Here God gives people the opportunity to
repent; an angel declares the next three
trumpets will be worse.

Revelation 8:13
"And I beheld, and heard an angel
flying through the midst of heaven,
saying with a loud voice,
Woe, woe, woe,
to the inhabiters of
the earth
by reason of the other
voices of the
trumpets of the three angels, which
are yet to sound."

"And the fourth angel sounded, and
the third part of the sun was smitten,


and the third part of the moon,



and the
third part of
the stars; so as the
third part of them was darkened,
and
the day shone not for a third part
of it, and the night likewise."
Revelation 8:12

This upsets time calculations.
Humanity depends on light from
the sun; the moon and star for
life. The laws of nature are
disturbed.

"And the third angel sounded, and
there fell 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
Wormwood: and the third part of
the waters become wormwood; and
many men died of the waters,
because they were made bitter.
Revelation 8:10-11

A large meteor(?), falls from heaven,
containing a poison that spreads into
the rivers and springs. There will be
no fresh water.

Of course, many will die from the
water. Wormwood means sorrow and
calamity.

"And the second angel sounded, and as it
were a great mountain 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."
Revelation 8:8-9

"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." Revelation 8:7

The silence is over and the saints prayers

have been heard.

Fire is an instrument God uses for judgment

on the grass and trees; man will suffer from

the loss.

"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
trumpets prepared
themselves to sound."
Revelation 5 & 6

"Another angel
came and stood
at the altar,
having a golden
censer; and
there was given
unto him much
incense, 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 angel's hand."
Revelation 8:3 & 4

"And I saw the seven angels which stood
before God; and to them were given seven
trumpets." Revelation 8:2













These messengers will announce the judg-
ments of God upon the earth. God is doing
this from heaven.

When the seventh chapter ends, the eighth
starts with silence in heaven. It is like the
calm before the storm. A threatening type
quiet before the judgment of God begins.

Revelation 8:1
"And when he had opened the seventh seal,
there was silence in heaven about the space
of half an hour."

The people saved in the Great Tribulation
will go through great suffering.

Those living in Christ will be caught away.
God has not appointed He people to wrath.
1Thessalonians 5:9 " For God hath not
appointed us to wrath, but to obtain
salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,"

The Antichrist will be revealed.

"After this I beheld, and,
lo, a great multitude,
which no man could
number, 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;"
Revelation 7:9

These people are the end-time harvest. They
are from the Great Tribulation.

There will be 12,000 Jews from each of the
12 tribes of Israel.

These Jews have been converted to Jesus.
They become witnesses and missionaries
during the Great Tribulation.

While the church is at the marriage supper
of the Lamb and the judgment seat of Christ,
these Jews will be preaching a revival on the
earth.

God has always had witnesses. He will have
144,000 witnesses during the Tribulation.

They are not the church.
They are not 'Jehovah's Witnesses".
They are from the 12 tribes of Israel (Jacob).
They are Jacob's seed (his flesh and blood)
They will be saved out of every tribe of the
children of Israel. (click picture to enlarge)












Revelation 7:4 "And I heard the number of
them which were sealed: and there were
sealed an hundred and forty and four
thousand of all the tribes of the
children of Israel."
There is no doubt who they are.

Angels have always been active in the world.

This angel brought the message that the earth
was not to be hurt by the forces of the Antichrist
until God had sealed His servants. Rev. 7:3

This seal is the authority and power of God.

"And I heard the number of them which were

sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and

forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the

children of Israel." Revelation 7;4

Chapter seven is a pause between judgments.
It shows how God will protect His people
during the Great Tribulation.

After the rapture of the true Christians, the
Holy Spirit saves many people; but the powers
of darkness will continue their purposes.

Besides the
Four Horsemen

there is a fifth horseman. . . .
Read Revelation 19:11-16

He is the Christian's Horseman.















All the saints in heaven will come riding
with Him to conquer and establish His
kingdom.

The rebellion of the wicked will be put away.

"And I looked, and behold
a pale horse: and his name
that sat on him was Death,
and Hell followed with him.
And power was given unto
them over the fourth part of
the earth, to kill with sword,
and with hunger, and with
death, and with the beasts
of the earth."
Revelation 6:8

This rider was named Death, plague
and pestilence will stalk the earth.

He is given power to destroy 1/4 of the people.

This starts the Great Tribulation.

"And when he had
opened the third seal, I
heard the third beast
say, Come and see.
And I beheld, and lo a
black horse; and he
that sat on him had a
pair of balances in his
hand.
And I heard a voice in
the midst of the four
beasts say, A measure of
wheat for a penny,
and three measures of barley for a penny;
and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine."
Revelation 6:5-6

The black horse stands for mourning and
weeping.

The rider has a balance or scale which is
a symbol of commerce.

It speaks of worldwide famine in the earth.

"And when he had opened
the second seal, I heard the
second beast say, Come
and see.
And there went out another
horse that was red: and
power was given to him
that sat thereon to take
peace from the earth, and t
hat they should kill one
another: and there was given
unto him a great sword."
Revelation 6:3-4

The rider of the red horse takes peace from the
earth. The white horse takes authority peacefully
by politics. The red horse takes authority by war.

The first two horsemen are continuous, but are
not during the same time period.

"And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the
seals,
and I heard, as it were the
noise of thunder, one of
the four beasts saying,
Come and see.
And I saw, and behold a
white horse: and he that
sat on him had a bow; and
a crown was
given unto him: and he went
forth conquering, and to conquer."
Revelation 6:1-2

The Antichrist comes to conquer. He brings a
false peace and prosperity. It will be temperary.
He is the counterfeit christ but does not appear
as a villian.

Remember, John is on the Isle of Patmos,

and receives the revelation written in the

book called Revelation of Jesus Christ.

Chapter 1, 2 and 3 reveals His majesty, and

the operation of the church on earth.

Chapter 4 tells of the rapture of the church

into heaven and its experiences there.

Chapter 5 Jesus breaks the seals of judgment

of the book nobody else could open.

Chapter 6 Now the seals begin to open and

we see the four horsemen of the Apocalypse

who ride throughout the earth.

The counterfeit bride is unholy and impure.
It is a counterfeit church that does not follow
the Bible, the Holy Spirit, or Jesus. They're
going to take away the new birth. Sinners and
pagans will run the "church".

The political forces will turn on it with
violence. Revelation 17:16
"And the ten horns which thou sawest upon
the beast, these shall hate the whore, and
shall make her desolate and naked, and
shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire."

Water symbolizes people. Revelation 17:15
"And he saith unto me, The waters which
thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are
peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and
tongues."

This spirit is already alive in the Middle
East.

This great harlot is that part of the church
that will remain after the true church has
been raptured.

The antichrist (the beast) and his bride (the
whore) are counterfeits of Christ and His
bride.

The fourth woman of Revelation is in chapter
17:1-6

" And there came one of the
seven angels which had the
seven vials, and talked with
me, saying unto me,
Come hither; I will shew unto
thee the judgment of the great
whore that sitteth upon many
waters:. . . . .


The whore represents perverted religion that
has been contaminated with politics. The
kings of the earth have committed fornication
with her.