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No claims of absolute originality are made for this material. As one man said, "I milk a lot of cows, but I churn my own butter." Please use these sermons as the Lord leads, but nothing on this site may be used for profit without my expressed, written permission!
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Rev. 8:1-13 WHEN THE TRUMPETS BEGIN TO SOUND
Intro: Ill. The events thus far. We have witnessed the opening of six of the seven
seals. When the seventh is opened, it produces seven trumpets. These trumpet
announce what will be a series of divine judgments upon a sinful world. There is not
much for man to say about these things. Therefore, we will let the Bible speak for
itself in these matters.
I. V.1 SILENCE IN HEAVEN
A. The lull before the storm.
B. The judgments that follow are so terrible that all of Heaven falls silent. (Ill.
Beasts, Elders, Angels, Choirs.)
C. Sometimes, we need to get silent before the Lord - Psa. 46:10
D. Ill. The effect of silence - (Ill. Wedding, Prison, Ill. Man in truck!) 30 mins of
total silence is never shattering!
II. V.2 & 6 SOLEMN PREPARATIONS
A. Seven angels are given trumpets. The trumpets will signal the judgments.
B. Ill. The importance of trumpets - Num. 10:1-12 - (Assembly, Journey, Alarm,
War, Worship, ect.)
C. These angels position themselves and get ready to sound their trumpers - v.6
III. V.3-5 SAINT’S PRAYERS
A. The prayers of the saints are kept - Psa. 56:8-9; Rev. 5:8
B. Will be offered before the Lord - (Ill. Delayed answers!)
C. Ill. The Lord’s prayer! When we pray, “Thy Kingdom Come”, we are asking
for God to judge this world! It also anwers the prayer in 6:9-10.
D. Pray! God hears, Jer. 33:3; and He will answer!
E. V.5 After the prayers went up, the judgment came down!
F. Ill. The world has rejected Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross of Calvary, now they will
be judged from the altar of God!
IV. V.7-13 SERIOUS PUNISHMENT
A. V.7 First Trumpet - Hail, fire and blood cast upon the earth. (Ill. Eze. 38:22)
1/3 of all trees and all the green grass gone! Imagine that! (Ill. Oxygen levels!)
B. V.8-9 Second Trumpet - “A mountain cast into the sea!”
1/3 of sea turns to blood; 1/3 of all sea life dies; 1/3 of all ships go down!
(Ill. Man’s dependence upon the sea!)
C. V.10-11 Third Trumpet - A falling star
1. Poisons 1/3 of all fresh water! (Ill. Wormwood - a poison herb - Ill.
Absinthe!)
2. Jesus is the water of life - John 14:13-14 - He was rejected and now He will
judge them in a manner that will remind mankind of who He is!
D. V.12 Fourth Trumpet - (God’s dimmer switch)
1. Dims the light by 1/3
2. Ill. Darkness increases by 8 hours per day. (Ill. Cold, heat and power; Ill.
Crops.)
3. Jesus is the light of the world - Jn. 8:12 - Men chose darkness and get their
desire. (Ill. All of these things are an Ecologist’s nightmare!)
E. V.13 The Eagle - he proclaims 3 woes upon the world. Things are going to
get worse from this point!
Conc: No person present need worry about these things. If, that is, you are saved by
the grace of God! Soon all of these things will come to pass. Where will you be when
it all comes down?
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