* The fifth trumpet is followed by a representation of another star as
falling from heaven and opening the bottomless pit, out of which come
swarms of locusts. (1-12) The sixth trumpet is followed by the loosing
of four angels bound in the great river Euphrates. (13-21)... [ Continue Reading ]
1-12 Upon sounding the fifth trumpet, a star fell from heaven to the
earth. Having ceased to be a minister of Christ, he who is represented
by this star becomes the minister of the devil; and lets loose the
powers of hell against the churches of Christ. On the opening of the
bottomless pit, there a... [ Continue Reading ]
13-21 The sixth angel sounded, and here the power of the Turks seems
the subject. Their time is limited. They not only slew in war, but
brought a poisonous and ruinous religion. The antichristian generation
repented not under these dreadful judgments. From this sixth trumpet
learn that God can make... [ Continue Reading ]