Amazing Discoveries

Total Onslaught
by Professor Walter Veith

When Trumpets Sound Lecture Outline for

DVD #209
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Amazing Discoveries

Total Onslaught Lecture Outline #209

When Trumpets Sound

1.What do the symbols at the beginning of Revelation chapter seven stand for? Revelation 7:1, And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four ________ of the earth, holding the four ______ of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the _______, nor on the ____, nor on any ______. NOTE: Now, the sea and the waters in the Bible are a symbol of the nations. The earth is the planet itself. The tree in the Bible is a symbol of the individual; Nebuchadnezzar was a tree that was cut down. I saw the wicked flourishing like green trees etc. so thats a symbol of the individuals. And these four heavenly angels are holding back the winds of strife until Gods people should have been sealed. So the final destruction conflagration on the earth; chaos that will come is being held in check by God, irrespective of how bad it looks; God is in control. 2.What did John see next? Revelation 7:2-3, And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the _____ of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have ______ the servants of our God in their _________. NOTE: Now what sits here in the forehead? The seat of your intelligence; the seat of your decision making capacity; your consciousness, this is what sits here in your forehead. This is what makes a difference between us and any other creature on this planet; any animal. This is the great cognitive decision moral seat in the human being. And here is where you make a decision for or against something. 3.What was the number associated with this sealing? Revelation 7:4, And I heard the _______ of them which were

_______: and there were sealed an ___________ and _____ and _____ ___________ of all the tribes of the children of Israel. NOTE: Now some people like to make this a literal number and say there are literally 144,000 that are sealed. But remember he heard the number, what does it mean to be sealed? Well, 2 Timothy 2:9 Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. So he has sealed them, and let everyone that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity. So what does that tell you? These people have made a decision to stop doing what is wrong; and to do what is right on the strength of the Lord. And to ask the Lord for forgiveness for that which they have done wrong; and to ask for forgiveness in the cleansing of the lamb. Its as simple as that, its not a complicated issue. We always make it more complicated then it is. 4.What is to be sealed among the followers of God? Isaiah 8:16, Bind up the testimony, seal the ___ among my disciples. NOTE: Its not a complicated issue; come back into harmony with the law of God, thats what it means. 5.Where is the law to be internalized in the follower of God? Psalm 40:8, I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy ____ is within my _______. Hebrews 8:10, For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their ______, and write them in their _____: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people: NOTE: We always make these issues so complicated, its not that complicated; do what is right and leave the consequences to God. 6.Which commandment, in the the law of God is the longest? Exodus 20:8-11, Remember the ________ day, to keep it __ ___. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: But the _________ day is ___ _______ of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is , and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD _______ the ______ day, and hallowed it. NOTE: So here in the Sabbath commandment is another seal. It says there, In six the days the Lord thats the name, Yahweh, made hes the creator, heaven and earth, the sea and all that in them is. So,

if we look at exodus chapter 20:11 For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested newach on the seventh day wherefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day, and hallowed it. He put it aside for holy use. 7.What did God give as a sign to his people? Ezekiel 20:12, Moreover also I gave them ___ _______, to be a ____ between me and them, that they might know that I am the LORD that _________ them. NOTE: there are many gods out there, which one are you serving? The one that you obey, how do you obey him? By keeping his law, and if said honour the seventh day, then which day should you honor? The seventh day. Well Exodus 31:13 also says, the Sabbath is a sign throughout your generations, that you may know which God youre serving. 8.In the Bible, what is the word sign synonymous with? Romans 4:11, And he received the ____ of circumcision, a ____ of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also: NOTE: Depending on the context of the word, the word sign is equal to the word seal in the Bible. 9.What is Gods Mark? Exodus 31:16, Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the _______, to observe the ________ throughout their generations, for a _________ covenant. NOTE: It is a sign between me and them, that he rested on the seventh day. And he was refreshed, naphash; interesting word. Sign in the Hebrew is owth, and it is a mark, thats what the concordance says, it means a mark; a distinguishing mark. So what is the mark of God? The Sabbath, why? Because the Sabbath ratifies the law. Without the Sabbath, the whole of the ten commandments could be from Joe Shmoe. Isnt that right? It could be from Joe Shmoe. What if I made ten commandments, and I sent them out, and I said everybody keep them because I said so, what would you do? You would think the mans gone nuts, wouldnt you? But what if the president of the country did it, if he made the law, and he said, I want you to keep these, and I sign it, and if you dont; well, I have authority to do something about it. Then it becomes a little bit more important, right? And what if the God of the universe says, boom, I make this law, heaven and earth, it is to be experienced as a perpetual law. Well thats

