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.
Hail and fire mingled with blood
reminds me of Exodus.
Exodus 7:19 And the LORD spake
unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thine hand upon the
waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds,
and upon all their pools of water, that they may become blood; and that there
may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood, and in
vessels of stone. 20 And Moses and Aaron
did so, as the LORD commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and smote the waters
that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his
servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood.
21 And the fish that was in the river
died; and the river stank, and the Egyptians could not drink of the water of
the river; and there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt. 22 And the magicians of Egypt did so with their
enchantments: and Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, neither did he hearken unto
them; as the LORD had said. 23 And
Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did he set his heart to this
also. 24 And all the Egyptians digged
round about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water
of the river. 25 And seven days were
fulfilled, after that the LORD had smitten the river.
Exodus 9:23 And Moses stretched
forth his rod toward heaven: and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and the fire
ran along upon the ground; and the LORD rained hail upon the land of Egypt.
24 So there was hail, and fire mingled
with the hail, very grievous, such as there was none like it in all the land of
Egypt since it became a nation. 25 And
the hail smote throughout all the land of Egypt all that was in the field, both
man and beast; and the hail smote every herb of the field, and brake every tree
of the field.
The seven seals began with a
conqueror with a bow on a white horse followed by war, famine, and disease with
the fourth seal reflecting the first three as well as adding the beasts of the
earth. The fifth seal has a multitude of slain martyrs crying out for vengeance
to God. The sixth seal has an earthquake and astronomical disturbances with the
stars of heaven falling to earth either in a physical disaster of comet debris,
asteroids, or a meteor shower, or perhaps referring to a spiritual invasion
from outside of this world as stars are referred to also as angels. Specific Jewish servants of God are sealed.
Their purpose is not specified. But, a multitude is now in heaven praising God,
perhaps the raptured saints.
Now, the trumpets have begun and
there is going to be a great and terrifying result now that the saints have
been harvested. Vengeance on a fallen world is coming to a head. Some would say
that the first five seals are historical events that we can see and that we are
waiting on the sixth seal. Once that great earthquake and the astronomic
disasters begin or devils come to earth the world would know we are in the end
times. There have been millions slain for the word of God in the last two
thousand years.
Read Matthew, chapter 24 in its
entirety.
Matthew 24:1 ¶ And Jesus went out, and departed from the
temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the
temple. 2 And Jesus said unto them, See
ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here
one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. 3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the
disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be?
and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
4 ¶ And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take
heed that no man deceive you. 5 For many
shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. 6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of
wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but
the end is not yet. 7 For nation shall
rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines,
and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. 8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
9 Then shall they deliver you up to be
afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my
name’s sake. 10 And then shall many be
offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. 11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall
deceive many. 12 And because iniquity
shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. 13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the
same shall be saved. 14 And this gospel
of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all
nations; and then shall the end come. 15
When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by
Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him
understand:) 16 Then let them which be
in Judaea flee into the mountains: 17
Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of
his house: 18 Neither let him which is
in the field return back to take his clothes. 19 And woe unto them that are with child, and to
them that give suck in those days! 20
But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath
day: 21 For then shall be great
tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no,
nor ever shall be. 22 And except those
days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s
sake those days shall be shortened. 23
Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there;
believe it not. 24 For there shall arise
false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders;
insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. 25 Behold, I have told you before. 26 Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold,
he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe
it not. 27 For as the lightning cometh
out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of
the Son of man be. 28 For wheresoever
the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together. 29 Immediately after the tribulation of those
days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the
stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
30 And then shall appear the sign of the
Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and
they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and
great glory. 31 And he shall send his
angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his
elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
32 ¶ Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his
branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:
33 So likewise ye, when ye shall see all
these things, know that it is near, even at the doors. 34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall
not pass, till all these things be fulfilled. 35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my
words shall not pass away. 36 But of
that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father
only. 37 But as the days of Noe were, so
shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 38
For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and
drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into
the ark, 39 And knew not until the flood
came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
40 Then shall two be in the field; the
one shall be taken, and the other left. 41
Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the
other left. 42 Watch therefore: for ye
know not what hour your Lord doth come. 43
But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch
the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his
house to be broken up. 44 Therefore be
ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
45 Who then is a faithful and wise
servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in
due season? 46 Blessed is that servant,
whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. 47 Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him
ruler over all his goods. 48 But and if
that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; 49 And shall begin to smite his fellowservants,
and to eat and drink with the drunken; 50
The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for
him, and in an hour that he is not aware of, 51
And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the
hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
If the historical interpretation
is correct and if the translation of the church is a correct doctrine then this
multitude in heaven is the church and the end is about to come down like a
hammer with the five seals representing events of history as types.
Hebrews 12:22 But ye are come
unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem,
and to an innumerable company of angels, 23
To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written
in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made
perfect,
Could the following events be
happening very quickly, like the fall of the Soviet Union or the Berlin Wall in
the late 1980’s and early 1990’s? Notice how devastating what comes next would
be on humanity and the earth!
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