Luke 21:11 There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven.
Editor’s statement of correlation between volcanoes and earthquakes: An earthquake is the shifting of the different tectonic plates of the earth’s surface. These plates float on magma (molten lava). Earthquakes and volcanoes are the result of magma beneath the earth’s surface pushing upwards on the tectonic plates. Scriptures that refer to earthquakes are therefore also deemed applicable to volcanoes.
A major eruption in Chile has thousands of people fleeing as heavy smoke fills the air and lava rushes down the slopes.
The Villarrica volcano blew its top at 3 a.m. local time according to the National Emergency Office. A red alert was issued for the region and authorities immediately started forced evacuations of residents from around the bottom of the mountain.
In addition to the lava flow, authorities say mudslides caused by melting snow could destroy entire villages.
“It was the most amazing thing I’ve ever seen,” 29-year-old Australian tourist Travis Armstrong told the Associated Press. “I’ve never seen a volcano erupt and it was spewing lava and ash hundreds of meters into the air. Lightning was striking down at the volcano from the ash cloud that formed from the eruption.”
Rivers in the area were rising and residents downriver from the mountain are preparing for flooding issues.
The mountain has been erupting on a regular basis every 10 to 15 years.
The ring of fire is working