0006 revelation ch. 8.2-9

Revelation 8:2 – 9Revelation 8:2 – 9

Sometimes called the 1/3 Sometimes called the 1/3 Judgments because 1/3 of Judgments because 1/3 of everything is destroyedeverything is destroyed

Before the ThroneBefore the Throne

Rev Rev 8:28:2 And I sa And I saw the seven angels w the seven angels who stood before who stood before God, and seven trGod, and seven trumpets were given umpets were given to them. to them.


Rev Rev 8:38:3 And another angel came and stood And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censeat the altar, having a golden censer…r…


Rev 8:3 …Rev 8:3 …And And much incense wasmuch incense was given to hi given to him, so that he should offer m, so that he should offer itit with the prayers with the prayers of all saints on the golden altaof all saints on the golden altar [of incense] r [of incense] before the throne. before the throne.


Rev Rev 8:48:4 And the smoke of the incense And the smoke of the incense which which camecame with the prayers of the saints, ascended with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God from the angel's hand. up before God from the angel's hand.


Rev Rev 8:58:5 And the angel took the censer and f And the angel took the censer and filled it with fire from the altar, and cast illed it with fire from the altar, and cast itit in into the earthto the earth……


Rev 8:5 …Rev 8:5 …And voices and thunderings and lAnd voices and thunderings and lightnings and an earthquake occurredightnings and an earthquake occurred..

More violence in nature to signal the More violence in nature to signal the approaching doomapproaching doom

““One-Third” Judgments Rev. One-Third” Judgments Rev. 8:1-128:1-12

First Angel Sounded Fire, Hail First Angel Sounded Fire, Hail and Bloodand Blood Rev. 7:6Rev. 7:6

The prayers for vengeance (v. 1) are beginning to be answered when the censer is cast to the earth to mark the start of the 7 terrible Shofar Judgments.

First Angel Sounded Fire, Hail First Angel Sounded Fire, Hail and Bloodand Blood

Rev 8:7…Rev 8:7…A third of the earth was burned uA third of the earth was burned up, a third of the trees, and every blade of grp, a third of the trees, and every blade of green grasseen grass. .

First Angel Sounded Fire, Hail First Angel Sounded Fire, Hail and Bloodand Blood

The Second Angel: Ch. 8:8-9The Second Angel: Ch. 8:8-9

A mountain of fire A mountain of fire (meteor) fell into (meteor) fell into the seathe sea

One third of the One third of the sea turned to sea turned to bloodblood

The Second Angel: Ch. 8:8-9The Second Angel: Ch. 8:8-9

One third of the sea creatures diedOne third of the sea creatures died One third of the ships destroyedOne third of the ships destroyed

Third Angel: Rev. 8:10-11Third Angel: Rev. 8:10-11

A star (which was named Wormwood) A star (which was named Wormwood) looking like a torch afire fell into 1/3 of the looking like a torch afire fell into 1/3 of the rivers and river sourcesrivers and river sources


1/3 of the water sources became 1/3 of the water sources became poisonous and bitterpoisonous and bitter

Many people died from drinking itMany people died from drinking it

The Fourth Angel: Ch. 8:12The Fourth Angel: Ch. 8:12

One third of the One third of the light and heat of light and heat of the sun darkened the sun darkened and also it did not and also it did not shine for 1/3 of a shine for 1/3 of a day.day.

The Fourth Angel: Ch. 8:12The Fourth Angel: Ch. 8:12

One third of the Stars darkenedOne third of the Stars darkened The moon did not shine for 1/3 of a night The moon did not shine for 1/3 of a night

and when it did it had 1/3 less intensityand when it did it had 1/3 less intensity

A Terrible Lamentation Ch. A Terrible Lamentation Ch. 8:138:13

RevRev 8:13 8:13 ……Woe, woe, woWoe, woe, woe, for them that dwell on te, for them that dwell on the earth, by reason of the he earth, by reason of the other other blastsblasts of the of the shofarsshofars of the three angels, who arof the three angels, who are yet to sound.e yet to sound.

A Terrible Lamentation Ch. A Terrible Lamentation Ch. 8:138:13

So terrible are the next judgmental plagues So terrible are the next judgmental plagues that a special angel is sent to proclaim a that a special angel is sent to proclaim a lamentation for the people on earth. lamentation for the people on earth.

The Fifth Shofar Blast: LocustsThe Fifth Shofar Blast: Locusts

Rev 9:1 And the fiftRev 9:1 And the fifth angel sounded, and h angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from I saw a star fall from heaven unto the eartheaven unto the earth:h:

The Fifth Shofar Blast: LocustsThe Fifth Shofar Blast: Locusts

In the book of Revelation, stars are most In the book of Revelation, stars are most often angels going to the earth to carry out often angels going to the earth to carry out judgment. This one is one of those angels.judgment. This one is one of those angels.

Opening the Bottomless Pit Opening the Bottomless Pit Rev. 9:1-2Rev. 9:1-2

Rev Rev 9:29:2 [He][He] opened opened the shaft of the bottothe shaft of the bottomless pit, and smoke mless pit, and smoke came out of the shaft came out of the shaft like the smoke from like the smoke from a large furnace. The a large furnace. The smoke darkened the smoke darkened the sun and the air. sun and the air.

