THE SEVEN TRUMPETS
JESUS CHRIST BREAKS THE SEVENTH SEAL OF THE SCROLL
Revelation 8:1-2 “When the Lamb broke the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them.”
However we believe that the main reason for the half an hour of silence is to allow another angel to add more incense to the prayers of the martyred Tribulation Saints (see Revelation 6:9-10), the sweet aroma reaching the throne of God. This extra incense added to the prayers of the Saints will add extra severity to the coming judgements. Next the angel fill the censer with fire (most likely brimstone) from the altar and throws it down to the earth. This is followed by followed peals of thunder and sounds and flashes of lightning and an earthquake. Announcing the wrath of God is coming.
Now the scene moves to the SEVEN ANGELS who receive SEVEN TRUMPETS and with the sounding of the SEVEN TRUMPETS new judgements are announced.
Looking again at our chart below we can see the the SEVENTH SEAL reveals the SEVEN TRUMPETS.
As we go further we will see that the fourth trumpet will announce the three woes and the seventh trumpet reveals the seven bowls, which we will discuss on our Topics page “The Seven Bowls”.
Revelation 8:1 “When the Lamb broke the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.”
What is the meaning of the half an hour silence in heaven when the Lamb breaks the SEVENTH SEAL?
During the half hour of silence John saw seven angels standing before God and SEVEN TRUMPETS are given to them. It doesn’t say who gave the trumpets to them. On the altar before the throne are the prayers of the Saints. We believe these Saints are the Tribulation Saints who die during the FIRST THREE AND A HALF YEARS of the SEVEN YEAR TRIBULATION PERIOD. They are still in their “soulish” body awaiting the resurrection at the Second Coming of Jesus. The Church is already in heaven in their resurrected bodies which they received at the time of the RAPTURE.
Revelation 6:10-11 and they cried out with a loud voice, saying, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, will You refrain from judging and avenging our blood on those who dwell on the earth?” And there was given to each of them a white robe; and they were told that they should rest for a little while longer, until the number of their fellow servants and their brethren who were to be killed even as they had been, would be completed also.
The first part of the verses above which is in red are the PRAYERS of the Saints and the last part of the verses above which is in red is the reason why they are there. They want vengeance but have to wait until the other martyrs are killed in the SECOND THREE AND A HALF YEARS of the SEVEN YEAR TRIBULATION PERIOD which is also known as the GREAT TRIBULATION or JACOB’S TROUBLE.
An other angel comes and stands at the altar where the PRAYERS of the Saints are and he is given much incense which he puts in his golden censer which is in his hand, He then adds the PRAYERS of the Saints to the incense and the smoke of the incense together with the PRAYERS of the Saints go up before God out of the angel’s hand.
Some suggest that the “Saints” who’s prayers are on the altar, include the Church Age Saints, but that is incorrect as the Church Saints are around the throne of God in their resurrected bodies and not under the altar.
After this half and hour interlude the seven angels that have the trumpets prepare themselves to sound the trumpets.
Revelation 8:6 “And the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound them.”
This is the time that events on the earth and in the cosmos will start to heat up under the coming wrath of Satan and most of all the terrifying but righteous wrath of God Almighty and the Lamb.
Remember what Jesus says in Matthew 24:21-22 “For then there will be A GREAT TRIBULATION, SUCH AS HAS NOT OCCURRED SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE WORLD UNTIL NOW, NOR EVER WILL. Unless those days had been cut short, NO LIFE would have been saved; but FOR THE SAKE OF THE ELECT THOSE DAYS WILL BE CUT SHORT.”
This WILL happen as these are the WORDS of Jesus and we know of course that Jesus IS the WORD OF GOD and GOD’s WORD will NEVER FAIL
John1:1 In the beginning was the WORD, and the WORD was with God, and the WORD was God.
Revelation 19:13 “He is clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and HIS NAME is called THE WORD OF GOD.
Isaiah 55:11 “So will My word be which goes forth from My mouth; It WILL NOT RETURN to Me empty, WITHOUT ACCOMPLISHING what I desire, And WITHOUT SUCCEEDING in the matter for which I sent it.
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The First Trumpets sounds:
Revelation 8:7 The first sounded, and there came hail and fire, mixed with blood, and they were thrown to the earth; and a third of the earth was burned up, and a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up.
Let us look back to Revelation 6:9-10 When the Lamb broke the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the SOULS OF THOSE WHO HAD BEEN SLAIN because of the word of God, and because of the testimony which they had maintained; and they cried out with a loud voice, saying, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, will You refrain from judging and AVENGING OUR BLOOD ON THOSE WHO DWELL ON THE EARTH?”