pretty authoritative. So if it doesnt have that stamp of approval, it means nothing. So it is Gods mark of authority. Does the beast also have a mark? Yes it also has a mark of authority. Well get to that a little bit later. So we must understand Gods mark, his sign or his seal; just like a seal authenticates a document the president of the United States for example, thats the seal of the American President. Or the typical royal seal, it says, I, king so and so, the name; the title, king territory; whatever it is, England or whatever. And right here in the decalogue there must be a stamp authenticating the document, and you find it in the Sabbath commandment. Without the Sabbath, the whole of the ten commandments is just another set of laws made by, who cares who. But with the Sabbath commandment in it, has the name of the law giver, and the territory; and its binding. So it receives its authenticity. 10.What God write the ten commandments with? Deuteronomy 9:10, And the LORD delivered to me two tablets of stone written with the _______ of ______ NOTE: There are only a few times when God wrote with his finger, did you know that? And each time he wrote with a finger. This is one of them; he wrote the ten commandments with his own finger in stone. And he repeated it when Moses broke them. So thats twice, and then when the kingdom of Babylon came to an end; God wrote with his finger against the wall. And the prophet Daniel said, Mene mene tekel upharsin. Wow, thats what it means, your kingdom has been numbered and given to the Medes and the Persians. Its another time that God wrote, when there was a judgment; a final judgment which serves as a time for is coming. And there was another time when God wrote in the sand. Thats when all the accusers came and accused a certain lady Mary who had been found in adultery. And he stooped and he wrote with his finger in the sand. I wonder what he wrote there; because when they read it, they all turned away, and had nothing more to say. He that is without sin, let him cast the first stone. Maybe they saw written things there they didnt really like to read, isnt that possible? 11.How is a follower of God supposed to keep the Sabbath? Isaiah 58:13, If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing _____ ________ on my holy day; and call the sabbath a ______ _, the holy of the LORD, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ______, nor finding thine own ________, nor speaking thine own ________:

 NOTE: How are you supposed to keep it? Well we read about that, not doing thine own pleasure. Its amazing how few rules there are on how to keep the Sabbath. The Jews couldnt handle that, they made a couple of thousand on how youre supposed to keep it, instead of leaving it to the conscience. Not doing thine own pleasure that seems sensible. Calling it holy, honorable, honoring him, not doing your own ways; finding your own pleasures, speaking your own words. Delight yourself in the Lord, so these are the positive things that come out of the Sabbath. Not a day of misery, but a day of joy! And was it only for the Jews? No, Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the LORD, to serve him, and to love the name of the LORD, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people. It wasnt a Jewish Sabbath, in fact it comes from Genesis, it comes from creation. 12.How is the law of God connected to the hand and to the forehead? Exodus 13:9, And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine _______, and for a memorial ________ thine eyes, that the LORD law may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath the LORD brought thee out of Egypt. Deuteronomy 6:6-8, And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine ______, and they shall be as frontlets __________ thine eyes. Deuteronomy 11:18, Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your ____ ___, that they may be as frontlets _________ your eyes. NOTE: What did the LORD have in mind when he said these words? Did he literally mean that the commandments should be tied to the hand and the forehead? The hand is a symbol of our works or actions (See Ecclesiastes 12:9) And in the forehead is where the frontal lobe is located. The frontal lobe is where our decisions are made. 13.In hindsight, what is the purpose of God in the creation of the Sabbath? NOTE: So the purpose of the Sabbath was to be a day of rest, a day of blessing, a day of peace, a sign, a memorial of creation, a symbol of sanctification, and a hallowed day, and a perpetual covenant. Those were the reasons why God gave the Sabbath so that we shouldnt forget him, and what he has done for us. And so the law of God in its entirety, with acknowledgement of his authority in our lives, will bring

