The 7-Trumpet Judgements (There is a parentheses between the 6th
and 7th trumpet which is Chapters 10:1 through 11:14)
Hail Fire
Fiery Mtn.
Falling Star Darkness
Demonic Invasion
Vast Army
1 2 3 4 5 6 7[ ]This is an interlude of grace, and mercy,
and love, and encouragement! A reminder that God’s people will be victorious!
I love it when I get text messages through the week commenting on the class.
“I've been reading through the Psalms the last couple of weeks and I see David's heart cry magnify what we are learning in Revelation. Further evidence to me that the bible must be taken as an entire book of 'good news'. It all points to an ultimate end. Glory to God and eternal blessing or eternal judgement and the demise of those
that do not follow God. There are too many verses to share here, but with fresh
eyes this one stood out this morning.”
On every side the wicked prowl, as vileness is exalted among the children of man. Psalm 12:8
“eternal judgement and the demise of those that do not follow God.”
Why these terrible judgements on the earth?
I don’t think we can comprehend this until we attempt to understand how deathly serious is God is about
sin.
For the punishment of a single sin, God changed the course of history for His entire creation.
Ask yourself this….. when Jesus hung on the cross, bearing the enormous weight of sin, was He bearing the weight of only past
sins or all sin, past and future?
So every sin committed today and into the future made the weight Jesus bore that much heavier.
God takes sin seriously because of the weight of sin borne by His Son.
The heavenly symphony of voices tunes up again…. 15 Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdom of
the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign forever and ever.”
Revelation 11:15 …..and proclaims that earthly rule will pass into the
hands of God. The first thing we hear is the announcement of the Kingdom!
Hallelujah! (Chorus by Handel)
The details of the transfer of powers will be described in the rest of the book. Jesus will purge out the evil of
this world and come triumphant as the final victor at Armageddon and rule forever.
Daniel foresaw this and wrote about it in Chapters 2,3, 6 and 7.
The coronation of the King is not far in the distance!
35 Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold, all together were broken in pieces, and became like
the chaff of the summer threshing floors; and the wind carried them away, so that not a trace of them could be
found. But the stone that struck the image became a great mountain and filled the whole earth. Daniel 2:35
26 thus says the Lord God: Remove the turban and take off the crown. Things shall not remain as they are. Exalt that which is low, and bring low that which is exalted. 27 A ruin, ruin, ruin I will make it. This also shall not be, until he comes, the one to whom judgment belongs, and I will
give it to him. Ezekiel 21:26-27
44 And in the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that shall never be destroyed, nor shall the kingdom be left to another people. It shall
break in pieces all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, and it shall stand forever. Daniel 2:44
3Then How great are his signs, how mighty his wonders!
His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion endures from generation to
generation. Daniel 4:3
26 I make a decree, that in all my royal dominion people are to tremble and fear before the God of Daniel,
for he is the living God, enduring forever;
his kingdom shall never be destroyed, and his dominion shall be to the end. Daniel 6:26
14 And to him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages
should serve him; his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom one that shall not be destroyed. 26 But the court shall sit in judgment, and his dominion shall be taken away, to be consumed and destroyed to the end. 27 And the kingdom and the dominion and the greatness of the
kingdoms under the whole heaven shall be given to the people of the saints of the Most High; his kingdom
shall be an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.’ Daniel 7:14, 26-27
9 And the Lord will be king over all the earth. On that day the Lord will be one and his name one.
Zechariah 14:9 The destruction of earthly power is well underway as seen in the fact that seven trumpets are contained in
the seventh seal and the seven bowls are contained in the seventh trumpet. Christ’s rule over the earth is
imminent even though we are only halfway through the book. Christ will not only reign in the millennium, but
he shall reign forever and ever (Revelation 11:15b).
Queue the symphony of voices!!!! 16 And the twenty-four elders who sit on their thrones
before God fell on their faces and worshiped God, 17 saying,
“We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty, who is and who was,
for you have taken your great power and begun to reign.
Revelation 11:16-17 The Lord will not be officially crowned until He
defeats all His enemies at the battle of Armageddon. But the saints leave their thrones, bow and worship!
This heavenly choir of raptured saints sing praises to the Lord as they worship Him as the Lord God Almighty! He is worshipped for His titles and triumphs. The worship is
a steady crescendo to the coming ultimate triumph of Christ!The raptured saints in heaven bow before the King
and worship because they see Him beginning to reign!
They cried out with a loud voice, “O Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long before you will judge and avenge our
blood on those who dwell on the earth?” Revelation 6:10
Close now!!!! Very close!!!!