We believe that these prayers of the martyrs, asking God to AVENGE their BLOOD, are on the altar where the fire is and mixed with their blood that was shed, the fire and the hail stones, are thrown down on those dwelling on the earth.
Could the meaning of A THIRD OF THE EARTH mean the Middle East, parts of Europe, Africa and Asia where probably the most martyrs will be during the Tribulation period. We don’t know as the Scriptures don’t tell us. The martyrs will most likely come from all around the world.
We can see how the wild fires consume large parts of the world in the last few years. Note especially ALL the green grass will be burned up. This will most like contribute to the FAMINES of the THIRD AND FOURTH SEALS of Revelation 6:5-8. If all the green grass is burned up then the cattle and sheep etc have not much food to eat and many will die setting off a shortage of meat to eat for the world population and leading to famine.
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Revelation 8:8-9 The second angel sounded, and something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea; and a third of the sea became blood. and a third of the creatures which were in the sea and had life, died; and a third of the ships were destroyed.”
John describes the “something” that was thrown into the sea like a great mountain burning with fire. Many writers have speculated on what that “something” might be and come up with suggestions like meteors, asteroids, volcano that collapses into the sea etc. However Scriptures don’t tell us what this “something” is. After doing some research I couldn’t find anything nor any event that could turn seawater into blood, except by God’s power. The sea life would die very quickly when the water is supernaturally turned into blood like in Moses miracles. Please note that John doesn’t say a third of all the ships in the world are destroyed but a third of the ships in the sea. Is it the Red Sea, the Mediterranean Sea or the Persian Gulf? The Mediterranean Sea handles approximately 20% of the world cargo ships to the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean via the Suez Canal.) Time will tell. Believers won’t be on earth to find out, praise the Lord.
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Revelation 8:10-11 The third angel sounded, and a great star fell from heaven, burning like a torch, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of waters. The name of the star is called Wormwood; and a third of the waters became wormwood, and many men died from the waters, because they were made bitter.
Many debates have taken place about what the “GREAT STAR” that falls from heaven might be. Is it a literal star or an angel? Lets look at each of these two.
As an example let us look at our sun, an average size star. The sun’s diameter is about 109 times larger than Earth’s, and it would take approximately 1.3 million planet Earths to fill up the sun’s entire volume. Imagine if this “great star” would hit the Earth. I don’t think there would be much left of the Earth.
If the “great star” is a “great angel” then we could interpreted it as a messenger from God, to bring about this judgment from God on the unbelievers. This angel could just touch one third of the rivers and the springs (aquifers under the earth) of waters and turn them into wormwood. If a great star fell on the rivers on one side of the earth then it would be difficult to fall on the rivers on the other side of the earth. A great angel could touch one third of the rivers around the earth very quickly.
The strength of the wormwood poisoned water kills many thirsty people. This judgement will also kill Tribulation believers ( people that believed in Jesus after the RAPTURE) and not just unbelievers. At this stage war will have broken out, famine is ravishing the countries and here wormwood is poisoning one third of the rivers and springs of water underground that spring to the surface, enter into rivers and wells, poisoning many who drink of it.
These are just OUR THOUGHTS on “the great star”.
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We know this is all terrible news we are telling you, but believe us, we are telling you this with joy in our hearts! Why? Because our loving, merciful and graceful God and Father is WARNING you, CALLING you and GIVING you the OPPORTUNITY to escape these terrible times of the SEVEN YEAR TRIBULATION PERIOD, which is coming upon this earth VERY VERY soon. DON’T let anybody tell you that our words are only words from scaremongers. These are the WORDS of the Lord Jesus Christ, God Himself.
Matthew 24:21-22 “For then there will be a GREAT TRIBULATION, such as HAS NOT OCCURRED SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE WORLD UNTIL NOW, NOR EVER WILL. Unless those days had been cut short, NO LIFE would have been saved; but FOR THE SAKE OF THE ELECT those days will be CUT SHORT.”
Do you read this????
A GREAT TRIBULATION is coming! Such a GREAT TRIBULATION has NEVER occurred on this earth before NOR will such a GREAT TRIBULATION ever occur again!!! Do you understand??? God’s wrath will be poured out on the wicked unbelieving world!!!
It is NOT all BAD NEWS. Here is some VERY GOOD NEWS. God wants you to be WITH HIM in heaven and NOT IN THE GREAT TRIBULATION.
If you repent of your sins and believe in Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour you will NOT go through the SEVEN YEAR TRIBULATION PERIOD but will be drawn up by Jesus unto Himself in the air at the RAPTURE.
