Chapter 19 The First Angel’s Message
What motivates the proclamation of the Three Angels’ Messages? Early Adventism believed Christ would return in 1844 and were motivated to share their knowledge of Christ’s return to have as many people as possible ready for His Advent. This led to their proclamation of the Three Angels’ Messages. However, Babylon, although apostate, had not yet fallen. It had not yet coerced all on Earth to false worship. Clearly, Christ could not have come in 1844, because prophecy had not all been fulfilled at that stage. Several prophecies have been fulfilled since then, but there are still many that remain unfulfilled, including the proclamation of the second and third Angels’ Messages. In fact, even the first Angel’s Message still needs to be proclaimed in its rightful context because the Trumpets have not yet sounded:
Rev 14:6 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,
7 Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.
The Three Angels’ Messages will have their real and final proclamation after the Outpouring of the Latter Rain. When the temple is measured, the 144 000 are sealed, they are tasked with the proclamation of the Three Angels’ Messages. That is what is meant in Rev 10 that they must prophesy before kings and rulers and the populace of the Earth:
11 And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.
The Seven Trumpets begin after the sealing of the 144 000 (chapter 16). The first Trumpet is a meteor shower, some of which fall on Earth – meteorites. They ignite vast tracts of combustible fields and coniferous forests:
Rev 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.
People will take note of this event but ascribe it to a natural phenomenon because it can be scientifically explained. People have become used to the challenges of forest fires which have become prevalent because of climate change.
There seems to be entwined in this some symbolism as well. Comparing the first Trumpet with the fifth, green, grass and trees are common elements:
Rev 9:4 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.
It is clear from the fifth Trumpet that grass, green things and trees are people. The locusts should not hurt grass, green things and trees, but only those men which do not have the seal of God in their foreheads. These three elements are contrasted with people that do not have the seal of God in their foreheads, therefore they are symbolic, and represent people that have God’s seal. At this stage, the only people that are sealed with God’s seal are the 144 000. These locusts cannot harm God’s 144 000. We see this concept in other places as well: In Rev 11, the Two Witnesses (chapter 8) enjoy God’s protection when someone tries to harm them:
5 And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed.
Revelation 12 also strongly shows God’s protection of the 144 000:
14 And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.
15 And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.
16 And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.
If grass, green things and trees represent the 144 000 in the fifth Trumpet, can they mean that in the first? The answer is no. In the first Trumpet all the grass is burnt and a third of the green trees. If the grass and green trees represent the 144 000 in the first Trumpet, then more than a third of the 144 000 are destroyed during the first Trumpet. That implies that they do not enjoy God’s protection and many are killed by the first Trumpet. Since this cannot be, the green trees and grass in the first Trumpet are not symbolic, but literal.
This argument is a big help in understanding the Trumpets. The first four are literal natural disasters, the next two are symbolic in nature, and the last is the Close of Probation. We see this pattern in many places of Revelation where the first four of seven entities are grouped together, then the next two are similar to each other, and the seventh is the climax, standing on its own. In the Seven Seals in particular this grouping is very prominent.
We see then that the first Trumpet is literal, and the trees and grass on Earth are ablaze because a shower of meteors and meteorites have ignited the combustibles on Earth. The 144 000 start telling the world that this phenomenon was allowed by God, and that He is drawing their attention to the issue of true worship – they are proclaiming the First Angel’s Message.
Soon after this the second Trumpet sounds:
Rev 8:8 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;
9 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.
The first Trumpet is meteors, and relatively small meteorites that fall on the Earth. In the second Trumpet, it is also an object from space that strikes the Earth, but a much larger one. It is a stray asteroid. When it enters the atmosphere of Earth, there is friction with the air molecules, making it burn like a meteor. It is simply too big to burn out or even be slowed down by the friction. It strikes the ocean with such a huge impact that it causes a tsunami, destroying a significant part of shipping. Sea life is killed by the impact shock. The rotting fish cause a problem with the quality of the sea water where the dissolved oxygen is consumed. A red tide develops, turning the sea into what looks like blood. These occurrences remind us of some of the plagues that God through Moses inflicted on the Egyptians.
More people take note of the close proximity in time of this second natural disaster, and begin to realise that God wants their attention. The 144 000 confirm that God would like the people on Earth to acknowledge Him as the God of Creation.
