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Intro:
Good morning.
Welcome!
You know, I can be a little stubborn.
I like to do things MY WAY.
I was raised by a single mom who had to work multiple jobs and wasn’t home a lot.
I had a very responsible dad, but he lived out-of state and wasn’t around a lot either.
So, I had to figure this thing called life out by myself.
I think maybe that adds a little bit to my stubbornness.
Kinda like, I figured out what works for me and I’m going to stick with it.
I like doing things “my way.”
However, I’m beginning to learn that “my way,” isn’t always the “right way.”
In fact, many times “my way” is me just being prideful.
I’m training for a marathon in October.
Those who run with me know I have some pretty funky running habits.
Despite the wisdom of other runners, I don’t like to stretch, or do core workouts, or drink water, or eat healthy.
I do things MY way.
And it’s worked out so far...
But recently I’ve realized that “my way” doesn’t work when it comes to running longer distances.
For that, I MUST pay attention to stretching, core strength, hydration and nutrition.
Part of my training involves having a running coach.
One thing the coach has been saying is, “Make sure you implement long-easy-SLOW runs (say slow!).
And that means intentionally slowing down your pace.”
That’s hard for me because MY WAY increases both distance AND pace.
So, in my stubbornness, I’ve been sticking to MY WAY.
But last week during a half marathon, my body shut down.
And I realized, “My way is NOT working!
If I keep this up, I’m going to get hurt or won’t finish the marathon.”
I ate some humble pie.
So, this week I began listening to my coach.
After all, my perspective is limited.
I’ve never run a marathon.
What do I know?
On the other hand, my coaches have been there before - multiple times!
They see and know things I don’t!
So, all week I’ve been purposefully running REALLY slow.
It’s been hard because I want to go faster!
But on one of my runs, I remembered something else my coach said, “Trust the Process.”
So, I’ve been running, repeating to myself, “Trust-the-Process.”
(76’ers style).
If you have your Bible/app, turn to .
We are continuing in our “Ready” series, studying the book of Revelation.
Last week, Jesus started opening the seven seals of the scroll containing God’s plan for the end of the world.
And connected to the breaking of each seal was a judgment, or an outpouring of God’s wrath.
God takes sin very seriously and so He’s now showing the world that.
And things get really bad on Earth.
And we ended with the 6th and terrible seal being opened.
If you missed that you can always watch the video streams on our FB page or website.
This morning, we pick up with the 7th and final seal.
Exegesis:
The 7th Seal:
As Jesus, the Lamb of God, opens the 7th seal, there is this holy silence in heaven for 30 mins.
It’s like the “calm before the storm.”
It’s signaling us that the judgments are about to intensify.
Things are going to get A LOT worse on earth.
And there’s this interesting scene in heaven.
An angel makes an incense offering to God, mixed with the prayers of God’s people (the saints).
And it ends with the angel picking up fire from the altar and throwing it down to earth, symbolizing greater judgments coming down to Earth, under the permission of God.
We read...
First 4 Trumpet Judgments (Indirect):
Depending on how you interpret Revelation, the trumpet judgments are either a new set of judgments or an intensification of the initial seal judgments.
Either way, they are connected to the fire thrown down from heaven.
Notice how each trumpet judgment includes a reference to fire.
The first trumpet has hail and FIRE, mixed with blood fall upon the Earth.
What this is, we really don’t know.
Remember, the apostle John is doing his best to describe a vision he doesn’t fully understand himself.
He’s likely describing things he’s never seen before.
What we do know is the result is a third of the green earth is burned up.
Side note: You may remember how the seal judgments took out a quarter of the population.
Now, John increases the impact to a third.
Things have intensified!
The second trumpet blows and a great mountain of FIRE is thrown into the sea (maybe describing a super-volcano?) destroying a third of it.
The third trumpet judgment releases a great star from heaven, blazing with FIRE (a meteor?), which destroys a third of the fresh water supply.
Some how it hits the rivers and springs and makes the water bitter, killing a third of the population!
Side note: You may remember how the seal judgments took out a quarter of the population.
Now, John increases the impact to a third.
Things have intensified!
Finally, the fourth trumpet sounds and darkness is literally increased by a third.
I’m not sure what John is describing but he says the light of the FIRELY sun and stars are darkened.
And for someone like me, who is scared of the dark, this is horrifying.
Things are REALLY bad during this time… And, it’s not over.
Look at verse 13...
Rev.
Whatever this eagle is, it’s delivering a clear message from God: It ain’t over yet!
Something worse is coming!
And chapter 9, two more trumpet judgments are unleashed...
Rev. 9:
Next 2 Trumpet Judgments (Release of evil):
These judgments are crazy!
The fifth trumpet allows a star (or angel - maybe even describing Satan) to unlock the bottomless pit (say creepy!) which releases smoke and demonic locusts onto the earth.
There are debates on whether these are literally demonic locusts or symbolic of some type of future aircraft that spreads poison.
Either way, if you aren’t protected by the seal of God, these locusts are coming for you.
And when they sting you, the pain will be so bad that you’ll want to die, but won’t be able to.
Then, the sixth trumpet releases four super-demons who have been bound until this time (probably because they are so evil), and with them a demonic army of 200 million.
If you’re wondering how big is 200 million (it’s 2/3rd’s of the US population).
And through 3 plagues of fire, smoke, and sulfur, they kill a third of population.
But then we read...
Rev. 9:
Trust the Process / Commentary:
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