REVELATION 8:6-7........
"Then the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared to sound them.
The first angel sounded his trumpet, and there came hail and fire mixed with blood, and it was hurled down on the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up."
Now.....please allow me a word of caution! There has been almost 30 K views of this thread. That means a lot of people are reading the posted material. PLEASE.........lets not go chasing rabbits down holes!!! The people who have PM'D me are satisfied with the "FOCUSED" method I am using as it allows them to do the study, look up the Scriptures with CONTEXT and understand what is happening.
Lets keep our "PET" ideas and thoughts to our selves until we come to those areas in the Revelation study and we can discuss them then!
OK........Verses 6 & 7. This is the 1st TRUMPET Judgment!
It is very important at this point to consider and understand Revelation 17:17 where we read..........
"For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled."
That means that God is in control! He can do all these things and HE can also allow men to do these things as well.
If you have played in any organized sports, or have been in the military or taught any kind of class, you know that preparation is always in order before we do God's will. Preperation = SUCCESS!!!
Moses' preparation to lead the people of Israel through the Negev involved forty years of shepherding herds in that land.
Joshua prepared to lead the Hebrews into the Promised Land, and was told to meditate upon and obey God's Word (Joshua 1:1–9).
Jesus prepared for His work of redemption by praying (Matthew 26:30–46).
The disciples prepared for proclaiming the gospel to the end of the earth (Acts 1:8) by praying (Acts 1:12–14).
The apostle Paul prepared for the task of preaching the gospel by spending three years in the Arabian Desert (Galatians 1:11–24).
When the first angel blew his trumpet, hail and fire, mixed with blood, followed. These elements were thrown down to the earth. As a result, a third of the land, a third of the trees, and a third of the grass was burned up.
Some interpreters speculate that "earth" refers to the land of Israel as the object of God's judgment.
Along those lines, they interpret "trees" to mean Israel's apostate leaders and "grass" to mean Israel as a spiritual weak nation.
They base these interpretations on Isaiah 2:13, which compares proud leaders to cedars and oaks, and on Isaiah 40:6–7 that compares all flesh to grass that withers.
However, these horrific results also resemble what happened literally to Egypt under the seventh plague. Exodus 9:18–26 describes thunder, fire, and hail raining down on Egypt. The hail struck down every plant and broke every tree. So, there is good reason to interpret what happens in the first trumpet judgment as literal.
Since it is God's purpose in the Tribulation to bring God's chosen people, the Jews to Christ, it is then LOGICAL to consider the fact that this conflict or judgment will be centered in the HOLY LAND and that 1/3 here in this Scripture could mean the land of the MIDDEL EAST is what is in view.
Now, could this be from natural sources such as falling stars or earhquakes. YES.
Many scholars in the last several decades have said that this could be the results of WAR. Again, remember Revelation 17:17.
What specific mechanism this judgment takes—perhaps a volcanic catastrophe or meteor strike—or Nuclear War would explain the HOW!. The effects will be horrific. The target seems to be plant life, and possibly crops in particular. This level of destruction would not only cripple world food supplies, it would also disrupt economics and destabilize society. Losing a substantial portion of "grasses" might also restrict food available for livestock, further straining earth's ability to feed hungry people.
In 1982 when Israel invaded Lebanon, they discovered tanks, guns, and ammunition staged in caves all over Lebanon from RUSSIA.It was more that the PLO could ever use. Israel intel thinks that it was placed there for a Russian invasion. Men without machines could very easily be looked over Israel is convinced that they stopped an invasion.
In an interview Monday with Frank Gervasi of Network News, Begin said......
" that as of July 3, the Israeli Army had taken 4,000 tons of ammunition, 144 armored vehicles including tanks, 12,500 pieces of small arms, 515 heavy weapons, 359 sophisticated communications devices and 795 "optical instruments," among them field glasses and range finders as well as Starlight scopes for night firing."
Source........"https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1982/07/07/begin-describes-soviet-arms-cache"
These weapons alone, Begin said, required a fleet of 10-ton trucks, working day and night for six weeks, to haul them back to Israel.
Does Ezekiel 38-39 ring a bell????????
Again....... Recall Revelation 17:17!
Another very little reported news action was in 1974. In the Yom Kipper War, Israel called then President Nixion and informed him that 1400 Russian tanks were coming across the West bank and they could not stop them. Mr. Nixon told Israel that we (USA) would take care of them. Nixon responded by authorizing the U.S. military to go to DEFCON III, which effectively put our nuclear forces on alert. The Soviets backed down and turned around! WILL THEY DO THAT THE NEXT TIME? DID THEY DO THAT IN GEORGIA OR CRIMIEA OR UKRAINE??????
Source: https://spectator.org/yom-kippur-war-righteous-richard-nixon/
Again.......Rev. 17:17......."God will place into the hearts of men to accomplish His will".
