Introduction: Walk outside. Listen. You can hear the buzz of thousands of insects called Cicadas. Is this apocalyptic? While it is not a direct fulfillment of Bible Prophecy, there is a parallel with both the Old and New Testament.

1. Locusts in the days of Moses! (Ex 8:12-15) – “And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up upon the land of Egypt, and eat every herb of the land, even all that the hail hath left. And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and the LORD brought an east wind upon the land all that day, and all that night; and when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts. And the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt, and rested in all the coasts of Egypt: very grievous were they; before them there were no such locusts as they, neither after them shall be such. For they covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened; and they did eat every herb of the land, and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left: and there remained not any green thing in the trees, or in the herbs of the field, through all the land of Egypt”

Out of these terrible plagues God sent an east wind and these locusts consumed the Egyptian’s crops. Locusts, unlike cicadas, devour everything – trees, crops, etc. Do you believe that God can still send judgments upon the earth? What about today?

2. Locusts like creatures in the tribulation! (Rev 9:3-5) – “And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power. And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads. And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man.”

Technically speaking, this will be during the tribulation – a terrible time on earth when Jesus Christ pours out His wrath in the form of trumpet judgements. While cicadas are not a fulfillment of this prophecy, it is a reminder of this horrific judgment that is yet to come. Therefore, as CHRISTians we need to be warning others today to flee from the wrath to come. Are you doing that?