And the third angel sounded his trumpet; and a great star burning like a torch fell from heaven, and it fell upon a third of the rivers and upon the springs of water. And the name of the star is … Continue reading
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And the second angel sounded his trumpet; and something like a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea; and a third of the sea became blood, and a third of the creatures which were in the sea … Continue reading
And the first angel sounded his trumpet. And there were hail and fire mixed with blood, and they were hurled down to the earth; and a third of the earth was burned up, and a third of the trees were … Continue reading
And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them. And another angel came having a golden censer and stood at the altar, and much incense was given to him that he might … Continue reading
Revelation 8: 2 – 9: 21; 11: 15 In the Old Testament, among the reasons ancient Israel would blow a trumpet, would be for calling together the people to announce approaching danger and for holy wars.. The blowing of the … Continue reading
Revelation 7: 9-17 The second part of chapter 7 tells us that after hearing the 144,000, John then looked and saw a Great Multitude standing before the Father and the Son. It appears, surface-wise, that John is writing about two … Continue reading
Revelation 7: 1-8 The first six seals are opened in Rev., chap. 6. The seventh and last seal is opened in 8:1. John uses chap. 7 as a sort of interlude to answer the question posed at the end of … Continue reading
“If I sold my house and my car; had a big garage sale, and gave all my money to the church, would that get me into heaven?,” I asked the children in my Sunday school class. “NO!” the children … Continue reading
And when He opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. Revelation 8: 1 As seen in the sixth seal that was broken, some of the events depicted — a great earthquake, a black … Continue reading
And I looked when He opened the sixth seal, and a great earthquake occurred, and the sun became black as a sackcloth made of hair, and the moon became like blood, and the stars of heaven fell down to the … Continue reading
And when He opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God and because of the testimony they had. And they cried with a loud voice: … Continue reading
And when He opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying: “Come!” And I looked, and behold, a pale horse, and the one sitting upon it had the name Death, and Hades was following … Continue reading
And when He opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying, “Come!” And I looked, and behold, a black horse, and the one sitting upon it had a balance in his hand. And I heard a voice … Continue reading
And when He opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying: “Come!” And another horse, fiery-red, came forth, and the one sitting upon it was given to take peace from the earth in order that they might … Continue reading
And I looked when the Lamb opened the first of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures saying as with a voice of thunder: “Come!” And I looked, and behold, a white horse, and the … Continue reading
As each seal is opened, we get what can be considered as a glimpse, a snapshot of what the rest of the scroll contains. In other words, the events that occur when a seal is broken is not to be … Continue reading
Revelation 5 The scroll at the right hand of God was sealed seven times over. The number seven is the divine symbol for wholeness and completeness. The scroll, then, perfectly sealed the knowledge God intended to reveal. It would take … Continue reading
And I saw at the right hand of the One sitting on the throne a scroll written inside and on the back, sealed with seven seals. Revelation 5: 1 There are some who describe this scene as Jesus’ coronation in … Continue reading
And in the midst of the throne and around the throne were four living creatures full of eyes in front and back. The first living creature was like a lion; the second living creature like a calf; the third living … Continue reading
Around God’s throne were twenty-four thrones, and on the thrones I saw twenty-four elders sitting, clothed in white robes; and they had crowns of gold on their heads. Revelation 4: 4 In vision, having entered the throne room of God, … Continue reading
Following the scene of Jesus and the seven messages to the seven churches, the Holy Spirit, beginning in Rev. 4, summoned John to heaven. The door to the heavenly temple was open to him, and through it John viewed God’s … Continue reading