Continuing on in the awesome book of Revelation. You won't want to miss this study. Thank you for taking a look†
The 4th Trumpet:
Quick recap of the previous 3 trumpets:
Trumpet 1 began the end-times famine. Trumpet 2 was 1/3 of the nations (mountains always represent nations) going into the sea which will become Babylon (Revelation 17:15). Trumpet 3 was the next 1/3, the foolish virgins who lamps went out, and the waters become bitter. Heading to Babylon. So, we have 1/3 left. This is the set up to the last 1/3 after trumpet 6.
Let's take a quick look after trumpet 6: (satan has claimed to be Christ/God at this point).
(Revelation 9:18-19) "By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.
This is the wrong fire, fire that burns to death. Smoke blowing smoke for lies as they are being convinced satan is Christ/God. Going up in smoke issuing death. From where? Their mouths. These are the false preachers who are on horses symbolic for horsepower rushing (doing it quick) into battle to kill people spiritually. Who are these? See below what they say. They are trying to convince God's people who follow His Word satan is Christ/God, the savior of the world. These are claiming teachers/preacher. As seen in Matthew 24 and Mark 13. Where the seals, trumpets and vials are located. Which we did showing the seals. So we're between seal 6 and 7 here, trumpet 6 and 7, vial 6 and 7.
19For their power is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails were like unto serpents, and had heads, and with them they do hurt."
(Double affirmative. The power from their mouths. The tails like unto serpents because of the serpent doctrine, the serpent is satan. His, satan's children are the off spring of the serpent. Have you read it? Christ talked about it over and over, those who crucified him. Who? Those who claim to be Jews and are not but of the synagogue satan. Who knows this? The 2 CHURCHES Christ approves of Smryrna and Philadelphia; Revelation 2:9; 3:9. Tails, once again is this hidden from you? The tails represent a snake coiling around and a drawn out death here spiritually for the time of the great tribulation. Way it is, way it's going to be).
(Okay now that's set here is what allows this last 1/3 in the 4th trumpet. Why? Once again the famine for hearing the Words of the Lord. Exactly this and the like NOT being taught. (Amos 8:11-13; Song of Moses a couple references. Please refer to them studies for other references. So many can be used but we go with the most direct as possible, also giving overview in each study then the finer details).
The famine continues, as the symbolic spiritual weather events continue and increase. The satanic influence is gets greater. Until we get to satan in the flesh claiming to be Christ at the 6th trumpet. This is why the next trumpet those not green and flourishing and growing are picked clean by the locusts (that study coming on who they are).
Okay, 1/3 are left this brings us to the 4th trumpet,
(Revelation 8:12-13) "And the fourth angel sounded, 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."
(There is no light shining here for the last 1/3 you seen above. This is pitch darkness, making grass and the trees increasingly decay, as the locusts do their work in the next trumpet number 5 picking clean hence the last 1/3 after the 6th trumpet as follows below. Nothing can grow here, and nothing can grow without the sun. This is why at trumpet 1 the grass and trees are always symbolic for people. Essentially, the locusts (who they are in the coming studies) pick what is left clean from what could be growing and flourishing).
Let's take a look a view at both points.
Trumpet 1:
(Revelation 8:7) "The first angel sounded, and there followed 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."
Notice that? 1/3 part of the trees. Notice something else? The trees are not green meaning living.
Trumpet 5:
(Revelation 9:3-4) "And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
4And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads."
(Who can't they touch? Green grass = smaller, less stature. Not as mature Christians but growing. DO NOT STEP ON THE GRASS or you will pay with the Lord. Tree = Mature Christians. Do not try and chop down a tree or you will pay with the Lord. Any green thing is any Christian in between. The point is they are living and growing).
Basically, with the trumpets you want to know the actions going are spiritual conditions given to us by God through the weather. Famine and darkness always leading up to it as the earth is covered with spiritual darkness for the children of darkness because of their spiritual condition. Remember as well, satan tries to change laws and times. Putting things out of order and upside down. The law upside down, and times because he is not THE CHRIST he claims to be, and trying to change times such as the harvest. Hence do not be harvested in the winter. Remember satan turns everything complete upside down, out of order the lead up seen in the trumpets.
Let's see one place Christ talked about all this hanging on the cross for you in the blood for your sins, and Resurrected so you could be as well at the first Resurrection at the last trumpet, the 7th trumpet.
(Luke 23:29-31) "For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck. What days? These days, the end-times--the parable of the fig tree generation. Jeremiah 24 shows you the impostors there now, very evil figs fruit cannot be eaten. With a REMNANT from the tribe of Judah there currently.
30Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.
Seen at Christ coming in/at 6th vial. Where you get the beginning and action within each seal. An overview of the events. They want to crawl under a rock being caught naked, with no garment on. Every cheater on their husband/spouse would.
31For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry"?
(There it is. Christ referring to himself as the green tree, the greenest tree of all. What do they do to a dry? They have totally destroyed it. The locusts--Joel 1. We'll get more to that in the next studies).
Let's take a look, where Paul talked about it after teaching the first Resurrection in I Thessalonians 4:13-18. And NO pre trib rapture/rapture. As he continues the subject here in chapter 5. Hence the word but, a clause. Now showing us what is going at Christ coming from the previous chapter.
(I Thessalonians 5:1-5) "But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.
2For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
3For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
Woman with child because woe to those who give suck. Meaning reproducing then nursing (doubling) satan's works along thinking it's Christ/God. Peace and safety satan is coming to claim to be the world's savior as the fake Christ/God. They shall not escape because they think the real God is not watching. You see now they want the removal of Christ/God but they get satan for it. In the end wanting the mountains to fall on them. Because? what they built falls down on them, they want it to.
4But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.
5Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness."
Next post, the first of the woe trumpets. You certainly don't want to miss it.
Amen †
