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EARING. Plowing (Ge. 45:6; Ex. 34:21). Dec. 23, 1972, Nicaragua, 10,000
EARLY. (1) In the morning (Da. 6:19). (2) Quickly Apr. 25, 2015, Nepal 10,000
(Ps. 46:5). (3) First in the season (Ja. 5:7). Aug. 17, 1976, Mindanao, Philippines, 8,000
EARNEST. (1) A down payment (2 Co. 1:22). The July 28, 1981, Kerman province, Iran, 8,000
indwelling Holy Spirit is God’s guarantee to the Sept. 19, 1985, Mexico City, 7,000
Christian of full, eternal salvation (Ep. 1:14). (2) Aug. 5, 1949, Pelileo, Ecuador, 6,000
Sincere; zealous; urgent; expectant (Ro. 8:19; 2 Co. Nov. 24, 1976, Van, Eastern Turkey, 6,000
7:7). [See Eternal Security, Holy Spirit.] Dec. 28, 1974, Pakistan (9 towns), 5,200
EARTHQUAKE. A shaking of the earth. There are June 28, 1948, Fukui, Japan, 5,131
several earthquakes recorded in the Bible (1 Ki. 19:11; 2 April 10, 1972, Southern Iran, 5,057
Ch. 26:16; Is. 29:6; Am. 1:1; Ze. 14:5; Mt. 27:45, May 21-30, 1960, Southern Chile, 5,000
51-54; 28:2; Is. 29:6). Jesus foretold that earthquakes Dec. 22, 1943, Ladik, Central Turkey, 4,000
would increase as the time of His return approaches
(Mt. 24:7). The prophecies of Revelation describe the Feb. 1, 1944, Bolu-Gerede, Northwestern Turkey, 4,000
great earthquakes of the very last days (Re. 6:12; 8:5; Dec. 30, 1942, Niksar-Erbag, Northern Turkey, 3,000
11:13, 19; 16:18). About 2.5 million people have died June 11, 1981, Kerman province, Iran, estimated 3,000.
in earthquakes since 1900; more than 830,000 died Mar. 2, 1933, Japan, 2,990
between 2001 and 2015 (earthquake.usgs.gov). Aug. 18, 1966, Varto-Hiniz, Eastern Turkey, 2,964
Worst Earthquakes since 1900 Nov. 23, 1980, Southern Italy 2,735.
Jan. 12, 2010, Haiti 316,000 July 2, 1957, Northern Iran, 2,500
Dec. 26, 2004, Sumatra 227,000 Sept. 6, 1975, Lice, Eastern Turkey, 2,312
July 28, 1976, Tangshan, China, 242,000 Apr. 13, 2010, China 2,200
May 22, 1927, Nan-shan, China, 200,000 May 21, 2003, Algeria 2,200
Sept. 1, 1923, Tokyo, Japan, 140,000 Dec. 21, 1946, Honshu, Japan, 2,000
Dec. 16, 1920, Kansu, China, 100,000 June 10-17, 1956, Northern Afghanistan, 2,000
May 12, 2008, Sichuan, China 87,000 Dec. 13, 1957, Western Iran, 2,000
Oct. 8, 2005, Pakistan 86,000 August 1912, Gallipoli (Dardanelles), 1,950
Dec. 28, 1908, Messina, Italy, 83,000 April 19, 1903, Malazgirt, Eastern Turkey, 1,700
Dec. 26, 1932, Kansu, China, 70,000 Mar. 28, 2005, Sumatra 1,300
May 31, 1970, Northern Peru 70,000 Sep. 30, 2009, Sumatra 1,100
Feb. 4, 1976, Guatemala, 38,000 [See Prophecy, Revelation.]
Dec. 26, 1939, Erzincan, Turkey, 37,000 EAST GATE. [See Gate.]
Dec. 26, 2003, Iran 31,000 EASTERN ORTHODOXY. That branch of
May 31, 1935, Quetta, India, 30,000 sacramental Christianity which broke off from the
Jan. 24, 1939, Chillan, Chile, 30,000 Roman Catholic Church in 1054 A.D.
Jan. 13, 1915, Avezzano, Italy, 29,980 History: Until 1054 the Eastern and the Roman were
Sept. 17, 1978, Tabas, eastern Iran, 25,000 two branches of the same sacramental body. The
Dec. 15, 1988, Armenia, Soviet Union, at least 23,000 division began when the Roman emperor Constantine
Feb. 4, 1976, Guatemala, Honduras 22,934 moved his capital from Rome to Constantinople in 330
A.D. Powerful church leaders claimed authority over
Mar. 11, 2011, Japan 21,000 large regions and were vying for supremacy. There was
Aug. 16, 1906, Valparaiso, Chile, 20,000 the bishop of Rome in the West, and four patriarchs in
Jan. 26, 2001, India 20,000 the East. The main point of contention between the
May 10, 2004, China 20,000 eastern and the western divisions was the papacy. More
Feb. 29, 1960, Agadir, Morocco, 15,000 important than doctrine was the issue of power and
Sept. 1, 1962, Northwestern Iran, 12,230 authority. The Eastern Orthodox rejected the pope,
Aug. 31, 1968, Northeastern Iran, 12,000 while retaining Rome’s sacramental system and most of
Jan. 15, 1934, Bihar-Nepal 10,700 Rome’s unscriptural doctrines.

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