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The Fifth and Sixth Trumpets (Rev 9)
THE FIFTH AND SIXTH TRUMPETS (REV 9) Read Revelation 9:1-21 (NIV) **What Scholars Say** REV 9:[1] The fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and I (John) saw a star that had fallen from the sky to the earth. The star was given the key to the shaft of the Abyss. THE FIFTH TRUMPET (9:1-11) VERSE 1 - REV 9:[1] The fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and I (John) saw a star that had fallen from the sky to the earth. "A star" sometimes signifies one in a high position or even a supernatural being. “There shall come a star out of Jacob" (Num 24:17); Angels are called "stars" (Job. 38:7); in Isa 14:12 we have Satan referred to as “How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning!" The star that had fallen from the sky to the earth. It seems, therefore, that Satan himself is referred to by this symbol. The words he in verses 2 and king in verse 11, show that this is a person rather than a literal star. The star was given the key to the shaft of the Abyss. Satan or this demonic angel was given a key to the shaft of the Abyss or the bottomless pit. The Abyss or bottomless pit is a place in the depths of the earth where evil spirits were thought to be imprisoned (Luke 8:31). Satan then is pictured as opening the lid or the door (that can be closed or locked) to this Abyss, so that demons can be released to inflict men and women on the earth. -
Premillennialism in the New Testament: Five Biblically Doctrinal Truths
MSJ 29/2 (Fall 2018) 177–205 PREMILLENNIALISM IN THE NEW TESTAMENT: FIVE BIBLICALLY DOCTRINAL TRUTHS Gregory H. Harris Professor of Bible Exposition The Master’s Seminary Many scholars hold that premillennial statements are found only in Revelation 20:1–10. Although these verses are extremely important in supporting the premillen- nial doctrine, many other verses throughout the New Testament also offer support for premillennialism. Our study limits itself to five biblically doctrinal premillennial truths from the New Testament that seamlessly blend throughout the Bible with the person and work—and reign—of Jesus the Messiah on earth after His Second Com- ing. * * * * * Introduction Whenever discussions between premillennialists and amillennialists occur, Revelation 19 and 20 is usually the section of Scripture on which many base their argumentation, especially Revelation 20:1–10. Before we examine these specific pas- sages, we know that God has already made several prophecies elsewhere. And how one interprets these passages has been determined long before by how those other related futuristic biblical texts have already been interpreted, before ever approaching certain crucial biblical passages such as Revelation 20:1–10. So, as we shall see, one should actually end the argumentation for this important component of eschatological theology in Revelation 19–20, not start there. In setting forth the New Testament case for premillennialism we will present the following: (1) a presentation of three of the five premillennial biblical truths -
Revelation 14 Lesson # 9 “God’S Victory and the Beast’S Defeat”
1 Revelation 14 Lesson # 9 “God’s Victory and the Beast’s Defeat” The Lamb and the 144,000 A. The fate of the 144,000 1. (14:1-3) The Lamb and the 144,000 on Mount Zion a. A Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him one hundred and forty-four thousand: These 144,000 were identified as a group of Jewish believers in Rev. 7 who minister (preach the gospel) during the great tribulation and are given a seal of protection throughout that period. b. Standing on Mount Zion: They gathered on Mount Zion because Zion – is the ancient name for the hills that make up Jerusalem – it is the place where the Messiah gathers His redeemed and reigns over the earth (Psalm 48, Isaiah 24:23, Joel 2:32, Obadiah 17 and 21, Micah 4:1, 4:7). Standing on Mount Zion with the Lamb shows that they emerge victorious from the great tribulation and are triumphant over the beast, worshipping, and standing firm with Jesus. i. In Revelation 7, the 144,000 are seen at the beginning of the Great Tribulation. In Revelation 14, it shows them in triumph at the end of the Great Tribulation. c. Having His Father’s name written on their foreheads: The followers of Satan and the beast may have a mark on their hand or forehead (Revelation 13:16-17). But this mark is just a copy of the idea behind the identifying mark on the foreheads of each one of the 144,000, showing that they belong to the Father. -
NB 377 Transcript