"Then the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared to sound them.
The first angel sounded his trumpet, and there came hail and fire mixed with blood, and it was hurled down on the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up."
Now.....please allow me a word of caution! There has been almost 30 K views of this thread. That means a lot of people are reading the posted material. PLEASE.........lets not go chasing rabbits down holes!!! The people who have PM'D me are satisfied with the "FOCUSED" method I am using as it allows them to do the study, look up the Scriptures with CONTEXT and understand what is happening.
Lets keep our "PET" ideas and thoughts to our selves until we come to those areas in the Revelation study and we can discuss them then!
OK........Verses 6 & 7. This is the 1st TRUMPET Judgment!
It is very important at this point to consider and understand Revelation 17:17 where we read..........
"For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled."
That means that God is in control! He can do all these things and HE can also allow men to do these things as well.
If you have played in any organized sports, or have been in the military or taught any kind of class, you know that preparation is always in order before we do God's will. Preperation = SUCCESS!!!
Moses' preparation to lead the people of Israel through the Negev involved forty years of shepherding herds in that land.
Joshua prepared to lead the Hebrews into the Promised Land, and was told to meditate upon and obey God's Word (Joshua 1:1–9).
Jesus prepared for His work of redemption by praying (Matthew 26:30–46).
The disciples prepared for proclaiming the gospel to the end of the earth (Acts 1:8) by praying (Acts 1:12–14).
The apostle Paul prepared for the task of preaching the gospel by spending three years in the Arabian Desert (Galatians 1:11–24).
When the first angel blew his trumpet, hail and fire, mixed with blood, followed. These elements were thrown down to the earth. As a result, a third of the land, a third of the trees, and a third of the grass was burned up.
Some interpreters speculate that "earth" refers to the land of Israel as the object of God's judgment.
Along those lines, they interpret "trees" to mean Israel's apostate leaders and "grass" to mean Israel as a spiritual weak nation.
They base these interpretations on Isaiah 2:13, which compares proud leaders to cedars and oaks, and on Isaiah 40:6–7 that compares all flesh to grass that withers.
However, these horrific results also resemble what happened literally to Egypt under the seventh plague. Exodus 9:18–26 describes thunder, fire, and hail raining down on Egypt. The hail struck down every plant and broke every tree. So, there is good reason to interpret what happens in the first trumpet judgment as literal.
Since it is God's purpose in the Tribulation to bring God's chosen people, the Jews to Christ, it is then LOGICAL to consider the fact that this conflict or judgment will be centered in the HOLY LAND and that 1/3 here in this Scripture could mean the land of the MIDDEL EAST is what is in view.
Now, could this be from natural sources such as falling stars or earhquakes. YES.
Many scholars in the last several decades have said that this could be the results of WAR. Again, remember Revelation 17:17.
What specific mechanism this judgment takes—perhaps a volcanic catastrophe or meteor strike—or Nuclear War would explain the HOW!. The effects will be horrific. The target seems to be plant life, and possibly crops in particular. This level of destruction would not only cripple world food supplies, it would also disrupt economics and destabilize society. Losing a substantial portion of "grasses" might also restrict food available for livestock, further straining earth's ability to feed hungry people.
In 1982 when Israel invaded Lebanon, they discovered tanks, guns, and ammunition staged in caves all over Lebanon from RUSSIA.It was more that the PLO could ever use. Israel intel thinks that it was placed there for a Russian invasion. Men without machines could very easily be looked over Israel is convinced that they stopped an invasion.
In an interview Monday with Frank Gervasi of Network News, Begin said......
" that as of July 3, the Israeli Army had taken 4,000 tons of ammunition, 144 armored vehicles including tanks, 12,500 pieces of small arms, 515 heavy weapons, 359 sophisticated communications devices and 795 "optical instruments," among them field glasses and range finders as well as Starlight scopes for night firing."
Source........"https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1982/07/07/begin-describes-soviet-arms-cache"
These weapons alone, Begin said, required a fleet of 10-ton trucks, working day and night for six weeks, to haul them back to Israel.
Does Ezekiel 38-39 ring a bell????????
Again....... Recall Revelation 17:17!
Another very little reported news action was in 1974. In the Yom Kipper War, Israel called then President Nixion and informed him that 1400 Russian tanks were coming across the West bank and they could not stop them. Mr. Nixon told Israel that we (USA) would take care of them. Nixon responded by authorizing the U.S. military to go to DEFCON III, which effectively put our nuclear forces on alert. The Soviets backed down and turned around! WILL THEY DO THAT THE NEXT TIME? DID THEY DO THAT IN GEORGIA OR CRIMIEA OR UKRAINE??????
Source: https://spectator.org/yom-kippur-war-righteous-richard-nixon/
Again.......Rev. 17:17......."God will place into the hearts of men to accomplish His will".