THE SIXTH TRUMPET (Part 1) A note before beginning: The sixth Trumpet, which takes part of Chapter 9, all of Chapter 10, and a large part of Chapter 11, IS VERY CHRONOLOGICAL IN NATURE. The intent of the Sender of Revelation was clearly to focus our attention on TIME. Indeed, ALL of the time features of Daniel 12 have their fulfillment IN or at the CLOSE OF the Philadelphia period. It is, therefore, imperative to notice the chronological focus of…
Words and Phrases THE SEA continued Rev. 13:1 – This chapter (among other things) traces the beginnings of the “Holy Roman Church.” We see that it comes OUT OF THE SEA. The apostate church (unlike the two-horned beast of Verse 11) was born in the restless period during which Rome lost its paganism as we saw in Rev. 8:8. The great mountain of Rev. 8:8 was thrown into the sea and OUT OF the sea came its replacement, the ten-horned…
Words and Phrases THE SEA continued Rev 4:6 — A SEA OF GLASS LIKE CRYSTAL: This is the name given to the laver in Solomon’s Temple (1 Kings 7:23; 2 Chron. 4:2). To tie this symbol to Verse 5 makes ultimate sense. Not only (4:5) does this Holy Spirit’s constant light-bearing serve God’s purpose of judgment, but the Crystal (pure, clear), flawless (like glass), body of truth (water) will always be there as a cleansing place (laver) for those approaching…
Words and Phrases THE SEA The distinction between the sea and the phrase PEOPLE & MULTITUDES & NATIONS & TONGUES is probably slight just as is the distinction between earth and those who DWELL ON THE EARTH. As the earth represents the establishment, those who dwell on it are those individuals who profit from it, have their hopes and investments in it, and would prefer to see it continue. The symbol of the sea seems to be that segment of…
Words and Phrases PEOPLES AND MULTITUDES AND NATIONS AND TONGUES This four-part phrase is the antithesis (opposite) of THOSE WHO DWELL ON THE EARTH. Peoples, Multitudes, Nations, and Tongues seems to refer to the masses of humanity which do not have roots in the order of things. They are not necessarily uncomfortable; nor are they necessarily rebellious. They do not, however, have a vested interest in the way things are though they may rely on the way things are for…
Words and Phrases (Note: The forgoing as well as much of our studies on Revelation come from The New Albany Studies on Revelation as well as from many other Bible Students works. The real credit is to their work and service for the brethren, but of course most especially from the Father of Lights from whom every good and perfect gift comes.) Those who dwell on the earth; Peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues; The sea The above three…
THE SIXTH SEAL continued “The chapter division obscures the connection of Chapter 7 to what has come just before at the end of Chapter 6. It is VERY IMPORTANT to our understanding to see this connection. Rev 6:12-17 has just shown the terrible troubles of the French Revolution period. These troubles could have spread. But it was not yet time for the general Time of Trouble. Only 1/10th of the city was to fall during the sixth period of the…
THE SIXTH SEAL continued Revelation Chapter 6 VERSE 14 “Then the sky receded as a scroll when it is rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved out of its place.” THEN THE SKY RECEDED AS A SCROLL WHEN IT IS ROLLED UP: HEAVEN WAS SPLIT (DEPARTED). Translators seem to disagree on the meaning of the word. Strong’s seems to define it as a splitting rather than a departure. NAS translates it SPLIT. Split seems preferable when we look…
The Sixth Church is the Church of Philadelphia, meaning “brotherly love”. Since we have already covered this church and its history in detail, we will move on to the Sixth Seal here, however if you have not seen this study on the Sixth Church or if you simply feel you need a review, you can view it here: The Sixth Church, Revelation Chapter 3: 7-13. This is an important part to our study and understanding of the history of the…
HOW THE SIXTH CHURCH ANTICIPATES THE SEVENTH The relationship between the sixth and seventh stages of the Church seems unique. In all of the chapters dealing with the sixth Church, the sixth Seal, and sixth Trumpet, there are fingers pointing forward to the seventh or last stage of the Church. This is likely because the Time of the End begins in the sixth stage and continues into the seventh. Even though the seventh introduces many new things, it must also…