Good morning, continuing our study of Revelation chapter eight.
Chapter 8 covers a series of events that most expect will happen in the last year of the tribulation.
Revelation 8:10 ‘The third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star, blazing like a torch, fell from the sky on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water – the name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters turned bitter, and many people died from the waters that had become bitter.’
This great star, blazing like a torch, certainly sounds like a meteor, and there is not much point in assuming otherwise.
We have seen how the first trumpet fires will affect the grassland, the grazing of stock and the production of arable crops.
The second trumpet will affect sea-food which is the staple diet of many.
This third trumpet will affect drinking water, the vital necessity of life itself.
Books the size of grand pianos have been written on the subject of the identity of Wormwood and I will leave you to read them for yourselves.
Yesterday we considered how God is kicking away the struts that support the world itself. These trumpet judgements may well be coming at a fast rate, a flurry of body blows. God will still be holding out the grace of salvation but only for a while.
Tomorrow the lights will be dimmed.
- Revelation 22:20 Our cherished hope
There will be a unity of heart when everyone calls out for his glorious return. There will be a spirit of grace upon God’s people that will bring us all together in unity and brotherhood. - Revelation 22:16 God’s Word
No-one has a monopoly on the truths of this magnificent book, and we will all have our struggles and misunderstandings on our journey, but God is demanding that we treat Revelation with the utmost respect that it deserves. The truths that were sealed in Daniel’s time will be opened up according to God’s direction. This will need purified and refined souls to understand and teach, in the midst of immense confusion and mistruths. Please pray for those who are called to understand and teach. - Revelation 22:11 In or Out…
Even at this late stage, a reference to the polarity of mankind, between the righteous and the unrighteous. One thinks of Noah’s Ark, and the obedient who were safe inside and those who chose to ignore Noah’s call for righteousness and stayed outside. - Revelation 22:7 The time is near indeed
Having taken us to the very highest of heights, surveying the Holy City that is beautiful beyond words, John brings us back to our ordinary lives, waiting with a cherished expectation for our Lord to return and keeping the words of this prophecy, with all its encouragements, admonishments and warnings. - Revelation 22:3 No longer any curse
Peter praised his contemporaries for their faith in Christ Jesus although they had never met him in real life and had only heard of him through Peter. Imagine though, what it will feel like, approaching the throne and gazing into the eyes of the Divine, to reach out and touch the very hem of his garment. It will be beyond belief…
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