Revelation 16: 4 - The third angel poured out his bowl into the rivers and fountains of waters: and blood was made.
People fear that this is a sign of the end times, writes inquisitr.com Water bodies around the globe are reported to be taking on the color of blood, causing widespread concern. People think the end times are near.
From the sea to the river, numerous bodies of water, all during the night become the color of blood. Amazing images of incidents are popping up on social media. A number of different groups point to the biblical prophecy of Revelation 16: 4. Yet, is there any other explanation for the unusual phenomena other than the impending apocalypse?
In recent years, many reports indicate that seas are colored red all over the globe. For example, The Washington Post reported one such incident in China. It happened on a river in Wenzhou city. Residents say they woke up and saw a strange sight of red water. There was no explanation for the phenomenon.
“Several people who were on the river at about 5 am said that everything was fine, but then suddenly within a few minutes the water began to darken and eventually turned completely red.”
Wenzhou is the center of the Christian faith and many call it the Chinese Jerusalem. Some residents after the event pointed to a prophecy from the Christian Bible to explain the strange bloody waters. While many believed the red river was a sign from the heavens, the Chinese government says there is a simple explanation for the red waters.
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The local environmental department says tests have shown the water has turned an eerie shade of red from illegal dumping. Probably artificial colors from the garment industry.
The Telegraph reported another bizarre incident that led to the closure of Sydney's beaches in Australia. Tourists in the area initially feared that the blood was the result of a shark attack, but no such attack occurred. In fact, local officials noted that the blood red color was the result of algal blooms in the area. The beaches were closed and several photos of the strange waters began to circulate on the Internet.
According to the BBC, residents of the Pacific islands of Tonga were also surprised by the blood-red color of the seas. As in China, many in the region immediately began to fear that red tides were a sign of the end times. However, as with the beaches of Australia, red tides have been attributed to the bloom of red algae. In fact, the same red tides occur once a year on Florida's Gulf Coast.
Despite the fact that the strange phenomena have been attributed to illegal dumping of industrial waste and excessive blooming of red algae in the seas around the world, rumors continue to circulate on the Internet. And the believers say that the end times are drawing near.
Messages like this can be found all over the net:
“THE WATER has turned blood red - Wake up !!! We see the people before us the omens from the Book of Revelations. The highest court on Earth is approaching !!! The waters around the world are getting blood-red!