Naked Bible Podcast Episode 377: Revelation 9 Naked Bible Podcast Transcript Episode 377 Revelation 9 May 22, 2021 Teacher: Dr. Michael S. Heiser (MH) Host: Trey Stricklin (TS) Episode Summary Revelation 9 reveals John’s vision of the fifth and six trumpet judgments. Several interpretive issues are immediately apparent. What is the nature of the angel with the key to the bottomless pit (Rev 9:1)? Is this angel the same or different than that in Rev 9:11 or Abbadon/Apollyon? Who or what is being released from the bottomless pit (Rev 9:3-11)? These questions take the reader into the wider question of whether Revelation’s apocalyptic descriptions should be read in terms of modern analogies. In this episode we discern how the release of evil supernatural beings from the bottomless pit has clear connections to how Second Temple Jewish texts and 2 Peter describe the imprisoned Watchers, the sons of God of Genesis 6:1-4 infamy, and how the odd descriptions of those beings in insect and animal form have clear, abundant antecedents in the Old Testament. Transcript TS: Welcome to the Naked Bible Podcast, Episode 377: Revelation 9. I’m the layman, Trey Stricklin, and he’s the scholar, Dr. Michael Heiser. Hey, Mike! What's going on? MH: Well, I have a pug update. The pugs have now been introduced to the pool properly. TS: With life jackets? MH: With life jackets, of course. And their attitude toward the pool has moved from hysteria to mild hysteria. [laughter] They didn’t like it. -
The Beast, the Whore, the Bride & the Groom
The Beast, The Whore, The Bride & The Groom Revelation 12-19 Revelation 12:1-6 The Woman & Dragon Act 2: After the Seventh Trumpet - Setting: Heaven moving to Earth. - The Woman with the Sun, Moon and Crown: Giving Birth (12:2) - The Red Dragon (Satan), with his tail he sweeps a third of the stars down from heaven. He opposes the Woman (12:3-4) - The Child: Identified as Jesus, was caught up to Heaven. The Woman Retreats into the wilderness. (12:5-6) Revelation 12:7-12 The Heavenly War Michael and His Angels declare war on the Dragon Satan is Cast Down with his minions Heaven Rejoices: “Now Salvation the of our Christ has come” Revelation 12:13-17 The Woman & The Dragon Part 2 The Dragon Pursues her and the earth aids the woman. The earth opens its mouth to swallow the water that the Dragon intends to destroy her with. The Dragon then pursues her children, attempting to make war with them. Discussion Question #1 Koester notes that the woman in labor should be understood as the people of God, and notes, “Christian readers might naturally identify her with Mary… By the end of the chapter, however, it becomes clear that the woman is the mother of all believers…” (123) Is this interpretation of the woman valid? Why or why not? Revelation 13: The Beasts ● The Beast from the Sea (13:1-10): 10 Horns and 7 Heads and 10 Diadems. It was worshipped, given authority to conquer and was utterly blasphemous. Everyone worshipped it except those who were found in the Book of Life. -
C:\Sermons on Revelation\They Came to Life and Reigned with Christ
“They Came to Life and Reigned With Christ for a Thousand Years” Sermons on the Book of Revelation # 28 Texts: Revelation 20:1-15; Ezekiel 39:1-8 ____________________________________ or many Christians, the mere mention of the millennium (the thousand years of Revelation 20) brings to mind images of lions lying down with lambs, children safely playing with poisonous Fsnakes and Jesus ruling over all the nations of the earth while seated on David’s throne in the city of Jerusalem. It is argued that Jesus’ rule guarantees a one thousand-year period of universal peace upon the earth. But is this really what we find in Revelation chapter 20? No, it is not. The question of the millennial reign of Jesus Christ and the proper interpretation of Revelation 20 has been a divisive one almost from the beginning of the Christian church. In those churches in which I was raised, premillennialism was regarded as a test of orthodoxy and anyone who wasn’t premillennial was probably either a theological liberal or a Roman Catholic, neither of whom took the plain teaching of the Bible very seriously. Premillennialism, which is far and away the dominant view held by American evangelicals, teaches that in Revelation 20, John is describing that period of time after Jesus Christ returns to earth. At first glance, the premillennial argument is iron-clad. If Revelation 19 describes Jesus Christ’s second coming, then what follows in Revelation 20 must describe what happens after Christ’s return. On this view, Christ’s return comes before the thousand years begin, hence his coming is “pre” millennial, or before the millennial age. -
THE BOOK of REVELATION “The Great Harlot” Revelation 17:1-7 Introduction 1. the Destruction of Ecclesiastical Babylon Is Re