Not long after this, the third Trumpet sounds:
Rev 8:10 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;
11 And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.
And yet another object from space impacts the Earth, this time falling on a continent. It also burns because of friction with the atmosphere. It is made of some other material compared to the former, burning with a bright white flame. It is huge, impacting the crust of the Earth and making a crater. It is made from a metal that has a soluble oxide that is toxic. Bases are bitter in taste. This toxic soluble oxide dissolves in the fresh water sources and makes them bitter and toxic. The water is bottled as spring water, and when people buy and drink it, they die from it.
By now almost everyone recognises that the diversity of these interlopers from space that have crashed into the Earth, have occurred too often to be the result of natural impacts, but are acts of God. The message from the 144 000 strikes home. Simultaneously there are other coercive voices that also recognise that God is calling us to worship, and legislate the worship of the Trinity on Sunday. People have to choose to listen to the 144 000 and to conscience, or fall in line with the powers on Earth and appease the government and the false God by worshipping on the “venerable day of the sun.”
All the impacts on Earth have caused the crust of the Earth to rupture, and magma has poured out, forming volcanoes all over the Earth. Dust particles and ash ascend into the upper atmosphere, blocking the light of day from reaching the ground. The fourth Trumpet sounds:
Rev 8:12 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.
The dust from the fires, and the ash from volcanoes have made the Earth gloomy. Through the gloom in the day, the sun is not seen, neither the moon at night.
The Trumpets have turned what God made into blessings, when He created the Earth, into curses. God made light the first day, the first Trumpet brings fire, lighting up the Earth. On the second day of creation God separated the water of the heavens from the water of the Earth, the second Trumpet has a burning mountain fall into the waters of an ocean. The third day of creation, God made dry land, the third Trumpet has an asteroid fall on the land. On the fourth day, God created the sun, moon and stars, the fourth Trumpet has the sun and the moon darkened.
The remaining Trumpets are different, more symbolic and far more serious than the first four. The impact of the last three Trumpets is so serious that God gives a special warning in Revelation about them:
Rev 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 trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound!
This verse uses the same symbols as that of Rev 14 in the Three Angels’ Messages. The 144 000 bring the Three Angels’ Messages, therefore it is them also that warn the people on Earth about the coming of the next three Trumpets, about how serious and devastating they are to be. They give a clear and serious call to everybody to worship the real Creator God before the last three Trumpets sound, the last Trumpet being the Close of Probation. The first four Trumpets have been upheavals in Creation, giving impetus to the call to worship the God of Creation. The warning about the next three Trumpets is about the coming of God’s judgement. All of this constitute the force of the announcing of the First Angel’s Message to worship the God of Creation, because the hour of His Judgement is fast approaching.
Would you like to be kept safe during this time of upheaval, when nature convulses for the sake of its Maker? God is calling you to hide in the cleft of the Rock. He is our Father, and He will care for those who recognise Him for Who He is – the Creator of Heaven and Earth, and the Saviour of those who love Him and are committed to Him. May God bless you as you acknowledge Him through prayer, worship and commitment.
What motivates the proclamation of the Three Angels’ Messages? Early Adventism believed Christ would return in 1844 and were motivated to share their knowledge of Christ’s return to have as many people as possible ready for His Advent. This led to their proclamation of the Three Angels’ Messages. However, Babylon, although apostate, had not yet fallen. It had not yet coerced all on Earth to false worship. Clearly, Christ could not have come in 1844, because prophecy had not all been fulfilled at that stage. Several prophecies have been fulfilled since then, but there are still many that remain unfulfilled, including the proclamation of the second and third Angels’ Messages. In fact, even the first Angel’s Message still needs to be proclaimed in its rightful context because the Trumpets have not yet sounded:
Rev 14:6 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,
7 Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.
The Three Angels’ Messages will have their real and final proclamation after the Outpouring of the Latter Rain. When the temple is measured, the 144 000 are sealed, they are tasked with the proclamation of the Three Angels’ Messages. That is what is meant in Rev 10 that they must prophesy before kings and rulers and the populace of the Earth:
11 And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.
The Seven Trumpets begin after the sealing of the 144 000 (chapter 16). The first Trumpet is a meteor shower, some of which fall on Earth – meteorites. They ignite vast tracts of combustible fields and coniferous forests:
Rev 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.
People will take note of this event but ascribe it to a natural phenomenon because it can be scientifically explained. People have become used to the challenges of forest fires which have become prevalent because of climate change.
