Revelation 8:2

And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and to them were given seven trumpets.

·         And to them were given seven trumpets: In the Old Testament, trumpets sounded the alarm for war, and threw the enemy into a panic, or they called an assembly of God’s people.  (DG)

·         These seven trumpets will sound as God’s battle-alarm during the great tribulation. (DG)

Revelation 8:1

When He opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.

·         Silence in heaven: when the seven angels are given trumpets, there will be silence in heaven.  There will be a dreadful yet glorious silence in heaven coming from the awful anticipation of the release of God’s judgments due to seeing the seven angels. The certainty of the impending judgment causes all to be speechless. There is no adequate response for what will come.

·         As silence fills heaven, so it will cover the earth as Jesus begins to release His final judgments.

Revelation 7:16-17

“They shall neither hunger anymore nor thirst anymore; the sun shall not strike them, nor any heat; for the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne will shepherd them and lead them to living fountains of waters.  And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”

·         All their wants are supplied (MH)

·         In this He deals with them as a tender father who finds his beloved child in tears, he comforts him, he wipes his eyes, and turns his sorrow into rejoicing.  (MH)

Revelation 7:15

“Therefore they are before the throne of God, and serve Him day and night in His temple.  And He who sits on the throne will dwell among them.

·         They are happy in their employment, for they serve God continually (MH)

·         They are happy in their freedom from the inconveniences of this present life (MH)

Revelation 7:14

And I said to him, “Sir, you know.”  So he said to me, “These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

·         The way to heaven lies through many tribulations; but tribulation shall not separate us from the love of God. (MH)

·         Blood of the Lamb – the only blood that makes the robes of the saints white and clean (MH)

Revelation 7:13

Then one of the elders answered, saying to me, “Who are these arrayed in white robes, and where did they come from?”

·         A question asked by one of the elders, not for his own information, but for John’s instruction.  (MH)

·         The lowest saint in heaven knows more than the greatest apostle in the world. (MH)

Revelation 7:11-12

All the angels stood around the throne and the elders and the four living creatures, and fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, saying:

“Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom,
Thanksgiving and honor and power and might,
Be to our God forever and ever.
Amen.”
 

·         Here is the song of the angels, creatures and elders as they fell on their faces and worshiped (MH)

·         We see what is the work of heaven, and we ought to get our hearts tuned for it, and to long for that world where our praises, as well as happiness, will be perfected (MH)