Revelation Answer to Question #17

 

17.   What do the 7 Trumpets have to do with the 7 Plagues?

Throughout the Christian Age, the messengers ("angels") to the churches heralded truths. However, they were largely ignored. But the truths will be finally delivered effectively at the end of the age in very potent form. As such, these truths will be a "plague" to false Christianity.

By the fourth stage, the apostasy was complete. Starting with the fifth stage, truths began to be a "woe" to false Christianity. We are now in the last Laodicean period during which Jesus has secretly returned and is knocking at the door of our hearts. (Rev.  3:20)

TRUMPETS & PLAGUES

CORRELATION OF
7 TRUMPETS OF GOSPEL AGE
to
7 PLAGUES
WHICH DESTROY BABYLON

 

		7 Messengers Sound 7 Trumpets during Christian Age	7 Messages Pour 7 Last Plagues at End of Harvest
Increasing Error		Ephesus 8:7 - Earth (stable society)	16:2 - Earth
		Judgments to convert the right-hearted.	Judgments on those who worship the "beast" or its "image."
		Smyrna 8:8-9 - Sea	16:3 - Sea
		Judgments to convert the right-hearted.	Judgments to convert the right-hearted from restlessness.
		Pergamos 8:10-11 - Rivers	16:4-7 - River
		Judgments to convert religious teachings and teachers.	Judgments on sources of religious teaching.
		Thyatira 8:12,13 - Sun	16:8,9 - Sun
		The right-hearted perceive the sunlight has been withheld.	Sun's heat is turned up.
Increasing Light	1st Woe	Sardis 9:2 - Darkness	16:10 - Seat of Beast, full of darkness or gross error.
		Right-hearted recognize light has been withheld.
	2nd Woe	Philadelphia 9:14 - Four angels bound in River Euphrates.	16:12 - River Euphrates dries up.
	3rd Woe	Laodicea 11:15-19 - Voices in heaven, the spiritual realm, proclaim Christ's kingdom; lightning, thunder, earthquake, hail	16:17-21 - Air (Satan's opposing spiritual rule); earthquake, lightning, thunder, hail

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