us to harmony with heaven again through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus. And that is what it means to be sealed, to come back into harmony with God. 14.In regards to the 144,000, are they the only people who will be saved? Revelation 7:9-10, After this I beheld, and, lo, a ______ ______ ____, which no man ______ ________, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb. NOTE: Some people make long discourses about the 144,000 when the Bible doesnt tell us very much about them. And seeing that the whole book is symbolic, obviously this is also symbolic, because were going to run into trouble if its not. 15.Is seems to me that the 144,000 are only Jews, isnt that true? Romans 2:28-29, For he is ____ a Jew, which is __________; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh: But he ___ a Jew, which is one __________; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter, whose praise is not of men but of God. Galatians 3:29, And if ye be ________, then are ye _________ __ _____, and ________ according to the promise. NOTE: Is it only Jews that are going to be saved from the literal tribes? What about all the gentiles that have come in through the gospel herald. So we cannot literalize the 144,000; and in any case; who is a Jew? Who is a Christian? Its one who is one inwardly. Galatians 3:29 says, If you be Christs, then are ye Abrahams seed, and heirs according to the promise. So what does that make us? That gives me a chance to be a seed of Abraham, Abrahams seed and heirs according to the promise, if I accept Christ. Well I wasnt a Jew, so I was a pagan; but in Christ I can be Abrahams seed; because Christ is Abrahams seed, and if I am in him, then I am redeemed. So now the question of Jew or Christian is irrelevant; if you have Christ you are Abrahams seed, no matter what your circumstances of birth were. For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature. And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God. Galatians 6:15, 16. So how do I become part of the Israel of God of all ages? I accept the lamb of God. A Jew was not saved by keeping the law, he had to bring a lamb and slaughter it, and he was saved by the blood of the lamb. Maybe he rejected the lamb later on, but that was the method

whereby he should be atoned for. 16.How does the description of the seven trumpets begin? Revelation 8:1-2, And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour. And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given _______ ________. NOTE: Gods people will be redeemed by the lamb, and there will be no more tears, and this is the number of them, and this is what its going to be like. Thats the victory in the lamb. Now let me give you the bad news, this is whats going to happen in history. And those that reject the word of God and reject Jesus Christ will also be numbered, and sadly the number will look slightly different. 17.Where in the sanctuary, does the next scene play out? Revelation 8:3-4 > And another angel came and stood at the ______, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much ________, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne. And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angels hand. NOTE: Wheres this angel standing? At which altar? The altar of incense. The altar of incense, was it in the first chamber, or what it in the second chamber? It was in the first chamber. So it cannot be after the close of probation; Jesus is still ministering in the first chamber, there still has to come a second chamber; and when thats finished, its over. Then its too late. So here we are in which part of the chiasm? The first part, Jesus is still in the holy place. And many people want to take these prophecies and throw them into the future, into the eschatological arm, into the end time events portrayed in the book of Revelation; and they violate the chiasm, you cannot violate the chiasm; you cannot tear something out of its position and throw it where you want it, you have to stay within the rules. Thats why its written like that, so that you shouldnt be able to do that. So, much incense; theres the altar of incense; that he should offer it with the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne. Thats the little altar that were talking about. 18.What was a trumpet used for in the Bible? Joel 2:15-17, Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the people; sanctify the congregation, assemble elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let

the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet. Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say Spare thy people, O LORD, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God? NOTE: A trumpet was used for primarily two things: War or Judgment. Here in Revelation chapter eight it is primarily judgment. 19.What are these seven trumpets in Revelation? Revelation 8:5-6, And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake. And the seven angels which had the seven ________ prepared to sound. NOTE: There are seven trumpets, and each one heralds something that happens here on earth. Let us review what we have learned so far in regards to the seven churches and the seven seals. And because we are still dealing with altar of incense time, we are dealing with before the time that Jesus enters into the most holy; so were dealing with the historic arm. They sit with this side of the chiasm, and I cannot remove them and throw them to that side; that would violate the chiasm, is that clear? So obviously we are moving through the same historic period that we have had in the others. And to do anything else would be contrary to the system, and they all culminate of course in the great climax of the coming of Christ, so again were going to sweep through history. 20.Is there any kind of link between the seven trumpets and the seven last plagues? NOTE: The earth: chapter 8:7. The sea: chapter 8:8,9. The rivers and the fountains: chapter 8:10,11. Sun moon and stars: chapter 8:12, so theres darkness, bottomless pit, locusts come out 9:13-21. The River Euphrates 9:13-21. Loud voices, the kingdom of Christ (11:15-18). So weve gone through a process, and every time a third part is affected. If we look at the seven last plagues we have a parallel. The first plague hits the earth, the second one hits the sea, the third one the rivers and the fountains just like the seven trumpets and then the sun, just as it was over there, darkness on the throne of the beast; then theres the River Euphrates, which you had in the previous. Because its only a third part affected- its not everything, a portion is affected; and there is room for repentance. And it is in the mediation time when Christ is serving in the heavenly sanctuary in the first chamber. And these are very important issues when we deal with this, because today there is this tendency to take the trumpets, and to

