David Wilkerson, Racing Toward Judgment (pg 67):

God's judgments have always begun at the "entrance gates" of nations, cities, and empires: "A cry of alarm will begin at the farthest gate . . . " (Zephaniah 1:10 LB). This is representative of the seaports, harbors, and centers of influx. It is significant that most of the Old Testament prophets warned of judgment beginning at the coasts. . . . Jeremiah, another prophet, warned nations that God's judgments begin as whirlwinds on the coasts of their lands, then spreading from one end to the other; (emphasis mine):SABINE

Feb 21, 2015