THE BOOK OF REVELATION views of the true children of God to the state of things. We ought to be alive to the issues and ever “The Great Harlot” vigilant that we stand in separation from this massive idolatrous movement. However desirable Revelation 17:1-7 outward unity may be, it cannot be established at the expense of the truth of God! Introduction 1. The destruction of ecclesiastical Babylon is recorded in this chapter. It comes as a relief and 8. It is this chapter which provides God’s judgment of this system of idolatry and irreligion. The delight to all the earth. The next chapter deals with the political demise of Babylon. Judgment is the great harlot (v. 1) is nothing but the ecumenical hodge-podge of the last days. It is the religious crux of these chapters. system which claims to be the bride of Christ, but in fact it is a whore, a harlot! It demands God’s lethal judgment (v. 1). That it will receive. Study for yourself the record: 2. Both religion and politics play major roles in the closeout of the purpose of God prior to the millennium (17:2, 5, 18; 18:1-3). The combination of these two today should cause suspect. 1. The OUTREACH of the harlot vv. 1, 15 The harlot is pictured as “sitting” on the waters. This is her position as the verb connotes. The 3. Babylon was originally built by Nimrod (Gen. 10:8-10; 11:1-9). Nimrod was the son of Noah “waters” are identified as peoples, multitudes, nations, and tongues (v. -
Biblical Cosmology: the Implications for Bible Translation
Journal of Translation, Volume 9, Number 2 (2013) 1 Biblical Cosmology: The Implications for Bible Translation John R. Roberts John Roberts is a Senior Linguistics Consultant with SIL International. He has a Ph.D. in Linguistics from University College London. From 1978 to 1998 John supervised the Amele language project in Papua New Guinea during which time translations of Genesis and the New Testament were completed. John has taught graduate level linguistics courses in the UK, USA, Sweden, S. Korea and W. Asia. He has published many articles in the domains of descriptive linguistics and Bible translation and several linguistics books. His current research interest is to understand Genesis 1–11 in an ancient Near East context. Abstract We show that the creation account in Genesis 1.1–2.3 refers to a worldview of the cosmos as the ancient Mesopotamians and ancient Egyptians understood it to be. These civilisations left behind documents, maps and iconography which describe the cosmological beliefs they had. The differences between the biblical cosmology and ancient Near East cosmologies are observed to be mainly theological in nature rather than cosmological. However, the biblical cosmology is conceptually different to a modern view of the cosmos in significant ways. We examine how a range of terms are translated in English Bible translations, including ḥōšeḵ, təhôm, rāqîᵃʿ, hammayim ʾăšer mēʿal lārāqîᵃʿ, and mayim mittaḥaṯ lā’āreṣ, and show that if the denotation of these terms is in accordance with a modern worldview then this results in a text that has incongruities and is incoherent in the nature of the cosmos it depicts. -
6 My Bright Abyss: Thoughts on Modern Belief 34 Why Science
EXPLORING THE INTEGRATION OF FAITH, JUSTICE, AND THE INTELLECTUAL LIFE IN JESUIT, CATHOLIC explore HIGHER EDUCATION P UBLISHED BY THE I GNATIAN C ENTER AT S ANTA C LARA U NIVERSITY SPRING 2014 VOL. 17 6 My Bright Abyss: 18 Why Is God for 34 Why Science 46 The Fragility Thoughts on Christians Good Needs God of Faith Modern Belief for Nothing? Published by the Ignatian Center for Jesuit Education at Santa Clara University SPRING 2014 EXPLORING THE INTEGRATION OF FAITH, JUSTICE, AND THE INTELLECTUAL LIFE IN JESUIT, CATHOLIC HIGHER EDUCATION Michael C. McCarthy, S.J. ’87 Executive Director Theresa Ladrigan-Whelpley Editor Elizabeth Kelley Gillogly ’93 Managing Editor Amy Kremer Gomersall ’88 Design Ignatian Center Advisory Board Margaret Taylor, Chair Katie McCormick Gerri Beasley Charles Barry Dennis McShane, M.D. Patti Boitano Russell Murphy Jim Burns Mary Nally Ternan Simon Chin Saasha Orsi 4 Dialogue and Depth: Nicole Clawson William Rewak, S.J. Michael Engh, S.J. Exploring What Good Is God? Jason Rodriguez Frederick Ferrer Richard Saso Introduction to Spring 2014 explore Javier Gonzalez Robert Scholla, S.J. Michael Hack BY THERESA LADRIGAN-WHELPLEY Gary Serda Catherine Horan-Walker Catherine Wolff Tom Kelly Michael Zampelli, S.J. Michael McCarthy, S.J. 6 My Bright Abyss: Thoughts on Modern Belief explore is published once per year by the Ignatian Center for Jesuit Education at Santa Clara University, BY CHRISTIAN WIMAN 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA 95053-0454. 408-554-6917 (tel) 408-551-7175 (fax) www.scu.edu/ignatiancenter 10 On Modern Faith: “Out of the The views expressed in explore do not necessarily represent the views of the Ignatian Center. -
