1 And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.
Here on earth, we often see people call for a moment of silence in the aftermath of tragic events, such as 9/11. We do it after the event because we have no way of knowing when tragedy will strike.
Heaven, on the other hand, calls for a thirty minute moment of silence before the event, a lull before the coming storm. This is because heaven sees the impending tragic events to come. With the opening of the seventh seal, seven trumpet judgments unfold that will unleash unimaginable devastations upon the earth, causing harm to the environment and mankind.
2a And I saw the seven angels which stood before God;
These seven special angels stood before God, ready to pour out God s wrath upon His enemies. The seven represents the full power of God in judicial judgment. Gabriel was identified as an angel who stood before God in Luke 1:19.
2b and to them were given seven trumpets.
There are various types of trumpets. Some events call for a ram s horn, known as a shofar, and some call for trumpets made of brass or silver. Trumpets were used to: move camp; call soldiers to war; worship, such as the convocation; proclaim festivals such as the year of Jubilee, the Feast of the Tabernacles; and, judgments.
3 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.
. This other is most likely the Lord Jesus Christ as he ministers to both God and man. (I Timothy 2:5) Who now stands at the golden altar adding incense to the prayers being offered by the saints of God on earth. They are prayers for judgment, as in Revelation 6:10, Seal 5. They ask how much longer before their blood is avenged on them that dwell on the earth?
4 And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand. Now prayers are answered and judgment is prepared.
5a And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth:
5b and there were voices, Voices reveal that God is in charge of these events, not natural forces.
5b and thunderings, and lightnings, Thunderings denote the approach of the coming storm of God s judgment. Lightnings follow thunder, a reversal of the natural order. We see lightning before we hear the thunder because light waves travel faster than sound waves.
5b and an earthquake. The earthquake is the earth s response to the severe pressure which will be placed upon it during the judgment of the Great Tribulation Period.
6 And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.
1 st Trumpet Judgment Upon Vegetation
7a The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth:
7b and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
The effects of this 1 st trumpet judgment will bring poverty; famine; floods; erosion; mudslides; air pollution; and, solar blackouts.
The ten plagues of Egypt, during the time of Moses, served to show the Egyptians that their gods and goddesses were not in control, but that the God of Moses was. Seven of these ten plagues of Egypt will be repeated in either the trumpet or bowl judgments of Revelation.
The seventh plaque sent hail, fire, and blood to destroy the vegetation of the Egyptians only. This plague was against the Egyptian sky god, Nut; the deities of agriculture, Isis and Seth; and the god of the atmosphere, Shu. (Exodus 9: 22-25)
2 nd Trumpet Judgment Upon the Sea
8 And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood;
9 And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.
This judgment could be a giant meteor falling into the sea, as it were a mountain or a nuclear explosion.
Oceans would be contaminated with the dead, rotting bodies of marine life, and trigger massive tidal waves that would sink great numbers of ships. Their rusting hulls will choke shipping lanes and hinder the movements of men and materials.
The effects of this 2 nd trumpet judgment will result in food shortages due to loss of cargo and ecological problems from destroyed oil tankers.
A similar occurrence was experienced in the first plaque of Egypt when God instructed Moses to take his rod, and stretch out his hand upon the waters of Egypt that they may become blood. (Exodus 7: 19 21) This plague was against the Egyptian gods associated with the Nile River, Khnum, Hapi, and Osiris.
WWII possibly provided a hint of this judgment that included the effects of dropping the atomic bomb. 400,000 of 1,400,000 people died, about 1/3 of the entire population! 200 million soldiers from all countries fought in WWII, with 61 million casualties - about 1/3 of all soldiers. 36,000 ships out of 105,000 ships used in WWII were destroyed in battle - almost exactly 1/3 of the ships!!
3rd Trumpet Judgment - Upon Fresh Water
10a And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp,
10b and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters;
11 And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.
Many men shall die from drinking the poisoned water. Wormwood is a perennial herb, extremely bitter used in the manufacture of absinthe, which is used in France as a beverage, and is much more intoxicating and destructive to the human body than ordinary liquors known in America.
In the Ukraine Bible, Chernobyl means Wormwood. Chernobyl was the nuclear plant that exploded in Russia on April 26, 1986, causing a meltdown and sending a radioactive cloud over much of Europe.
A five day rain followed, transferring the radioactive particles from the clouds down into the soil and into the rivers throughout Europe. Everyone who drank of those waters absorbed the nuclide Cesium 137 into the body, Cesium 137 has a half-life of thirty years, meaning that in 2016, it can cause untold cancer to victims. Doctors and scientists do not know how to predict the far reaching implications of the Chernobyl nuclear accident that will affect generations to come.
4th Trumpet Judgment Upon the Heavenly Bodies
12a And the fourth angel sounded,
12b and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.
At the blast of the fourth trumpet, one-third of the light produced by the sun, moon, and stars is extinguished. The regular cycle of day and night is shortened and changed from 24 hours to 16 hours.
This will affect growing seasons, weather patterns, plant life, temperatures on the earth, and mankind s physical and emotional health.
Darkness was also experienced during Moses day as detailed in the ninth plague found in Exodus 10: 21-23. Moses was commanded to stretch out his hand toward heaven, and three days of darkness fell over Egypt. This plague was against the Egyptian sun gods and moon god.
If you rip apart the atmosphere of the earth with a pole shift, the magnetosphere is altered, exposing the atmosphere to solar winds from the sun, known as CME blasts, which is fire. Also as it approaches the upper atmosphere the 270 degree minus Celsius temperature of the outside frigid space now touches the upper atmosphere which is basically water vapor, it would suddenly turn to ice crystals instantly. There s your ice. The hail which is ice and the fire which is the CME, are mixed together and mingled with blood. This is a sequence now moving toward the earth. What is instantly vaporized - The 43,000 airplanes that are flying at any given moment, and all the people aboard, plus all the flying animals and birds in the air. In other words, there is your mingled with blood. It continues to make it to the earth and fries a third of the earth. Small asteroids hit the sea and then Wormwood hits the earth. What divine information they acquire in such extreme detail that science can t touch, is beyond human intelligence. A large star asteroid next falls to earth and 1/3 of sun, moons and stars don t shine. This is not the dust of earth. It is the speed up of the spin of the planet when Wormwood hits the earth, altering the length of the day as in was in ancient days. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzcthuqvtec
13a And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, The original Greek text has aetou, meaning eagle, instead of angelou, which means angel. Some manuscripts have angelou hos aetou, an angel like an eagle. This is most likely one of the four living creatures represented by the eagle, indicating swiftness in judgment.
13b saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound! The triple cry of Woe! woe! woe! announces the most horrible judgments that are far beyond the imagination of man to all the perverse unbelievers who still call earth their home.
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