God's Wrath
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As we begin to look at this evening, I want you to keep in mind that this is what we as children of God are spared from. We do not have to experience this great and terrible day of God’s wrath because Jesus Christ has already absorbed all of His Fathers wrath on our behalf on the cross of Calvary. But here in we will begin to witness the terrors which awai those who have never trusted in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior but instead have rejected Him time and time again.
Now if you will remember we saw the sealing of the 144,00 Jews and the rapture of the church at the end of chapter 7. Where the saints came out of the great tribulation and now stand before the presence of God because they had washed their robes white in the blood of the Lamb.
The Bible tells us at the end of chapter
They shall neither hunger anymore nor thirst anymore; the sun shall not strike them, nor any heat; for the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne will shepherd them and lead them to living fountains of waters. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”
Revelation 7:
God has rescued His prized possession HIs church out of the great tribulation and now as He readies Himself to pour out judgment on an unbelieving world the great men, the rulers and all men and women who have rejected Him are hiding and crying out for the hills to fall upon them to hide them from the wrath of the One who sits upon the throne.
Now we begin to see God pouring out His wrath and it is a scary sight.
When He opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and to them were given seven trumpets.
Revelation 8:
Then if you jump down to
So the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.
The first angel sounded: And hail and fire followed, mingled with blood, and they were thrown to the earth. And a third of the trees were burned up, and all green grass was burned up.
Revelation 8:6
But notice once the trumpets begin to be blown the first thing God tells us is that fire is raining down and that all the green grass is burned up and 1/3 of the trees are burned up. Let’s jump back to but first I am going to read to you from .
“Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
Matthew 24:29
Revelation 6
I looked when He opened the sixth seal, and behold, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became like blood. And the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree drops its late figs when it is shaken by a mighty wind.
Now right there we see the same event we see the sun and moon being darkened and the stars falling, now heres the thing search the book of Revelation all you want. This is the only time in Revelation that this event is recorded when Jesus said in , , and that the sun and moon would be darkened this is the only place your going to find it.
Now if we take the obvious interpretation of the book of Revelation which I will prove to you is Biblical, if we take the account from chapter 8 which says the trumpets come after the seals you know what that means?
That means that if the sun and moon are darkened at the 6th seal and that the sun and moon being darkened comes after the 6th seal, that means anything after the 6th seal is NOT the tribulation. Anything after the 6th seal must not be the tribulation because when the sun and moon are darkened at the 6th seal thats already after the tribulation is already over. That means that the trumpet judgments are Not part of the tribulation.
That destroys both the pretrib rapture position and it destroys the other faulty view of some people who believe that Christians will be here during the trumpet judgments of God. So we see here very clearly that the rapture takes place right after the tribulation:
Matthew 24:
Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
Obviously the rapture.
But heres what I want you to understand no matter how smart the people are and they are much smarter than I, who say there is a pretrib rapture, the position they hold is that there is a rapture at the beginning of the tribulation, and then theres another rapture at the end of all those who were “left behind” during the great tribulation.
Well when we look at the Bible there is absolutely nothing to back that position up, there is nowhere in the Bible you find two raptures, there is only one gathering together of the elect Christs church and it comes right here.
After these things I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, on the sea, or on any tree. Then I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God. And he cried with a loud voice to the four angels to whom it was granted to harm the earth and the sea, saying, “Do not harm the earth, the sea, or the trees till we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads.” And I heard the number of those who were sealed. One hundred and forty-four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel were sealed:
Revelation 7:1-
God says dont hurt the Earth until we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads. Then the 144,00 are sealed.
Now go to
They were commanded not to harm the grass of the earth, or any green thing, or any tree, but only those men who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads.
So the purpose of that seal in their foreheads was to make them immune to the judgement being poured out on the rest of mankind, because the 144,000 are going to be on this Earth while God is here on this Earth, this seal of God will allow them to be protected and immune from it and specifically this trumpet is the 5th trumpet judgement.
Now there are those who say these locusts are happening during the great tribulation and I am blown away because that simply is not Biblical, yes the 144,000 Israelites are here, but the church of the living God is not.
