[:en]SCRIPTURE: REVELATION 8
“The smoke of the incense together with the prayers of the saints went up before God from the angel’s hand. Then the angel took the censor, filled it with fire from the altar and hurled it on the earth, and there came peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning and earthquake” (Revelation 8:4-5)
SEVEN ANGELS WITH SEVEN TRUMPETS (vs. 1-13)
First Angel:
Scene: Hail and fire mixed with blood hurled down upon the earth.
Result: 1/3 of the earth, 1/3 of the trees and all the green grass were burned up.
Second Angel:
Scene: Something like a huge mountain, all ablaze, was thrown into the sea.
Result: 1/3 of the sea turned into blood; 1/3 of the living creatures in the sea died, and 1/3 of the ships were destroyed.
Third Angel:
Scene: A great star named “WORMWOOD” blazing like a torch, fell from the sky on 1/3 of the rivers and on the springs of water.
Result: 1/3 of the waters turned bitter and many people died from drinking the bitter water.
Fourth Angel:
Scene: 1/3 of the sun, the moon and the stars was struck and turned dark.
Result: 1/3 of the day was without light, and also a third of the night.
SUMMARY:
The opening of the 7th seal involves the 7 trumpets. In the Old Testament, trumpets were used to move the camp (Numbers 10:1-8), announce the war (Numbers 10:9), announce the feasts (Numbers 10:10), and collapse the wall of Jericho (Joshua 6:20). The trumpet symbolizes power and authority (Exo. 19:16-19). The trumpet sound in Revelation is the announcement of judgment. The first judgment is to the earth. The 2nd judgment is to the sea. The 3rd judgment is to the river. The 4rd judgment brings tremendous calamities to the sky. The angel is giving warnings to the world that the next forthcoming three judgments will be worse.[:]