THE FIRST FOUR TRUMPETS Revelation 8

I. THERE WILL BE PREPARATION IN HEAVEN Revelation 9:1-6

A. The First Response – Silence Revelation 8:1

Be silent, O all flesh, before the LORD: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation. Zechariah 2:13

Be silent, O all flesh, before the LORD: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation. Habakkuk 2:20

Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment. Isaiah 41:1

The great day of the LORD is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the LORD: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly. That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness, A day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced cities, and against the high towers. And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against the LORD: and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as the dung. Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD’S wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land. Zephaniah 1:14-18

B. The Second Response – Petition Revelation 8:2-6

And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled. Revelation 6:9-11

And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. Revelation 20:4

II. THERE WILL BE DESOLATION OF THE EARTH Revelation 8:7-11

A. The First Trumpet Judgment Revelation 8:7

B. The Second Trumpet Judgment Revelation 8:8-9

Thus says the Lord: “By this you shall know that I am the Lord Thus says the Lord: “By this you shall know that I am the Lord. Behold, I will strike the waters which are in the river with the rod that is in my hand, and they shall be turned to blood. Exodus 7:17 NKJV

C. The Third Trumpet Judgment Revelation 8:10-11

Now when they came to Marah, they could not drink the waters of Marah, for they were bitter. Therefore the name of it was called Marah. And the people complained against Moses, saying, “What shall we drink?” So he cried out to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a tree. When he cast it into the waters, the waters were made sweet. There He made a statute and an ordinance for them, and there He tested them Exodus 15:23-25 NKJV

Does a spring send forth fresh water and bitter from the same opening? James 3:11 NKJV

But if you have bitter envy and self-seeking in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth James 3:14 NKJV

And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey. And I took the little book out of the angel’s hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter. Revelation 10:9-10

but have stubbornly followed their own hearts and have gone after the Baals, as their fathers taught them. Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will feed this people with bitter food, and give them poisonous water to drink. Jeremiah 9:14-15 ESV

but have stubbornly followed their own hearts and have gone after the Baals, as their fathers taught them. Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will feed this people with bitter food, and give them poisonous water to drink. Ezekiel 47:6-9

III. THERE WILL BE CONSEQUENCES TO THE HEAVENS Revelation 8:12

A. The First Three Judgments Have To Do With: 1. Land Revelation 8:10-11

A. The First Three Judgments Have To Do With: 2. Oceans Revelation 8:10-11

A. The First Three Judgments Have To Do With: 3. Rivers Revelation 8:10-11

A. The First Three Judgments Have To Do With: 3 A. The First Three Judgments Have To Do With: 3. Fountains of fresh drinking water Revelation 8:10-11

B. This Judgment Has To Do With The Effect Of The Sky On The Earth

The heavens above will melt away and disappear like a rolled-up scroll The heavens above will melt away and disappear like a rolled-up scroll. The stars will fall from the sky like withered leaves from a grapevine, or shriveled figs from a fig tree. Isaiah 34:4 NLT

Then the sky receded as a scroll when it is rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved out of its place. Revelation 6:14 NKJV

IV. THERE WILL BE WOES OF WHAT IS YET TO COME Revelation 8:13

A. Midst Of Heaven

B. The World – Wide Message In Revelation

And I looked, and I heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, “Woe, woe, woe to the inhabitants of the earth, because of the remaining blasts of the trumpet of the three angels who are about to sound!” Revelation 8:13 NKJV

Then I saw another angel flying in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach to those who dwell on the earth—to every nation, tribe, tongue, and people— Revelation 14:6 NKJV

Then I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly in the midst of heaven, “Come and gather together for the supper of the great God Revelation 19:17 NKJV

C. “Inhabitants Of The Earth”

Because you have kept my word about patient endurance, I will keep you from the hour of trial that is coming on the whole world, to try those who dwell on the earth. Revelation 3:10 NKJV

And they cried with a loud voice, saying, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?” Revelation 6:10 NKJV

And those who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them, make merry, and send gifts to one another, because these two prophets tormented those who dwell on the earth. Revelation 11:10 NKJV

And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. Revelation 13:8 KJV

And with all the miracles he was allowed to perform on behalf of the first beast, he deceived all the people who belong to this world. He ordered the people to make a great statue of the first beast, who was fatally wounded and then came back to life. Revelation 13:14 NLT

The beast that you saw was, and is not, and is about to rise from the bottomless pit[a] and go to destruction. And the dwellers on earth whose names have not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world will marvel to see the beast, because it was and is not and is to come. Revelation 17:8 NLT

 For I have told you often before, and I say it again with tears in my eyes, that there are many whose conduct shows they are really enemies of the cross of Christ. They are headed for destruction. Their god is their appetite, they brag about shameful things, and they think only about this life here on earth. But we are citizens of heaven, where the Lord Jesus Christ lives. And we are eagerly waiting for him to return as our Savior. Philippians 3:18-20 NLT

And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? Revelation 6:10 NLT

Those who live on the earth will gloat over them and celebrate and send gifts to one another because these two prophets brought judgment to those who live on the earth. Revelation 11:10 HCSB

And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. Revelation 13:8 KJV

CONCLUSION WHEN GOD'S TIME COMES TO JUDGE THE EARTH:   I. THERE WILL BE PREPARATION IN HEAVEN - THE SEVENTH SEAL II. THERE WILL BE THE DESOLATION OF THE EARTH III. THERE WILL BE CONSEQUENCES TO THE HEAVENS IV. THERE WILL BE WOES OF WHAT IS YET TO COME