TRUMPET 4… (Revelation 8:12-13) “The fourth angel sounded, 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 the day would not shine for a third of it, and the night in the same way. Then I looked, and I heard an eagle flying in midheaven, saying with a loud voice, “Woe, woe, woe to those who dwell on the earth, because of the remaining blasts of the trumpet of the three angels who are about to sound!”
Trumpet 4 brings our attention to the current atmospheric condition in God’s process of judgments. Once again, as in the previous Trumpet, this one does not actually add an additional judgment, but simply brings to our attention the continuing effects of Trumpet 1. Smoke and debris from the devastating global fires, volcanic eruptions, and asteroid impact fill the sky. There is a natural optical effect from this situation. The thickness of the smoke and debris will be much greater as we look toward the horizon. This optical effect is much decreased when we look directly overhead. Thus, as these verses correctly state, the Sun, Moon and Stars will only be able to be seen while they are almost directly overhead… approximately for two thirds of the day and night.
We must also take note of the terrifying promise of verse 13, the last three trumpet blasts, and the three “Woes”. In this verse, God clearly warns us that the following three Trumpet blasts will bring judgments that are far more horrific than anything that has already come to pass. God have mercy on the souls of those still living on this dying planet.
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