Revelation. Vision 3. Christ the Mediator. Christ the Minister of the Sanctuary & the 7 Trumpets.

Marilyn C

Marilyn C

Christ the Minister of the Sanctuary.

We are now shown the third vision of the Lord in His High office as Mediator of the Covenant. A mediator not only brings reconciliation between two parties but also applies retribution on the guilty.

This is a solemn time and this is shown by the `silence in heaven.` The Judgment scroll has been opened and revealed what is to come and thus there is a silence before the actual judgments take place.

`When He (Christ) opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.` (Rev. 8: 1)


Angels are now prepared to sound the trumpet judgments to come, however they have to wait for the Lord to give them the authority to begin.


`And I saw the seven angels, who stand before God, and to them were given seven trumpets.`(Rev. 8: 2)


God`s Mediator is now revealed as the High Priest of the heavenly sanctuary. He is shown in angelic form before the golden altar. This indicates the ceremony of the Day of Atonement for Israel.


`And another angel, having a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. And he was given much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar which is before the throne. And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, ascended before God from the angel`s hand.`(Rev. 8: 3 & 4)


The High Priest would take the blood from the outside altar and bring it to the golden altar, mix it with incense and fire. Then he would take it into the Holy of Holies and sprinkle the blood and fire before the Ark of the Covenant.


This is a pictorial drama of what the Lord has already done and about to do. He has shed His blood as the sacrifice for the sins of the nation of Israel; He has offered His pure life as a fragrant offering, (incense); and now is about to cast the `blood and fire` to the ground in judgment upon the rebellious.


`And the angel took the incense, filled it with fire from the altar, and threw it to the earth. And there were noises, thundering, lightnings, and an earthquake.` (Rev. 8: 5)
 
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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)
 
Marilyn C said:
Christ the Minister of the Sanctuary.
We are now shown the third vision of the Lord in His High office as Mediator of the Covenant. A mediator not only brings reconciliation between two parties but also applies retribution on the guilty. This is a solemn time and this is shown by the `silence in heaven.` The Judgment scroll has been opened and revealed what is to come and thus there is a silence before the actual judgments take place. `When He (Christ) opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.` (Rev. 8: 1) Angels are now prepared to sound the trumpet judgments to come, however they have to wait for the Lord to give them the authority to begin. `And I saw the seven angels, who stand before God, and to them were given seven trumpets.`(Rev. 8: 2) God`s Mediator is now revealed as the High Priest of the heavenly sanctuary. He is shown in angelic form before the golden altar. This indicates the ceremony of the Day of Atonement for Israel. `And another angel, having a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. And he was given much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar which is before the throne. And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, ascended before God from the angel`s hand.`(Rev. 8: 3 & 4) The High Priest would take the blood from the outside altar and bring it to the golden altar, mix it with incense and fire. Then he would take it into the Holy of Holies and sprinkle the blood and fire before the Ark of the Covenant. This is a pictorial drama of what the Lord has already done and about to do. He has shed His blood as the sacrifice for the sins of the nation of Israel; He has offered His pure life as a fragrant offering, (incense); and now is about to cast the `blood and fire` to the ground in judgment upon the rebellious. `And the angel took the incense, filled it with fire from the altar, and threw it to the earth. And there were noises, thundering, lightnings, and an earthquake.` (Rev. 8: 5)
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Hello Marilyn;

I'll share from Christ the Minister of the Sanctuary first. What I red-lighted is the retribution on the guilty, meaning a large portion will be the churches that have misled the believers.

Too many false teachings have taken place in the last 1000 years and have molded into the teachings that take place today which in a way, tends to be quietly overlooked.

Your thoughts?
 
bobinfaith said:
Hello Marilyn;

I'll share from Christ the Minister of the Sanctuary first. What I red-lighted is the retribution on the guilty, meaning a large portion will be the churches that have misled the believers.

Too many false teachings have taken place in the last 1000 years and have molded into the teachings that take place today which in a way, tends to be quietly overlooked.

Your thoughts?
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Hi bob,

I so agree, they will go straight into the trib, without even batting an eye, so full of their own conceit. They will all be a part of the Great Whore, Mystery Babylon, all joining together under the UN`s moral code. Every religion has joined there thinking that THEY can bring peace on earth. Really?

Good point to bring up and I appreciate your contribution, as I have really only skimmed the surface in these notes.
 
The Middle of the Tribulation.

