Too often we become complacent with what we read in the Bible. Matthew 24:7, “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.” The word earthquake used in this verse is Strong’s #g4578 and could also be used as storm or commotion. While many who study eschatology only look at earthquakes to determine the end of the age they should also consider storms that seem to be out of the normal parameters and also civil uprising. The way a word is translated sometimes limits the way we think about what is being communicated.