REVELATION - THE SEVENTH SEAL AND THE GOLDEN CENSER

 

Revelation 8

When he opened the Seventh Seal,

THERE WAS SILENCE IN HEAVEN

FOR ABOUT HALF AND HOUR.

2 And I saw the Seven Angels who stand before God,

And to them were given Seven Trumpets.

3 Another Angel, who had a Golden Censer,

Came and stood at the Altar.

He was given much Incense to offer,

WITH THE PRAYERS OF ALL THE SAINTS,

On the Golden Altar before the Throne.

4 The smoke of the Incense,

Together with the Prayers of the Saints,

WENT UP BEFORE GOD

From the Angel's hand.

5 Then the Angel took the Censer,

Filled it with Fire from the Altar,

AND HURLED IT ON THE EARTH;

And there came peals of thunder, rumblings,

Flashes of lightening and an Earthquake.

The Trumpets

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 UPON 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 WAS 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.

13 As I watched, I heard an Eagle

That was flying in midair

Call out in a loud voice:

'WOE! WOE! WOE TO THE INHABITANTS OF THE EARTH,

Because of the Trumpet Blast

About to be sounded by the other Three Angels!'

(Revelation 8)

God Almighty displays His Sovereignty

Over His Creation.

As mankind is repaid for its Sin against God and His Word;

For all of the Blood it has shed.

The Existential Threat to mankind

Is their Sin against God and His Word;

It is not Global Warming as some contend today.

If fact, God Almighty brings Fire upon the Earth;

That will be the Global Warming

All mankind will experience.