Ellen White's Prophetic Warnings for Los Angeles

Los Angeles is one of the cities specifically warned about regarding coming destruction by both fire and earthquakeCL 7.4+1. While there have been reports claiming the city would be the next to suffer immediately following the 1906 San Francisco disaster, it is a certainty that earthquakes and floods will eventually come to Los Angeles and other wicked cities as part of God's judgmentsLS 411.2+2.

Destruction by Fire and Earthquake

The future of major cities, including Los Angeles, involves severe calamities intended to awaken humanity to the proximity of the end of timeSW March 1, 1909, par. 2+1.

• The Power of Fire: God's displeasure is manifested in devouring fires that lay low crowded cities, turning expensive, supposedly fireproof structures into smoldering ruins5T 234.1+2.

• Seismic Convulsions: Mighty earthquakes will cause the earth's crust to be rent by elements concealed in the bowels of the earth, leading to the collapse of lordly palaces5MR 16.3+2.

• Specific Warnings for Los Angeles: There has been a direct instruction not to invest in expensive buildings in Los Angeles because such structures are destined to be shaken down or destroyed by firePC 50.5+2.

The Fate of Wicked Cities

The spiritual condition of a city often precedes its physical destruction, as seen in the following truths:

• A Call to Leave: Because of the impending danger, the consistent message is for people to move out of the cities and into the country to establish homesGCB April 6, 1903, Art. A, par. 32.

• The Sea and Waters: In the final stages of earth's history, the surface of the earth will break up, foundations will give way, and seaports that have become like Sodom for wickedness will be swallowed up by angry watersLDE 271.1+1.

• Universal Convulsions: Before the Son of man appears, lightning from heaven will unite with fire in the earth, causing mountains to pour out floods of lava over villages and citiesLDE 26.3+2.

Spiritual Readiness and Protection

While these events are solemn and certain, there is a clear path for those who seek refuge in God:

• The Only Refuge: As Noah was preserved in the ark during the deluge, God will be the refuge of His believing ones during these final calamities Genesis 8:17BC 986.5+1.

• Divine Protection: Those who make the Most High their habitation are promised that no evil shall befall them, nor any plague come near their dwelling Psalms 91:9-10.

• A Final Promise: When the earth is eventually purified by fire, the New Jerusalem will be preserved by a miracle of Almighty power, standing unharmed amid the devouring elements 2 Peter 3:107BC 986.5+1.

It is vital to recognize that the judgments currently in the land are premonitory signs that the end of all things is at hand Matthew 24:445MR 16.3+1.