“Then the second angel sounded: And something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea, and a third of the sea became blood. And a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.” –Revelation 8:8.

Previously, I wrote an article about the earth screaming (http://www.keyministries.org/blog/2010/04/19/judgment-curses-deliverance) and now we see more evidence about how the earth is affected by what men do upon it. For many, it is hard to see God’s warnings and principles about the effect of sin upon His creation and the inheritance of His Saints.

“The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall totter like a hut; its transgression shall be heavy upon it, and it will fall, and not rise again,” so the Holy Spirit says through Isaiah in chapter 24. Could this be the beginning of the end of the earth as we know it?

Maybe so.

I have always believed the blood in the sea and on the moon, that the Bible speaks of, was human blood, but I have come to see there are other kinds of blood that give vital existence to all of God’s creation, like the sap in trees and the water in my garden. “The life is in the blood,” according to the Word of God in Leviticus 17:14. Whatever flows to give life is a type of blood.

Seems the earth has its own blood, and in this case, petroleum is that type of blood. The oil we draw out of the earth comes from the life of vegetation. Although, it has descended into the planet for many years, it still has life that comes from living things. We burn it to transform it into energy, but it does not leave the planet. It merely exists in another form.

The discovery of oil by man has perpetrated decades of turmoil, violence and greed on the earth. Everything about the search, withdrawal and refinement of petroleum has brought, not only problems, but, in many cases, chaos and conflict. Yes, some have benefited by this business. I can say that because I grew up in this environment with my earthly father working for a large oil company and with a pumping-jack in my front yard (which we did not own). It provided my dad with a good income and even a house for us to reside in, but beneath all of that, anyone who wants to observe, can see the evil inflicted by this business because of the control of the prices of oil and the tremendous wealth of those who dominate this provision for our daily living.

What if, we had found another form of energy prior to the discovery of oil? What if, God had something better, if only man had sought Him for it?

Interesting thought is it not?

Nonetheless, here we are with the mess of the entire industry and its daily control over our lives, and now out of control with the pouring out of the millions of barrels of this “red blood” into our waters.

Is the earth bleeding—hemorrhaging—while our daily life, as we know it, is dying?

Some will say, “Oh, petroleum is a blessing of God.” Maybe so, but blessings of God have been abused by men through selfishness and greed for centuries, just like some have mishandled the gifts and anointings of the Holy Spirit of God.

Is the blood Revelation is talking about oil? Looks like blood to me.

It may be on our hands.

What is God saying?

What do you think?

Steve