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TO “SHORTEN THE DAYS”, JESUS WILL REDUCE

THE

OF THE DAYS OF THE TRIBULATION!

THAT IS NOT “AH, LORD GOD! BEHOLD,
SCIENTIFICALLY
YOU HAVE MADE
POSSIBLE! THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH

BY YOUR GREAT POWER…
THERE IS NOTHING

TOO DIFFICULT FOR YOU.”
Jer. 32:17

Jesus says He is going to shortened the days of the tribulation. The natural mind will struggle with this
concept (1 Cor. 2:14). However, Jeremiah the prophet does not think that this would be a problem for
the God who created the universe. Paul reminds us of Jesus’ role as the Creator, “For by Him all things
were created that are in heaven and that are on earth…” (Col.1:16). The question is this: Can the
Creator of the heavens and the earth alter what He has created in order to shorten the length of a day?

The truth of the matter is that the S-O-N has often played with the mechanics of the S-U-N to drive
home a point about His ability to fulfill a promise. Let us consider two examples:

THE SUNDIAL OF AHAZ

“THIS IS A SIGN TO YOU FROM THE
LORD… SO ISAIAH THE PROPHET
CRIED OUT TO THE LORD,

AND HE BROUGHT THE SHADOW
TEN DEGREES BACKWARD,

BY WHICH IT HAD GONE DOWN
ON THE SUNDIAL OF AHAZ”

2 Kings 20:9-11

To prove a point about a promise given to King Hezekiah, God does something very unscientific.
He makes the SUN back up in order to alter the sundial’s shadow.

THE DAY THE SUN STOOD STILL

“SO THE SUN STOOD STILL, AND THE MOON STOPPED

TILL THE PEOPLE HAD REVENGE UPON THEIR ENEMIES...

SO THE SUN STOOD STILL IN THE MIDST OF HEAVEN,
AND DID NOT HASTEN TO GO DOWN
FOR ABOUT A WHOLE DAY.

AND THERE HAS BEEN NO DAY LIKE THAT, BEFORE IT OR AFTER IT…”

Joshua 10:12-14

Joshua commands the sun not to go down until he can finish the battle with
his enemies. God likes his bold declaration of faith and therefore once
again performs something very unscientific. He stops the Sun and the
Moon in its tracks “for about a whole day.”

The needful question to
ponder is this: