Revelation 8-9
AIM: Calamity is the "wake-up call" of God to repent
A) Lamb's seventh seal brings silence, prayers, fire from alter sent down with earthquake and seven angels prepared with trumpets.
(1-2) Lamb broke seventh seal, silence heaven 1/2 hour seven angels given seven trumpets
(3) Another angel gold incense burner stood at alter, great amount of incense given to him mixed with prayers of God's people
(4-5) incense/prayers of God's holy people ascended to God, then angel filled incense burner with fire from the alter, threw down to earth terrible earthquake
(6) Seven angels, trumpets prepared to blow mighty blast
Application: Seeing the angels with their trumpets ready to blast causes my heart to hope for people to repent before it's too late. How are my actions and faith in step with my professed hope?
B) First and second trumpets results in 1/3 of earth on fire and 1/3 of sea destroyed.
(7) Trumpet 1) Hail, fire mixed with blood 1/3 earth set on fire, 1/3 of trees burned, all green grass burned
(8-9) Trumpet 2) mountain of fire thrown into the sea 1/3 water in sea became blood, 1/3 all living in sea died, 1/3 ships destroyed
Application: Natural calamities like the forest fires in North America, the Earthquakes and tsunamis as well as man made oil spills and nuclear reactors poisoning the waters should be a wake up call when viewed in light these prophecies. Praise God for survivors who repent in light of these troubling times. How does my reaction to these events call others to view our time in the light of God's Word?
C) Third and forth trumpets include star falling making 1/3 of rivers and springs bitter/poisonous, 1/3 light gone.
(10-11) Trumpet 3) a great star fell from sky/burning torch, 1/3 rivers/springs Bitterness many died from drinking the water
(12) Trumpet 4) 1/3 of sun, moon, stars struck became dark 1/3 of day was dark, 1/3 of night
(13) Single eagle crying "Terror x3 all who belong to this world when last three angles blow trumpets"
Application: Could there be any more doubters in the world when a star falls from the sky like a burning torch poisoning 1/3 of rivers and springs on earth? And when the Sun, Moon and Stars loose 1/3 of brightness will no one notice? Can you see the smoggy haze? Is this not happening now? Look up, see this as your call out to the world, "Terror, Terror, Terror" is coming next!
Helpful verses: Revelation 8:1-13;Revelation 4:8;Joel 2:1;Exodus 19:14-17;Numbers 10:2;Joshua 6:2-5;1 Thessalonians 4:16
D) Trumpets 5-6 cause terror from fallen star opening bottomless pit darkness from smoke, locus who torture unholy people and army of 200 million kill 1/3 of people, yet none repent.
(1-2) Trumpet 5, Terror 1) star had fallen to earth, given key to shaft of bottomless pit, he opened it sunlight and air turned dark from the smoke
(3-4) Locus came from smoke, given power to sting like scorpions - not harming grass, plants, trees only people not sealed of God on foreheads
(5-6) not to kill but torture 5 months like scorpion sting, people will seek death but not find it, long to die but death will flee from them!
(7-10) Locus looked like horses for battle/gold crowns, faces like humans, hair like women, teeth like lion, iron armor, wings roared, tails like scorpions - 5 months power to torment people
(11) Their king is angel from bottomless pit - Abaddon (Hebrew), Apollyon (Greek), Destroyer
(12) Terror 1 over, two more to come
(13-14) Trumpet 6, Terror 2) voice from 4 horns of gold altar in presents of God, "release four angles bound at Euphrates River"
(15-16) 4 angels prepared for the hour, day, month, year turned loose to kill 1/3 of all people on earth, army 200 million mounted troops
(17-19) Horses head like lions - fire/smoke/burning sulfur from mouths, riders wore armor fiery red, dark blue, yellow. 1/3 people killed by three plagues from mouths of horses. power in mouths and tails like snakes to injure people
(20-21) BUT people who didn't die still refused to repent of their evil deeds and turn to God. Continued to worship demons and idols (gold/silver/bronze/stone/wood) - can't see, hear or walk! Didn't repent of their murders, witchcraft, sexual immorality, thefts
Application: Pray to God to expose the idolatry, witchcraft, sexual immorality and theft in my life and bring me to repentance. Ask God to remove these from my heart, desire and life so that I can live for him.
Helpful Verses: Revelation 9:1-21;Exodus 7-10
Feb 15, 2013 - Asteroid hits earth
2004 tsunami, haiti and chile earthquake 2010, Japan 2011, earthquakes 2015
AIM: Calamity is the "wake-up call" of God to repent
A) Lamb's seventh seal brings silence, prayers, fire from alter sent down with earthquake and seven angels prepared with trumpets.
