Ohio:  On July 3, 2013, a vehicle was swallowed by a giant sinkhole in Ohio. The driver, Pamela Knox, miraculously survived the plunge and she climbed out of the sinkhole on a ladder provided by authorities. The hole was estimated to be at least 10 feet deep.
On November 28, 2012, a sinkhole opened up the size of four football fields, over 30 feet deep, which collapsed part of highway 516 near Dover, Ohio.

Below are just a few reports on sinkholes I found today, but many more have occurred throughout the world that are not listed here:

Illinois:  In March 2013, Mark Mihal suddenly fell 18 feet into a sinkhole while golfing in Waterloo, IL. His friends at the golf course hoisted him out with a sling created by one of his friends and a ladder provided by an employee at the golf course.

Arizona:  In February 2013, a 150-foot section of US Highway 89 buckled about 25 miles south of Page, AZ, at the junction with State Route 98.

Florida:  On February 28, 2013, a deep sinkhole literally swallowed 37-year-old Jeff Bush and his bedroom furnishings, when it suddenly opened up under his bedroom in his Tampa, Florida home. The sinkhole is about 20 feet wide by 50-60 feet deep (and still expanding) and is too dangerous for authorities to try to recover the body of Mr. Bush. In fact, they have not been able to locate his body in the deep hole. Nearby homes were also evacuated.

Pennsylvania:  On December 31, 2012, a "super 50-foot sinkhole" opened up in Harrisburg, PA. There are 41 documented sinkholes in Harrisburg alone, but the city is too broke to fix them.

Louisiana: In August 2012, a giant sinkhole was discovered in a Louisiana community. Residents of Bayou Corne in Baton Rouge, LA, are living above a 22-acre sinkhole. The sinkhole is emitting gases and it is turning the area into an unstable wasteland. The Associated Press reported the sinkhole is the result of a botched mining job inside the Napoleon Salt Dome. The sinkhole also threatens to compromise nearby highway 70 and authorities fear that gas emissions could cause explosions.

China: On May 20, 2013, a 33-foot wide sinkhole swallowed five people in Shenzhen, China. Rescuers were able to save one man from the horrific cavern. On March 13, 2013, surveillance cameras captured the image of a man being swallowed by a sinkhole, also in Shenzhen. On January 28, 2013, a giant sinkhole opened up, swallowing four buildings in Guangzhou, China. The sinkhole measured approximately 1,000 by 3,200 feet wide and 30 feet deep. In December 2012,
a 33-foot wide by 20-foot deep sinkhole opened up in a road in Shaanxi, China. At least 20 giant pits opened up in a paddy field in Hunan province since September 2012.

Poland:  In December 2012, a 164-foot wide, 33-foot deep sinkhole opened up in southern Poland.

Guatemala:  In May 2010, a huge 60-foot wide, 30-story deep sinkhole opened up and swallowed a three-story building, after tropical storm Agatha hit Guatemala City.
 

Venezuela:  In recent years, sinkholes have opened up over 1,000 feet wide in Sarisarinama, Venezuela.

Florida authorities report their sinkholes are common. In fact, they report that they have a place called "sinkhole alley" in Florida, because sinkholes have opened so much in that area. Yet, even the number of sinkholes in Florida have increased dramatically in recent years. ABC News reported that sinkhole claims in Florida have more than doubled since 2006.

Geologists and government officials sometimes provide a variety of reasons as to why sinkholes happen. Whatever the reasons, they are happening and they are happening much more frequently, as we draw closer to the Lord's return.

The number of sinkholes opening up throughout the United States and the world has increased exponentially. It is significant, in that the Word of God tells us there will be "signs in the earth" in the last days,

"I will show wonders in heaven above and signs in the earth beneath; blood, fire and vapor of smoke" Acts 2:19.

Since 2010, there have been record-breaking fires throughout Europe, Africa, Australia and the United States. An estimated 56,000 people died in the hundreds of wildfires that plagued Russia alone in 2010.

As we approach the Lord's return and sinkholes increase, I am reminded of the wickness of Korah, Dathan and Abiram, how they spoke against the Lord and Moses in the wilderness and the earth opened up and swallowed them alive (Numbers 16:20-33). As wickedness abounds in the last days, I believe these events will likewise increase. The Word of God tells us,

"The thing that has been, is that which shall be; and that which is done, is that which shall be done; there is no new thing under the sun" Ecclesiastes 1:9.

We are living in the last days, friends. Are you prepared to stand before God and give an account of the life you have lived on this earth? If not, please visit the How Can I Be Saved page of this website. Your eternal destiny depends on it. God bless you.