I was on a short trip part of this week, so sorry this is a day late. Normally I write the devotional Wednesday night and post it Thursday morning, but this week I didn’t get to write it until yesterday.
Remember
the complete silence in Heaven when the 7th Seal was opened by the
Lamb a couple weeks ago? Well, that 7th seal ushered in 7 more
judgments via 7 angels with 7 trumpets.
Revelation 8:6-12 6 Then
the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared to
sound them.
7 The first angel sounded his trumpet, and there came
hail and fire mixed with blood, and it was hurled down on the earth. A
third of the earth was burned up, a third of the trees were burned up,
and all the green grass was burned up.
8 The second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like
a huge mountain, all ablaze, was thrown into the sea. A third of
the sea turned into blood, 9 a third of
the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.
10 The third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star,
blazing like a torch, fell from the sky on a third of the rivers and on
the springs of water— 11 the name of the star is
Wormwood. A third of the waters turned bitter, and many people
died from the waters that had become bitter.
12 The fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the
sun was struck, a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a
third of them turned dark. A third of the day was without light,
and also a third of the night.
Jesus unleashes numerous catastrophic judgments on the
earth in these first 4 “trumpet judgments.” A third of the ground, water and sky
will all be affected. However, intentionally 2/3 will not be affected. Jesus’s judgments aren’t rash or impulsive. They are intentional and
gracious. It isn’t random or coincidental. The orderliness in the judgment
shows WHO is in charge. Jesus continues to give people a stark warning and additional
opportunities to repent and turn to Him before it is too late.