There seems to be entwined in this some symbolism as well. Comparing the first Trumpet with the fifth, green, grass and trees are common elements:
Rev 9:4 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.
It is clear from the fifth Trumpet that grass, green things and trees are people. The locusts should not hurt grass, green things and trees, but only those men which do not have the seal of God in their foreheads. These three elements are contrasted with people that do not have the seal of God in their foreheads, therefore they are symbolic, and represent people that have God’s seal. At this stage, the only people that are sealed with God’s seal are the 144 000. These locusts cannot harm God’s 144 000. We see this concept in other places as well: In Rev 11, the Two Witnesses (chapter 8) enjoy God’s protection when someone tries to harm them:
5 And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed.
Revelation 12 also strongly shows God’s protection of the 144 000:
14 And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.
15 And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.
16 And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.
If grass, green things and trees represent the 144 000 in the fifth Trumpet, can they mean that in the first? The answer is no. In the first Trumpet all the grass is burnt and a third of the green trees. If the grass and green trees represent the 144 000 in the first Trumpet, then more than a third of the 144 000 are destroyed during the first Trumpet. That implies that they do not enjoy God’s protection and many are killed by the first Trumpet. Since this cannot be, the green trees and grass in the first Trumpet are not symbolic, but literal.
This argument is a big help in understanding the Trumpets. The first four are literal natural disasters, the next two are symbolic in nature, and the last is the Close of Probation. We see this pattern in many places of Revelation where the first four of seven entities are grouped together, then the next two are similar to each other, and the seventh is the climax, standing on its own. In the Seven Seals in particular this grouping is very prominent.
We see then that the first Trumpet is literal, and the trees and grass on Earth are ablaze because a shower of meteors and meteorites have ignited the combustibles on Earth. The 144 000 start telling the world that this phenomenon was allowed by God, and that He is drawing their attention to the issue of true worship – they are proclaiming the First Angel’s Message.
Soon after this the second Trumpet sounds:
Rev 8:8 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;
9 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.
The first Trumpet is meteors, and relatively small meteorites that fall on the Earth. In the second Trumpet, it is also an object from space that strikes the Earth, but a much larger one. It is a stray asteroid. When it enters the atmosphere of Earth, there is friction with the air molecules, making it burn like a meteor. It is simply too big to burn out or even be slowed down by the friction. It strikes the ocean with such a huge impact that it causes a tsunami, destroying a significant part of shipping. Sea life is killed by the impact shock. The rotting fish cause a problem with the quality of the sea water where the dissolved oxygen is consumed. A red tide develops, turning the sea into what looks like blood. These occurrences remind us of some of the plagues that God through Moses inflicted on the Egyptians.
More people take note of the close proximity in time of this second natural disaster, and begin to realise that God wants their attention. The 144 000 confirm that God would like the people on Earth to acknowledge Him as the God of Creation.
Not long after this, the third Trumpet sounds:
Rev 8:10 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;
11 And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.
And yet another object from space impacts the Earth, this time falling on a continent. It also burns because of friction with the atmosphere. It is made of some other material compared to the former, burning with a bright white flame. It is huge, impacting the crust of the Earth and making a crater. It is made from a metal that has a soluble oxide that is toxic. Bases are bitter in taste. This toxic soluble oxide dissolves in the fresh water sources and makes them bitter and toxic. The water is bottled as spring water, and when people buy and drink it, they die from it.
By now almost everyone recognises that the diversity of these interlopers from space that have crashed into the Earth, have occurred too often to be the result of natural impacts, but are acts of God. The message from the 144 000 strikes home. Simultaneously there are other coercive voices that also recognise that God is calling us to worship, and legislate the worship of the Trinity on Sunday. People have to choose to listen to the 144 000 and to conscience, or fall in line with the powers on Earth and appease the government and the false God by worshipping on the “venerable day of the sun.”
All the impacts on Earth have caused the crust of the Earth to rupture, and magma has poured out, forming volcanoes all over the Earth. Dust particles and ash ascend into the upper atmosphere, blocking the light of day from reaching the ground. The fourth Trumpet sounds:
Rev 8:12 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.
The dust from the fires, and the ash from volcanoes have made the Earth gloomy. Through the gloom in the day, the sun is not seen, neither the moon at night.