make them the same period; or just prior to this period over here, and thats a problem, because not only do you violate the chiasm, you also violate the component, theres only a component that is destroyed. 21.What is the meaning of the first trumpet? Revelation 8:7, The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up. NOTE: so here is judgment, because it parallels also the hail at the end of time, but in the partial sense; because a third part of the trees, the individuals were burnt up, and all the green grass was burnt up. So here is a destruction of people, people are being lost here, this is serious. Why are they being lost? The fall of Jerusalem in A.D. 70 is one possibility, the second possibility is that this is a judgment on Rome, and the people that favor this view say it starts with the Visigoths that invaded Rome under Alaric in A.D. 396-428, and he pillaged Rome in A.D. 410, and the Roman emperor, Theodosius died in A.D. 395. So, here we have a picture of the start of the fall of the Roman Empire when these various nations came in. Well this is a judgment that took place, absolutely of this power that elevated itself even over the prince of peace. But on the other hand the fall of Jerusalem is a very powerful judgment after a long time of probation that said, well you have rejected the messiah, these are the consequences, God removes his protection, he allows the wind to blow, and this is what happened. 22.What about the second trumpet? Revelation 8:8-9, And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great _________ burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood; And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed. NOTE: So now again, what does this represent? What does this trumpet of judgment represent? Well again we look at the various interpretations. Mountains, what do they represent? A great mountain burning with fire, well a mountain represents a nation in the Bible. You can look that up in Isa. 2:2,3; 11:9; 13:4; 41:15; Dan. 2:35, 44, 45; Ezek (35:2, 7, 8); Zech (4:7). So heres the symbol of a mountain that is being destroyed, so the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea. So a nation, in other words, was scattered amongst the nations; thats what it would mean. And a third part of the sea became blood, sea is a symbol of water, the waters which you saw are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and kings. So bloodshed

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amongst this nation. And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and a third part of the ships were destroyed. A ship, in the Bible is a symbol of economy. So lets have a look at the two possible interpretations. If the first one was judgment on Jerusalem, then the second one would obviously be judgment on pagan Rome, and the associated nations; the sea. Jews and Christians saw imperial Rome as the new Babylon. In fact Peter even wrote a letter where he said where Babylon is. Because Rome like Babylon has destroyed the temple and Jerusalem, so that is a reasonable assumption. On the other hand, some believe that the second phase of the Vandal incursion into Rome during 428-468, where the word Vandalism comes from; derived from the Vandals; where they pirated on ships on the Roman empire and pillaged Rome in A.D. 455. So some see this as the symbol, and others see it as the encompassing the whole of Pagan Rome. Now whether you accept the one or the other, its a matter of detail. Its not something to make a great issue about, its not going to change your salvation in any way. Personally I like the first one more, because it follows a logical time sequence and frame; but it doesnt matter if others prefer the other one. 23.What about the third trumpet? Revelation 8:10-11, And the third angel sounded, and there ____ a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters; And the name of the star is called __________: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made _______. NOTE: Was there ever a time when a being fell from heaven? Yes, Lucifer fell from heaven, and he brought all his demonic forces with him down here; and he was going to affect a great change, he was going to take over this kingdom; he wants to be the ruler. So false teachings is what he brought with him. Burnt as it were burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters. These are also the people. And the name of the star is called Wormwood bitterness -: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter. Now what does water represent besides nations? Have you heard of the water of life. Now what happens when the water of life becomes bitter? You see there was a time period when there was compromise that came in, the third time period, do you remember that? Isnt this interesting heres the third angel sounding, the time of compromise, didnt that turn the waters of salvation into bitterness, yes or no? Yes, and did people die because of

