Earthquakes - The Sign?

The 2008 Sichuan earthquake or the Great Sichuan Earthquake was a deadly earthquake that measured at 8.0 and 7.9 occurred on May 12, 2008 in Sichuan province of China and killed at least 68,000, 374,176 injured, with 18,222 listed as missing and left about 4.8 million people homeless.

In conjuction with this, numerous parties have given many helping hands to support the victims.
There was even a touching video being produced by the Hong Kong artists to encourage and support the victims.

The Word of God is not silent at all about earthquakes as well. In fact, in the gospel of Matthew, Jesus himself already mentioned it clearly about the occurence of earthquakes in Matt 24:

As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately. "Tell us," they said, "when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?" Jesus answered: "Watch out that no one deceives you.
For many will come in my name, claiming, 'I am the Christ,' and will deceive many.

You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed.

Such things must happen, but the end is still to come.
Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.

There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.
All these are the beginning of birth pains.

So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.

And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory.

No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.

"Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.

Are you READY, today?