March 13, 2006

• Back to Revelation: Now the Judgements intensify with the trumpet judgements.  (Speculation – Trumpets 1-4 could be aftereffects of a nuclear explosion, but only God knows how these judgements will be administered).

  
  

  These are not simultaneous, for if you look at how they are described starting in Chapter 8 which is trumpets 1-4 it uses the time phrase THEN, which implies first one thing THEN another, in order. We don’t know how close the trumpet judgements come in time, the only thing that we do know is that the tribulation from seals to Jesus’ coming is 7 years.

  
  

  Trumpet 1  brings hail and fire mingled with blood, and it was thrown down to earth, and 1/3 of the trees were burned up and all the green grass was burned. (from a purely physical point of view that would make it impossible to feed livestock, and we need the trees to produce oxygen).

  
  

  Trumpet 2 – second angel sounds and something LIKE a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea, and 1/3 of the sea became blood. And 1/3 of the living creatures in the sea died, and 1/3 of the ships were destroyed. (to gain a perspective of this, the Atlantic Ocean is about 1/3 of all the oceans on the earth). I wonder what John saw, for he described something that he must never have seen before (it could easily describe a comet or a bomb). The trumpet judgements seem to parallel the plagues that happened to Egypt in Moses’ time.

  
  

  Trumpet 3 – the third angel sounded and a great star fell from heaven, burning like a torch and it fell on 1/3 of all the rivers and springs of water. The name of the star is Wormwood. 1/3 of the waters became wormwood, and many men died from the water because it was made bitter.

  
  

  Wormwood is part of the mugwort family, and the Russian name for mugwort is Chernobyl. Remember in Exodus the water was bitter, and Moses had to cut a tree and put it in the water, to sweeten it. The only way to sweeten the bitterness of these trumpet Judgements is Jesus who died on a tree (cross) for our salvation.

  
  

  Trumpet 4 – Fourth angel sounded: and 1/3 of the sun was struck, 1/3 of the moon and 1/3 of the stars, so that a third of them were darkened. A third of the day did not shine, and likewise the night.

  
  

  What is so amazing to me is that when these judgements come many on earth do not repent or ask God’s forgiveness. Never before on earth have these events taken place in this magnitude, which leads me to believe that we have not yet reached the period of tribulation, for clearly these events would be noticed. To lose that much of the stars, sun and moon would be shocking.

  
  

  And then I heard an angel flying through the midst of the heaven, saying with a loud voice “Woe, Woe, Woe to the inhabitants of the earth, because of the remaining blasts of the trumpet of the three angels who are about to sound. (Notice the time phrase – about to sound).

  
  

  Personally I think the above judgements are very severe, and if an angel is saying Woe to the remaining three trumpet judgements, it is very severe and intense.

  
  

  The next trumpets will be dealing with the demonic.

  
  

  I pray to God that those on earth today are reached and given a chance to learn about and accept Jesus into their lives. God does not want anyone destined for wrath, and these judgements are so devastating that God would rather we be up with Him in heaven at the Marriage feast of the Lamb. One point of interest is that the judgements take 7 years, and in a marriage feast the bride and groom are together alone for 7 days, before resuming normal activities. I suspect that while we are with Jesus at the wedding feast, all these judgements are taking place.

  
  

  What amazes me the most about God is that time after time after time he keeps spreading the Gospel, hoping that some will be saved from the judgements. Right now it is the 144,000. When they are no longer on earth it is the 2 witnesses, and after that, a flying angel sharing the truth. People will not be able to say, you never told me.

  
  

  I am hoping you have a great day.

  
  

  Heather

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