The Trumpets have turned what God made into blessings, when He created the Earth, into curses. God made light the first day, the first Trumpet brings fire, lighting up the Earth. On the second day of creation God separated the water of the heavens from the water of the Earth, the second Trumpet has a burning mountain fall into the waters of an ocean. The third day of creation, God made dry land, the third Trumpet has an asteroid fall on the land. On the fourth day, God created the sun, moon and stars, the fourth Trumpet has the sun and the moon darkened.
The remaining Trumpets are different, more symbolic and far more serious than the first four. The impact of the last three Trumpets is so serious that God gives a special warning in Revelation about them:
Rev 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 trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound!
This verse uses the same symbols as that of Rev 14 in the Three Angels’ Messages. The 144 000 bring the Three Angels’ Messages, therefore it is them also that warn the people on Earth about the coming of the next three Trumpets, about how serious and devastating they are to be. They give a clear and serious call to everybody to worship the real Creator God before the last three Trumpets sound, the last Trumpet being the Close of Probation. The first four Trumpets have been upheavals in Creation, giving impetus to the call to worship the God of Creation. The warning about the next three Trumpets is about the coming of God’s judgement. All of this constitute the force of the announcing of the First Angel’s Message to worship the God of Creation, because the hour of His Judgement is fast approaching.
Would you like to be kept safe during this time of upheaval, when nature convulses for the sake of its Maker? God is calling you to hide in the cleft of the Rock. He is our Father, and He will care for those who recognise Him for Who He is – the Creator of Heaven and Earth, and the Saviour of those who love Him and are committed to Him. May God bless you as you acknowledge Him through prayer, worship and commitment.
Chapter 19 The First Angel’s Message
What motivates the proclamation of the Three Angels’ Messages? Early Adventism believed Christ would return in 1844 and were motivated to share their knowledge of Christ’s return to have as many people as possible ready for His Advent. This led to their proclamation of the Three Angels’ Messages. However, Babylon, although apostate, had not yet fallen. It had not yet coerced all on Earth to false worship. Clearly, Christ could not have come in 1844, because prophecy had not all been fulfilled at that stage. Several prophecies have been fulfilled since then, but there are still many that remain unfulfilled, including the proclamation of the second and third Angels’ Messages. In fact, even the first Angel’s Message still needs to be proclaimed in its rightful context because the Trumpets have not yet sounded:
Rev 14:6 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,
7 Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.
The Three Angels’ Messages will have their real and final proclamation after the Outpouring of the Latter Rain. When the temple is measured, the 144 000 are sealed, they are tasked with the proclamation of the Three Angels’ Messages. That is what is meant in Rev 10 that they must prophesy before kings and rulers and the populace of the Earth:
11 And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.
The Seven Trumpets begin after the sealing of the 144 000 (chapter 16). The first Trumpet is a meteor shower, some of which fall on Earth – meteorites. They ignite vast tracts of combustible fields and coniferous forests:
Rev 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.
People will take note of this event but ascribe it to a natural phenomenon because it can be scientifically explained. People have become used to the challenges of forest fires which have become prevalent because of climate change.
There seems to be entwined in this some symbolism as well. Comparing the first Trumpet with the fifth, green, grass and trees are common elements:
Rev 9:4 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.
It is clear from the fifth Trumpet that grass, green things and trees are people. The locusts should not hurt grass, green things and trees, but only those men which do not have the seal of God in their foreheads. These three elements are contrasted with people that do not have the seal of God in their foreheads, therefore they are symbolic, and represent people that have God’s seal. At this stage, the only people that are sealed with God’s seal are the 144 000. These locusts cannot harm God’s 144 000. We see this concept in other places as well: In Rev 11, the Two Witnesses (chapter 8) enjoy God’s protection when someone tries to harm them:
5 And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed.
Revelation 12 also strongly shows God’s protection of the 144 000:
14 And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.
15 And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.
16 And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.
If grass, green things and trees represent the 144 000 in the fifth Trumpet, can they mean that in the first? The answer is no. In the first Trumpet all the grass is burnt and a third of the green trees. If the grass and green trees represent the 144 000 in the first Trumpet, then more than a third of the 144 000 are destroyed during the first Trumpet. That implies that they do not enjoy God’s protection and many are killed by the first Trumpet. Since this cannot be, the green trees and grass in the first Trumpet are not symbolic, but literal.
This argument is a big help in understanding the Trumpets. The first four are literal natural disasters, the next two are symbolic in nature, and the last is the Close of Probation. We see this pattern in many places of Revelation where the first four of seven entities are grouped together, then the next two are similar to each other, and the seventh is the climax, standing on its own. In the Seven Seals in particular this grouping is very prominent.
