~~~~ The Day of the Lord ~~~~ (Part 3) The seventh seal lasts approximately one year and it consists of seven trumpet plagues. As John described in: Revelation 8:1~2 1) And when Jesus opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. 2) And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and to them that were given the seven trumpets. The trumpets give us warning ~ they announce seven plagues or judgements. Notice in Revelation 8 that as the first four angels sound their trumpets there is a great ecological devastation all over the earth. There are earthquakes. Vast areas of vegetation are burned up. A third of all sea life dies. Water sources are poisoned. The heavens are darkened. Sounds a lot like whats going on now doesnt it? The last three trumpet plagues are called woes. The word woe is an exclamation of grief! Revelation 8:13 And I looked, and I heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe to the inhabitants of the earth, because of the remaining blast of the trumpet of the three angels who are about to sound! Revelation 9 describes the first woe, or the fifth trumpet plague. This plague is a devastating military action lasting five months. The second woe, the sixth trumpet plague, pictures an intense military counter ~ attack from the east, by an army of 200 Million~men that will kill one ~ third of the worlds population. This phase of World War III will kill billions of people! Yes, Jesus said that unless those days be shortened no flesh would be saved ~ otherwise, all life on earth would be destroyed. Next we hear the sound of the seventh trumpet. For Christians, the sounding of the seventh trumpet is good news, because it announces the return of Jesus Christ and the establishment of the Kingdom of God on earth. We all need to be preparing for that time! Revelation 11:15 Then the seventh angel sounded; and there were loud voices in heaven, saying , The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever! What Great and Awesome news!!! But the seventh trumpet is also called the third woe! Why? Because it will also signal the final seven plagues. This will be an intense fulfillment of the day of Gods wrath. Revelation15:1 Then I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvelous; seven angels having seven last plagues, for in them the wrath of God is complete. You can read the description of these plagues in Revelation 16. They include plagues of painful sores on those who have worshipped the Beast power and its image. They include even greater poisoning of rivers and seas to the extent that every living creature in the sea died (Revelation 16:3). The sun will become hotter ~ resulting in extreme heat waves tormenting those who will not repent of their sins! ((( stay tuned for more))) Have a blessed day in the Lord!!!
Posted on: Sat, 09 Aug 2014 19:53:35 +0000
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