Verse of the day
Romans 12:10
Love each other with genuine affection, and take delight in honoring each other.
Romans 12:10
Amen! Lord, help me to love others more like You. I pray that I will display genuine affection and take delight in honoring others.
'And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour. And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets. And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne. And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand. And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake. And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound. '
Revelation 8:1-6
https://my.bible.com/bible/1/REV.8.1-6
When the seventh seal is opened, there is silence in heaven for a half an hour. According to the “Enduring Word” commentary, this silence could be some breathing space for the angels or it could be an awestruck silence at the impending judgements. The seven angels stood before God who gave them each a trumpet to announce that the time has come. Another angel had a censer and some incense and offered it up along with all the prayers of the saints as an offering to God. When hurled to the earth, there was thunder, lightning, and an earthquake. Wow!! The power of our prayers!! And then this is when the seven trumpets begin to sound one at a time. Each sounding of a trumpet brought a different judgement. This all was gradual, which shows how patient God is, giving others plenty of time to repent.
'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. The second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a huge mountain, all ablaze, was thrown into the sea. A third of the sea turned into blood, a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed. The third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star, blazing like a torch, fell from the sky on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water— the name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters turned bitter, and many people died from the waters that had become bitter. The fourth angel sounded his trumpet, 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 turned dark. A third of the day was without light, and also a third of the night. As I watched, I heard an eagle that was flying in midair call out in a loud voice: “Woe! Woe! Woe to the inhabitants of the earth, because of the trumpet blasts about to be sounded by the other three angels!”'
Revelation 8:6-13
https://my.bible.com/bible/111/REV.8.6-13
The sounding of the first trumpet will bring hail and fire mixed with blood which will lead to a third of the earth, trees, and green grass being burned up. I believe this is a literal natural disaster that is to come forth as the first judgement from God and it is mixed with blood so that we will know for sure that this is the end time judgement. God will bring several different judgements rather than to just destroy the earth all at once, because He is a patient God and is giving people more and more opportunities to repent and turn to Him so that they may receive His abundant mercy and grace.
The sounding of the second trumpet will result in a huge mountain all ablaze to be thrown into the sea, causing a third of the sea to be turned to blood, a third of the living creatures to die, and a third of the ships to be destroyed. The “Enduring Word” commentary explains that some people take this judgement as symbolic of a nation to be judged as mountains are often used to symbolize government and nations. However, noone has been able to make any sense of that theory, so they have settled with the theory that it will be some literal mass of land with something like a meteor or asteroid falling into the sea and bringing ecological disaster. However interesting these theories sound, noone really knows for sure. If we are around when it happens, however, we will fully know and not have to guess what is going on.
At the sounding of the trumpet from the third angel, a great star (wormwood) blazing like a torch will fall from the sky on a third of rivers and springs of water, turning a third of the waters bitter, killing many people. Some people associate this with a comet or meteor bringing ecological disaster, but only God really knows.
The sounding of the forth trumpet by the forth angel will result in a third of the sun, moon, and stars being struck and causing darkness over the land.
I was curious about the significance of the numerical amount of “one-third”, so I looked it up. The only thing I could find on this is that in the beginning of all this, it started with “one- forth” and then the closer you get to the end, the portion to be destroyed increases. This is just symbolic of God’s patience in giving people plenty of time to repent, but the closer we get to the end, the less mercy we will see. Then comes a point where there will be no more chances and the remaining will be completely destroyed.
Romans 12:10
Love each other with genuine affection, and take delight in honoring each other.
Romans 12:10
Amen! Lord, help me to love others more like You. I pray that I will display genuine affection and take delight in honoring others.
'And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour. And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets. And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne. And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand. And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake. And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound. '
Revelation 8:1-6
https://my.bible.com/bible/1/REV.8.1-6
When the seventh seal is opened, there is silence in heaven for a half an hour. According to the “Enduring Word” commentary, this silence could be some breathing space for the angels or it could be an awestruck silence at the impending judgements. The seven angels stood before God who gave them each a trumpet to announce that the time has come. Another angel had a censer and some incense and offered it up along with all the prayers of the saints as an offering to God. When hurled to the earth, there was thunder, lightning, and an earthquake. Wow!! The power of our prayers!! And then this is when the seven trumpets begin to sound one at a time. Each sounding of a trumpet brought a different judgement. This all was gradual, which shows how patient God is, giving others plenty of time to repent.
'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. The second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a huge mountain, all ablaze, was thrown into the sea. A third of the sea turned into blood, a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed. The third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star, blazing like a torch, fell from the sky on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water— the name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters turned bitter, and many people died from the waters that had become bitter. The fourth angel sounded his trumpet, 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 turned dark. A third of the day was without light, and also a third of the night. As I watched, I heard an eagle that was flying in midair call out in a loud voice: “Woe! Woe! Woe to the inhabitants of the earth, because of the trumpet blasts about to be sounded by the other three angels!”'
Revelation 8:6-13
https://my.bible.com/bible/111/REV.8.6-13
The sounding of the first trumpet will bring hail and fire mixed with blood which will lead to a third of the earth, trees, and green grass being burned up. I believe this is a literal natural disaster that is to come forth as the first judgement from God and it is mixed with blood so that we will know for sure that this is the end time judgement. God will bring several different judgements rather than to just destroy the earth all at once, because He is a patient God and is giving people more and more opportunities to repent and turn to Him so that they may receive His abundant mercy and grace.
The sounding of the second trumpet will result in a huge mountain all ablaze to be thrown into the sea, causing a third of the sea to be turned to blood, a third of the living creatures to die, and a third of the ships to be destroyed. The “Enduring Word” commentary explains that some people take this judgement as symbolic of a nation to be judged as mountains are often used to symbolize government and nations. However, noone has been able to make any sense of that theory, so they have settled with the theory that it will be some literal mass of land with something like a meteor or asteroid falling into the sea and bringing ecological disaster. However interesting these theories sound, noone really knows for sure. If we are around when it happens, however, we will fully know and not have to guess what is going on.
At the sounding of the trumpet from the third angel, a great star (wormwood) blazing like a torch will fall from the sky on a third of rivers and springs of water, turning a third of the waters bitter, killing many people. Some people associate this with a comet or meteor bringing ecological disaster, but only God really knows.
The sounding of the forth trumpet by the forth angel will result in a third of the sun, moon, and stars being struck and causing darkness over the land.
I was curious about the significance of the numerical amount of “one-third”, so I looked it up. The only thing I could find on this is that in the beginning of all this, it started with “one- forth” and then the closer you get to the end, the portion to be destroyed increases. This is just symbolic of God’s patience in giving people plenty of time to repent, but the closer we get to the end, the less mercy we will see. Then comes a point where there will be no more chances and the remaining will be completely destroyed.
