This study is going to also give you a huge overview in outline for much of the book of Revelation.
(Revelation 11:15) "And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever."
Now to Revelation 8.
(Revelation 8:1-5) "And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.
(The 7th seal. Between seals 6 and 7 is the hour of temptation when satan claims to be Christ/God, the savior of the world. So the breaking that in half is two half hours. As 6 begins the great tribulation, and 7 is holding back God's wrath until it is finished. Also showing the climax as we wind down HIStory, and here in the flesh through the silence. All eyes on earth and what is going on. Consider that when you stand for THE LORD. The intensity of all surely).
Let's take a look at the hour of temptation to the one of two Churches Christ' approves, Philadelphia:
(Revelation 3:10) "Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth."
(Some in error call this to be a pre trib rapture/rapture. But it's not it means they are safe and being guarded by Christ from the Greek. We also know between trumpets 6 and 7 here direct they are one of the two Churches here being fed by the two witnesses. The difference here as that of Smyrna is they are not delivered up directly to satan claiming to be Christ/God. As that is the hour of temptation. For reference look and note that with Smyrna).
Check this example out in exact comparison for us now. This is how Christ teaches for both comings. Amazing:
(Matthew 26:39-41) "And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.
40And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?
41Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak."
(As it should be well known we're not to fall asleep as foolish spiritual virgins taught by Christ in the previous chapter. Going and being in the world of the flesh. Christ here is referring to God's wrath for the second coming. Wanting to do it another way so that no one may get God's wrath. But sin had and has to be paid for each individual then and only then able to live for The LORD).
Moving on to verse 2...
2And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets.
(7 = Spiritual completeness always. 7 days, 7 continents/Dominions, 7 times the children of Israel marched around walls of Jericho, 7 Churches/Candlesticks, 7 Angels/Stars, 7 times 7 in Sabbatical years to the Day of Atonement, and so on. Even a good and close is when Christ says forgive 7x70 and one will not be bitter as well. As we head into the trumpets here, the big theme seen/the waters--the people turning bitter, lamps going out, etc due to famine at trumpet 1 because of the lack of feeding of what is being read right now, and even the salvation message/the milk. 7 is completeness and 70 is representative of bondage from the first babylonian captivity (so we that 7th seal half hour and those children of Israel being sealed significance. Therefore (the 7x70), representing in doing Christ words the release from bondage at forgiveness. One's own prison. We of course mention this because this all about the parable of the fig tree/the final generation to the end-times, and knowing the chronological order of events because of that. Jeremiah 24).
References: (Matthew 18:21-22) "Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
22Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven."
Closing it up there. Please take a look at the rest:
(Matthew 18:33-35) "Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?
34And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.
(Sent to satan and his evil spirits what it means. Why? To take them back the basics of the cross and forgiveness/Gospel Armour and humble them through faith that God is in control, and Holy Spiritual warfare. Overall, back where they came from for their own good. This of course will be a call to their obedience).
35So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses."
To verse 3...
3And 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 is huge as the famine begins. The LORD is auto hearing your prayers without question. Keeping, protecting, guiding you. Your prayers are pure gold, and smelling good. One of the five sense that came from God's Word. We have seen them all so far. Eyes to see, ears to hear. To what we eat spiritual food to what we touch = works as a result. Now smell).
Let's take a look at the huge significance and double affirmative in importance here at 666. The 6th seal, 6th trumpet, 6th vial when satan claims to be Christ/God. Why we must always look at the positive and there will always be the negative, and at very important points.
(Revelation 9:13) "And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God."
(Because continuing on there them are death angels. 4 = each direction all inclusive. 4 directions. 4 winds exclusive to earth from each direction, and so on. This of course opposes the 4 horns total of the beast and from Zechariah 1:18-21 from what? You guessed it, which began the first babylonian captivity and the time of the gentiles. Which are now coming to a close here. Once again, because the children of Israel are scattered because of the assyrian then babylonian captivities then to Europe base nations, to America, to scattered to the 4 corners of the earth till Christ comes back. There is that significance of 4 again).
Let's take a little look: Which is why in Revelation 17:9-11, the first beast is where it began with babylon. Is the 8th and of the 7 because it ends with babylon with satan coming as end-times king of babylon.
Check this out. Which also brings back full circle to the hour of temptation. That one hour for the beast below:
(Luke 21:24) "And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled."
(Revelation 17:11-13) "And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.
12And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.
13These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast."
Now these ten horns are a different set of horns than those of the 4 so keep that in mind. The 4 horns of power are different in that they control what is over the heads of the world and the children of Israel overall here. Control in knowledge and information in politics, education (hence the political beast and done through education). And of course, the last two in why satan has two horns as he claims Christ/God with one world currency. Therefore, that is financial and religion).
Quick look at Zechariah 1:18-21 to get deeper understanding what has begun here and what is coming to a close overall as we wind down HIStory:
(Zechariah 1:18-21) "Then lifted I up mine eyes, and saw, and behold four horns.
19And I said unto the angel that talked with me, What be these? And he answered me, These are the horns which have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.
20And the LORD shewed me four carpenters.
21Then said I, What come these to do? And he spake, saying, These are the horns which have scattered Judah, so that no man did lift up his head: but these are come to fray them, to cast out the horns of the Gentiles, which lifted up their horn over the land of Judah to scatter it."
(And so it is. Once again, where that time of the gentiles began and the first beast. Which began to control Jerusalem, without the true children of Israel. Directly Judah here. Once again refer to parable of the fig tree about the tribe of Judah. Only a remnant there now. The rest are impostors. Those who claim to be jews, do lie, are not and of the synagogue of satan).
4And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand.
(And so it is).
5And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake."
(So let's see what is happening here. The smoke already ascended to God showing us it's done, book it. What are we seeing? Exchange. What exchange? God is furious at the treatment of His saints here. I would not want to be on the wrong side of that. As we also see that o' plenty in Revelation 16 and 17/with babylon as well).
Thunderings here = God's voice in that anger what is going on earth. And what is that again? Begins with famine. The complete failure of teaching Him and His Word. As the world begins to remove/not want our Father through Christ. One sad state of affairs the world is in here.
Trumpets = Battle call/call to action in the negative for those on earth
Lightnings for speed/swiftness, hence speed of light. No one gets away.
Earthquake in Heaven? To show us He is not happy about all this.
Which carries us to a preview of the first trumpet and spiritual weather seen as a result here:
(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."
This of course begins the famine here being burnt up. We'll leave it here and carry it onto the next study. AMEN.
In closing, there will be some who make the trumpets physical, vials too (we'll get there). We obviously see they cannot be (also easy to see trumpets 6 and 7 are spiritual. 7 is the first Resurrection changed into spiritual breath of life bodies for Christians. Unless you see all green grass and trees burnt up. Each 1/3 of people physically die. For example, they turn bitter. Easy peasy. So always watch the resulting action(s).
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