Revelation 8:1-13

THE SEVENTH SEAL. THE FOUR TRUMPETS 1. The seventh seal is opened. Heaven waits in hushed awe for a brief period. REVELATION 8:2 TO REVELATION 11:19. The Seven Trumpets.... [ Continue Reading ]

Revelation 8:2

The seven angels, regarded in later Jewish belief as having a special position in God's presence (cp. Tob 12:15; Luke 1:19), are given seven trumpets, symbols of judgment: cp. Matthew 24:31; 1 Corinthians 15:52; 1 Thessalonians 4:16. It is best to understand the vision of the trumpets as being the c... [ Continue Reading ]

Revelation 8:5

WERE] RV 'followed.' 6-13. The first four trumpets announce convulsions of nature, affecting earth, sea, rivers and the heavenly bodies. The language is in part borrowed from the narrative of the plagues of Egypt, but the whole fourfold vision looks like the picture of a volcanic eruption. Destruct... [ Continue Reading ]

Revelation 8:7

HAIL AND FIRE MINGLED, etc.] RV 'hail and fire, mingled,' etc. UPON THE EARTH] RV adds, 'and the third part of the earth was burnt up.'... [ Continue Reading ]

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