7 I will tell of the decree: The Lord said to me, “You are my Son;
today I have begotten you. 8 Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage,
and the ends of the earth your possession. 9 You shall break them with a rod of iron
and dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.” Psalm 2:7-9
18 The nations raged, but your wrath came,
and the time for the dead to be judged, and for rewarding your servants, the prophets and saints,
and those who fear your name, both small and great,
and for destroying the destroyers of the earth.” Revelation 11:18
This covers a lot of territory from the rapture through the end of the millennium. These events are more than 1000
years apart. 5 The rest of the dead did not come to life until the
thousand years were ended. Revelation 20:5a
18 The nations raged, but your wrath came,
The nations are angry and they are judged in the tribulation.
and the time for the dead to be judged, They are judged a thousand years later.
and for rewarding your servants, the prophets and saints,
and those who fear your name, both small and great,
This is a separate event from the first two.
and for destroying the destroyers of the earth.” Revelation 11:18
The final disposition of Satan and his demons and followers.
Sometimes we get confused because we read two or more events in a single verse or verses that could be
centuries apart.
There is an incredibly wonderful example of this demonstrated between the books of Isaiah and Luke.
1 The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me
to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are
bound;
2 to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor,
and the day of vengeance of our God; Isaiah 61:1-2
This prophecy literally spans the entire period between the first and second coming of Jesus.
16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. And as was his custom, he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and
he stood up to read. 17 And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was
written, 18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind,
to set at liberty those who are oppressed, 19 to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor.”
20 And he rolled up the scroll and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him.
Luke 4:16-20
Jesus stopped at the comma! Jesus said He was sent to
“to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor.” Jesus had been born and walked among them to
proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor!
21 And he began to say to them, “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.” Luke 4:21
We are living in the coma! There are centuries of time contained in the comma! Between the birth of Christ
and the day of vengeance of our God;
19 Then God's temple in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant was seen within his temple.
Revelation 11:19a The ark of the testament is the visible sign of the
presence of God! This would have a tremendous impact on the Jew! To every Jew, the ark of the testament was a sign of the divine power of God in their midst! In the Old
Testament economy it was symbolic of God’s law and God’s Word. Every Jew would understand that in the midst of all this destruction, there was a certainty in
God’s provision! (Remember the manna preserved in the ark!)
19 There were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and heavy hail.
Revelation 11:19b It seems whenever God wants to get man’s attention, He
shakes the earth.
1989 Bay Bridge
Collapse, San Francisco
the ark of his covenant was seen within his temple
God is in control!!!!
Revelation 12 begins another parenthetical pause which will end at 14:20. In Revelation 12, seven primary
characters are introduced! (Proof to follow!) 1. The woman, representing Israel 2. The dragon, representing Satan 3. The male child, referring to Christ 4. Michael, representing the angels 5. Israel, the remnant of the woman’s seed 6. The beast out of the sea, the world dictator 7. The beast out of the earth, the false prophet and
religious leader of the world
In the close of Chapter 11, Jesus is declared the winner!
But, beginning in Chapter 12, and then through Chapters 13 and 14, we go all the way back from the
fall of Lucifer in times past into the present, and into the great tribulation period. We will now examine this
great world dictator more closely. This is the antichrist, inspired by Satan. Beginning here, we will
view the tribulation period all over again, but from the vantage point of evil. Not of God, but of Satan.
We will see the Satanic trinity. ~ the devil
~ the antichrist ~ the false prophet
(they will all come together)
1 And a great (megas) sign (sēmeion) appeared in heaven: a woman
clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a
crown of twelve stars. Revelation 12:1
Nothing in the book of Revelation should be interpreted as symbolic
unless identified as such! THIS WOMAN IS NOT LITERAL. This is
a sign, a token, a symbol.
sign gr. sēmeion
Strong’s g4592 an indication,
especially ceremonially or supernaturally:
miracle, sign token, wonder.
Jezebell Chapter 2
She represents paganism.
The Scarlet Woman (The prostitute)
Chapter 17
Apostate religion in the end times. A final coming together of world
religion.
The Wife of the Lamb Revelation 19:7
The Church! The bride that becomes the wife!
The Radiant Woman Revelation 12:1
???
Four Symbolic Women in Revelation
She is NOT Mary Baker Eddy, as the Christian Scientists believe.
The “child” is NOT Christian Science. The “dragon” is NOT the mortal mind trying to
destroy the scriptures written in Health and Science
She is NOT the virgin Mary, as the Roman Catholic Church believes.
