TABLE OF CONTENTS |
Part I
Prelude to the Trumpets |
Part II
The 1st Trumpet
The 2nd Trumpet
The 3rd Trumpet
The 4th Trumpet
The 5th Trumpet
The 6th Trumpet
The 7th Trumpet
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The Fourth Trumpet—
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"And the fourth angel sounded,
and
the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part
of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third
part of it, and the night likewise."
Revelation 8:12
Peter Waldo was the fourth "trumpet"
messenger. He recognized the follies and evils of the papal reign. He saw the wealth and
power of the clergy in stark contrast to the poor oppressed people. He set an excellent
example for the opulent clergy by giving away all his possessions. Waldo was followed by
the poor men of Lyons who also gave away their wealth and entered the ministry.
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Peter Waldo translated the four
Gospels into French, and his disciples carried them throughout the
region.
The ministry of the Waldenses caused
the right-hearted Christians to realize that the Gospel sunlight had
been darkened, as was the Mosaic Law obscured along with the
apostolic lights.
To the right-hearted it became clear
that light was being withheld from them.
Though bitterly persecuted by the
papacy, the Waldenses faithfully endured the persecutions and they
effectively were in the forefront of those pressuring for reform.
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Peter Waldo |
The fourth "plague" of Revelation 16:8, 9
only affects the sun and in quite a different fashion. Instead of being darkened or
withholding light, here the "plague," when poured "upon the sun,"
causes it to become extremely hot. Those ministers, who had been spreading some
of the sweet Gospel teachings and passing themselves off as ministers of God, now find the
sun burning furiously down upon them and their followers, causing them to defame God who
is bringing this scorching heat upon them.
We notice there is no repentance and no willingness to respond by
giving glory to God. It was easy to give glory to God when basking in the Gospel promises.
But when the burning sun bakes them crisply, how different it is! The fourth
"plague" is poured "upon the sun."
The Waldenses did not pose a serious threat to the
papal reign. Hence we find a very short description limited to one verse. The fourth
"trumpet" only made the right-hearted realize that the light of the
"sun," "moon" and "stars" were being withheld from them and
were determined not to accept the darkness, striving instead toward the light.
"And I beheld, and heard an angel
[an eagle crying with a loud
voice, according to ancient manuscripts] flying through the midst of heaven, saying
with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabitors of the earth by reason of the other
voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound."
Revelation
8:13
This verse declares that the next three
"trumpet" voices would be attended with "woe" or trouble for society.
The "trumpet" messages to follow would begin to adversely affect false religion,
both Catholic and Protestant, causing grief as society realizes step by step the declining
fortunes of their church-state religions.
It is those who have separated themselves from Babylon who are
said to fly in the "midst of heaven." Mid-heaven Christians are those not ruling
in ecclesiasticism, but who are in touch with the Word of God. It is God’s
Word, "an eagle crying with a loud voice," or the Word on the wings of the Old
and New Testaments as they began to be available and distributed, that portends the woes
to Christian society.
The Bible
Codex Sinaiticus
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A Flying Eagle Representing
Wings of the Old and New Testaments
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Starting with Wycliff and onward, the
Bible began to be available and to circulate. At first limited, the Word of God began to
stand in stark contradiction to the papal teachings, and later, to the Protestant
compromised teachings.
Click to go to the following:
TOPICAL STUDY ON THE SEVEN
TRUMPETS:
Prelude to the Trumpets - 1st Trumpet - 2nd Trumpet - 3rd Trumpet
4th Trumpet - 5th Trumpet
- 6th Trumpet - 7th Trumpet
CHAPTER/VERSE BY VERSE STUDY
ON THE SEVEN TRUMPETS:
1st through 6th Trumpet [Revelation 8,9] - 7th Trumpet [ Revelation 11:15-19]
TOPICAL STUDY ON THE SEVEN SEALS:
Seven Seals Part I - Part 2
1st Seal - 2nd Seal - 3rd Seal - 4th Seal - 5th Seal - 6th Seal - 7th Seal
CHAPTER/VERSE BY VERSE STUDY
ON THE SEVEN SEALS:
1st to 6th Seal [Revelation 6] - 7th Seal [Revelation 8:1]
TOPICAL STUDY ON THE SEVEN
CHURCHES:
7 Churches Topical Study Home Page
Ephesus - Smyrna - Pergamos - Thyatira - Sardis - Philadelphia - Laodicea
CHAPTER/VERSE BY VERSE STUDY
ON THE SEVEN CHURCHES:
7 Churches Verse by Verse Home Page
Ephesus - Smyrna - Pergamos - Thyatira - Sardis - Philadelphia - Laodicea
Topical Study Home Page - Chapter Study Home Page
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