Schools shut as tremors shake Greece’s ‘Instagram island’

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Help People leave The Popular Tourist Destination.

That great city is in darkness and error, and we have left it so thus long. Will God pardon this negligence on our part? What account shall we give for the men and women who have died without hearing the sound of present truth, who would have received it had the light been brought to them? My spirit is stirred that the work in —– has been delayed so long. The work that is now being done there might have been done years ago and could then have been accomplished with far less expenditure of money, time, and labor. Nevertheless it must not be left undone now. 5T 369.1

Testimonies for the Church vol 5 by Ellen G White

The Greek island of Santorini is being rattled by dozens of tremors, prompting authorities to close schools and airlines to announce additional flights on Monday to help people leave the popular tourist destination.

And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.

Revelation 18 : 4

Over the past four days, more than 200 earthquakes have been recorded between Santorini and Amorgos in the Aegean Sea, with the strongest reaching a magnitude of 4.9.

[15] And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues. [18] And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.

Revelation 17 : 15, 18

Climate change _Authorities _closed schools _ residents to avoid large indoor gatherings.

Tremors, some with a magnitude above 4, continued to rattle Santorini on Monday. Although these quakes are considered minor or light, authorities have closed schools on Santorini, as well as on Amorgos, Ios and Anafi, and advised residents to avoid large indoor gatherings.

After an emergency meeting Monday, Greek authorities announced that schools on the four islands will remain closed until Friday.

European Union leaders Give Power to the Beast Collective Good Doctrine

“We are dealing with a very intense geological phenomenon. I want to ask the islanders to remain calm,” Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told reporters in Brussels on Monday, on the sidelines of a meeting of European Union leaders.

That time is at hand. Today the signs of the times declare that we are standing on the threshold of great and solemn events. Everything in our world is in agitation. Before our eyes is fulfilling the Saviour’s prophecy of the events to precede his coming: “Ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars…. Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.”
The present is a time of overwhelming interest to all living. Rulers and statesmen, men who occupy positions of trust and authority, thinking men and women of all classes, have their attention fixed upon the events taking place about us. They are watching the strained, restless relations that exist among the nations. They observe the intensity that is taking possession of every earthly element, and they realize that something great and decisive is about to take place—that the world is on the verge of a stupendous crisis.
Angels are now restraining the winds of strife, until the world shall be warned of its coming doom; but a storm is gathering, ready to burst upon the earth, and when God shall bid his angels loose the winds, there will be such a scene of strife as no pen can picture. RH November 23,  1905, Art. A, par. 6 – RH November 23,  1905, Art. A, par. 8

In an update, Vassilis Karastathis, director at the Institute of Geodynamics at the National Observatory of Athens, told Greek media on Monday that “the seismic activity continues regularly with the same intensity.”

Three Angels Message Flight To Help Residents and Strangers Leave The Babylonish Island

Aegean Airlines, Greece’s largest airline, announced two additional flights on Monday and one on Tuesday, traveling to and from Santorini, to help residents and visitors leave the island.

“We hope those who have means trusted out to strangers will see that God’s cause may be benefited by its use. It was placed in their hands by the Lord, to test them and prove them, to see if they will render back to the Master his own when he shall call for it. Means were given them, not to hoard or to use for themselves. Those who are murmuring and complaining at the outlay of means in the Publishing House and in the meeting-house, had better be at work to act their part, lest they shall be found wanting by acting the part of Meroz. God gave commandment, ‘Curse ye Meroz, curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof, because they came not up to the help of the Lord, to the help of the Lord, against the mighty.’ ST December 19,  1878, par. 18

Golden Age Mass Deportation Exodus!

Nikos Zorzos, the mayor of the island, denied that there was a “mass exodus” from the island, and told Greek media that the majority of those leaving were seasonal workers, not permanent residents.

Sitting on several fault lines – known as the Hellenic Volcanic Arc – Santorini is no stranger to earthquakes. But the risk of tremors does not deter as many as 3.4 million people from visiting Santorini each year, dwarfing the 20,000 or so permanent residents of the island.

Tents have been set up at a basketball court to accommodate emergency services in Santorini on Monday. – Petros Giannakouris/AP

A firefighter controls a drone as authorities take emergency measures in Santorini on Monday. – Petros Giannakouris/AP

Golden Age Emergency Flights _photogenic golden light and sweeping scenery.

Santorini is famed for its crescent-shaped caldera, which was created by one of the largest known volcanic eruptions around 3,600 years ago. The tourist destination has been dubbed Greece’s “Instagram island” because of its photogenic golden light and sweeping scenery.

The Hellenic Volcanic Arc, one of the most active volcanic fields in Europe, has seen more than 100 eruptions over the past years.

The most recent large quake in Santorini struck in 1956. The 7.5-magnitude earthquake was followed by a 25-meter-high (around 80 feet) tsunami. At least 53 people were killed and more than 100 injured, while at least one-third of the houses on the island collapsed.

Authorities said current seismic activity is due to tectonic movements that do not appear related to volcanic activity. Similarly, increased seismic activity in 2011 and 2012 did not result in any eruptions, they added.

This story has been updated with additional developments.

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