The 7 Trumpets: God`s Call to Repentance & Judgment.
`Then the angel took the censer;
filled it with fire from the altar, and threw it to earth.
And there were noises, thundering, lightnings and an earthquake.
So the 7 angels who had the 7 trumpets prepared themselves to sound.`
(Rev. 8: 5 & 6)
The time for the purification of Israel and judgment upon the Nations has come.
Note the blowing of the trumpets was a priestly activity and thus we see Christ the High Priest controlling this from the heavenly sanctuary. It was only when Christ as the angel threw the fire to the earth that the 7 angels prepared to sound.
The first four trumpet calls are during the early part of the tribulation and affects a third of the earth, the sea, the water and the stars. This would bring about great hardship of famine, lack of fresh water, and great fear. Now we can see why the great multitude from the tribulation, died of hunger, thirst and heat. However we see that they heard `the trumpet call,` and repented before God. (Rev. 7: 16)
The Beginning of the Tribulation.
The 1st Trumpet sounded - (great heat and famine)
`The first angel sounded: and hail and fire followed, mingled with blood,
and they were thrown to the earth;
and a third of the earth, and a third of the trees were burned up,
and all the green grass was burned up.`
(Rev.8: 7)
The 2nd Trumpet sounded - (Tsunami and sickness)
`Then 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 living creatures in the sea died,
and a third of the ships were destroyed.`
(Rev. 8: 8 & 9)
The 3rd Trumpet sounded - (poison and thirst)
`Then the third angel sounded: and a great star fell from heaven, burning like a torch,
it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of waters;
and the name of the star is Wormwood,
and a third of the waters became wormwood;
and many men died from the water, because it was made bitter, `
(Rev. 8: 10 & 11)
The 4th Trumpet sounded - (darkness and cold)
`The fourth angel sounded; and a third of the sun was struck,
a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of them were darkened;
and a third of the day did not shine, and likewise the night.`
(Rev. 8: 12)
`Then the angel took the censer;
filled it with fire from the altar, and threw it to earth.
And there were noises, thundering, lightnings and an earthquake.
So the 7 angels who had the 7 trumpets prepared themselves to sound.`
(Rev. 8: 5 & 6)
The time for the purification of Israel and judgment upon the Nations has come.
Note the blowing of the trumpets was a priestly activity and thus we see Christ the High Priest controlling this from the heavenly sanctuary. It was only when Christ as the angel threw the fire to the earth that the 7 angels prepared to sound.
The first four trumpet calls are during the early part of the tribulation and affects a third of the earth, the sea, the water and the stars. This would bring about great hardship of famine, lack of fresh water, and great fear. Now we can see why the great multitude from the tribulation, died of hunger, thirst and heat. However we see that they heard `the trumpet call,` and repented before God. (Rev. 7: 16)
The Beginning of the Tribulation.
The 1st Trumpet sounded - (great heat and famine)
`The first angel sounded: and hail and fire followed, mingled with blood,
and they were thrown to the earth;
and a third of the earth, and a third of the trees were burned up,
and all the green grass was burned up.`
(Rev.8: 7)
The 2nd Trumpet sounded - (Tsunami and sickness)
`Then 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 living creatures in the sea died,
and a third of the ships were destroyed.`
(Rev. 8: 8 & 9)
The 3rd Trumpet sounded - (poison and thirst)
`Then the third angel sounded: and a great star fell from heaven, burning like a torch,
it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of waters;
and the name of the star is Wormwood,
and a third of the waters became wormwood;
and many men died from the water, because it was made bitter, `
(Rev. 8: 10 & 11)
The 4th Trumpet sounded - (darkness and cold)
`The fourth angel sounded; and a third of the sun was struck,
a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of them were darkened;
and a third of the day did not shine, and likewise the night.`
(Rev. 8: 12)
