Questions about prophecy
What does the Bible say about the end?
Each answer comes from the books of Dr. Mary Banks, with the scriptures it rests on and the books it is drawn from.
The Seven Trumpets
The trumpet judgments and the three woes.
What are the seven Trumpets of Revelation?
The seven trumpets of Revelation are a series of divine judgments sounded by seven angels, each one bringing a specific catastrophe upon the earth, culminating in the announcement that the kingdoms of this world have become the kingdom of Christ.
What happens at the first Trumpet?
At the first trumpet, hail and fire mixed with blood are cast upon the earth, burning up all the green grass and a third of the trees.
What is the burning mountain cast into the sea?
The burning mountain is what the second trumpet judgment describes: a great mountain, all ablaze with fire, hurled into the sea, turning a third of the sea to blood and destroying a third of its living creatures and a third of the ships.
What is the star called Wormwood?
Wormwood is the name given to a great star that falls from heaven at the sounding of the third trumpet, poisoning a third of the rivers and springs of water so that many people die from the bitter waters.
Why are the sun, moon and stars darkened at the fourth Trumpet?
The fourth trumpet darkens a third of the sun, moon, and stars because this is one of the specific divine judgments God pours out during the Day of the Lord, a sign that His wrath and fierce anger have come upon the earth to destroy sinners.
Who are the locusts from the bottomless pit?
The locusts of the fifth trumpet are strange, never before seen creatures released from the bottomless pit when the angelic "star" opens it with a key given by Jesus; they are not demons but beings created by Christ to torment those who do not have the seal of God, ruled over by Apollyon, the angel of the bottomless pit.
What is the army of two hundred million?
The army of two hundred million is the massive horde of horsemen released at the sounding of the sixth trumpet, led by four angels loosed from the Euphrates River, given the mission to kill a third of mankind.
What are the three woes of Revelation?
The three woes of Revelation are announced in Revelation 8:13 and correspond to the last three trumpet judgments: the fifth trumpet is the first woe, the sixth trumpet is the second woe, and the seventh trumpet brings the third woe.
What happens when the seventh Trumpet sounds?
When the seventh trumpet sounds, heaven declares that the kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of the Lord and of His Christ, and He begins His eternal reign, followed by worship, the pouring out of God's wrath, and dramatic signs in heaven.
What is the mystery of God that is finished at the seventh Trumpet?
The mystery of God that is finished at the sounding of the seventh trumpet is the full revelation and glorification of the Body of Christ, described as Christ in you, the hope of glory, which comes to completion when the Church is finally caught up and made perfect in Christ.