Last week in chapter twelve we were introduced to some new characters in our story, The Woman, The Dragon and The Male Child who we learned represented Israel, Satan and Jesus Christ our Messiah. We were given the birds eye perspective of the history of Israel, and Satan’s intent and continual efforts to destroy her […]

This chapter in Revelation is another parenthesis in the progression of the judgments and God’s dealing with mankind.  This chapter will span thousands of years from Genesis through Revelation.  We will look into the past and look into the future.  There is much symbolism in our text for this week and we will carefully look […]

With the blowing of the seventh trumpet we come to the end…again. Once again we stress that you cannot read Revelation in a time line fashion. It is more of a tapestry that you will see various pictures and scenes drawn out in an elaborate arrangement that you have to take in both individually and […]

Throughout history God has always had a spokesman to sound out His message.  He had the Old Testament prophets, John the Baptist ending the OT prophet era and heralding in Jesus Himself the greatest spokesman of all.  Then came the apostles and Paul.  Then down through the ages evangelists, pastors, preachers, teachers and laymen have […]

It’s interesting that in the beginning of chapter 9 with the blowing of the seven trumpets by the seven angels with the seventh seal opening that we saw a parallel between the blowing of the seven trumpets by seven priests after they walked around the great walls of the city of Jericho seven times on […]

Vs 1    The fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from the sky to the earth.  The star was given the key to the shaft of the Abyss. The fifth angel sounds his trumpet only when given the command from God.  He is of a special group of angels […]