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od used Moses to bring darkness and pain
on the land of Egypt. God did this to rescue His people, the
Israelites, from the Egyptians who were oppressing them. A
new pharaoh had come to power and forced them into slave labor.
Pharaoh did not understand that God was watching. As a result
Egypt was going to suffer for Pharaoh’s brutal decision.
God used Moses, the prince of Egypt, to bring darkness and
pain on the land and together they turned water into blood
and created hordes of frogs, gnats, flies, and locusts. People
and animals were killed by disease and hail. It was a horrible
time (Exodus 7-11). The Egyptians were in pain when God brought
a deep darkness across the land, and then killed the first
born in each family. But God spared those Israelites who believed
in Him and placed a mark of blood above the door of the house
and the two doorposts. He brought death to the Egyptians, but
safety to the believing Israelites. God showed His love for
His people in the darkness of horrible suffering and death.
Time of Darkness and Pain.
In our last study, Revelation 6, the horrible period of time
known as the Tribulation started when Jesus Christ broke the
first of seven seals. The first seal symbolized the first 3.5
years of the Tribulation - a period of peace. Then as each
of the next five seals were broken, we saw that suffering and
pain would be unleashed on the world. These seals symbolized
an exceptionally horrible 3.5 year period of war, famine, and
death. Many will die during this part of the Tribulation, including
many Christians.
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