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it? In a spiritual sense now, not in a literal sense? Absolutely, because if you drink from this polluted fountain, what is the result? Death, eternal death, separation from God. So the great apostasy of the spiritual leadership of the Christian church is the one possibility that we have over here. The falling away as Satan fell from heaven with a third of the angels, so the church would apostatize through idolatry. Wormwood was also used by Moses as a symbol of idolatry. (See Deuteronomy 29:17-18) I kind of favor this interpretation, because its the same time period. You have the third angel, that was the period of the black horse, that was the period of compromise when the gospel was undermined, and the waters went bitter; and people that drank this new gospel died a spiritual death. 24.What about the fourth trumpet? Revelation 8:12, And the fourth angel sounded, and the _____ part of the sun was smitten, and the _____ part of the moon, and the ______ part of the stars; so as the _____ part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a ______ part of it, and the night likewise. Micah 3:6-7, Therefore night shall be unto you, that ye shall not have a vision; and it shall be _____ unto you, that ye shall not divine; and the sun shall go down over the prophets, and the day shall be _____ over them. Then shall the seers be ashamed, and the diviners confounded: yea, they shall all cover their lips; for there is __ _______of God. NOTE: Doesnt this sound like a time of spiritual darkness, yes or no? Well what did they call the age of the next dispensation if you like, didnt they call it the dark ages? Yes or no? So who ruled in the dark ages once the dark horse had changed into a horse of dead? Its the same time period, I believe were just following the same classical period, and again if you remove Jesus, the Son of Righteousness from the gospel, and make him less than he is, then you die a spiritual death; thats the problem. So the two interpretations that we have possible here, the darkness represents the dark ages; that makes sense to me. When truth was throne to ground and the ministry of Jesus was replaced by the ministry of the church. When Jesus was crucified, a literal darkness covered the earth, and serves as a type of the spiritual crucifixion of Christ. The Reformation of the 16th century ended the dark ages, thats basically what this interpretation would mean. Now another interpretation would still be with judgments on Rome, the sun, the moon, and the stars have been interpreted as the luminaries of the Western Roman Empire: the emperor, the senators, the consuls. With the extinction

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of the Western Empire in A.D 476 the last Roman Emperor, Romulus Augustulis was dethroned by order of Ordoacer of Atilian remnant. So thats one interpretation, we have another judgment here, the Western Roman Empire; but, this one over here to me represents a model that is in line with everything that weve seen gone before. But Id like to note something, and that is that in this time period of the dark ages; Jesus is crucified again. Its interesting that the crucifixion there keeps him on the cross. And thats where the dark ages would like him, but Jesus has been raised from the dead; and he rules in heaven. Now it is also interesting that to remove Jesus from the system, sometimes required even the creation of an entire new religion which would take Jesus away. Very interesting. For behold the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee Isaiah 60:2. Great darkness on this earth. Then spake Jesus again unto them saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life (John 8:12). The issue is Christ or not Christ, I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness John 12:46. 25.What warning is given to the inhabitants of the earth? Revelation 8:13, And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, ___, ___, ___, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound! NOTE: Here we have a great Woe, now a woe is something that hits mankind and has dire consequences. Now some people like to apply the woes to Gods people. On the other hand, the woes could apply to those that are being lost; and who are we dealing with under the trumpets? Under the people of God that are being numbered, or under the others that are being numbered? Were dealing with the others that are being numbered. So now we know what the last woe is for sure. Because the last woe is the coming of Christ and the destruction of the wicked; so who does it hit? The last woe? The wicked, not Gods people, it hits the wicked. So, why not the other two as well? These are judgments on those that have either been deceived and have allowed themselves to be deceived because they have rejected light; or who just reject God outwardly, directly. So three woes are going to hit the inhabiters of the earth, and a woe deprives them of salvation. So the inhabitants of the earth, by reason of the other voices of the trumpets; will suffer from these woes. So the three woes, associated with the next three trumpets; imply an unprecedented increase of demonic attack on the truth. Nevertheless, God is in control. So during

