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The sixth trumpet judgment is synonymous with the second woe ('''cp''' Re 8:13). The four angels that are bound here are fallen angels. God has ordained their release to occur at a fixed moment in time, to kill a third of all who are left on the earth "... and the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month and a year, for to slay the third part of men" ('''cp''' V15). | The sixth trumpet judgment is synonymous with the second woe ('''cp''' Re 8:13). The four angels that are bound here are fallen angels. God has ordained their release to occur at a fixed moment in time, to kill a third of all who are left on the earth "... and the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month and a year, for to slay the third part of men" ('''cp''' V15). | ||
Latest revision as of 22:10, 2 January 2019
9:13-21 How are we to understand the sixth trumpet judgment here?
The sixth trumpet judgment is synonymous with the second woe (cp Re 8:13). The four angels that are bound here are fallen angels. God has ordained their release to occur at a fixed moment in time, to kill a third of all who are left on the earth "... and the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month and a year, for to slay the third part of men" (cp V15).
The four angels will lead the 200,000,000 demon horsemen, who are loosed from the bottomless pit, in executing this judgment on a third of the world's inhabitants. These will be wounded by the horses' tails, and killed by the fire and smoke and brimstone which issues from their mouths (cp Re 9:16-19). Those who are left on the earth still will not repent though, or give up their idol worship (cp Re 9:20-21).
They would rather suffer and blaspheme God than let Him be glorified in their salvation (cp Rev 16:8-11, 21). This demonstrates the depths of man's depravity and underlines the reason why God will pour out His judgment upon the earth in the first place (cp Ecc 9:3; Jer 17:9-10 with Psa 62:11-12; Jer 32:19; Ro 2:5-6; Jas 5:1-8; Rev 11:3, 6).