She is NOT the Mother Church, as some Protestant faiths believe.
Nowhere is scripture is the church called a “woman” or is she called a “wife”.
If she is spoken of in female terms, she is referred to as a bride. She becomes a wife only in Revelation 19 at the Marriage Supper of the
Lamb. The church never brought forth Christ,
Christ brought forth the Church!
Besides, if she was the church, she’d be in trouble, because she’s pregnant.
So, who is she???
9 Then he dreamed another dream and told it to his brothers and said, “Behold, I have dreamed another dream. Behold, the sun, the moon, and eleven stars (Joseph is the 12th star) were bowing down to me.”
Genesis 37:9
This dream represents the nation of Israel. Jacob knew that the eleven stars, plus one - Joseph, was to
be the nation of Israel. Israel is compared to a woman many times in both the
Old and New Testament: Isaiah 54:1, 47:7-9, 50:1, Jeremiah 3:1-21, Hosea 2:1-23.
Israel is introduced as a woman - a mother about to give birth.
What was the hope of every Jewish woman?
To give birth to a male child! Specifically, the Messiah!
He shall pay no attention to the gods of his fathers, or to the one beloved by women. He shall
not pay attention to any other god, for he shall magnify himself above all. Daniel 11:37
2 She was pregnant and was crying out in birth pains and the agony of giving birth.
Revelation 12:2
The woman is experiencing the pain and tribulation of nation of Israel, and is giving birth to Christ!
4 They are Israelites, and to them belong the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the worship, and
the promises. 5 To them belong the patriarchs, and from their race, according to the flesh, is the Christ, who is God
over all, blessed forever. Amen. Romans 9:4-5 Before Christ was born, Israel went through many periods
of affliction, thus, the birth pains and agony of giving birth!
For to us (the nation of Israel) a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon
his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting
Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6
4 But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law
(the law represents Israel), Galatians 4:4
This is the Mosaic Law. Who had the Mosaic Law…. Israel.
3 And another sign appeared in heaven: Revelation 12:3a
Again, nothing in the book of Revelation should be
interpreted as symbolic unless identified as such! This is a
sign, a token, a symbol.
sign gr. sēmeion
Strong’s g4592 an indication,
especially ceremonially or supernaturally:
miracle, sign token, wonder.
3 behold, a great red dragon, Revelation 12:3b
The dragon is identified as Satan in verse 9. His color is red, the color of blood. He is great because of the
power he has to rule the earth. 44 You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do
your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning John 8:44a
3 with seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads seven diadems. Revelation 12:3b
Seven is a number of completeness, representing his complete dominion over the earth.
12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the
spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. Ephesians 6:12
3 with seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads seven diadems. Revelation 12:3b
Seven heads and ten horns are also a reference to the original ten kingdoms discussed in Daniel 7:7-8
7 After this I saw in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, terrifying and dreadful and exceedingly strong. It had
great iron teeth; it devoured and broke in pieces and stamped what was left with its feet. It was different from all the beasts
that were before it, and it had ten horns. 8 I considered the horns, and behold, there came up among them another horn, a little one, before which three of the first horns were plucked
up by the roots. And behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking great things.
So, the horns represent strength and the crowns represent kingdoms. We’ll read more about the
kingdoms in Chapters 13 and 17.
Satan has his kingdom. He is the ruler over this world.
30 I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has no claim on me John 14:30
11 concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged. John 16:11
In Luke 4:5-7, Jesus did not dispute the claims of Satan’s ownership when Satan offered Him the “kingdoms of the
world”. The description of the dragon closely resembles the
“beast rising out of the sea” in Chapter 13. The dragon is represented in heaven while the beast is on the earth. The beast appears after the dragon is cast down from heaven.
4 His tail swept down a third of the stars of heaven and cast them to the earth.
Revelation 12:4a Isaiah 14:12-14 recounts the fall of Satan from heaven. In this verse we find that Satan took a third of the angels with him. We know that the stars refer to angels because
of the Isaiah reference - “How you are fallen from heaven,
O Day Star, son of Dawn! Isaiah 14:12a
4 And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she bore her child he
might devour it. Revelation 12:4b
The dragon hates the woman and desires to kill the child!
Satan’s plan has always been to destroy the nation of Israel to thwart the plan of God!
I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring (Israel - Christ); he shall bruise (crush) your head, and you
shall bruise his heel.” Genesis 3:15
Genesis 4:8Cain kills Abel. Seth resumes
promise.
