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The Judgment of the Sixth Trumpet.
Rev 9:13-21
The Judgment of the Sixth Trumpet.
Rev 9:13-21
| NKJV 13 Then the sixth angel sounded: And I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God, 14 saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, "Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates." 15 So the four angels, who had been prepared for the hour and day and month and year, were released to kill a third of mankind. 16 Now the number of the army of the horsemen was two hundred million; I heard the number of them. 17 And thus I saw the horses in the vision: those who sat on them had breastplates of fiery red, hyacinth blue, and sulfur yellow; and the heads of the horses were like the heads of lions; and out of their mouths came fire, smoke, and brimstone. 18 By these three plagues a third of mankind was killed--by the fire and the smoke and the brimstone which came out of their mouths. 19 For their power is in their mouth and in their tails; for their tails are like serpents, having heads; and with them they do harm. 20 But the rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands, that they should not worship demons, and idols of gold, silver, brass, stone, and wood, which can neither see nor hear nor walk. 21 And they did not repent of their murders or their sorceries or their sexual immorality or their thefts. NKJV | NASU 13 Then the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the
four horns of the golden altar which is before God, 14 one saying to the
sixth angel who had the trumpet, "Release the four angels who are bound
at the great river Euphrates." 15 And the four angels, who had been
prepared for the hour and day and month and year, were released, so that
they would kill a third of mankind.
16 The number of the armies of the horsemen was two hundred million; I heard the number of them. 17 And this is how I saw in the vision the horses and those who sat on them: the riders had breastplates the color of fire and of hyacinth and of brimstone; and the heads of the horses are like the heads of lions; and out of their mouths proceed fire and smoke and brimstone. 18 A third of mankind was killed by these three plagues, by the fire and the smoke and the brimstone which proceeded out of their mouths. 19 For the power of the horses is in their mouths and in their tails; for their tails are like serpents and have heads, and with them they do harm. 20 The rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands, so as not to worship demons, and the idols of gold and of silver and of brass and of stone and of wood, which can neither see nor hear nor walk; 21 and they did not repent of their murders nor of their sorceries nor of their immorality nor of their thefts. NASU |
Introduction
This Trumpet Judgment brings severe judgment. The conclusion is very
puzzling to me.
1. The . . Drama of the Judgment
13 Then the sixth angel sounded: And I heard a voice
from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,
A. The . . Sounding of the Drama. 9:13 a
13 Then the sixth angel
sounded: . . ."
B. The . . Significance of the Drama. 9:13 a
"And I heard a voice from the four horns of the
golden altar which is before God, "
1. From the Golden Altar.
2. The place of the Prayers.
3. Rev 6:9-10 9 When He opened
the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had
been slain for the word of God and for the testimony which they held. 10
And they cried with
a loud voice, saying, "How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge
and avenge our blood
on those who dwell on the earth?" NKJV
4. Rev 8:3-4 3 Then another angel,
having a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. And he was
given much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all the
saints upon the golden altar
which was before the throne. 4 And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers
of the saints,
ascended before God from the angel's hand.NKJV
2. The . . Details of the Judgment.
9:14-17 a
14 saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet,
"Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates." 15
So the four angels, who had been prepared for the hour and day and month
and year, were released to kill a third of mankind. 16 Now the number of
the army of the horsemen was two hundred million; I heard the number of
them. 17 And thus I saw the horses in the vision: those who sat on them
had breastplates of fiery red, hyacinth blue, and sulfur yellow; and the
heads of the horses were like the heads of lions; . . ."
A. Details of the . . Bound Angels. 9:14
14 saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet,
"Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates."
15 So the four angels, who had been prepared for the hour and day
and month and year, were released to kill a third of mankind.
B. Details of the . . Bountifulness of the Angels
Army. 9:16
16 Now the number of the army of the horsemen
was two hundred million; I heard the number of them.
