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An easy natural phenomenon has sparked wild claims that God’s biblical plagues have returned as ‘flowing red blood’ surges within the Persian Gulf.
Viral videos from Iran’s Hormuz Island on Tuesday captured the moment when pouring rain along the coast hit the sandy grounds and became a deep reddish color.
Th rain flowed over cliffs, flooding into the ocean and remodeling the ocean water into something out of an apocalypse film.
Many sightseers walked along the shore because the blood red drained washed over their feet and others stood with their umbrellas.
It got here after around 100mm of rainfall, five times the quantity of Iran’s monthly average, hit the region overnight.
The scenes eerily paralleled similar depictions of ‘blood rain’ or red water within the Bible, which have historically been interpreted as signs of the End Time.
Within the Book of Exodus, the Nile River turning into blood was the primary of the ten plagues God sent upon Egypt when Pharaoh refused to free the Israelites.
Also, apocalyptic prophecies were described within the Book of Revelation with the seas turning to blood, signifying the extreme divine judgement and corruption of life’s sources.
Although this natural phenomenon resembles the End Time prophecies, the red rain in Iran has simply been attributed to the island’s abundant iron-oxide-rich red soil.
Hormuz Island, nicknamed ‘Rainbow Island’ is geologically famous for its vibrant mineral soils.
The island’s unique chemical makeup was formed over thousands and thousands of years, containing layers of shale, clay, volcanic rocks and greater than 70 minerals.
Was Hormuz Island ever referenced within the Bible?
The island was in a roundabout way mentioned within the Bible, nevertheless, the broader region of ancient Persia, now modern Iran, continuously appeared in Scripture.
In Revelation 16:12, the region was referenced when the sixth bowl of wrath was poured on the Euphrates River, which sits on the alternative side of the Persian Gulf.
This caused the river’s water to dry up to arrange a path for armies from the East.
The dominant deep red colouring comes from the iron oxide, also often known as hematite.
During heavy rainstorms, the effect of ‘flowing red blood’ frequently occurs because the rain interacts with the iron-oxide wealthy red soil, turning any nearby water right into a crimson color.
Hormuz Island shouldn’t be the one place within the Middle East which has recently seen water turn red.
In August, the biblical Sea of Galilee in Israel turned a vivid blood red, leaving locals concerned a few possible ‘bad omen.’
On the time, Israel’s environmental ministry confirmed the transformation was attributable to a bloom of green algae within the freshwater lake.
This turned red when the natural pigment built up under intense sunlight.
Officials stressed the pigment was harmless, and that the water was secure for swimming, despite the blood red color.
What other natural phenomena have been misinterpreted as biblical signs?
Eclipses, each solar and lunar, were often seen as bad omens and signs of God’s displeasure or looming judgement.
Nonetheless, they’re natural occurrences which occur as a result of the alignment of the Earth, Moon and Sun.
Comets, that are natural astronomical bodies in regular orbits, was once seen as ‘heralds of Heaven’s wrath’.
Before the science of electricity was understood, lightning was considered an ‘act of God’ or divine fire from heaven.
When lightning struck, church bells were rung to ward off storms and spirits.
Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and major floods were continuously interpreted as signs of divine judgment.
Some plagues and illnesses were sometimes attributed to demonic possession or curses, moderately than a health issue.
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