The Seven Trumpets of Revelation: Understanding God’s Judgment

The book of Revelation Chapter 8-Amplified Version-Thoughts after the verses

The Seventh Seal—the Trumpets

¹When He (the Lamb) broke open the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour [in awe of God’s impending judgment]. ²Then I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them.

³Another angel came and stood at the altar. He had a golden censer, and much incense was given to him, so that he might add it to the prayers of all the saints (God’s people) on the golden altar in front of the throne. ⁴And the smoke and fragrant aroma of the incense, with the prayers of the saints (God’s people), ascended before God from the angel’s hand. ⁵So the angel took the censer and filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it to the earth; and there were peals of thunder and loud rumblings and sounds and flashes of lightning and an earthquake.

⁶Then the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound them [initiating the judgments].

⁷The first [angel] sounded [his trumpet], and there was [a storm of] hail and fire, mixed with blood, and it was hurled to the earth; and a third of the earth was burned up, and a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up.

⁸The second angel sounded [his trumpet], and something like a great mountain blazing with fire was hurled into the sea; and a third of the sea was turned to blood; ⁹and a third of the living creatures that were in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.

¹⁰The third angel sounded [his trumpet], and a great star fell from heaven, burning like a torch [flashing across the sky], and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of [fresh] waters. ¹¹The name of the star is Wormwood; and a third of the waters became wormwood, and many people died from the waters, because they had become bitter (toxic).

¹²Then the fourth angel sounded [his trumpet], and a third of the sun and a third of the moon and a third of the stars were struck, so that a third of them would be darkened and a third of the daylight would not shine, and the night in the same way [would not shine].

¹³Then I looked, and I heard a solitary eagle flying in midheaven [for all to see], saying with a loud voice, “Woe, woe, woe [great wrath is coming] to those who dwell on the earth, because of the remaining blasts of the trumpets which the three angels are about to sound [announcing ever greater judgments]!”

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The seventh seal has been broken and the trumpets have started sounding. These first trumpets that have been sounded seemed to have brought judgment on nature. The first brought a storm of hail, fire and blood which burned up a third of the earth, a third of the trees and all the grass. The second made the sea turn into blood and a third of the sea creatures died and a third of the ships destroyed. Can you imagine the earth being on fire and you thinking ok well I can at least run into the water to get away from the fire but the sea has been turned into blood. Where do you go?

The third trumpet sounded and brought destruction of the rivers and springs making them bitter and unfit for consumption. So unfit that people will die from trying to drink them. The fourth took the light from the sky, the sun, moon and starts were all struck so that a third of the daylight and night would not have any light. And then after that an eagle came by warning them of more destruction to come. My God.

As I’m reading this all I can think of is Lord, I don’t want to be on this earth to experience this, please help me to get my life right so that I can make it to heaven with you. I’m already a scary cat haha. I might just die from fright if I had to experience all of that. Reading this will make anyone want to get their lives together, so please y’all go to Jesus and get your lives together.

Did you get any revelations from this chapter that you’d like to share? Feel free to leave a comment below.

To God With Love