The next three trumpets take place from the middle of the tribulation to the end. They are the 5th, 6th and 7th trumpets. These are so terrible that they are referred to as `woes.`

`And I looked and I heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, “Woe, woe, woe, to those who dwell on the earth
because of the remaining blasts of the trumpet of the three angels..`(Rev. 8: 13)


In the middle of the Tribulation Satan and His angels are cast out of the universal heavens, to the earth. Their power is becoming more and more confined. On earth the people have acclaimed a World leader to rule over them. Although he appears to be a great Mediator, he is in fact a ruthless dictator, possessed by Satan. (Rev. 12: 9 & 13: 5)


The effect of Satan and his demonic angels infesting the earth brings great terror upon the world. Not only is there more physical darkness as the luminaries wane, but now there is a great spiritual darkness overcoming mankind.


The 5th trumpet signals this first `woe,`


`Then the fifth angel sounded and I saw a star that had fallen from heaven to earth. And to him was given the key to the bottomless pit. And he opened the bottomless pit and smoke arose out of the pit like the smoke of a great furnace. So the sun & the air were darkened because of the smoke of the pit. Then out of the smoke locusts came upon the earth.` Rev. 9: 2 & 3)

These `locusts,` are actually the demons that have been loosed from the pit and then swarm as locusts over the earth tormenting those who are not sealed of God. They paralyse people with a sting like a scorpion, and the pain is so great, people would rather die but they are unable to, as they cannot move or call out. It is a taste of hell but still they do not repent.

The demon`s leader, Satan, is called Apollyon, meaning – destroyer, and his intent to destroy much of mankind and set himself as Ruler, King of the world.

`They had a king over them the angel of the bottomless pit whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon, but in Greek he has the name Apollyon.` (Rev. 9: 11)


The symbolic description of the demon, `locusts,` show their war-like intent, deceptive character and horrendous torment.

`The shape of the locusts was like horses prepared for battle: (war - like)

and on their heads, as it were, crowns like gold, (false authority)

..faces ...like... men, (evil intent) hair like women`s... (deceptive)

teeth like lion`s... (devouring) breastplates of iron, (seemingly invincible)

and the sound of their wings ... like ..many horses running into battle. (fearful)

and there were stings (like scorpions) in their tails.` (paralysing pain & torment)

(Rev. 9: 7 – 10)

 
` One woe is past. Behold, still two more woes are coming after these things.` (Rev. 9: 12)


The 6th trumpet also signals great destruction and woe upon mankind.

`The 6th angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the horns of the golden altar which is before God,....`(Rev. 9: 13)

The voice is the Lord who is officiating at the `golden altar.` The `horns of the golden altar` represent where people would flee to when persecuted. These are the martyrs that are killed by the anti-Christ and his great army.

`saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, “Release the 4 angels who had been prepared or the hour and day and month and year, were released to kill a third of mankind.”(Rev. 9: 14 & 15)

These demonic angels are situated in the Middle East at the river Euphrates. This is where the anti-Christ sets up his global government at Babylon on the river Euphrates.

`Now the number of the army of the horsemen was two hundred million, and I heard the number of them.` (Rev. 9: 16)

The angels are released to go forth throughout the four corners of the earth and gather a great army, numbering 200 million. They tread down, crush and annihilate one third of mankind. Here is a description of this great army.


`And thus I saw horse in the vision: those who sat on them had breastplates the colour of fiery red, hyacinth blue and sulphur yellow:

and the heads of the horses were like the heads of lions; (domination)

and out of their mouths came fire, smoke, and brimstone. (chemical warfare)


By these three plagues a third of mankind was killed by the fire and the smoke and the brimstone which came out of their mouths. For their power is in their mouth and in their tails; for their tails are like serpents, having heads: and with them they do harm.` (Rev. 9: 17 – 19)


Even amid such horror, pain and torment the rest of mankind did not repent of their wickedness and worship of demons.

`But the rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands, so as to not worship demons...and they did not repent of their murders, or their sorceries, or their sexual immorality, or their thefts.` (Rev. 9: 20 & 21)



 
When the 7th trumpet sounds then the mystery of God is finished. (Rev. 10: 7)

It heralds a great earthquake, Armageddon, and the Lord`s return in power & glory.


Thus the 7 trumpets, God`s judgments upon the earth, give us the overview of that tribulation period. Then we are able to position the different details and events as we study further.



 
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