1 Revelation 9
Revelation 9 (NASB) The Fifth Trumpet—the Bottomless Pit 9:1 Then the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star from heaven which had fallen to the earth; and the key of the bottomless pit was given to him. The word fallen here is past tense. It has already happened. In the previous verses, the use of the word star was literal. (6:12-17 and 8:12). Here we know it is a created being by the use of the word 'him.' This star is Satan. We know that it could be Satan there are different names for Satan. (See Luke 10:18 and Revelation 9:11.) Revelation 8:12 says “They have as king over them, the angel of the abyss; his name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in the Greek he has the name Apollyon.” Some of the arguments that this is not Satan include God would not give the key to Satan. Satan is never the master of anything. This bottomless pit is Hell or Hades or Abyss. We know this is not the Lake of fire described in Revelation 20:10 because this is not the final place. The lake of fire in Revelation 20:10 is the final place for Satan. The Greek word for 'bottomless pit' is ‘abyssos’ and it translates as ‘abyss’ and means great depth or underworld. Where is this pit? Romans 10:7. Down Ephesians4:8-11 Descended before ascending Matthew 12:40 Heart of the earth Isaiah 14:9 Sheol beneath – Hell or Hades Proverbs 15:24. The grave is down. -
The 5Th Trumpet Revelation 9:1-12
1 Revelation 020 2020 7/19/2020 The 5th Trumpet Revelation 9:1-12 I. Introduction: A. Tribulation judgments 1. The tribulation judgments are judgments of God against a sinful & wicked world. 2. They include: 7 Seal Judgments, 7 Trumpet Judgments, & 7 Bowl Judgments. 3. These judgments are poured out against those in the tribulation period who refuse to repent of their sin & be saved. Like today, God offers mercy & grace to all who will confess their sin & believe on Jesus by faith with a repentant heart. 4. Same offer’s available during the tribulation but, like today, many will reject God’s offer of grace pursuing sin with all their hearts & will be judged by God for their sin. B. The first four trumpets 1. – First Trumpet a. When 1st angel sounded his trumpet, hail & fire mingled w/ blood was cast to earth. b. 1/3rd of the world’s trees will be burned up along with all green grass & vegetation. c. The fire storm will be horrific while an already strained food supply strains further. 2. – Second Trumpet a. When 2nd angel sounds his trumpet a large celestial object will be thrown into the sea & 1/3rd of the world’s oceans will be turned to blood. b. 1/3rd of all marine life will die. 1/3rd of the world’s ships will be destroyed. 3. – Third Trumpet a. When 3rd angel sounds his trumpet, celestial object falls& pollutes 1/3rd of fresh water b. 1/3rd of world’s fresh water supply will be corrupted. Many will die from drinking it. -
The Three Powers Armageddon
Understanding Revelation – Topic 26 The three powers which will lead the world to Armageddon An exposition of Revelation Chapter 16:13-16 Contents Introduction .....................................................................................................................................3 Spiritism...........................................................................................................................................3 The beast .........................................................................................................................................4 The dragon.......................................................................................................................................5 Identity of the dragon............................................................................................................................................................5 Significance of the ten horns ...............................................................................................................................................5 Further evidence of the dragon’s composition ...................................................................................................................8 Influence of the occult ..........................................................................................................................................................8 The false prophet ............................................................................................................................9