SEVEN TRUMPETS & SEVEN BOWLS PARALLEL STUDY

This study is for "comparative analysis." It is not to say the Trumpets and Bowls happen at the same time. It would seem that when the 6th Trumpet is done, the 1st Bowl would follow. There is no way to know for sure on their exact timing, but we do "know they happen" in the last 3 1/2 years, the time of God's wrath (with the exception of Trumpet 7 being in reserve for Judgment Day).

One observation, for example, is that "the Trumpets" seem to affect in "1/3rd proportions" and "the Bowls" seem to affect in "all proportions." Notice the beginnings and ends of The Trumpets & The Bowls. Also notice that none are ever seen repenting; only blaspheming God. The day of salvation ended at the Rapture.

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THE SEVEN TRUMPETS OF JUDGMENT

"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 the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound." Revelation 8:2-6 These come from the Golden Altar where the incense & prayers of the saints come before the Throne.

Trumpet 1 / 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." Hail & fire mingled w/blood. 1/3rd of trees/grass burned up.

Trumpet 2 / Revelation 8:8-9 "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." Something like a great burning mountain cast into the sea. 1/3rd of seas became like blood. 1/3rd of living creatures of the seas died 1/3rd of all ships lost to destruction.

Trumpet 3 / Revelation 8:10-11 "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. 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." Fiery star from heaven- Wormwood, fell on the rivers and waters. 1/3rd of waters became like wormwood & bitter, many died.

Trumpet 4 / Revelation 8:12 "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." Darkness / 1/3rd of all heavenly light effected earth.1/3rd darkness of sun, moon, stars struck so that a third of them were darkened. 1/3rd loss of day & night light.

Trumpet 5 (1st Woe) / Revelation 9:1-12 "Then the fifth angel sounded: And I saw a star fallen from heaven to the earth. To him was given the key to the bottomless pit. And he opened the bottomless pit, and smoke arose out of the pit like the smoke of a great furnace. So the sun and the air were darkened because of the smoke of the pit. Then out of the smoke locusts came upon the earth. And to them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power. 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. (The 144,000 Jews are present but sealed) And they were not given authority to kill them, but to torment them for five months. Their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it strikes a man. In those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will desire to die, and death will flee from them. The shape of the locusts was like horses prepared for battle. On their heads were crowns of something like gold, and their faces were like the faces of men. They had hair like women's hair, and their teeth were like lions' teeth. And they had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the sound of chariots with many horses running into battle. They had tails like scorpions, and there were stings in their tails. Their power was to hurt men five months. And they had as king over them the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon, but in Greek he has the name Apollyon. One woe is past. Behold, still two more woes are coming after these things." A fallen star from heaven to earth was given key to bottomless pit & evil-like locusts are let loose. Tormented by stinging for 5 months, people wanted to die, but could not.

Trumpet 6 (2nd Woe) / Revelation 9:13-21 "Then the sixth angel sounded: And I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God, saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, "Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates." So the four angels, who had been prepared for the hour and day and month and year, were released to kill a third of mankind. Now the number of the army of the horsemen was two hundred million; I heard the number of them. And thus I saw the horses in the vision: those who sat on them had breastplates of fiery red, hyacinth blue, and sulfur yellow; and the heads of the horses were like the heads of lions; and out of their mouths came fire, smoke, and brimstone. By these three plagues a third of mankind was killed--by the fire and the smoke and the brimstone which came out of their mouths. For their power is in their mouth and in their tails; for their tails are like serpents, having heads; and with them they do harm. But the rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands, that they should not worship demons, and idols of gold, silver, brass, stone, and wood, which can neither see nor hear nor walk. And they did not repent of their murders or their sorceries or their sexual immorality or their thefts." 4 Special Angels were released, who were previously bound at the Euphrates River & killed 1/3rd of mankind. They used an army of 200 million that emitted 3 kind of plagues; fire, smoke & brimstone, from their front and back ends.

Trumpet 7 (3rd Woe) / Revelation 11:15-19 "Then the seventh angel sounded: And there were loud voices in heaven, saying, "The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever!" And the twenty-four elders who sat before God on their thrones fell on their faces and worshiped God, saying: "We give You thanks, O Lord God Almighty, The One who is and who was and who is to come, Because You have taken Your great power and reigned. The nations were angry, and Your wrath has come, And the time of the dead, that they should be judged, And that You should reward Your servants the prophets and the saints, And those who fear Your name, small and great, And should destroy those who destroy the earth." Then the temple of God was opened in heaven, and the ark of His covenant was seen in His temple. And there were lightnings, noises, thunderings, an earthquake, and great hail." Completion. The mystery of God was finished. The kingdoms of the world became the kingdoms of our Lord & His Christ.

