Revelation Chapter 8 The First Trumpet Having taken a brief look at the first interpretive viewpoint we would now like to examine the second interpretive viewpoint, which interprets the trumpets as showing how the false church was corrupting the truth. VERSE 7 (NAU) “The first sounded, and there came hail and fire, mixed with blood, and they were thrown to the earth; and a third of the earth was burned up, and a third of the trees were burned up,…
Revelation Chapter 8 The First Trumpet The following briefly reflects the first interpretive viewpoint, which interprets the trumpets as showing the effects of the church messages (truth) on surrounding society VERSE 7 “The first angel sounded: And hail and fire followed, mingled with blood, and they were thrown to the earth. And a third of the trees were burned up, and all green grass was burned up.” The series of Trumpets seems to show the effects of the messages of…
Revelation Chapter 8 The First Trumpet “In most churches (who follow the futurist viewpoint) they view the trumpets as something that is still future. The reason for this is because they are looking at the symbols in too literal a manner thus they can’t imagine how they could have been fulfilled yet. This same problem (a too literal interpretation) is true of most of the book of Revelation in that they are still waiting for a future fulfillment of most…
Revelation Chapter 8 The First Trumpet An IMPORTANT note before we proceed: It should be understood that the translators did the best they knew when they divided the chapters as we have them in the text today, the original text having been written without interruption, viz. paragraphs, punctuation and etc. These are all of more modern invention; unfortunately at times they allowed their own personal bias to influence the narrative. Translators being heavily influenced by the teachings of the professed…
Revelation Chapter 6 The First Seal continued VERSE 1 and 2 “Now I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals; and I heard one of the four living creatures saying with a voice like thunder, “Come and see. And I looked, and behold, a white horse. He who sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer.” RULING AND JUDGING OTHERS IN THE EARLY CHURCH The…
Revelation Chapter 6 The First Seal continued VERSE 1 and 2 “Now I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals; and I heard one of the four living creatures saying with a voice like thunder, “Come and see. And I looked, and behold, a white horse. He who sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer.” REGARDING THE CROWN It’s interesting to see that the…
Revelation Chapter 6 The First Seal continued VERSE 1 and 2 “Now I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals; and I heard one of the four living creatures saying with a voice like thunder, “Come and see. And I looked, and behold, a white horse. He who sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer.” As we examine this horse and rider, we also…
Revelation Chapter 6 The First Seal continued VERSE 1 and 2 “Now I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals; and I heard one of the four living creatures saying with a voice like thunder, “Come and see. And I looked, and behold, a white horse. He who sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer.” THE LION AND A VOICE LIKE THUNDER The living…
Revelation Chapter 6 The First Seal continued VERSE 1 and 2 “Now I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals; and I heard one of the four living creatures saying with a voice like thunder, “Come and see. And I looked, and behold, a white horse. He who sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer.” In the second interpretation of the white horse, we…
Revelation Chapter 6 The First Seal VERSE 1 and 2 “Now I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals; and I heard one of the four living creatures saying with a voice like thunder, “Come and see. And I looked, and behold, a white horse. He who sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer.” Here we present the alternative view, one held by many…