SEQUENCE OF EVENTS... Trumpet 1

TRUMPET 1… (Revelation 8:7) “The first angel sounded his trumpet, and there came hail and fire mixed with blood, and it was hurled down upon the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up.”

The first thing I want to make clear is that, unlike the Seals that will ultimately take hundreds of years to be completely fulfilled, the Trumpet and Bowl judgments will come upon us in a very short period of time. After the terrifying global earthquake and meteor bombardment, the "silence in heaven" (Revelation 8:1) will cause the people of the earth to rejoice. However, it will not last long. (1Thessalonians 5:3) "When people are saying, "Everything is peaceful and secure," then disaster will fall on them as suddenly as a pregnant woman's labor pains begin. And there will be no escape."

Although they are not actually mentioned here, there are two very important elements of the Last Days that begin at this point... (1) The days of "Jacob's Trouble" (Jeremiah 30: 4-7) "And these are the words that the LORD spoke concerning Israel and concerning Judah. For so says the LORD, We have heard a voice of trembling, of fear, and not of peace. Ask now, and see whether a man is giving birth? Why do I see every man with his hands on his loins, like a woman in labor, and all faces are turned into paleness? Alas! For that day is great, so that none is like it; it is even the time of Jacob's trouble; but he shall be saved out of it." and (2) The three and a half year ministry of the "Two Witnesses" (Revelation 11: 3,7) "And I will give power to My two witnesses, and they will prophesy a thousand, two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth... And when they complete their testimony, the beast coming up out of the abyss will make war against them and will overcome them and kill them."

Trumpet 1 verses describe the global consequences of numerous and extremely violent volcanic eruptions. The massive global earthquake and shift of the earth’s crust (Seal 6) will trigger world-wide volcanic eruptions. Unlike the Hawaiian volcanoes that release pressure through slow calm rivers of lava. Dramatic volcanic eruptions like Santorini, Krakatoa, and Mount St. Helens, are examples of violent explosive eruptions that can cause fiery volcanic ash and hail to drift hundreds of miles. As they fall back to the earth, immeasurable amounts of air-borne extremely hot volcanic ash and droplets of melted rock will ignite fires all around the world. These pea sized droplets of fiery hail often turn “Blood Red” in color, as the iron they contain is mixed with air and water vapor.

These devastating fires will rage uncontrolled, and will ultimately consume one third of the planet’s trees and all of the grasslands around the world.