1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 For THE LORD HIMSELF will DESCEND FROM HEAVEN with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain WILL BE CAUGHT UP TOGETHER WITH THEM IN THE CLOUDS and so we shall always be with the Lord.
John 14: 2-3 “In My Father’s house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you. “If I go and prepare a place for you,I WILL COME AGAIN and RECEIVE YOU TO MYSELF that where I am, there you may be also.” This is all very good news.
FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON THAT WHOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM SHALL NOT PERISH BUT HAVE ETERNAL LIFE.
Your CHOICE!!!! You EITHER believe GOD, Who’s WORD will NEVER fail, or will you believe wicked, unbelieving created human beings who are blinded by Satan and DON’T KNOW and REJECT the TRUTH. The CORRECT choice will see you with the Lord in heaven when all these terrible times will take place. The WRONG choice will have you go through the SEVEN YEAR TRIBULATION PERIOD and end up in the LAKE OF FIRE for eternity.
Remember! Jesus IS GOD, is the WORD, is the TRUTH.
Revelation 19:13 “He is clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God.”
John1:1 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God“
John 14:6 “Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and THE TRUTH, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.”
Don’t put it off making this choice if you feel God is calling you NOW. We are NOT calling you. We just write the good news of the Gospel and it is GOD Who is calling you NOW by you reading this. Tomorrow might be too late. 2 Corinthians 6:2 “Behold, now is “THE ACCEPTABLE TIME,” behold, now is “THE DAY OF SALVATION”
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The ONLY way to heaven is THROUGH JESUS.
John:14:6 “Jesus said to him, “I AM THE WAY, and THE TRUTH, and THE LIFE; NO ONE comes to the Father BUT THROUGH ME.”
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After the sixth seal there is an INTERLUDE when four angels of God hold back the four winds which have been devastating the earth, and another angel from God, ascending from the rising of the sun, who has the seal of the Living God commands the four angels to hold back the four winds until he has SEALED the 144,000 WITNESSES of God in their FOREHEAD. These are the witnesses that will bring about one of the greatest revivals the earth has ever seen. They will be supernaturally protected during the first three and a half years of the Seven Year Tribulation Period. They will be twelve thousands of the Tribes of Israel. Revelation 7:4 “And I heard the number of those who were sealed, one hundred and forty-four thousand sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel:”
Then in Revelation 8:1 Jesus breaks the seventh seal and we see seven angels standing before God and who receive seven trumpets. These are angels that stand actively ready to execute any judgement from God very swiftly.
Now we start to see the direct judgement of God on the unbelieving world. Please note that in the first four trumpets the judgements are always poured out on a third of the relevant destinations of the judgements. That shows the amazing GRACE and MERCY of God to leave open to the unbelieving world the opportunity to accept the Gospel and sparing the REPENTANT unbelievers from the immediate coming wrath of God and the Lamb. Although a great multitude will do so the vast majority on men will REFUSE to REPENT and TO BELIEVE in Jesus. This multitude of people that WILL BELIEVE in Jesus do so as a result of the witnessing of the 144,000 WITNESSES, the TWO WITNESSES just outside Jerusalem and the ANGEL flying overhead declaring the EVERLASTING GOSPEL.
God’s GRACE is displayed as He gives the unbelievers another opportunity to repent and believe. God’s MERCY is displayed as He withholds His wrath of the “GREAT TRIBULATION” and offering them eternal life instead of the wrath.
On those who reject this final offer of MERCY and GRACE, God will send a DELUDING INFLUENCE so that they MAY BELIEVE what is FALSE, because they REJECTED the TRUTH. They WILL BELIEVE the Man of Lawlessness who will be revealed after the RAPTURE and who is coming with the activity of Satan, 2Thessalonians 2:9-11 that is, the one whose coming is in accord with the activity of Satan, with all power and signs and false wonders, and with all the deception of wickedness for those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth so as to be saved. For this reason God will send UPON them a DELUDING INFLUENCE so that they will believe what is FALSE,
That time of God’s wonderful MERCY and GRACE will come to an end.
As a result of the fourth trumpet judgement a third of the sun, the moon and the stars are struck, most like by another mighty angel, and they darkened and not shine for a third of the day and of the night.
Again many have speculated what may cause these cosmic and astronomical events. Again the Scriptures don’t give explicit answers. Although we must always remember that NOTHING is too hard for our God. Knowing what the earth will go through when the Lamb (Jesus) opens the first six Seals of Revelation 6:1-17 and especially this part of the sixth Seal Revelation 6:14 The sky was split apart like a scroll when it is rolled up, and EVERY MOUNTAIN AND ISLAND WERE MOVED OUT OF THEIR PLACES, there will be many volcanic eruptions around the world.
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