REVELATION Chapter 8
The First Four Trumpets of Judgment
I. THE
SEVENTH SEAL OPENED 8:1
A. A time of silence before the opening. Psalm 46:10
1. The
space of thirty minutes.
2. The
singing, the praises all stop.
B.
It seems to be the calm
before the storm.
II. INTRODUCTION
OF THE SEVEN ANGELS AND SEVEN TRUMPETS 8:2‑6
A. The seven Angels verse 2
1. They
stand before God. ‑ A place of prominence
2. They are
the Archangels, one is Gabriel and one is
Michael Luke 1:19
B. The angel with the golden censer verse 3.
1. Who is
the Angel?
a. Appeared
in the Old Testament as the Angel of Jehovah. Gen. 16:7; Num. 22:22; Exodus 3:2
b. Only
Jesus could carry out this intercession.
2. The
Censer, verse 5.
a. Made of
gold. Exodus 37:25‑28; Hebrews 9:4
b. Used to
take fire from the altar into the Holy of Holies.
3. Incense
and Prayers verses 3 and 4.
a. Same
function as the Old Testament for the incense.
b. Prayers
recorded now coming to past, THY KINGDOM COME.
c. The
incense and prayer is symbolic of worship and prayer.
C. The trumpets.
1. They
were blown to announce special occasions.
2. The Old
Testament background of the trumpets.
a. A signal
in time of war. Judges 3:27
b. To sound
an alarm. Jer. 6:1
c. To
announce a new king. I Kings 1:34.
d.
The beginning of the
year of Jubilee, Lev. 25:9.
III. THE SOUNDING OF THE FIRST TRUMPET 8:7
A. Judgment upon the earth.
B. These things have happened on earth
before.
1. Ex.
9:23, 1/3 part of the trees and all green grass.
2. Bible
tells it will happen again. Acts 2:1‑9.
Jer. 23:7,8 tells of a time when the Lord will bring
His people out of the bondage of the world.
IV. THE SOUNDING
OF THE SECOND TRUMPET 8:8‑9
A. Judgment on the sea.
B. These happenings are not symbolic.
C. Old Testament which tells of such times.
Hosea 4:1‑3
Zeph. 1:3; Isa. 2:6‑17.
V. THE SOUNDING
OF THE THIRD TRUMPET 8:10‑11
A. Judgment upon the rivers and streams and
man himself.
B. The star.
1. A
heavenly body of some mass falling from Heaven.
2. It
affected the rivers and streams, they turned
bitter.
3. The name
of the star, WORMWOOD, a sagebrush type
plant. The liquid
part of this plant can cause
mental illness and eventual death.
4. Such as
used in Ex. 15:23‑25, but in Revelation it
is made bitter instead of sweet.
NOTE: On the cross man offered Christ that bitter
water to drink, while man received the sweetness of
salvation. Now man is to receive that which is bitter.
A. A judgment in
the heavens. Psalm 19:1
B. 1/3 part of
the sun, moon, and stars did not give their
light. Isa. 12:1‑11;
Luke 21:25.
C. Egypt is
typical of the light not shining.
NOTE: The last
three trumpets according to verse 13 are to be woe trumpets.