The Seven Trumpets

Parts 10-12
(The Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Trumpet)

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Jeremiah 4:16   “Tell this to the nations, proclaim it to Jerusalem: ‘A besieging army is coming from a distant land, raising a war cry against the cities of Judah.

 

Jeremiah 4:18   “Your own conduct and actions have brought this upon you. This is your punishment. How bitter it is! Now it pierces to the heart!”

 

Jeremiah 4:22   “My people are fools; they do not know me. They are senseless children; they have no understanding. They are skilled in doing evil; they know not how to do good.”  

 

Jeremiah 5:15   O house of Israel,” declares the Lord. “I am bringing a distant nation against you – an ancient and enduring nation, a people whose language you do not know, whose speech you do not understand.

 

Jeremiah 5:16   Their quivers are like an open grave; all of them are mighty warriors.

 

Jeremiah 5:17   They will devour your harvests and food, devour your sons and daughters; they will devour your flocks and herds, devour your vines and fig trees. With the sword they will destroy the fortified cities in which you trust.

 

Jeremiah 25:8   Therefore the Lord Almighty says this: “Because you have not listened to my words,

 

Jeremiah 25:9   I will summon all the peoples of the north and my servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, declares the Lord, “and I will bring them against this land and its inhabitants and against all the surrounding nations.  [Through him] I will completely destroy them and make them an object of horror and scorn, and an everlasting ruin.” 

 

Nebuchadnezzar, king of ancient Babylon, was >>empowered by God<< to destroy Israel. In a particular way, Lucifer, king of modern Babylon, will be empowered by God to destroy Earth.Since 1994, Earth’s cup of iniquity has been overflowing.

 

Lucifer’s title is given in Hebrew and Greek because God wants everyone, Jew and Gentile alike, to know who the destroyer actually is and why he will be released upon mankind. The devil will be released from the Abyss [spirit realm]to bring the drama of sin to a close. The Antichrist and his angels will be on Earth 445 days. (A little more than a year)

 

2 Thessalonians 2:3   Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day [the Second Coming]will not come until the rebellion occurs [Paul predicts a worldwide rebellion will before Jesus appears. This rebellion will be man’s response to the everlasting gospel that the 144,000 will present during the Great Tribulation and this great rebellion will bring the work of the 144,000 to a stand still. When this happens] and [then] the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction.

 

[Daniel 8:23   “In the latter part of their reign, when rebels have become completely wicked, a stern-faced king, a master of intrigue, will arise.]

 

2 Thessalonians 2:4   He will oppose [every religion] and will exalt himself over [and above] everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God’s temple [Paul is not talking about the devil sitting in a rebuilt temple in Jerusalem – Paul is saying the devil will exalt himself as the highest], proclaiming himself to be God.   

 

2 Thessalonians 2:5   Don’t you remember that when I was with you I used to tell you these things?

 

2 Thessalonians 2:6   And now you know what is holding him back, so that he may be revealed at the proper time.

 

2 Thessalonians 2:7   For the secret [hidden] power of lawlessness  [rebellion against God]is already at work; but the one who now holds it [total rebellion] back [Jesus] will continue to do so till he [Jesus] is taken out of the way. [When corporate intercession of Jesus ends, the censer will be cast down and the wrath of God will begin.]

 

2 Thessalonians 2:8   And then [during the fifth trumpet] the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will overthrow with the breath of his mouth and destroy by the splendor of his coming.

 

2 Thessalonians 2:9   The coming of the lawless one will [deceive the wicked. The devil will be glorious and awesome in appearance, but his true character will come out because he is evil and his words and actions will in accordance with the work of Satan [which is deceptive, the devil will prove his divine claims through displays of] displayed in all kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs and wonders,

 

2 Thessalonians 2:10   and in every sort of evil that deceives those who are perishing. They perishbecause they [heard and] refused to love the truth and so be saved.  

 

2 Thessalonians 2:11   For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion [and an invincible destroyer]so that they might believe the lie.

 

2 Thessalonians 2:12   and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness.”

 

God not only permits the devil to physically appear, God empowers the devil to destroy. Here are two reasons why God does this:

 

1.   The devil is not allowed to physically appear until the gospel presented by the 144,000 stalls.

 

In other words, after 890 days, most of the people of earth will have heard the gospel of Jesus Christ and most will have made a decision as to whether they are going to worship as God demands or worship as Babylon demands. Then, the devil will be released from the Abyss, he will descend in clouds of glory at various places on Earth and he will claim to be God. He will back up his various claims with miracles, signs and wonders. The devil will tell the people of earth that he has come to set up his kingdom on Earth, and he will demand that everyone must participate in the rebuilding of Earth.

 

Of course, the devil knows the people of Earth cannot restore the destruction caused by the first four trumpets in a mere 445 days, but that is beside the point. Like Pharaoh of old, the devil will make slaves of his subjects. He will wear out the people of Earth with heavy labor and cruel taskmasters. He will claim that he has come to establish a thousand years of peace on Earth and billions of people will believe him and they will work themselves to death, trying to please this demon.

 

Those refusing to believe the devil is God and refusing to work as he demands will be punished with pain like that of a scorpion. This is the torture that befalls the non-religious wicked during the fifth trumpet. As non-religious people behold the torture and intimidation imposed by Satan, some will reconsider their decision. They will become slaves of Lucifer to avoid the pain.

 

However, others will reconsider the testimony of the 144,000. They will repent of their rebellion, reject the lies and authority of the devil and submit to the joy of serving Jesus Christ, “whose yoke is easy and burden is light.”

 

Remember, the devil cannot touch those who have been sealed during this five months – for the most part, they will not be found in the great crowds that will go to hear and see the devil.

 

2.   Lucifer, the destroyer, is sent to the inhabitants of Earth so that Earth’s religious gridlock can be eliminated. Because religion is a highly sensitive matter involving personal persuasion and cultural heritage, it is almost impossible for a person to convince another person that his understanding of God is better and more comprehensive that that of his neighbor.

 

God understands this gridlock. (It has been said that less than 5% of the world’s population change religious systems.) Therefore, God allows the devil to physically appear so that all the religious systems can be destroyed.

 

Once the devil gloriously appears, attended by some 200 million angels (Revelation 9:16), the usual order of world governance (our political and religious systems) will become useless. The devil, masquerading as Almighty God will call fire down out of Heaven to destroy rebellious people. Billions of people will either be intimidated or deceived into believing that God Himself lives among men.

 

The devil will demand that religious diversity has to be eliminated and naturally so, the devil will proclaim himself to be God and as such, his word is the law and it is inerrant. Once the devil has gained enough followers, the Bible says the devil will terminate the seven religious systems (the seven heads of the composite beast) of the world by setting up a new one-world religion. This new religion is called “an image” or likeness of the composite beast in Revelation 13.

 

In other words, the religious of the world will be unified so that there will be “one Lord, one faith, one baptism” instead of seven opposing religions – each claiming to have the truth about God.

 

When the systems of the world are declared null and void the religious wickedwill suddenly discover a great problem: Their religious authorities are gone. The Bible, the Koran, all sacred writings, including the traditions and councils of the Church of Rome, etc. will be useless. The only religious authority left on Earth will be Lucifer. His word will be law.

 

 This unimaginable transition – from traditional authority to completely depending upon the devil’s authority – this will also force many people to thoughtfully reconsider the gospel of Jesus Christ. But wait! It only gets worse. The devil will demand death to everyone who refuses to participate in his new one-world religion and this decree will force everyone into one of two camps:

 

1.   worship as the devil dictates and live or

2.   worship Jesus as He dictates and die.

 

 

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