In the context of the Bible, the term "crash" is not explicitly used in the Berean Standard Bible . However, the concept of a sudden, destructive event or downfall is prevalent throughout the Scriptures. These events often serve as divine judgments or as metaphors for spiritual truths.

Biblical Instances and Symbolism

1. Destruction and Judgment: The Bible frequently uses imagery of destruction to convey God's judgment upon nations and individuals who turn away from His commandments. For example, the fall of Jericho is a significant event where the walls of the city "fell down flat" (Joshua 6:20) after the Israelites followed God's instructions. This event symbolizes the power of God to bring down strongholds and execute His judgment.

2. The Fall of Babylon: In Revelation, Babylon's fall is depicted as a sudden and catastrophic event. Revelation 18:2 states, "Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great!" This crash signifies the ultimate defeat of worldly powers opposed to God, highlighting the transient nature of human pride and rebellion.

3. Metaphor for Spiritual Downfall: Jesus uses the imagery of a crash in His parable of the wise and foolish builders. In Matthew 7:27 , He describes the house built on sand: "The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its collapse." This serves as a warning about the consequences of not building one's life on the solid foundation of His teachings.

4. Prophetic Warnings: The prophets often warned of impending destruction as a result of Israel's disobedience. Isaiah 30:13 describes such a downfall: "This iniquity will be to you like a breach ready to fall, a bulge in a high wall, whose collapse comes suddenly—in an instant." This imagery underscores the suddenness and inevitability of divine judgment when God's people persist in sin.

5. The Day of the Lord: The "Day of the Lord" is frequently associated with catastrophic events that bring about the end of the current age and the establishment of God's kingdom. 1 Thessalonians 5:2-3 warns, "For you are fully aware that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. While people are saying, 'Peace and security,' destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape." This passage emphasizes the unexpected and unavoidable nature of God's final judgment.

Theological Implications

The concept of a crash in biblical terms often serves as a reminder of the consequences of sin and the certainty of God's justice. It calls believers to live in obedience to God's Word, building their lives on the firm foundation of faith in Jesus Christ. The suddenness of these events also serves as a call to vigilance and preparedness for the return of Christ, urging believers to remain steadfast in their faith and commitment to God's commandments.1. (v. t.) To break in pieces violently; to dash together with noise and violence.

2. (v. i.) To make a loud, clattering sound, as of many things falling and breaking at once; to break in pieces with a harsh noise.

3. (v. i.) To break with violence and noise; as, the chimney in falling crashed through the roof.

4. (n.) A loud, sudden, confused sound, as of many things falling and breaking at once.

5. (n.) Ruin; failure; sudden breaking down, as of a business house or a commercial enterprise.

6. (n.) Coarse, heavy, narrow linen cloth, used esp. for towels.

4431. ptosis -- a fall
... fall. From the alternate of pipto; a crash, ie Downfall (literally or figuratively) --
fall. see GREEK pipto. (ptosin) -- 1 Occurrence. (ptosis) -- 1 Occurrence ...
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4500. rhoizedon -- with a rushing sound
... with a great noise. Adverb from a derivative of rhoizos (a whir); whizzingly, ie
With a crash -- with a great noise. (roizedon) -- 1 Occurrence. 4499, 4500. ...
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4637. maaratsah -- an awful shock, a crash
... 4636, 4637. maaratsah. 4638 . an awful shock, a crash. Transliteration: maaratsah
Phonetic Spelling: (mah-ar-aw-tsaw') Short Definition: crash. ...
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7582. shaah -- to make a din or crash, crash into ruins
... shaah. 7583 . to make a din or crash, crash into ruins. Transliteration: shaah
Phonetic Spelling: (shaw-aw') Short Definition: devastated. Word Origin a prim. ...
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7667. sheber -- a breaking, fracture, crushing, breach, crash
... a breaking, fracture, crushing, breach, crash. Transliteration: sheber or sheber
Phonetic Spelling: (sheh'-ber) Short Definition: destruction. ...
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7588. shaon -- a roar (of waters, etc.), din, crash, uproar
... 7587, 7588. shaon. 7589 . a roar (of waters, etc.), din, crash, uproar.
Transliteration: shaon Phonetic Spelling: (shaw-one') Short Definition: uproar. ...
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7481. raam -- to thunder
... A primitive root; to tumble, ie Be violently agitated; specifically, to crash (of
thunder); figuratively, to irritate (with anger) -- make to fret, roar ...
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7452. rea -- perhaps shouting, roar
... aloud, noise, shouted. From ruwa'; a crash (of thunder), noise (of war), shout
(of joy) -- X aloud, noise, shouted. see HEBREW ruwa'. 7451b, 7452. rea. 7453 ...
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7267. rogez -- agitation, excitement, raging
... From ragaz; commotion, restlessness (of a horse), crash (of thunder), disquiet,
anger -- fear, noise, rage, trouble(-ing), wrath. see HEBREW ragaz. ...
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7803. Shuthelach -- an Ephraimite name
... Shuthelah. Probably from sha'ah and the same as Telach; crash of breakage; Shuthelach,
the name of two Israelites -- Shuthelah. see HEBREW sha'ah. ...
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Conflagration
... in every direction, wreathing about pillars and architraves, melting the iron of
the roofs and the chains of the great lamps, which fell with crash after crash ...
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Providence
... and when there was scarcely more than a hundred persons there, a huge beam gave
way, and down came a portion of the flooring of the gallery with a fearful crash ...
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A Dialogue with God
... The train is rushing full steam ahead to the broken bridge, and will crash down
the gulph and be huddled, a hideous ruin, on the rocks; surely it is care for ...
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Of the Sixth Seal.
... routed, and dispersed; until at length, in complete despair, no one could be found
who would bring assistance to the Roman religion falling with such a crash. ...
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The Medes and the Second Chaldaean Empire
... horizon, bursts upon it in destructive squalls, and it is overthrown in the twinkling
of an eye, amid the glare of lightning, the resounding crash of thunder ...
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The King --Continued.
... power. It is but accumulating its fiery energy, and already the solid framework
of the world trembles, anticipating the coming crash. ...
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The End
... Especially does that crash of Jerusalem's fall thunder the lesson to all churches
that their life and prosperity are inseparably connected with faithful ...
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Elegance and Grace
... A glittering sword strikes the eyes with some terror, and thunder would not so
shock us if its crash only, and not its lightning, was dreaded. ...
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The Two Awakings
... But the emphatic context seems, as already pointed out, to require that they should
be referred to that final crash which irrevocably separates him who has ...
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A Strain of Jonah the Prophet.
... 75 Their perils to subdue. At every crash. Of the wild deep rise piteous cries;
and out. They stretch their hands to majesties of gods,. ...
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Crash (7 Occurrences)
... enterprise. 6. (n.) Coarse, heavy, narrow linen cloth, used esp. for towels.
Multi-Version Concordance Crash (7 Occurrences). Matthew ...
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Crane (2 Occurrences)

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Dash (30 Occurrences)
... 8. (n.) Violent striking together of two bodies; collision; crash. 9. (n.) A sudden
check; abashment; frustration; ruin; as, his hopes received a dash. 10. ...
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Crush (50 Occurrences)
... an eggshell crushes easily. 7. (n.) A violent collision or compression;
a crash; destruction; ruin. 8. (n.) Violent pressure, as ...
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Crashing (4 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Crash. 2. (n.) The noise of many
things falling and breaking at once. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ...
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