Trumpet Judgments

The Trumpet Judgments (Rev. 8-9)

I. THE SEVENTH SEAL AND THE RELEASING OF THE TRUMPET JUDGMENTS (REV. 8:1-6)


1 When He opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. 2 And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and to them were given seven trumpets. 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. 5 Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and threw it to the earth. And there were noises, thunderings, lightnings, and an earthquake. 6 So the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound. (Rev. 8:1-6)

A. The seventh seal judgment on the Antichrist is the release of anointed prayer (Rev. 8:3-4) that releases God’s fire to the earth (Rev. 8:5) and the seven trumpet judgments (Rev. 8:6). There will be a dreadful yet glorious silence in heaven in the awful anticipation of the full release of God’s judgments because of seeing the seven angels positioned to release the End-Time judgments that culminate with Jesus’ return to earth and the complete destruction of wickedness. It took the priest about a half an hour to offer incense in the temple (Lev. 16:13-14; Lk 1:10, 21).

B. The five aspects of the seventh seal include the commissioning of the seven trumpet angels, an eighth angel is given heavenly incense to help the End-Time prayer movement which releases fire on earth with cosmic disturbances and an earthquake. We see the “incense ministries” in heaven which consist of prayer, worship and prophetic proclamations around the Throne.

C. God’s judgments are not released on the saints but by the saints. The purpose of the 7 trumpets is to release judgment on the kingdom of darkness to hinder the Antichrist’s empire from spreading evil and from persecuting the saints while creating the optimum context for many to be saved.