We carry on with our Revelation series and here we get to some things where we have to remember that Jesus is Lord. Do not forget that. But in these chapters there not a lot to give you as a takeaway for daily life; there’s some tough births coming up. Today I thank God I am saved! Blow the Trumpets! There are a series of escalating judgements in Revelation: seals, trumpets, bowls. The trumpet and bowl judgments touch on the same areas. It seems that these overlap. The seal judgments now over, the trumpet judgments are about to begin. These will be followed by the bowl judgments, culminating in the destruction of Babylon and Christ’s return to earth. The following summary illustrates: The Trumpets The Judgment The Bowls 1. 8:1–7 The earth 16:1–2 2. 8:8–9 The sea 16:3 3. 8:10–11 The rivers 16:4–7 4. 8:12–13 The heavens 1...
Notes for messages preached at All Nations Christian Centre, Reading, UK.