Revelation #27

As we look at our verses today it is key to remember these things are unfolding right after the seals have just been opened. As you will see God's judgement is serious business.



Revelation 8:6-9



The Seven Trumpets

6Now the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared to blow them.

7The first angel blew his trumpet, and there followed hail and fire, mixed with blood, and these were thrown upon the earth. And a third of the earth was burned up, and a third of the trees were burned up, and all green grass was burned up.

8The second angel blew his trumpet, and something like a great mountain, burning with fire, was thrown into the sea, and a third of the sea became blood. 9A third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.



In verse 6 we see that seven angles have seven trumpets and they are about to start to blow them one at a time. In verse 7 the first angel blows the trumpet and hale and fire mixed with blood are thrown upon the earth. We will see many of these trumpets being blown are very similar to what happened with the plagues in Exodus.This is the seventh plague:



Exodus 9:24



24There was hail and fire flashing continually in the midst of the hail, very heavy hail, such as had never been in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation.



Now the blood mentioned in verse 7 of Revelation 8 is interesting. Can you imagine blood all over the place? The smell and the flies! Look at the result of the hail and fire....a third of the earth will be burned up, a third of the trees and all the green grass. This will have a major impact on livestock, and humans!



Now we move the verse 8 and the second angel blows the second trumpet. It is described as something like a great mountain burning with fire is thrown into the sea. No one knows what exactly this is but some guesses are either a nuclear blast or a big volcanic eruption. The result of this is a third of the sea will become blood. Think of the effect this will have on aquatic life! This also resembles the first plague in Exodus:



Exodus 7:20-21



20Moses and Aaron did as the LORD commanded. In the sight of Pharaoh and in the sight of his servants he lifted up the staff and struck the water in the Nile, and all the water in the Nile turned into blood. 21And the fish in the Nile died, and the Nile stank, so that the Egyptians could not drink water from the Nile. There was blood throughout all the land of Egypt.



Verse 9 tells us the devastating results of the second trumpet....a third of the sea creatures die, and a third of the ships will be destroyed. WOW!



This is just the first two trumpets my friends. You see why it is so important to tell folks about Jesus!!!



Tom