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Thousands of Locusts Descend on Mecca’s Grand Mosque - Mystic Wanderer - 01-11-2019
I do believe in the prophecy of the KJB, although I think some can be understood to have more than one interpretation. There have been many things in Revelations that have already come to pass. Could this be another one?
Revelation 9:3 King James Version (KJV)
3. And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
Quote:Islam’s holiest site has been hit by a swarm of locusts forcing religious authorities to launch an unprecedented clean-up operation.
Vision shared on social media (see above) showed the insects swarming around the Great Mosque in Mecca, which hosts millions of Muslim pilgrims every year.
Mecca authorities shared pictures on Twitter of the cleaners, wearing face masks, spraying insecticide as they tried to decontaminate the site.
The authority also posted images of cleaners spraying insecticide directly into the mosque’s sewage system and water drains around the Great Mosque.
Officials asked that the insects be identified as “black grasshoppers”, CNN‘s Arabic website reports.
Quote:ملايین الصّراصير تغزو #مكة_المكرمة و #المدينة_المنورة البارحة
بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم
(فَأَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمُ الطُّوفَانَ وَالْجَرَادَ وَالْقُمَّلَ وَالضَّفَادِعَ وَالدَّمَ آيَاتٍ مُّفَصَّلَاتٍ فَاسْتَكْبَرُوا وَكَانُوا قَوْمًا مُّجْرِمِينَ) صدق الله العظيم pic.twitter.com/dU6HmMli9V
— ••• سُفِسْطائيَّة ••• (@fatenHejaze) January 8, 2019
In a statement shared by CNN, officials from the Holy Mecca Municipality said: “A reference to the video clips shared on social media, which shows the spread of insects in the squares surrounding the Holy Mosque of Mecca, the Secretariat of the Holy City wishes that this insect is called black grasshoppers.”
“Specialized teams have been directed to work in the fight to eliminate these insects,” authorities in Mecca said, according to the Al-Araby Al-Jadeed news site.
“We have harnessed all efforts available to speed up the eradication of the insects in the interest of the safety and comfort of guests of God’s house,” the Mecca authorities confirmed.
According to CNN, 22 teams consisting of 138 people were dispatched to deal with the infestation.
Officials asked that the insects be identified as “black grasshoppers”.
Did the word "locusts" sound too much like what the King James Bible stated in Revelations? That would go against the Koran, right? We can't have any Muslims switching sides because they start seeing things and thinking for themselves, so let's call them black grasshoppers. The masses are too dumb to notice the word play.
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RE: Thousands of Locusts Descend on Mecca’s Grand Mosque - BIAD - 01-12-2019
(01-11-2019, 11:55 PM)Mystic Wanderer Wrote: Officials asked that the insects be identified as “black grasshoppers”.
Did the word "locusts" sound too much like what the King James Bible stated in Revelations? That would go against the Koran, right? We can't have any Muslims switching sides because they start seeing things and thinking for themselves, so let's call them black grasshoppers. The masses are too dumb to notice the word play.
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I noticed in the Twitter link that 'cockroaches' were also mentioned instead of locusts!
CNN's 'alternative' name doesn't really help, Black Grasshoppers (Romalea microptera) are also known
as 'Devil's Horse' too!