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these next three trumpets, God is going to give us a glimpse of what is happening here on this earth; and it will require twelve whole lectures to make us see what is happening right now in front of us. 26.What are the possible interpretations of these woes? Woe, woe, woe! was pronounced upon a church who walked in the sparks of their own kindling, who did not derive their light and power from the great central Light, the Sun of Righteousness, and diffuse that light and glory to those where in darkness. By absorbing and diffusing the light, they cause their own light to burn brighter. The one who receives light, but does not give it as God requires him to do, will become a receptacle of darkness. {E.G. White, Pamphlets, PH028 3.2, 1890} NOTE: This is a writing that we find in a particular pamphlet written about a hundred and fifty years ago; which seem to show exactly what is happening here. So the woes are pronounced upon a church which walks in the sparks of their own kindling, that makes sense to me; this makes great sense to me. So this woe is pronounced on the apostate people on this planet; and will hit them, because they are keeping the gospel truth away from those that could be saved. So lets look at the two possibilities. The fifth and sixth trumpets represent the numbering of Satans followers and the final increase in evil to the point where God withdraws His protection and hands the willingly ignorant over to a reprobate mind. Wow, thats scary. This is in contrast to Revelation 7, where the sealed of God are numbered and empowered to stand under His divine protection. And the other interpretation would mean that the 5th and 6th trumpets would represent judgments against Eastern Roman Empire. The rise of Islam culminating in the Ottoman Empire is seen as the force to bring about its destruction. Now, here I would like to digress from my previous ways and say, why not marry the two? Why not marry them? Because Islam makes it its goal to bring Christ down to the level of a human. So in a sense it does exactly what the church of the dark ages did by pronouncing itself the judge in the place of Jesus Christ. So the one is just the tool of the other, they are actually working together to achieve the same end to remove Jesus Christ as the only savior of the planet. And it is interesting that Islam is a religion that actively propagates and teaches this message. The others on this earth do their thing, and dont actively fight against this particular principle or that one. But the church of the dark ages says, I am the way whereby you receive salvation; you come through me or you dont make it. In fact they say God has to abide by the judgments of his priests, and to either absolve or not absolve. And this power says, Jesus, become less than you are. So lets marry them.

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 So which powers displaced Bible based Christianity, and which philosophies arose out of the dark ages to dethrone Christ and deprive mankind of salvation in Him? Isnt that a good question to ask? That there would be woes upon the earth. Well Islam replaced Christianity in the cradle of Judaism and Christianity thats what they did. The age of rationalism and contemporary humanism with its slogan No deity will save us; we must save ourselves that comes from the Humanist Manifesto II, ed. P Kurtz, Ruffalo. Promethius, 1973, p. 16. This is their manifest. So no deity will save us, we must save ourselves. Rationalism, contemporary humanism, the Bible is a book of allegories; dont worry about it. This has destroyed Christianity in the Western mind, and this has destroyed it in the cradle of Christianity. The bastion of Christianity removed. Its replaced him in the western, this has replaced him in the east. So, these are the powers, historically that dethroned Jesus Christ. 27.What about the fifth trumpet? Revelation 9:1-12, And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit. And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit. And there came out of the smoke ______ upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power. And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads. And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented ______ __________: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man. And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them. And the shapes of the locusts were like unto ___ ____ prepared unto battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like _______, and their faces were as the faces of ______. And they had ______ as the hair of _____, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions. And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle. And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men _______ ________. And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon. One woe is past; and, behold, there come two woes more hereafter. NOTE: So, light is being removed from the earth as a result of