Genesis 6Satan brings unredeemable sin to
the earth. God sends flood. Noah’s seed repopulates earth
Genesis 27:41 Esau plans to kill Jacob
Exodus 2:5-10Pharaoh orders newborn
males to be slain
1 Samuel Saul tries to kill David
Some of Satan’s efforts to prevent birth of Christ
2 Chronicles 21:13Jehoram (son of Jehosophat)
slays all his brothers with a sword.
2 Chronicles 22:1Band of Arabians kills all of
Jehoram’s sons except Joash who is spared.
Esther 3:8-15, 6:1-11Haman attempts to eradicate the
Jewish people
Matthew 2 13-15 Herod has all baby boys killed
Luke 4:29Nazarites attempt to cast Jesus
over a cliff
Some of Satan’s efforts to prevent birth of Christ
“Gotcha!” I’m sure that Satan celebrated when God cursed the
bloodline of David (the Curse of Jeconiah) after Satan had caused Jeconiah to sin greatly!
30 Thus says the Lord: “Write this man down as childless, a man who shall not succeed in his days for none of his
offspring shall succeed in sitting on the throne of David and ruling again in Judah.”
Jeremiah 22:30 But God had the last laugh when, in Luke, the
genealogy of Mary was traced not through Solomon, but through Nathan!
But, in spite of Satan’s best efforts ……. 5 She gave birth to a male child, one who is to rule all
the nations with a rod of iron, Revelation 12:5a
Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage, and the ends of the earth your possession.
You shall break them with a rod of iron and dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.”
Psalm 2:8-9 Messiah will break and dash them in pieces when He comes again to the earth. - Ryrie Study Bible Notes
5 but her child was caught up (harpazō) to God and to his throne (Christ’s ascension!),
Revelation 12:5b
17 Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up
(harpazō) together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always
be with the Lord. 1 Thessalonians 4:17
caught up gr. harpazō
Strong’s g0726 To seize; catch
(away up), pluck, pull, take
by force.
6 and the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, in which she is to be
nourished for 1,260 days (3 1/2 years). Revelation 12:6
There is a tremendous time lapse between Verse 5 (birth and ascension of Christ) and Verse 6, which is
not uncommon in prophecy. Israel is enjoying comparative peace in the first 3 1/2 years of the
tribulation, so the reference must be to the preservation of a portion of the nation Israel through
the great tribulation and into the millennium.
in which she is to be nourished for 1,260 days (3 1/2 years).
Revelation 12:6b
This verse indicates that during the intense part of the great tribulation, this remnant of Israel will be
protected by God.
7 Now war arose in heaven, Michael and his angels fighting against the dragon. And the dragon and his
angels fought back, Revelation 12:7
“At that time shall arise Michael, the great prince who has charge of your people (Michael is Israel’s
advocate and defender!). And there shall be a time of trouble, such as never has been since there was a
nation till that time. Daniel 12:1a
7 Now war arose in heaven, Michael and his angels fighting against the dragon. And the dragon and his
angels fought back, Revelation 12:7
Though the conflict at the end of the age is primarily on earth, there will also be war in heaven. The
purpose of the war is to expel the dragon and his angels.
John F. Walvoord writes that this event marks the beginning of the great tribulation.
This is not a mänō ä mänō fight between God and Satan. Satan couldn’t even last a round with God.
This battle is between a created Lucifer and a created Michael! Satan likes to make you think he is God’s
equal. Michael and Satan have tangled before.
9 But when the archangel Michael, contending with the devil, was disputing about the body of Moses, he did not presume to pronounce a blasphemous judgment,
but said, “The Lord rebuke you.” Jude 1:9
And, they tangled in Daniel -
The prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me twenty-one days, but Michael, one of the chief
princes, came to help me, for I was left there with the kings of Persia, Daniel 10:13
8 but he was defeated, and there was no longer any place for them in heaven.
Revelation 12:8 We know that Satan has had access to heaven.
Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also
came among them. Job 1:6
Satan’s activities will now be restricted totally to the earth! This is a major step in his ultimate defeat, and Satan is really, really angry about it and full of wrath!
59 And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient
serpent, who is called the devil (diabolos) and Satan,
Revelation 12:9a
The false accuser of the brothers.
Devil gr. diabolos
Strong’s g1228 Satan: false
accuser, devil, slanderer, prone
to slander, slanderous,
accusing falsely.
the deceiver of the whole world—he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with
him. Revelation 12:9b
18 And he (Jesus) said to them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. Luke 10:18
The ancient serpent from the garden of Eden, the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world
starting with Eve.