The Locusts From the The Locusts From the Bottomless Pit (Ch. 9:3-11)Bottomless Pit (Ch. 9:3-11)

Rev 9:3 And there came out of the smoke locRev 9:3 And there came out of the smoke locustsusts……

Rev Rev 9:4-69:4-6 And it was commanded them that t And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, hey should not hurt the grass of the earth, [nor][nor] any green thing any green thing…or …or tree; but only those tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads…foreheads… that they should not kill them, bu that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five monthst that they should be tormented five months

The Locusts’ Appearance and The Locusts’ Appearance and Commission: Ch. 9:3-11Commission: Ch. 9:3-11

… And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.

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Considerations about the Considerations about the LocustsLocusts

They are hordes of They are hordes of hybrid demonic hybrid demonic beings, since we beings, since we see that they have see that they have stings like stings like scorpions.scorpions.

They have the They have the ability to ability to understand and understand and think, to think, to distinguish distinguish between groups between groups of people.of people.

Considerations about the Considerations about the Locusts (Cont’d)Locusts (Cont’d)

They make a distinction between those They make a distinction between those with the seal of God on their forehead with the seal of God on their forehead and those who do not. and those who do not.

They are the beginning of God’s next They are the beginning of God’s next step up in severity of judgmentsstep up in severity of judgments..

"The First Woe is past…” Rev. "The First Woe is past…” Rev. 9:129:12

Rev Rev 9:129:12 The first woe is past. Behold, after t The first woe is past. Behold, after these things yet come two woes.hese things yet come two woes.

Bad as the disasters of the previous Bad as the disasters of the previous judgments were, it gets worse…and worse. judgments were, it gets worse…and worse.

Rev 9:13Rev 9:13 And the sixth angel sounde And the sixth angel sounded…d…

Rev 9:15 And the foRev 9:15 And the four angels were looseur angels were loosed, which were prepad, which were prepared for an hour, and red for an hour, and a day, and a month, a day, and a month, and a year, for and a year, for to slato slay the third part of my the third part of men.en.

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The Sixth Trumpet: Invasion of The Sixth Trumpet: Invasion of Middle East by ChinaMiddle East by China


Rev 9:16 And the number of the army of Rev 9:16 And the number of the army of the horsemen the horsemen werewere two hundred thousantwo hundred thousand thousand:d thousand: and I heard the number of t and I heard the number of them. hem.


The Euphrates can be dried up in a day’s The Euphrates can be dried up in a day’s time. In 1990 Turkey built a dam on the time. In 1990 Turkey built a dam on the upper part of the river and by closing the upper part of the river and by closing the dam, it can stop the water from flowing into dam, it can stop the water from flowing into the Euphrates. This is important because by the Euphrates. This is important because by drying up the Euphrates it would make it drying up the Euphrates it would make it easy for China to enter the Middle East. easy for China to enter the Middle East.

The Chinese Confederation The Chinese Confederation Comes: Verses 15 - 16Comes: Verses 15 - 16

““[in the 1950’s], the late ruler of China, Mao[in the 1950’s], the late ruler of China, Mao--Tsetung boasted in his diary that he could Tsetung boasted in his diary that he could field an army of 200 million soldiers.” (field an army of 200 million soldiers.” (www.newlifechristianchapel.org/nlccp5.htmlwww.newlifechristianchapel.org/nlccp5.html))

With this boast in mind, it seems clear that With this boast in mind, it seems clear that the “horsemen” of the invading army is the the “horsemen” of the invading army is the Chinese Army invading the Middle East.Chinese Army invading the Middle East.

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The Chinese Confederation The Chinese Confederation Comes: Verses 15 – 16Comes: Verses 15 – 16

Note in verse 18, we see that 1/3 of the Note in verse 18, we see that 1/3 of the remaining population are killed (or about 1.5 remaining population are killed (or about 1.5 billion people) It is billion people) It is possible that these will be possible that these will be Asian Nations since China won’t allow any Asian Nations since China won’t allow any possible enemy to stand in the way of her possible enemy to stand in the way of her conquests.conquests.

The hardness of heart of those The hardness of heart of those left behind after the Raptureleft behind after the Rapture

Rev Rev 9:209:20 And the rest of the men who were n And the rest of the men who were not killed by these plagues ot killed by these plagues stillstill did not repent o did not repent of the works of their hands, that they should nof the works of their hands, that they should not worship demons, and golden, and silver, and t worship demons, and golden, and silver, and bronze, and stone, and wooden idols (which nbronze, and stone, and wooden idols (which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk).either can see, nor hear, nor walk).


Rev Rev 9:219:21 And they did not repent of their mu And they did not repent of their murdersrders,, nor of their sorcerie nor of their sorceries [including drug s [including drug use and witchcraft]use and witchcraft], ,


nor of their fornicationnor of their fornication [In the Greek, [In the Greek, “pornaia” which includes “cross-gender”, “pornaia” which includes “cross-gender”, homosexuality and other sodomy of all kinds homosexuality and other sodomy of all kinds with both men and women, incest, “cross-with both men and women, incest, “cross-dressing”, sex with animals and lewdness of dressing”, sex with animals and lewdness of dress and actions, watching pornography of dress and actions, watching pornography of all sorts and incest and adultery)all sorts and incest and adultery), nor of their , nor of their thefts. thefts.


Despite their acknowledgment that these Despite their acknowledgment that these judgments are from God and the Lamb judgments are from God and the Lamb (Jesus) and despite their knowledge that they (Jesus) and despite their knowledge that they are brought on by the sins mentioned here, are brought on by the sins mentioned here, they STILL refused to repent and turn to God they STILL refused to repent and turn to God for salvation. Instead, as shall be seen, they for salvation. Instead, as shall be seen, they blasphemed and cursed God for His giving blasphemed and cursed God for His giving them the consequence and punishment for them the consequence and punishment for their evil ways.their evil ways.

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