Lesson 10: God’s Power Controls the Weather

Job 37:5-6 - “God thunders wondrously with His voice; He does great things that we cannot comprehend. For to the snow He says, ‘Fall on the earth,’ likewise to the downpour, His mighty downpour."

Our verses show us clearly just Who is the ultimate weatherman: God. He is so powerful that with a clap of His hands, even the atmosphere has to do His bidding. Lightning and thunder become playthings in His hands. Rain and snow are not the only weather conditions God controls. Look at some other weather He has controlled in the past: God caused the whole world to flood (Genesis 7), fire to fall from heaven upon cities (Genesis 19), plagues of hail, thunder, and lightning in Egypt (Exodus 9), the wind to divide the Red Sea so the people could cross on dry ground (Exodus 14), the sun to stand still for 24 hours (Joshua 10), dew to form on Gideon's fleece (Judges 6), a whirlwind to carry Elijah to heaven (2 Kings 2), rain in answer to Samuel's prayer (1 Samuel 12), a storm to confuse the Philistine army (1 Samuel 7), and darkness at the crucifixion (Matthew 27).

I do not know about you, but I say whoever could do that is powerful indeed. Do you agree? That, however, is not the half of it. God not only controlled the weather in the past, but He is also going to do it again in the future.

Revelation 8:5, 7 - "Then the angel took the censer and filled it with fire from the altar and threw it on the earth, and there were peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning, and an earthquake…The first angel blew his trumpet, and there followed hail and fire, mixed with blood, and these were thrown upon the earth. And a third of the earth was burned up, and a third of the trees were burned up, and all green grass was burned up."


These verses tell us that an instrument of judgment God is going to use during the 7-year Tribulation is the weather. In fact, prior to the Tribulation, Jesus said that if you want to know when He is coming back you also need to pay attention to these signs from the sky. This is one weather forecast you do not want to miss!

Luke 21:10-11 - "Then He said to them, nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be great earthquakes, and in various places famines and pestilences. And there will be terrors and great signs from heaven."

Jesus said that prior to His second Coming there will be an increase in destructive wars and destructive events from the sky all over the world. Do we see any signs of this today? Wow! The point is this. Anyone who could control all the weather on the whole earth is someone so powerful that nobody could ever intimidate Him.

* Which of the signs in the Luke verses above do you see happening in the world today? What does this tell you?