10 And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, “Now the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God
and the authority of his Christ have come, for the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, who
accuses them day and night before our God. Revelation 12:10
Satan has been thrown down and there is great rejoicing in heaven! The loud voice could be the
martyred saints in heaven under the altar because thy refer to the accuser of our brothers.
11 And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they loved not
their lives even unto death. Revelation 12:11
Three powerful spiritual weapons are employed to secure the victory of the saints.
1. The blood of the Lamb renders the believer pure and makes possible his spiritual victory
2. The word of the believer’s testimony opposes the deceiving work of Satan in that the Gospel is the Power of God unto salvation
3. The believers are so totally committed that they die as martyrs
12 Therefore, rejoice, O heavens and you who dwell in them! But woe to you, O earth and sea, for the devil
has come down to you in great wrath, because he knows that his time is short!”
Revelation 12:12 Heaven rejoices, but the earth trembles because Satan
has no more opportunity in heaven to accuse the brotherhood. He is livid and will now focus his entire
attention and wrath on the earth. Many commentators feel that this marks the beginning of the Great
Tribulation and, if so, Satan has 3 1/2 years left in his reign on earth and scripture says he knows it.
13 And when the dragon saw that he had been thrown down to the earth, he pursued the woman who had
given birth to the male child. Revelation 12:13
We know that the woman represents the nation of Israel and now Satan, cast from heaven in defeat, will
turn all of his focus and all of his energy on the nation of Israel throughout the Great Tribulation.
The last and worst wave of anti-semitism is about to roll across the earth. It will be worse than anything
that has gone before it in history! The time of Jacob’s trouble!
14 But the woman was given the two wings of the great eagle so that she might fly from the serpent into the
wilderness, Revelation 12:14a
Metaphorically, the wings of eagles has previously represented the grace of God for the people of Israel.
4 ‘You yourselves have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles' wings and
brought you to myself. Exodus 19:4 God will get them out on eagle’s wings because of His
grace!
to the place where she is to be nourished for a time, and times, and half a time.
Revelation 12:14b We know that the woman represents the nation of
Israel and now Satan, cast from heaven in defeat, will turn all of his focus and all of his energy on the nation
of Israel throughout the Great Tribulation.
In the book of Daniel, we find that the antichrist will wage a fierce battle but that Edom, Moab and the
main part of the Ammorites will be delivered from the hands of the antichrist…..
He shall come into the glorious land. And tens of thousands shall fall, but these shall be delivered out
of his hand: Edom and Moab and the main part of the Ammonites.. Daniel 11:41
This is present-day Jordan.
Down through the ages, there has been a notion that, because the “safe zone” for the woman described in
Revelation and the “spared zone” in Daniel is actually in modern-day Jordan, this “place” might refer to the
City of Petra.
Does this look familiar?
15 The serpent poured water like a river out of his mouth after the woman, to sweep her away with a
flood. Revelation 12:15
The woman (Israel) will escape to a literal place. Therefore, we might assume that the water is literal as
well!
16 But the earth came to the help of the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed the river that
the dragon had poured from his mouth. Revelation 12:16
The Lord is a man of war; the Lord is his name.
“Pharaoh's chariots and his host he cast into the sea, and his chosen officers were sunk in the Red Sea.
The floods covered them; they went down into the depths like a stone. Exodus 15:3-5 (Song of Moses and the People) Oops, well Satan that didn’t work before either!
However, the river could also be a great army that Satan sends after the nation of Israel!
7 therefore, behold, the Lord is bringing up against them the waters of the River,[a] mighty and many, the king of
Assyria and all his glory. And it will rise over all its channels and go over all its banks, 8 and it will sweep on
into Judah, it will overflow and pass on, reaching even to the neck, and its outspread wings will fill the breadth of
your land, O Immanuel.” Isaiah 8:7-8 (In 701BC, Sennacherib invaded Judah and only
Jerusalem escaped.)
In Ezekiel, the king of the north is seen marching on Israel. How will the king be stopped because no nation is there to stop him? God is there and will destroy him with
natural forces.
22 With pestilence and bloodshed I will enter into judgment with him, and I will rain upon him and his hordes and the
many peoples who are with him torrential rains and hailstones, fire and sulfur. Ezekiel 38:22
17 Then the dragon became furious with the woman and went off to make war on the rest of her offspring, on those who keep the commandments of God and hold
to the testimony of Jesus (obviously the 144,00 sealed witnesses are in Satan’s sights).
Revelation 12:17 Some of the translations include And he stood on the sand of the sea as part of Revelation 12:17. It should
begin Chapter 13.
