Revelation Chapters 8 & 9

The Quite before the Storm

God is providing John a few minutes of silence to prepare for the horrific storm to come.

John sees 7 angels standing before God holding 7 trumpets ….vs 1

And the silence is broken when the:

 

The First Trumpets Sounds (vs 7):

• Hail and fire mixed with blood, pour out of the sky.
  1. Burning a third of the ________
  2. Burning a third of the ________

• Burning a third of the green ________

The Second Trumpets Sounds (8:8) :

 

• Something like a great mountain, burning with fire was thrown into the sea
  1. A third of the sea turns into _________
  2. A third of all sea life ________

• A third of the ships are __________

The Third Trumpets Sounds (8:10-11):

• A great star burning like a torch (named Wormwood) falls from the sky

1. A third of the water is turned into bitter-tasting liquid
2. Many die from the poisons water

 

The Fourth Trumpet Sounds (8:12):

• The earth becomes darkened
  1. Something strikes the _____
  2. Something strikes the ________

• Something strikes the _______

1. And the sun, moon and stars dim to a third of their light

The Fifth Trumpet Sounds (Rev. 9:1-12)

 

• The First Woe

A fallen angel who has the keys to “the Abysis “                                                                                     i.  The abode of demons (Luke 8:31)

ii  The abode of Satan during the 1000 year reign of Christ (Rev20:1-3)                                                                                 iii  The pit is opened:

The Release of Satan’s Army (3-12)

• The pit is opened by none other that _______ himself their king (
• Out the pit come locust like creatures who’s torment is so painful the people will search for ways to die but it will be ____________

The Sixth Trumpet Sounds (13-21)

 

The Second Woe

The Loosing of Four Demonic Angels Chained at the River Euphrates

___________ for this function

___________ for this task

___________ of God

___________  for this hour

Their orders (15-19)

• Kill a third of mankind

1. Some think this is an army of demons
2. I believe it is __________

The Response of the People who Survive (20-21)

(This is the most astounding verse in Revelation)

They continue to worship materialism and make idols of their possessions ..(vs 20)

• They will worship _________
• They will worship golden, silver, stone, and wooden ________
• Satan and his cohort Antichrist will be working to get them to worship ______

During this phase of the Tribulation 4 sins will be rampant:

1. __________

2. _________& __________ Practice
3. Rampant ____________
4. __________

• Look at the mess that exists today in our time:
  • _________ – daily
  • ________  – daily
  • _________ – daily

 

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