You cannot say that this has to be during the tribulation because Jesus Himself said that the sun and moon would be darkened AFTER the tribulation of those days and the sun and moon are darkened in Revelation at the 6th seal.
We also once again see the rapture from Heavens perspective from John.
Revelation 7:9-
After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could number, of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, saying, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!” All the angels stood around the throne and the elders and the four living creatures, and fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, saying:
“Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom,
Thanksgiving and honor and power and might,
Be to our God forever and ever.
Amen.”
So this is a powerful scene here we have a great multitude which no one could number, of all nations tribes and toungues standing before the throne clothed in white waving palm branches crying out in a loud voice:
SALVATION BELONGS TO OUR GOD WHO SITS ON THE THRONE AND TO THE LAMB!!!
Now if you have ever been to a football game and heard the sounds of 80,000 people screaming so loud it rattles your chest can you imagine a great see of people just appearing in Heaven and crying out in a loud voice praises to out Lord?
BEHOLD- Suddenly, all of a sudden
Then one of the elders answered, saying to me, “Who are these arrayed in white robes, and where did they come from?”
And I said to him, “Sir, you know.”
So he said to me, “These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Therefore they are before the throne of God, and serve Him day and night in His temple. And He who sits on the throne will dwell among them. They shall neither hunger anymore nor thirst anymore; the sun shall not strike them, nor any heat; for the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne will shepherd them and lead them to living fountains of waters. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”
Revelation 7:13-
Now we have the servants of Israel sealed and protected and the church raptured do you see it?
Now its time for judgment to begin because God is not going to put His children through what Jesus already went through for them.
Now some people will say well we didn’t see any trumpet before this multitude showed up in Heaven, well no you wouldn’t because John was called up into the throne room and from Heavens perspective the trumpet is irrelevant, the church appeared but notice the first trumpet comes right here in chapter 8.
Which is why I believe that this first trumpet is a sign of doom to those left on Earth for the wrath of God but that same trumpet was the sign of redemption to those who got called up to meet Christ in the air.
There are 4 trumpets that are going to sound in chapter 8, chapter 9 covers the next trumpets and the last trumpet is covered in chapter 11.
Luke 17:
And as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man:
They ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.
So the Bible is clear that the same day it began to rain was the same day Noah got on the ark.
Likewise as it was also in the days of Lot: They ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built; but on the day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all. Even so will it be in the day when the Son of Man is revealed.
Luke 17:28-
So there’s a comparison made of the return of Christ and Noah and Lot, and that comparison is the same day Noah got on the ark it rained, and the same day Lot left Sodom it rained fire and brimstone. No we know that God will never again destroy the Earth by flod again thats what He promised but He will destroy the Earth by fire and brimstone.
SAME DAY NOAH GOT ON THE ARK IT RAINED
SAME DAY LOT LEFT SODOM IT RAINED FIRE AND BRIMSTONE
Now remember Lot didnt leave Sodom fast enough remember th story the angels literally had to drag him out of the city. That is a picture of where God send His angels gather up the saved.
Revelation 8:1
When He opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
Were still on the same day that the rapture took place, the same day the sun and moon were darkened and Jesus came in the clouds. Were still on that same day.
Revelation 8:2-
And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and to them were given seven trumpets. Then another angel, having a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne. And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, ascended before God from the angel’s hand. Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and threw it to the earth. And there were noises, thunderings, lightnings, and an earthquake.
So right here a half hour later we have an angel taking a censer filled with fire and casting it to the Earth. So you can see how the same day of the rapture fire will rain from heaven.
Now picture this you are an unsaved person:
YOU SEE.....
Not only that but now the trumpet judgements begin
Revelation 8:7
The first angel sounded: And hail and fire followed, mingled with blood, and they were thrown to the earth. And a third of the trees were burned up, and all green grass was burned up.
So we see here that the first judgement seen here is part of the Earth being burnt up. Now the Bible is really being clear here that with this first trumpet 1/3 of the trees are burnt up, but that is contrasted with the fact that ALL the green grass is burnt up. now that is alot of fire.
