After telling of the opening of the Six Seals in Revelation Chapters 6 and 7, bringing upon earth calamities of
- war
- killings
- severe shortage of food and supplies
- death
- martyrdom
- and a great shaking of the heavens and earth,
- culminating in the sealing of the 144,000 from the 12 tribes of Israel, Chapter 8 of Revelation records the opening of the Seventh Seal that reveals seven angels who were given seven trumpets.
Each of these angels took turns to sound his trumpet, this time bringing great calamities from heaven. Verses 7 to 13 of Chapter 8 tells us what happens when the first four trumpets were sounded (from KJV):
Revelation 8:7 - 13
- First Trumpet
- hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
- Second Trumpet
- a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood; 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.
- Third Trumpet
- fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters; 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.
- Fourth Trumpet
- 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.
After the fourth trumpet has sounded, an angel flew in the midst of heaven announcing loudly that the remaining three trumpets will bring Three Woes to the people on earth.
Revelation 8:13 KJV
And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, 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!
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Revelation 9:1 - 12
- locusts emerged from smoke from the Bottomless Pit
- tormented those who do not have Seal of God on foreheads - for five months
- with hair like women's, teeth like lions', and tails with stings like scorpions
- their king was Abaddon (Hebr) or Apollyon (Gr), the Angel of the Bottomless Pit
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Revelation 9:13 - 11:14
(A) Four angels who were bound at River Euphrates released (Rev 9:13 - 21):
- to kill one third of mankind
- with an army of 200 million
- with horsemen wearing breastplates of fiery red, hyacinth blue, sulfur yellow
- on horses having heads of lions, mouths spouting fire, smoke, brimstone
- (1) fire, (2) smoke, (3) brimstone = three plagues that killed one third mankind
- the horses also had harmful tails like serpents, having heads
- the rest of mankind did not repent from their demon worship, idolatries, murder, sorceries, immorality, and theft
(B) Mighty Angel with Little Book (Rev 10:1 - 11)
(C) The Two Witnesses (Rev 11:1 - 14)
- revealed (11:1 - 6)
- killed (11:7 - 10)
- resurrected (11:11 - 14)
- "The second woe has passed; behold, the third woe comes quickly." (11:14)
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Revelation 11:15 - 16:21
| Temple of God opened, Ark of Covenant revealed |
11:15 - 19 |
| The Dragon vs the Woman with Child | 12:1 - 17 |
| The Beast from the Sea | 13:1 - 10 |
| The Second Beast from the Earth | 13:11 - 18 |
| The Lamb and 144,000 | 14:1 - 5 |
| The Three Angels | 14:1 - 13 |
| The Harvest and Grapes of Wrath | 14:14 - 20 |
| Third Woe continues: | 15:1 - 16:21 → Seven Bowls of Plagues |
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