The Future Implosion of Nature (A Translation and Commentary of Revelation 6)

By Richie Cooley

This booklet expounds the Biblical warning of the coming cataclysms in nature.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Richie Cooley
• Release date: Sep 25, 2017
• ISBN: 9781370003952

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The Future Implosion of Nature

(A Translation and Commentary of Revelation 6)

by Richie Cooley

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Richie Cooley (2017); [edited: (2018); (2020)]

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Table of Contents

I. The Birds of Cornwall

II. Revelation 6

A. Verses 1-2

B. Verses 3-4

C. Verses 5-6

D. Verses 7-8

E. Verses 9-11

F. Verses 12-17

III. The Birds of Armageddon

IV. Citations

V. Works by Me

Most Old Testament Scripture is taken from the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE® (NASB), copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.

Most New Testament Scripture is taken from the Analytical-Literal Translation of the New Testament: Third Edition (ALT3). Copyright © 2007 by Gary F. Zeolla of Darkness to Light ministry. Previously copyrighted © 1999, 2001, 2005 by Gary Zeolla.

Before getting started, let’s review a few notes…

*This work mostly uses British spelling, except for the quoted material, which often employs U.S. spelling.

*The version of Revelation 6 featured below is my own translation.

*The terms LORD, GOD, and Hashem are all ways to describe the personal name of God, also rendered as Yahweh or Jehovah (YHWH).

*The ALT3 distinguishes between singular and plural second-person pronouns by means of an asterisk (*).

*Divine pronouns are normally not capitalized, unless they appear that way in Bible versions or other quotes.

*As a general rule, words that appear in brackets within quotes are not found in the original texts, and were added by the translators or are my personal comments, etc.

*The textual base for all New Testament quotations is the Robinson/Pierpont Byzantine Textform.

I. The Birds of Cornwall

The Birds by Daphne du Maurier is a famous short story set in post-war England. For no apparent reason, a tremendous cold sweeps the countryside via an east wind, and enormous swarms of birds begin to viciously attack people. Nat is the main protagonist in the story. He is a wounded war veteran who tries to look after his wife and two children in the midst of this avian apocalypse. I find that the way some of the fictional townsfolk treated this bizarre plague remarkably echoes some modern sentiments.

The past few weeks have seen an enormous amount of hurricane activity in the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico. The size and power of Hurricanes Irma and Harvey were impressive. Then, Puerto Rico was absolutely clobbered by another giant hurricane; and when this was taking place, Mexico was rocked by an earthquake that registered over seven on the Richter scale. It’s been quite a month. I know this isn’t the end, but it seemed like an opportune season to write about eschatology.

The cataclysms didn’t pique my curiosity as much as various people’s responses to them. For the first time ever the general consensus was that beyond the shadow of a doubt global warming was to blame for all natural disasters. I’m old enough to remember when the term global warming didn’t even exist in the mainstream. Then there was a low murmur. Then there was liberal shouting. Now it’s to the point that if you don’t believe natural disasters are due to manmade carbon then you’re a completely backwards, dangerous idiot, deserving of censure and prosecution. Well, the storms were not sent because of our smokestacks; they were sent because we are living in a fallen, sinful world.

Yet people will always welcome mundane, academic, scientific excuses. This was one of the explanations that du Maurier offered her audience in The Birds…

‘What’s on the wireless?’ he said.

‘About the birds,’ she said. ‘It’s not only here; it’s everywhere. In London, all over the country. Something has happened to the birds.’

Together they went into the kitchen. He read the piece of paper lying on the table.

‘Statement from the Home Office at eleven a.m. today. Reports from all over the country are coming in hourly about the vast quantity of birds flocking above towns, villages, and outlying districts, causing obstruction and damage and even attacking individuals. It is thought that the Arctic air stream, at present covering the British Isles, is causing birds to migrate south in immense numbers,