Wouldn’t you say that fire is raining on the entire Earth?
There is no place that is going to be spared from this, notice what the Bible says
HAIL AND FIRE MINGLED WITH BLOOD
these hailstones are igniting everything they come into contact with, bursting into flames. So imagine, houses are gonna be burned up, buildings exploding into flame, forests are gonna be burned down. Green grass being burned up, this is extreme wrath.
I want the Bible to explain to you the purpose of the trumpet judgments:
Acts 3:20
and that He may send Jesus Christ, who was preached to you before, whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which God has spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since the world began.
So when Jesus Christ returns it will be a time of restoration, but restoration of what? Of the Divine order, the world system is broken and men like to pretend to be their own God and they refuse to acknowledge god so when Jesus returns he is bringing to pass the restored order which should have always been.
THIS IS PAYBACK TIME this is god showing in a very real way that He will pay back, sin. People are not going to get off scott free. He will payback mankind for all the wickedness they have committed.
Remember Jesus said the days of Christ return would be like in the days of Noah and if you remember what the world was like the days of Noah.
Then the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
Genesis
The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. So God looked upon the earth, and indeed it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth.
And God said to Noah, “The end of all flesh has come before Me, for the earth is filled with violence through them; and behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
In the days of Lot
as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them in a similar manner to these, having given themselves over to sexual immorality and gone after strange flesh, are set forth as an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.
These are men with men, women with women, this is why God judged them so harshly.
Let’s take a long hard look at our world, do we fit this description?
I’ll let you decide.
It wasn’t this way 10 years ago 20 years ago you would have never heard of some of the things that are going on today.
This world we live in is getting more and more perverted.
He is going to rain fire and brimstone again
God is going to punish those who refuse to repent and turn to Him during the time of His grace, the trumpet is a declaration of war.
THE SECOND TRUMPET
THE SECOND TRUMPET
Then the second angel sounded: And something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea, and a third of the sea became blood. And a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.
Revelation 8:8
Now notice it doesnt say a burning mountain was cast into the sea it was something like a burning mountain. So what was that?
Probably some type of a crashing meteor, a huge meteor.
When that happens 1/3 part of the sea was turned to blood, probably from the massive amount of animal life that is slaughtered under the sea which was struck.
Its really interesting when you compare the plagues that God brought upon the Earth in the OT how similar they are to these final plagues in the book of Revelation.
Exodus 7:20
And Moses and Aaron did so, just as the Lord commanded. So he lifted up the rod and struck the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh and in the sight of his servants. And all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood. The fish that were in the river died, the river stank, and the Egyptians could not drink the water of the river. So there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt.
So go back to Revelation
And a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.
Revelation 8:9-
And a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.
Then the third angel sounded: And a great star fell from heaven, burning like a torch, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water.
In Egypt the whole land stank, can you imagine this?
Now imagine 1/3 of the seas dying? The whole world will stink.
Think about the sickness that will come from this pollution.
TRADE AND COMMERCE WILL NOT CONTINUE
THE THIRD TRUMPET
THE THIRD TRUMPET
Then the third angel sounded: And a great star fell from heaven, burning like a torch, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water.
Revelation 8:10
When the Bible talks about a STAR falling from Heaven, this is a shooting star or meteor coming down from the atmosphere.
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So this meteor comes crashing down on to the Earth and it fell on 1/3 of the rivers and springs.
The name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters became wormwood, and many men died from the water, because it was made bitter.
Revelation 8:11
(fukashima)
(Chernobyl)
The chernobyl incedent caused many people to die and many people to be deformed and such things as that.
THE FOURTH TRUMPET
THE FOURTH TRUMPET
Then the fourth angel sounded: 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 were darkened. A third of the day did not shine, and likewise the night.
And I looked, and I heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, “Woe, woe, woe to the inhabitants of the earth, because of the remaining blasts of the trumpet of the three angels who are about to sound!”
Revelation 8:12-
Revelation 8:12-
