The 7 Trumpets in the Book of Revelation

The 7 Trumpets of the book of Revelation

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As terrible as they sound when one reads about them, and as terrible as they will be for mankind when they take place, the 7 Trumpets in the book of Revelation are not God bringing Judgment mankind.  Only the 7th Trumpet is a judgment.

The other six Trumpets are WARNINGS to mankind to repent of sin and to put one's faith in Jesus Christ while there is time to do so.  One day the door will be closed on that opportunity.  Come to Christ NOW and ask that God forgive you by putting your trust in Christ's death on the cross and resurrection from the dead, and in nothing else, as payment in full for your sins, is the message of the first six Trumpets.

But notice what is said in Revelation 9:20-21 about the attitude people have on earth even after the Sixth Trumpet has been blown:

9:20 The rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands nor give up worshiping demons and idols of gold and silver and bronze and stone and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk, 21 nor did they repent of their murders or their sorceries or their sexual immorality or their thefts.

God has told us his purpose for these first six Trumpets.  They are a final warning before his wrath begins.

Note the major announcement made by a mighty angel in chapter 10 about the blowing of the 7th Trumpet.  People have not repented, so the Lord says, "there would be no more delay."

10:5 And the angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven 10:6 and swore by him who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and what is in it, the earth and what is in it, and the sea and what is in it, that there would be no more delay,  10:7 but that in the days of the trumpet call to be sounded by the seventh angel, the mystery of God would be fulfilled, just as he announced to his servants the prophets.

Then notice what is said in chapter 11 about God's wrath, once the 7th Trumpet has been blown.

Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign forever and ever.” And the twenty-four elders who sit on their thrones before God fell on their faces and worshiped God, saying,

“We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty, who is and who was, for you have taken your great power and begun to reign. The nations raged, but your wrath came, and the time for the dead to be judged, and for rewarding your servants, the prophets and saints, and those who fear your name, both small and great, and for destroying the destroyers of the earth.”

Are we near the end of the age?

August 2020

Recent events in the news have many people, Christian and otherwise, wondering out loud if we are nearing the end of the age when Armageddon happens, the Lord returns and eternity begins.

Back in 1995 and 1996 when I was Senior Pastor of Faith Evangelical Free Church in Minocqua, Wisconsin I preached a 52 week series verse by verse through the book of Revelation.  A friend recently took the cassette tapes of that series and digitized them. Thank you Greg Buzzell!

After getting some feedback from friends who expressed an interest in hearing these sermons, I decided to make them available online in my Ask the Pastor blog here, which I am in the process of updating.

For those are interested  in further study about the end of the age I have also written a book on Bible Prophecy.

Clearing Up The Chronology Of The Bible's End Times  is available on Amazon in paperback and Kindle formats.  Click on title to go there. 

104 pages - Description

A book on Bible Prophecy written by a pastor who has studied the subject for over 40 years. The book uses common sense Bible study principles to clear up the confusion in the chronology of what will happen at the end of the age. Also explains why the Crucifixion of Christ was on Thursday without question, pointing out that there were two Sabbath's the week that Jesus died. Explains how the Feasts of Leviticus 23 fit in with End Times Prophecy. The author espouses a Mid-Tribulation Rapture but is rooting for those who hold a Pre-Tribulation Rapture position to be correct. No secret formulas or odd interpretations, the author follows solid Bible study/exegesis principles.

Another book I have written, also available on Amazon,  is,  Ask The  Pastor  Click on title to go there.  400 pages

Description

Ask the Pastor is a compilation of hundreds of articles Pastor Gordon Magee wrote for the Friday edition of the Lakeland Times newspaper in Minocqua, Wisconsin when he was Senior Pastor at Faith Evangelical Free Church. It includes notes and details of the near Revival-like goings on during that time, where hundreds of people came to know Christ. These Ask the Pastor articles were written with a focus on helping people who aren't yet Christians understand that the Bible makes sense and Jesus is who he says he is. Its answers are a great help to Christians as well. The answers given in these articles were limited in size due to the advertising cost of putting them in the newspaper each Friday. The result is a set of easy to read, brief articles that make them more likely to be read and understood.

Other books:

Let's Talk.  Signed God  Subtitle: In your quiet moments I know you think about me.  Click on title to go there.  34 pages

Description

Everyone thinks about God. People wonder whether a God exists and if there is a God what is he like? Is there a heaven? If so, how do you get in? Do you have to qualify? How? So many questions come to our minds. In our quiet moments, we all think about God, even if we never admit it to others. This short booklet was written to help people think through those questions and help them come to know Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. It is also written for people trying to help people still in the searching process, by giving them a short, non-threatening and logical tool they can feel comfortable giving to a friend.

Pocket Practical Preaching Principles  Click on the title to go there.  38 pages.

Description

Pocket Guide of Practical Preaching Principles for those who Preach the Bible

But first, the beginning sermon in the Revelation series.  This series began January 8, 1995.  I hope you find it helpful in understanding the book of Revelation, a difficult book, but a book that is meant to be understood.