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what the powers of darkness are doing. Then there is a description of the locusts, the are likened unto horses; weve had horses before, they are representative of the gospel herald, prepared unto battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men. And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions. And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle. Heres a war situation. Well what does this mean? Well some see in this symbolism what Islam did, and the other you could see it in the full sense of what this new message without Christ would do to the world. Lets ask ourselves some relevant questions Which philosophies immerged after the Dark Ages Which directly undermined faith in the Bible and Jesus Christ as the Only Name under heaven whereby we can be saved? Which organized bodies directly propagate the obliteration of Jesus Christ as the only name whereby we can be saved? Those are the two questions we would like to answer. Rationalism, higher criticism, humanism, spiritualism. Would you agree that those are the powers that remove Jesus? And then which organized bodies directly propagate and obliterate the name of Jesus Christ as the only name whereby we can be saved? Freemasonry, Ill give you text upon text upon text to show that they do it. And the secret societies, they all are in favor of total unity and equality of all religious founders. Communism directly opposed the doctrines of Jesus Christ, formalized atheism, thats all that communism was. Islam removes Jesus Christ, as the sole savior of the world. And the United Nations has an organization which is called the United Religions Organization whose aim it is to get all religions to accept their equality. On the surface this sounds like a good idea; but what does it do to Jesus Christ? It puts him on a level with all the others, and then there must be many names whereby you can be saved. 28.What are the possible interpretations of the fifth trumpet? NOTE: If you look at the Islamic interpretation; this is the range of the desert locust, and that is the range of early Islam and today it covers that and more. Very interesting, this was the range of early Christianity, this was the range of early Christianity. Today its replaced, its gone, its been removed, its been replaced by Islam. Islam arose only after 600 AD and totally removed Bible believing Sabbath keeping Christianity in the world. Removed it, slaughtered it, interesting; and today it is forbidden, forbidden by law upon death to propagate Jesus Christ in those countries. Isnt that interesting? That is a terrible woe upon mankind, because if the only name whereby you may be saved is

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removed; thats it, youre in trouble. John William Draper also writes in History of the Intellectual Development of Europe that, Four years after the death of Justinian, in 571 A.D., was born at Mecca, in Arabia, the man who, of all men, has exercised the greatest influence upon the human race. According to The Life of Mahomet. Muhammad appeared on the scene at one of the darkest periods in all history, when all the civilizations from Merovingian Gaul to India, were falling to ruin or were in a state of troubled gestation. At the age of twelve, Muhammad traveled with his uncle in a trade-caravan to Syria. Here he met a Christian anchorite, called Bahira. Beholding the boy, s goes the story, he could discern in his face marks of the future greatness and he advised Abu Talib to take good care of him, for he would some day be the recipient of Divine call. The recognition of the prophet by Bahira symbolizes in Islamic tradition, the primacy of Muhammads mission over that of Christ. Jesus is made less than He is. 29.What is the importance of the five months mentioned under the fifth trumpet? NOTE: This decree is seen parallel in the Bible; and some believe that the five months represent 150 prophetic days, which would be 150 prophetic years, using Numbers 14:34, and Ezekiel 4:6 as template; a day for a year. And so it was worked out that if you take this number, and you take the date July 27, 1299 when Othman I invaded Nicomedia; then you add the 150, you come to July 27, 1449 when the last Greek Emperor, Constantine, took the throne with permission from the Sultan. 30.What about the sixth trumpet? Revelation 9:13-21, And 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 which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates. And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men. And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them. And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone. By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths. For their power is in their

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mouth, and in their tails: for their tails were like unto serpents, and had heads, and with them they do hurt. And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk: Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts. NOTE: So here are four other angels, we had four angels of God holding the four winds; now we have four angels that hold the river Euphrates; thats Babylon. So these are the demonic counterpart to the angelic counterpart. 31.What is the significance of the time mentioned under the sixth trumpet? NOTE: So here are four other angels, we had four angels of God holding the four winds; now we have four angels that hold the river Euphrates; thats Babylon. So these are the demonic counterpart to the angelic counterpart. And then I saw the horses in vision and them that sat on them having breastplates of fire of Jacinth, and he sees this whole vision of the smoke, and their coming out and doing their thing. And a man by the name of Josiah Litch; he took the literal interpretation, and he calculated, when he took the hour, the day, the month, the year; and it comes to 391 years 15 days; and he worked out the Ottoman empire, and he predicted the exact day when the Ottoman empire would fall; and it actually happened exactly like that. So heres the one view, the Islamic power there officially comes to an end, Josiah Litch published this date two years prior to this event. 32.What happens during the seventh trumpet? NOTE: The events under the seventh trumpet are detailed in Revelation chapter 11. We will be looking at that in our next study. MY DECISION FOR JESUS My faith has been quickened because of the details of Bible Prophecy. I can see that God sends warnings to help the people of this planet prepare for His return. And I want to take heed to these warnings, so I can meet my Savior in peace when He returns. Yes or No

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