C. Details of the . . Bizarreness of the Angels Army. 9:17 a
17 And thus I saw the horses in the vision: those
who sat on them had breastplates of fiery red, hyacinth blue, and sulfur
yellow; and the heads of the horses were like the heads of lions; . . ."
3. The . . Destruction of the Judgment.
9:17 b - 19
". . . and out of their mouths came fire, smoke, and brimstone. 18
By these three plagues a third of mankind was killed--by the fire and the
smoke and the brimstone which came out of their mouths. 19 For their power
is in their mouth and in their tails; for their tails are like serpents,
having heads; and with them they do harm.
A. The Destructive . . Plaques of the Horseman. 9:17 a-18 a
". . . and out of their mouths came fire, smoke,
and brimstone. 18 By these three plagues a third of mankind was killed--by
the fire and the smoke and the brimstone which came out of their mouths.
B. The Destructive . . Power of the Horseman. 9:17
a-18 a
19 For their power is in their mouth and in their
tails; for
their tails are like serpents, having heads; and with them they do
harm.
4. The . . Deification of the Judgment. 9:20-21
20 But the rest of mankind, who were not killed
by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands, that they
should not worship demons, and idols of gold, silver, brass, stone, and
wood, which can neither see nor hear nor walk. 21 And they did not repent
of their murders or their sorceries or their sexual immorality or their
thefts.
Introduction
Personally I am surprised at the reporting of the first part of verse
twenty. "But the rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues,
did not repent of the works of their hands, . . ."
But I have heard the government of Indonesia has told us we must be out of their country by March 1, 2005; and that our soldiers may not have any weapons as they circulate around the country helping the tsunami victims. If this is correct, I think the President should tell them goodby.
A. The Deification of . . Demonic Worship. v 20 b
". . . that they should not worship demons,
and idols of gold, silver, brass, stone, and wood, which can neither see
nor hear nor walk. 21 And they did not repent of their murders or their
sorceries or their sexual immorality or their thefts.
1. Demonic Worship of . . Idols
of Gold. v 20
". . . that they should
not worship demons, and idols of gold,. . ."
2. Demonic Worship of . . Idols
of Silver. v 20 b
". . . that they should
not worship demons, and idols of . . .silver, . . ."
3. Demonic Worship of . . Idols
of Brass. v 20 b
". . . that they should
not worship demons, and idols of . . .brass, . . ."
4. Demonic Worship of . . Idols
of Stone. v 20 b
". . . that they should
not worship demons, and idols of . . .stone, . . ."
5. Demonic Worship of . . Idols
of Wood. v 20 b
". . . that they should
not worship demons, and idols of . . . wood, . . ."
6. Commonality of Demonic Worship.
v 20 b
". . .which can neither
see nor hear nor walk."
7. Contrast . . with Demonic Worship.
Ps 115:4-11
4 Their idols are silver
and gold, The work of men's hands.
5 They have mouths, but
they do not speak; Eyes they have, but they do not see; 6 They have
ears, but they do not hear;
Noses they have, but they do not smell; 7 They have hands, but they
do not handle; Feet they
have, but they do not walk; Nor do they mutter through their throat.
8 Those who make them are
like them; So is everyone who trusts in them.
9 O Israel, trust in the
LORD; He is their help and their shield.
10 O house of Aaron, trust
in the LORD; He is their help and their shield. 11 You who fear the
LORD, trust in the LORD;
He is their help and their shield. NKJV
B. Deification of . . Diabolical Practices.
21 And they did not repent
of their murders or their sorceries or their sexual immorality or
their thefts. NKJV
1. Murders.
The murder of a Mother in Skidmore Mo. To take her Baby.
2. Sorceries.
Drug Abuse.
3. Sexual
Immorality.
4. Thefts.
Contrast the affects of proper worship and it's effects on mankind.
All of the first colleges were started by Christians.
Many of the great hospitals
were started by Christians.
Many great humanitarian
efforts were started by Christians.