You are viewing fact sheet 27 in the series “Bible Lists” which provides 47 simple lists —no clutter, no padding, just neat, Bible lists useful for study and research.
Flood The flood of Noah’s time covered all the earth, even higher than the mountains (Genesis 7:10-24).
Fire"The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, the earth and its works will be burned up"(2Peter 3:10-13).
Earthquake"Then God’s voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, 'Once more I will shake not only the earth but also heaven'"(Hebrews 12:25-28,Isaiah 2:19 NKJV,cf Matthew 27:51).
Volcano"The mountains melt beneath him and the valleys split apart, like wax before the fire..."(Micah 1:4 NIV,Psalm 97:5).
Whirlwind"When your dread comes like a storm and your destruction like a whirlwind..." See Wisdom’s warning (Proverbs 1:27-30).
Hailstorm One of the plagues that God sent upon Egypt through Moses, was the worst hailstorm Egypt had ever experienced (Exodus 9:23-26).
Famine Joseph said to Pharaoh, "All the abundance in the land of Egypt will be forgotten, and the famine will devastate the land"(Genesis 41:28-36, cf Acts 11:28).
Plague"The LORD sent venomous snakes among the people, and many of the Israelites were bitten and died"(Numbers 21:4-9).
Epidemic God told Moses, "Festering boils will break out on man and beast throughout all the land of Egypt"(Exodus 9:8-12).
War such as Nebuchadnezzar waged on Jerusalem and the land of Israel "Your land is desolate; your cities are burned with fire; foreigners devour your fields before you, a desolation, demolished by strangers; and the daughter of Zion is abandoned..."(Isaiah 1:7-8,cf 2Kings 6:24-31),
Atrocity[WARNING: If you are a child, or unable to mentally handle a shocking, disgusting, and depressing true story, please skip this item](Judges chapter 19).
Shipwreck Luke’s true and uplifting account of surviving shipwreck at Malta when he accompanied Paul to Rome (Acts chapters 27-28).
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