Book of Revelation of John
Compiled by WD Kemner January 2024
Chapter 8
The Seventh Seal: The Seven Trumpets Begin
Where we are on the Seals Chart sequence
Seven Seals – consists of:
First 6 of 7 seals – (Chapter 6)
Seal 1 – White Horse: conquering diplomatically
Seal 2 – Red Horse: political upheaval, no peace, people killing people
Seal 3 – Black Horse: cost of “bread”, famine
Seal 4 – Pale Horse: ¼ population killed by beasts, swords, hunger
Seal 5 – Martyrdom for Faith: death for Word of God receive white robes
Seal 6 – Earthquake, stars fall, sun black, physical world gone berserk
WE ARE NOW AT THIS POINT IN THE TIMELINE
Seal 7 – (Chapter 8) consists of 7 Trumpets (Chapters 8-11)
Trumpet 1 (8:7) – hail and fire mixed with blood
Trumpet 2 (8:8) – mountain burning with fire
Trumpet 3 (8:10) – star falls from Heaven
Trumpet 4 (8:12) – darkness
Trumpet 5 (9:1-12) FIRST WOE: star falls, bottomless pit opened
Trumpet 6 (9:13-21) SECOND WOE: 4 angels kill 1/3 of men
7 Thunders uttered - described in Chap 10
Two Witnesses (11:3) appear: testify for 1260 days, killed and resurrected 3.5 days later. Earthquake and 7000 die. Then WOE 2 ends.
Trumpet 7 (11:15-19) THIRD WOE: WRATH OF GOD
Temple of God opens in Heaven (11:15)
Seven Vials / Bowls / Plaques (Chapters 15-16)
First 4 on Men – last 3 on kingdom of Anti-christ
Vial 1 – Sores on wearers of mark required by Beast
Vial 2 – Sea turned to Blood
Vial 3 – Rivers and Water Sources turned to Blood
Vial 4 – Sun given power to scorch the Earth
Vial 5 – Seat of Beast attacked darkness, pain, sores
Vial 6 – Euphrates River dried up for Kings of East
Vial 7 – It is Done!
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Revelation 8:1 |
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And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.
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Opening SEAL SEVEN causes: SILENCE IN HEAVEN !!!!
Just prior to unleashing the Seven Trumpets; EVERYONE in Heaven, the angelic hosts, 24 elders and others ALL KNOW WHAT IS ABOUT TO BE UNLEASHED upon the face of the earth. It is enough to bring a TOTAL SILENCE!
Preparation for the blowing of the Trumpets
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Revelation 8:2-6 |
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And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets.
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. And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand.
And 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. And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.
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Prayers of the saints are offered upon the altar. Fire from the altar is casted to the earth. There are voices, thunderings, lightnings and earthquake.
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Revelation 8:7 |
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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.
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FIRST TRUMPET is blown
Hail and Fire mingled with blood cast upon the earth. Sodom and Gomorrah and Egypt have thus far seen examples of this, but this will affect the planet. 1/3 of all trees are burnt up. All green grass is gone. How does anything survive without the green grass?
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Revelation 8:8-9 |
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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; 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.
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SECOND TRUMPET is blown
Burning Mountain cast into the sea. Mediterranean Sea is usually the focal point when “sea” is referenced in regard to the land of Israel. 1/3 of all sea creatures die and 1/3 of sea becomes blood. 1/3 part of ships are destroyed. What a “central point” if it is the Mediterranean for Military and Cargo ships. NO MATTER WHAT material modern Navies will be using, the ships will be destroyed!
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Revelation 8:10-11 |
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And the third angel sounded, and there 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.
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THIRD TRUMPET is blown
Great Star falls from Heaven. It has a name and is called “Wormwood”. 1/3 part of all rivers and the fountains of waters are affected become bitter. The word “fountains” describe the life source, where the beginning is. As in the Great Flood, the waters spring forth from out of the earth at a point or source.
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Revelation 8:12 |
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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.
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FOURTH TRUMPET is blown
1/3rd of Sun, 1/3rd of Moon and 1/3rd of Stars are Darkened. What effects do the Sun, Moon and Stars have upon the earth? Some terms: Global Warming, High and Low tide. Shorten days and nights. Time and life cycle of man and nature will be thrown out of whack.
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Revelation 8:13 |
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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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ONLY four trumpets have sounded thus far and heaven itself is crying.
Because there are three more trumpets yet to be sounded!