What…Why…When

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We are free to deny whatever we want to deny.

 

However, our beliefs and denials have no effect on God.  Zero.

 

Most everyone in Noah’s day did not believe a flood was coming.

 

What effect did their thinking have on God?  Zero. 

 

God has several purposes for the seven trumpets.  Here are seven:

1.   They will signal the end of life on planet Earth.

2.   They will signal the arrival of judgment day. God will test and judge the living during the seven trumpets.

3.   The seven trumpets will signal God’s disgust with man’s degenerate behavior.

4.   The seven trumpets will do something most unusual:  They will cause Muslims, Jews, Hindus, Pagans, Atheists, Catholics and Protestants to consider the reality and authority of Jesus Christ.

5.   The seven trumpets will shatter religious paradigms. As a result, many Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Pagans, Atheists, Catholics and Protestants will thoughtfully consider a gospel that is contrary to what each religious group currently believes!

6.   God will use the seven trumpets to separate “the sheep from the goats.”

7.   The seven trumpets will reveal the love of God and the truth about God as nothing else can do!

God has deliberately and thoughtfully designed the seven trumpets to accomplish these and other objectives and one glorious result will be the salvation of millions of people!

 

According to Daniel 12, the length of the Great Tribulation will be 1,335 days.

7                                                   7

- - x - -  - - - - - - - - - - - - -   - - - - - - - Second Coming

 

                    Trumpets       Bowls

 

                       1,265    +    70   = 1,335 days

 

The commencement of the seven trumpets will be sudden and overwhelming.

 

For reasons beyond the scope of this short study, I believe nuclear was will soon break out.

 

A day will come when tensions and hostilities between nations will boil over and there will be a nuclear exchange.

 

Ten of thousands will die.

 

Immediately, world leaders will spring into action, doing everything possible to restore “peace and safety.”

 

The Bible says:

 

“For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that this day should overtake you as a thief.” (KJV, 1 Thessalonians 5:3,4)

 

What is Paul talking about?

 

A causal Bible student will not appreciate Paul’s words, but they are loaded with meaning.

 

Look again:

 

“When people are saying “Peace and Safety: sudden destruction will come upon them – as labor pains on a pregnant woman.”

 

When a pregnant woman is near delivery, labor pains can begin suddenly – at any time.

Parallel:

 

World conditions are deteriorating to the point that nuclear war can suddenly occur – at any time.

 

To understand Paul’s prediction a little explanation is in order.

 

The Jews believed that sudden destruction was a sign from God. It was proof of God’s wrath.

 

Sudden destruction was not considered a natural event.

 

Examples:

 

The rain suddenly began to fall in Noah’s day.

 

“…. the springs of the great deep burst forth, and the floodgates of the heavens were opened.”   (Genesis 7:11)

 

Fire suddenly fell from Heaven on Sodom and Gomorrah and burned them up.

(Genesis 19:23,24)

 

Sudden calamity came upon Job. He lost his sheep, camels, servants and ten children on the same day!   (Job 1:13-22) 

 

Jericho suddenly fell to the ground.   (Joshua 6:20)

 

The Earth suddenly opened up and swallowed Korah, Dathan and Abiram.   (Numbers 26: 9,10) 

 

God’s wrath comes suddenly.

 

God warned Israel of sudden destruction:

 

“Disaster will come upon you … a catastrophe you cannot foresee will suddenly come upon you.”   (Isaiah 47:11)

 

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