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Revelation Chapter 8 One Third of the Trees Burned Up So how do we apply what we have learned to the symbols of the first trumpet? We find that one of the results of the truth being cast into the earth, or being misused to gain power over others resulted in the burning up of a third of the...

Revelation Chapter 8 The First Trumpet As we had briefly outlined in our previous posts the early church had the beginnings of the wrong attitude which eventually led to the oppressive false church state system, composed of the beast and the image. So for that reason we think that the very...

Revelation Chapter 8 The First Trumpet VERSE 7 (NAU) “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.” The mingling of...

Revelation Chapter 8 The First Trumpet One Third Taken Away = .666 etc. Another reason for the conclusion that this trumpet is showing us something bad, was an interesting observation that was made in regard to the adjective “one third”, that this and the next three trumpets have as a part of...

Revelation Chapter 8 The First Trumpet Having taken a brief look at the first interpretive viewpoint we would now like to examine the second interpretive viewpoint, which interprets the trumpets as showing how the false church was corrupting the truth. VERSE 7 (NAU) “The first sounded, and...

Revelation Chapter 8 The First Trumpet The following briefly reflects the first interpretive viewpoint, which interprets the trumpets as showing the effects of the church messages (truth) on surrounding society VERSE 7 “The first angel sounded: And hail and fire followed, mingled with blood...

Revelation Chapter 8 The First Trumpet “In most churches (who follow the futurist viewpoint) they view the trumpets as something that is still future. The reason for this is because they are looking at the symbols in too literal a manner thus they can’t imagine how they could have been...

Revelation Chapter 8 In our previous posts we had taken a look at the first Church and its corresponding first seal we should now like to consider also the first trumpet in this series. The First Trumpet An IMPORTANT note before we proceed: It should be understood that the translators did the...

Habakkuk Chapter 1 continued VERSE 12 “Are you not from everlasting, O Lord my God, my Holy One? We shall not die. O Lord, You have appointed them for judgment; O Rock, You have marked them for correction.” Verse 12, a paragraph break, starts to express thoughts of the Great Company, a...

The Great Time of Trouble Habakkuk Chapter 1 continued VERSE 9 “They all come for violence (destruction, anarchy); their faces are set like the east wind. They gather captives like sand.” The New Living Translation states it thusly: “On they come, all bent on violence. Their hordes advance...

The following is VERY IMPORTANT to all who are awake and can see (the eyes of their understanding having been opened). The events mentioned in Habakkuk’s prophecy are not far off in fact some of these events are even now in the works as the Lord gathers his great army for what is to come. Pray...

Habakkuk Chapter 1 continued VERSE 6 “For indeed I am raising up the Chaldeans, A bitter and hasty nation which marches through the breadth of the earth, To possess dwelling places that are not theirs.” In the type the destruction by the Chaldeans from the north was a pending situation. Verses...

Before we continue with Habakkuk’s prophecy and the coming of the “BEAST THAT WAS” we should like to briefly interject here a few questions which were asked in regards to what we were talking about in our last post concerning membership in one of the various branches or denominations of Babylon...

“Wail; for the day of the Lord is at hand; it shall come as destruction from the Almighty.” (Isa 13:6) “A day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wastefulness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness, a day of the trumpet and alarm...

Habakkuk Chapter 1 continued VERSE 3 and 4 “Why do you show me iniquity, and cause me to see trouble? For plundering (looting) and violence are before me; there is strife, and contention arises. Therefore the law is powerless, and justice never goes forth. For the wicked surround the righteous...

Habakkuk Chapter 1 VERSE 1 “O Lord, how long shall I cry, And You will not hear? Even cry out to you, “Violence!” And you will not save.” “In Verses 2–4 the prophet described his feelings and experiences at the time he gave this message. That time was shortly before judgment was to be executed...

THE GREAT TIME OF TROUBLE “For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.” (Luke 21:22) “…Watchman what of the night? Watchman, what of the night? The watchman said the morning cometh, and also the night…” (Isa 21:12) “The Morning comes"–of that there...

The Seventh Plague Continued. Revelation Chapter 16 VERSE 19 “Now the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nation’s fell. And great Babylon was remembered before God, to give her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of His wrath.” AND THE GREAT CITY: — Babylon the...

Revelation Chapter 16 VERSE 17 “Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, “It is done!” THEN THE SEVENTH ANGEL POURED OUT HIS BOWL INTO THE AIR: The AIR, of course, is a symbol of spiritual control...

Having we hope provided both the historical and the scriptural account of the rise of the Beast “THAT WAS” and “IS NOT” (i.e. the reasons for its subsequent disappearance), the next question naturally is, When will it “COME AGAIN”, when will it makes its appearance a second time? According to...