Unusual specificity on the amount of blood.
I thought it was extremely interesting that God would get so specific on the amount of blood in Revelation. It was so unusual, it intrigued me. It states that the blood would reach to the horses bridles and cover a space of sixteen hundred furlongs. Why would the Bible be so specific? Perhaps there is more here than meets the eye. So I set off to do some basic math to get some better insight. What I found was no less than spectacular !
My discovery went from curiosity, to dismay, to sheer elation. Approximates:
1600 furlongs = 200 miles = 1,056,002 feet, (Ohio size*)
Basic Pond Calculator results of an oval, 1056002' x 5' deep (Bridle) = 41679069367243.92 Gal ( 41.6 Trillion gallons of blood)
41679069367243.92 Gal (x4) = 166,716,277,468,975.68 Qts.
Adult Humans have a min of 5 quarts of blood
166716277468975.68 Qts (divided by ) 5 Qts = 33343255493795 Humans ( 33,343,255,493,795 Humans)
33.3 Trillion Humans (Compared to living today of 6.5 Billion)
Dismay: As taught so often by prophecy teachers, the blood level only shows a lot would die in the battle of Armageddon. I presumed that this pond volume might actually tell us how many are fighting. I was dismayed to learn how 'off' the number was, 33 Trillion vs 6.5 Billion. I then suspected Rev 14 was only a symbolic illustration for 'a large amount'. It became irreconcilable for that number of humans to be fighting much less living. I postulated, unless it was from the beginning of mankind. The old testament supports this and says that the earth yields up all the blood of her dead.
Elation: After doing some research I discovered [ OH MY GLORIOUS GOD...! ] biblical scholars estimate†, all humans that ever have lived before and after the flood, based on normal population doubling logarithms to be 35.1 Trillion!!!
33.3 Trillion Humans in Blood Lake 35.1 Trillion Humans in Mankind's Population
Breathtaking genius from our LORD Father.
Beloved, from the time of Abel, his blood has been screaming out from the ground; the earth has graciously opened her mouth to receive Abel's blood. Unto this day the whole earth travails with the fullness of time; blood, fire and pillars of smoke. In that day; fountains of blood shall shoot forth from the great deep, to smite the waters again, the windows of heavens will open and rain blood upon the earth. His righteous winepress shall overflow fat upon the ground yet again. An offering unto the Father of Lights, a foot wash for His bride and a drink for dogs.
What this understanding reveals:
Seek and call the LORD while He may be found.
Comparisons:
Area: Ohio (240x240 miles*)
Volume: Blood Lake is 37.85 cubic miles in volume.
The Dead Sea is 30.7 cubic miles in volume. It is also below sea level, easily allowing for extra volume. The Dead Sea has been drying up for decades from canals and dams. The cup prepared for such a time to come.
Reference † Biblical Population Estimate http://www.ldolphin.org/wmwilliams.html Now, if there had been no flood to destroy the human race, then the descendants of Adam, in the 7333 years would have been 16,384 times the 1,804,187,000, or 29,559,799,808,000; or computed at the Jewish rate of net increase for 7333 years since Adam, the population would have been still greater, or 35,184,372,088,832. These calculations are in perfect accord with the Scripture story of the special creation of man, and the destruction of the race by a flood. Had it not been for the flood, the earth could not have sustained the descendants of Adam. Is not this a demonstration, decisive and final?
‡ Evolution Population Estimate The evolutionists claim that the human race is 2,000,000 years old. There is no good reason for believing that, during all these years the developing dominant species would not increase as rapidly as the Jews, or the human race in historic times, especially since the restraints of civilization and marriage did not exist. But let us generously suppose that these remote ancestors, beginning with one pair, doubled their numbers in 1612.51 years one-tenth as rapidly as the Jews, or 1240 times in 2,000,000 years. If we raise 2 to the 1240th power, the result is 18,932,139,737,991 with 360 figures following. The population of the world, therefore, would have been 18,932,139,737,991 decillion, decillion, decillion. decillion, decillion, decillion, decillion, decillion, decillion, decillion; or 18,932,139,737,991 vigintillion, vigintillion, vigintillion, vigintillion, vigintillion, vigintillion. |