THE SEVEN BOWLS OF GOD'S WRATH

"After these things I looked, and behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened. And out of the temple came the seven angels having the seven plagues, clothed in pure bright linen, and having their chests girded with golden bands. Then one of the four living creatures gave to the seven angels seven golden bowls full of the wrath of God who lives forever and ever. The temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from His power, and no one was able to enter the temple till the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed." Revelation 15:5-8 These come from the tabernacle of the testimony of heaven, location of the Ark of the Covenant & Mercy Seat.

Bowl 1 / Revelation 16:2 "So the first went and poured out his bowl upon the earth, and a foul and loathsome sore came upon the men who had the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image." All who had received the mark of the beast & who had worshiped his image, got foul & loathsome sores.

Bowl 2 / Revelation 16:3 "Then the second angel poured out his bowl on the sea, and it became blood as of a dead man; and every living creature in the sea died." Sea became as dead man's blood & all in the sea died. All.

Bowl 3 / Revelation 16:4-6 "Then the third angel poured out his bowl on the rivers and springs of water, and they became blood. And I heard the angel of the waters saying: "You are righteous, O Lord, the One who is and who was and who is to be, because You have judged these things. For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and You have given them blood to drink. For it is their just due." Waters turned to blood. Retribution.

Bowl 4 / Revelation 16:8-9 "Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and power was given to him to scorch men with fire. And men were scorched with great heat, and they blasphemed the name of God who has power over these plagues; and they did not repent and give Him glory." Bowl poured on the sun and mankind gets scorched. Literally.

Bowl 5 / Revelation 16:10-11 "Then the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and his kingdom became full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues because of the pain. They blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and did not repent of their deeds." Bowl poured on beast and his kingdom. Darkness comes. Tongues gnawed in pain.

Bowl 6 / Revelation 16:12 "Then the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up, so that the way of the kings from the east might be prepared." Bowl poured on Euphrates River and it dried up, making way for kings of the East' preparations.

But wait, the dragon has to get his people ready for Armageddon. Revelation 16:13-16 "And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs coming out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. For they are spirits of demons, performing signs, which go out to the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. "Behold, I am coming as a thief. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his garments, lest he walk naked and they see his shame." And they gathered them together to the place called in Hebrew, Armageddon." God gave them they way they needed for battle. And He will handle them.

Bowl 7 / Revelation 16:17-21 "Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, "It is done!" And there were noises and thunderings and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such a mighty and great earthquake as had not occurred since men were on the earth. Now the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. And great Babylon was remembered before God, to give her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of His wrath. Then every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. And great hail from heaven fell upon men, each hailstone about the weight of a talent. Men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail, since that plague was exceedingly great." “Game over” for the bad guys.

OTHER ARTICLES PERTAINING TO THE "SEVENS OF REVELATION"

THE SEVEN SEALS OF REVELATION
The seven seals listed with commentary and also showing correlation with other Scripture.
THE SEVEN TRUMPETS & THREE WOES OF REVELATION
There are seven trumpets of God reserved for the wicked. The "last 3 trumpets" are also called the "3 woes" and it is shown here in Scripture.
THE HOLY INTERRUPTION
John experienced an angelic visit while writing the seven trumpets.
THE SEVEN BOWLS OF THE WRATH OF GOD
The seven bowls, also called vials, of God's wrath listed and with light commentary.
BIBLE VERSES OF ALL "THE SEVENS" OF THE BOOK OF REVELATION
Listed for the person wondering how many "sevens" there are in the book of Revelation.

ARTICLES ABOUT RAPTURE BASICS

WHAT IS THE RAPTURE?
How we know there will be a rapture and more.
IS THE WORD "RAPTURE" IN THE BIBLE?
Understanding "harpázō" - the word from which we get the term "rapture" that we use today.
RAPTURE VIEWS
Article showing various end time and rapture views including millennial views definitions to help with understanding.
THE MYSTERY OF THE 70 WEEKS
From this prophecy in Daniel, "the last week of years" are determined, which are commonly known as "the 7 years of tribulation" and this article includes with a chart to help in understanding.
T HE TRIBULATION AND THE WRATH OF GOD
Understanding that Mid tribulation rapture is pre-wrath. Taking a closer look at what "wrath and tribulation" really mean and what really happens during the last 7 years of this Age.
"TRIBULATION AND WRATH" - BIBLICAL DEFINITIONS AND USAGE
A word study, taking a deeper look at original context.
THE BIBLICAL MINDSET FOR LIVING IN THE LAST DAYS
The best biblical mindset for living in the last days, as shown in 1 & 2 Thessalonians.

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