The Revelation of Christ – Part 22:
Trumpets 1-4
Pastor Bruce A. Shields
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SERMON
INTRODUCTION
The
Book of Revelation, or the Revelation of Christ, is the most difficult book in
the bible.
Because
of this fact, many avoid it, or ignore it all together. Some fear lack of
understanding, others afraid to misinterpret, which I guess it is better to
avoid than dive in and get it completely wrong.
Many
times, when a new believer comes to me for direction, they want to jump right
into Revelation and find out what’s to come.
This
is equivalent to deciding one day to learn Mandarin and sitting down to author
a novel in Chinese that very same day.
Or,
a kindergartener learning how to count, and then trying to calculate quantum
mechanics calculations.
The
words in Revelation have caused much debate on rapture, judgement, even some
who claim John was writing about the events in his day in code rather than
Jesus Christ revealing to him about the coming events and Judgment.
A
special blessing is promised to those who read Revelation.
Although
it may be a difficult book, we could all use a special blessing, reading this
is good for us all, and with the help of the Holy Spirit, we will take the
Revelation of Christ in small portions and gain understanding, little by
little.
SERMON SERIES
THE THINGS WHICH
ARE – The Church Age (Age of Grace)
Part 3 – Ephesus The
Backsliding Church
Part 4 – Smyrna The
Steadfast Church
Part 5 – Pergamos The Immoral Church
Part 6 – Thyatira The Careless Pagan Church
Part 7 – Sardis The Spiritless Church
Part 8 – Philadelphia The Favored Church
Part 9 – Laodicea The Church God Hates
THE THINGS WHICH
SHALL BE – The Coming Judgment
Part 10 – The Throne of God
Part 11 – The Scroll and Seven Seals
Part 12 – The Lamb is Worthy
Part 13 –
The First Seal
Part 14 – The Second Seal
Part 15 – The Third Seal
Part 16 – The Fourth Seal
Part 17 – The Fifth Seal
Part 18 – The Sixth Seal
Part 19 – The 144,000 Sealed
Part 20 – The Great Multitude
Part 21 – The Seventh Seal
TODAY’S SERMON -
THE THINGS WHICH SHALL BE – The Coming Judgment
Part 22 – Trumpets 1-4
SCRIPTURE READING
Revelation
8:6-13
Then
the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared to sound them.
7
The first angel sounded his trumpet, and there came hail and fire mixed with
blood, and it was hurled down on the earth. A third of the earth was burned up,
a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up.
8
The second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a huge mountain, all
ablaze, was thrown into the sea. A third of the sea turned into blood, 9 a
third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were
destroyed.
10
The third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star, blazing like a torch,
fell from the sky on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water— 11 the
name of the star is Wormwood.[a] A third of the waters turned bitter, and many
people died from the waters that had become bitter.
12
The fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, a
third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of them turned
dark. A third of the day was without light, and also a third of the night.
13
As I watched, I heard an eagle that was flying in midair call out in a loud
voice: “Woe! Woe! Woe to the inhabitants of the earth, because of the trumpet
blasts about to be sounded by the other three angels!”
I.
THE FIRST ANGEL SOUNDS HIS TRUMPET
a.
The seven angels and their seven
trumpets prepare to sound them
i. First thing to note, seven
1.
This
signifies perfect judgment, what is about to take place is completely in
control of God, completely perfect, completely just and righteous.
ii. Also, these seven angels
were “given” these trumpets.
1.
The
power is not theirs to wield at their own will, but they were equipped by God
to serve Him and His will.
iii. What has led up to the
Trumpets?
1.
God has prepared the earth for the coming Tribulation
a. The Lord’s introduction of
Himself to John
b. The seven letters to the
seven churches to John
c. These were pictures of the
Lord’s revealing Himself to the entire world through the Old Covenant (image of
12 elders before the throne on one side), and the New Covenant (12 elders on
other side of throne in heaven)
d. The seven letters
representing the entirety of the Lord’s will for the church (body of Christ) as
well as a picture of the Church Age (age of grace) timeline of the church (body
of Christ) before the coming judgment.
e. The seven seals are broken
b.
The first angel sounded his trumpet
i. Now, with the seventh seal
opened, the seven trumpets begin
ii. The first angel sounded his
trumpet announcing the “arrival” of the 7th seals special delivery.
iii. Remember in Revelation
8:3-5
“Another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was
given much incense to offer, with the prayers of all God’s people, on the
golden altar in front of the throne. 4 The smoke of the incense, together with
the prayers of God’s people, went up before God from the angel’s hand. 5 Then the
angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it on the
earth;
and there came peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning and an
earthquake.”
iv. This is why “there came
hail and fire mixed with blood, and it was hurled down on the earth.”
v. The very blood of Christ
that was rejected by man is part of the judgment against them.
c.
The effects upon the earth
i. 1/3 of the earth was burned
up
ii. 1/3 of the trees were burned
up
iii. And all the green grass was
burned up
II.
THE SECOND ANGEL SOUNDS HIS TRUMPET
a.
The second angel sounds his trumpet
i. Something “like” a huge
mountain all a blaze was thrown in the sea
ii. Obviously, a giant meteor
b.
The effect upon the sea
i. 1/3 of the sea turned to
blood
ii. 1/3 of the living creatures
died
iii. 1/3 of all ships were
destroyed
III.
THE THIRD ANGEL SOUNDS HIS TRUMPET
a.
The third angel sounds his trumpet
i. And a great star (probably a
smaller, but still large, piece of the first Mountain meteor) blazing like a
torch (from entering the earths atmosphere) fell from the sky on 1/3 of rivers
and springs (fresh water supply).
b.
The effects upon the fresh waters
i. The name of the star was
wormwood
1.
In
Hebrew the word means “curse”
2.
Found
seven times in the Old Testament
3.
Used
once in New testament
ii. 1/3 of fresh water is
poisoned
iii. Many die because of this
IV.
THE FOURTH ANGEL SOUNDS HIS TRUMPET
a.
The fourth angel sounds his trumpet
i. Now that the earth has been
struck multiple times by meteors, the debris thrown into the atmosphere is
having an effect on it
b.
The effects upon the heavens (first and second)
i. 1/3 of the sun is darkened
(less light reaches earth because of the debris)
ii. 1/3 of the moon is darkened
(same reason)
iii. 1/3 of the stars darkened
iv. 1/3 of day loses light (gets
dark earlier and takes longer to light up because as the sun rises and sets,
you are peering through MORE of the atmosphere!)
v. 1/3 of the night is darker
as well, for the very same reason
CONCLUSION
–
“As I watched, I heard an eagle that was
flying in midair call out in a loud voice, “Woe! Woe! Woe to the inhabitants of
the earth, because of the trumpet blasts about to be sounded by the other three
angels!”
Remember, the eagle in scripture represents God, and
“loud” can mean as in volume, power or strength, or authority…here it probably
means all of the above!
All may hear this, as God speaks in power and
authority, Woe! Woe! Woe!
To the inhabitants of the earth (those who have
rejected the Blood of Christ and are now judged by it!
And if they think the first four trumpets were
bad…the next three blasts ar far worse.
Next week we look at the last three
trumpets
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