(1-2) Lamb broke seventh seal, silence heaven 1/2 hour seven angels given seven trumpets
(3) Another angel gold incense burner stood at alter, great amount of incense given to him mixed with prayers of God's people
(4-5) incense/prayers of God's holy people ascended to God, then angel filled incense burner with fire from the alter, threw down to earth terrible earthquake
(6) Seven angels, trumpets prepared to blow mighty blast
Application: Seeing the angels with their trumpets ready to blast causes my heart to hope for people to repent before it's too late. How are my actions and faith in step with my professed hope?
B) First and second trumpets results in 1/3 of earth on fire and 1/3 of sea destroyed.
(7) Trumpet 1) Hail, fire mixed with blood 1/3 earth set on fire, 1/3 of trees burned, all green grass burned
(8-9) Trumpet 2) mountain of fire thrown into the sea 1/3 water in sea became blood, 1/3 all living in sea died, 1/3 ships destroyed
Application: Natural calamities like the forest fires in North America, the Earthquakes and tsunamis as well as man made oil spills and nuclear reactors poisoning the waters should be a wake up call when viewed in light these prophecies. Praise God for survivors who repent in light of these troubling times. How does my reaction to these events call others to view our time in the light of God's Word?
C) Third and forth trumpets include star falling making 1/3 of rivers and springs bitter/poisonous, 1/3 light gone.
(10-11) Trumpet 3) a great star fell from sky/burning torch, 1/3 rivers/springs Bitterness many died from drinking the water
(12) Trumpet 4) 1/3 of sun, moon, stars struck became dark 1/3 of day was dark, 1/3 of night
(13) Single eagle crying "Terror x3 all who belong to this world when last three angles blow trumpets"
Application: Could there be any more doubters in the world when a star falls from the sky like a burning torch poisoning 1/3 of rivers and springs on earth? And when the Sun, Moon and Stars loose 1/3 of brightness will no one notice? Can you see the smoggy haze? Is this not happening now? Look up, see this as your call out to the world, "Terror, Terror, Terror" is coming next!
Helpful verses: Revelation 8:1-13;Revelation 4:8;Joel 2:1;Exodus 19:14-17;Numbers 10:2;Joshua 6:2-5;1 Thessalonians 4:16
D) Trumpets 5-6 cause terror from fallen star opening bottomless pit darkness from smoke, locus who torture unholy people and army of 200 million kill 1/3 of people, yet none repent.
(1-2) Trumpet 5, Terror 1) star had fallen to earth, given key to shaft of bottomless pit, he opened it sunlight and air turned dark from the smoke
(3-4) Locus came from smoke, given power to sting like scorpions - not harming grass, plants, trees only people not sealed of God on foreheads
(5-6) not to kill but torture 5 months like scorpion sting, people will seek death but not find it, long to die but death will flee from them!
(7-10) Locus looked like horses for battle/gold crowns, faces like humans, hair like women, teeth like lion, iron armor, wings roared, tails like scorpions - 5 months power to torment people
(11) Their king is angel from bottomless pit - Abaddon (Hebrew), Apollyon (Greek), Destroyer
(12) Terror 1 over, two more to come
(13-14) Trumpet 6, Terror 2) voice from 4 horns of gold altar in presents of God, "release four angles bound at Euphrates River"
(15-16) 4 angels prepared for the hour, day, month, year turned loose to kill 1/3 of all people on earth, army 200 million mounted troops
(17-19) Horses head like lions - fire/smoke/burning sulfur from mouths, riders wore armor fiery red, dark blue, yellow. 1/3 people killed by three plagues from mouths of horses. power in mouths and tails like snakes to injure people
(20-21) BUT people who didn't die still refused to repent of their evil deeds and turn to God. Continued to worship demons and idols (gold/silver/bronze/stone/wood) - can't see, hear or walk! Didn't repent of their murders, witchcraft, sexual immorality, thefts
Application: Pray to God to expose the idolatry, witchcraft, sexual immorality and theft in my life and bring me to repentance. Ask God to remove these from my heart, desire and life so that I can live for him.
Helpful Verses: Revelation 9:1-21;Exodus 7-10
Feb 15, 2013 - Asteroid hits earth
2004 tsunami, haiti and chile earthquake 2010, Japan 2011, earthquakes 2015