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Text: Revelation 8:6-13
Theme: The judgments of God upon a wicked rebellious people are catastrophic, and still the rest of mankind that were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the work of their hands ... .
Date: 07/01/2018 File name: Resurrection21.wpd
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The eighth chapter of Revelation, introduces us to a series of cataclysmic judgments poured out upon the Earth’s inhabitants at the end of the age.
In Revelation 8:6 we read, “Then the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared to sound them.”
(Revelation 8:6, NIV84).
One-by-one the trumpets will blow, and judgement rains down upon the earth
The Seven Trumpet Judgments are explained over three chapters:
Chapter 8 records four trumpets sounding
Chapter 9 records two trumpets sounding
The seventh trumpet is not sounded until Rev. 11:15.
Just as there is an intermission or interlude between the breaking of the 6th and 7th seals, so also there is an interlude between the sounding of the 6th and 7th trumpets.
Revelation 8:6 pictures seven angels standing by, prepared to sound their trumpets, each one of which will usher in a Devine judgment upon the earth and its inhabitants.
The adversaries of God will receive their due rewards while God’s people are protected against God’s wrath.
As I begin this morning, I want you to notice that these Trumpet Judgments can be divided into those judgments that afflict the physical earth, and those that specifically afflict human beings.
I will tell you that I’ll not be going into great detail regarding what each of these judgments might be.
Each has much speculation.
There are two primary issues: 1st, are these judgments past or future?
and 2nd, are these judgments figurative or literal?
To the first issue, I believe these events are future.
As to the second issue, I believe these events will be actual God-wrought events though we may not be able to discern how the event will take place.
I. CATASTROPHIC JUDGEMENTS UPON THE EARTH
1. the Earth itself will experience the judgment of God
A. CATASTROPHE #1
“The first angel sounded his trumpet, and there came hail and fire mixed with blood, and it was hurled down upon the earth.
A third of the earth was burned up, a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up.” (Revelation 8:7, NIV84)
1. the 1st Judgment involves the destruction of much of the Earth’s vegetation—a third of the trees and all of the grass
a. all over the world there are still great grasslands—they make up just over 40% of the world’s land surface
ILLUS.
Among the most important are the Eurasian Steppes that stretch from Mongolia and northern China to Europe, the Tibetan Plateau, the North American Great Plains, and the Pampas of southeastern South America.
1) weather you call them Savanna, steppe, prairie or pampas, grasslands are the globe's most agriculturally rich habitats producing both crops and grazing lands
2) imagine every single blade of grass burned up
3) imagine all the animals that depend on that habitat dead or dying very quickly due to lack of grazing land
b. but also a third of the earth’s trees are burned up as well
ILLUS.
In 1988, fire destroyed nearly one-third of Yellowstone National Park.
I vividly remember the aerial pictures.
Nearly two million acres of land were blackened by the disastrous fire.
Nothing remained of the vegetation, and the trees were nothing but charred remains.
Now, image ten-time that destruction.
The destruction of a third of the earth’s forests would be 19 million acres burned.
2. the cause of this destruction is hail and fire mixed with blood
a. the results are catastrophic—famine, pestilence, crime, and death will all begin to quickly rise
b. this is a horrific, far-reaching judgment
B. CATASTROPHE #2
“The second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a huge mountain, all ablaze, was thrown into the sea.
A third of the sea turned into blood, 9 a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.”
(Revelation 8:8–9, NIV84)
1. the 2nd Judgment involves the destruction of much of the world’s ocean life, and commercial shipping
a. oceans cover 75% of the world’s surface, and contain 750,000 marine species
1) imagine one-third of even just the Pacific ocean devastated by such a judgment
2) an ocean that turns to blood would result in a tremendous loss of marine life
b.
right now more than 3.5 billion people depend on the oceans for their primary source of food
c. also try to imagine one-third of the world’s shipping destroyed—fishing trawlers, and factory ships, Cruse Ships, and huge container ships, as well as navel ships from dozens of nations
1) food manufacture and distribution is disrupted, trade in important commodities like oil and natural gas are affected, and the balance of sea power is destabilized
2. the cause of this destruction comes from something like a huge mountain, all ablaze, ... thrown into the sea
ILLUS.
One of the most powerful and devastating oceanic disasters in recorded history took place in 1883, when the volcano called Krakatoa blew up.
Its eruption was one of the most catastrophic ever witnessed and provides us with just an inkling of what the future holds in the time of the Tribulation.
On the afternoon of Aug. 26, 1883, the first of a series of increasingly violent eruptions occurred.
A black cloud of ash rose 17 miles above the island.
On the morning of the next day, tremendous explosions ripped the island apart.
Those explosions were heard 2,200 miles away in Australia.
Ash was propelled to a height of 50 miles, blocking the sun and plunging the surrounding region into darkness for two and a half days.
The drifting dust caused spectacular red sunsets around the globe throughout the following year, and lowered average temperature in the Northern Hemisphere by 2 degrees.
Tsunamis reached as far away as Hawaii and South America.
Dozens of ships floundered.
The greatest wave reached a height of 120 feet and took 36,000 lives when it hit the coastal towns of nearby Java and Sumatra.
Near the volcano masses of floating pumice produced from lava cooled in the sea were thick enough to halt traveling ships.
Everything on nearby islands was buried under a thick layer of ash.
Plant and animal life did not begin to reestablish itself to any degree for five years.
C. CATASTROPHE #3
“The third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star, blazing like a torch, fell from the sky on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water— 11 the name of the star is Wormwood.
A third of the waters turned bitter, and many people died from the waters that had become bitter.”
(Revelation 8:10–11, NIV84)
1. the 3rd Judgment involves the destruction of much of the world’s fresh water supply
a. one-third of the fresh water supply of the Earth is made unfit for human consumption
b. this is the first judgement where we are told that many people died from the affects of the catastrophe
2. the cause of this destruction comes from a great star, blazing like a torch that falls upon the rivers and on the springs of water
a. this star even has a name—it’s called Wormwood
ILLUS.
Wormwood is a type of woody plant growing throughout much of the world, and is considered an invasive weed.
Most species have strong aromas and bitter tastes.
In ancient Israel, it was used to deter moths from eating garments.
Imagine the five Great Lakes of North America all becoming so bitter as to be undrinkable.
The five Great Lakes make up the largest body of fresh water on Earth, accounting for 21% of the globe’s freshwater surface at 6 quadrillion gallons, and accounting for 84% of North America's surface fresh water.
More than 30 million people live in the Great Lakes basin, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
This equals 10% of U.S. residents and 30% of Canadian residents.
But the Great Lakes supply drinking water to just over 40 million people.
b. imagine if all the water in the Great Lakes was suddenly undrinkable
D. CATASTROPHE #4
“The fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of them turned dark.
A third of the day was without light, and also a third of the night.”
(Revelation 8:12, NIV84)
1. the 4th Judgment involves the destruction of much of the heavens
a. as in the first three judgments, we are only talking about one-third of the sun’s light being diminished, and one-third of the moon’s light being diminished, and one-third of the star’s ceasing to shine
1) the word struck in vs. 12 is a word that means to physically strike so as to cause injury or damage
a) it’s the same word used to describe the Jewish Temple Guards blindfolding Jesus and then striking him
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