beast to be killed.”
― Mark E. Fisher, Days of Trial and Tribulation

“Matthew 24:23–24, 27 (NLT): “Then if anyone tells you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah,’ or ‘There he is,’ don’t believe it. For false messiahs and false prophets will rise up and perform great signs and wonders so as to deceive, if possible, even God’s chosen ones. . . . For as the lightning flashes in the east and shines to the west, so it will be when the Son of Man comes.”
― Mark E. Fisher, Days of Trial and Tribulation

“Joel 2:30–31 (NLT): And I will cause wonders in the heavens and on the earth—blood and fire and columns of smoke. The sun will become dark, and the moon will turn blood red before that great and terrible day of the LORD arrives.”
― Mark E. Fisher, Days of Trial and Tribulation

“Revelation 6:12–14 (NLT): I watched as the Lamb broke the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake. The sun became as dark as black cloth, and the moon became as red as blood. Then the stars of the sky fell to the earth like green figs falling from a tree shaken by a strong wind. The sky was rolled up like a scroll, and all of the mountains and islands were moved from their places.”
― Mark E. Fisher, Days of Trial and Tribulation

“Revelation 12:1–2 (HCSB): A great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of 12 stars on her head. She was pregnant and cried out in labor and agony as she was about to give birth.”
― Mark E. Fisher, Days of Trial and Tribulation

“Ezekiel 39:9–16 (HCSB): “Now on that day I will give Gog a burial place there in Israel—the Valley of the Travelers east of the Sea. It will block those who travel through, for Gog and all his hordes will be buried there. So it will be called the Valley of Hamon-gog. The house of Israel will spend seven months burying them in order to cleanse the land. All the people of the land will bury them and their fame will spread on the day I display My glory.” This is the declaration of the Lord GOD. “They will appoint men on a full-time basis to pass through the land and bury the invaders who remain on the surface of the ground, in order to cleanse it. They will make their search at the end of the seven months. When they pass through the land and one of them sees a human bone, he will set up a marker next to it until the buriers have buried it in the Valley of Hamon-gog. There will even be a city named Hamonah there. So they will cleanse the land.”
― Mark E. Fisher, Days of Trial and Tribulation

“Revelation 18:4–5 (NLT): “Come away from her, my people. Do not take part in her sins, or you will be punished with her. For her sins are piled as high as heaven, and God remembers her evil deeds.”
― Mark E. Fisher, Days of Trial and Tribulation

“Joel 1:15, 19–20 (HCSB): Woe because of that day! For the Day of the Lord is near and will come as devastation from the Almighty. . . . . I call to You, Lord, for fire has consumed the pastures of the wilderness, and flames have devoured all the trees of the countryside. Even the wild animals cry out to You, for the river beds are dried up, and fire has consumed the pastures of the wilderness.”
― Mark E. Fisher, Days of Trial and Tribulation

“Matthew 24:8: “All these events are the beginning . . .”
― Mark E. Fisher, Days of Trial and Tribulation

“Isaiah 2:12, 17–19, 21b–22 (NLT): For the LORD of Heaven’s Armies has a day of reckoning. He will punish the proud and mighty and bring down everything that is exalted. . . . Human pride will be humbled, and human arrogance will be brought down. Only the LORD will be exalted on that day of judgment. Idols will completely disappear. When the LORD rises to shake the earth, his enemies will crawl into holes in the ground. They will hide in caves in the rocks from the terror of the LORD and the glory of his majesty. . . . They will try to escape the terror of the LORD and the glory of his majesty as he rises to shake the earth. Don’t put your trust in mere humans. They are as frail as breath. What good are they?”
― Mark E. Fisher, Days of Trial and Tribulation