We see then that the first Trumpet is literal, and the trees and grass on Earth are ablaze because a shower of meteors and meteorites have ignited the combustibles on Earth. The 144 000 start telling the world that this phenomenon was allowed by God, and that He is drawing their attention to the issue of true worship – they are proclaiming the First Angel’s Message.
Soon after this the second Trumpet sounds:
Rev 8:8 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;
9 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.
The first Trumpet is meteors, and relatively small meteorites that fall on the Earth. In the second Trumpet, it is also an object from space that strikes the Earth, but a much larger one. It is a stray asteroid. When it enters the atmosphere of Earth, there is friction with the air molecules, making it burn like a meteor. It is simply too big to burn out or even be slowed down by the friction. It strikes the ocean with such a huge impact that it causes a tsunami, destroying a significant part of shipping. Sea life is killed by the impact shock. The rotting fish cause a problem with the quality of the sea water where the dissolved oxygen is consumed. A red tide develops, turning the sea into what looks like blood. These occurrences remind us of some of the plagues that God through Moses inflicted on the Egyptians.
More people take note of the close proximity in time of this second natural disaster, and begin to realise that God wants their attention. The 144 000 confirm that God would like the people on Earth to acknowledge Him as the God of Creation.
Not long after this, the third Trumpet sounds:
Rev 8:10 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;
11 And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.
And yet another object from space impacts the Earth, this time falling on a continent. It also burns because of friction with the atmosphere. It is made of some other material compared to the former, burning with a bright white flame. It is huge, impacting the crust of the Earth and making a crater. It is made from a metal that has a soluble oxide that is toxic. Bases are bitter in taste. This toxic soluble oxide dissolves in the fresh water sources and makes them bitter and toxic. The water is bottled as spring water, and when people buy and drink it, they die from it.
By now almost everyone recognises that the diversity of these interlopers from space that have crashed into the Earth, have occurred too often to be the result of natural impacts, but are acts of God. The message from the 144 000 strikes home. Simultaneously there are other coercive voices that also recognise that God is calling us to worship, and legislate the worship of the Trinity on Sunday. People have to choose to listen to the 144 000 and to conscience, or fall in line with the powers on Earth and appease the government and the false God by worshipping on the “venerable day of the sun.”
All the impacts on Earth have caused the crust of the Earth to rupture, and magma has poured out, forming volcanoes all over the Earth. Dust particles and ash ascend into the upper atmosphere, blocking the light of day from reaching the ground. The fourth Trumpet sounds:
Rev 8:12 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.
The dust from the fires, and the ash from volcanoes have made the Earth gloomy. Through the gloom in the day, the sun is not seen, neither the moon at night.
The Trumpets have turned what God made into blessings, when He created the Earth, into curses. God made light the first day, the first Trumpet brings fire, lighting up the Earth. On the second day of creation God separated the water of the heavens from the water of the Earth, the second Trumpet has a burning mountain fall into the waters of an ocean. The third day of creation, God made dry land, the third Trumpet has an asteroid fall on the land. On the fourth day, God created the sun, moon and stars, the fourth Trumpet has the sun and the moon darkened.
The remaining Trumpets are different, more symbolic and far more serious than the first four. The impact of the last three Trumpets is so serious that God gives a special warning in Revelation about them:
Rev 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 trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound!
This verse uses the same symbols as that of Rev 14 in the Three Angels’ Messages. The 144 000 bring the Three Angels’ Messages, therefore it is them also that warn the people on Earth about the coming of the next three Trumpets, about how serious and devastating they are to be. They give a clear and serious call to everybody to worship the real Creator God before the last three Trumpets sound, the last Trumpet being the Close of Probation. The first four Trumpets have been upheavals in Creation, giving impetus to the call to worship the God of Creation. The warning about the next three Trumpets is about the coming of God’s judgement. All of this constitute the force of the announcing of the First Angel’s Message to worship the God of Creation, because the hour of His Judgement is fast approaching.
Would you like to be kept safe during this time of upheaval, when nature convulses for the sake of its Maker? God is calling you to hide in the cleft of the Rock. He is our Father, and He will care for those who recognise Him for Who He is – the Creator of Heaven and Earth, and the Saviour of those who love Him and are committed to Him. May God bless you as you acknowledge Him through prayer, worship and commitment.
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