The document summarizes the biblical plagues of Revelation's seven trumpets, which parallel the plagues on Egypt. The trumpets increase in intensity from one-third destruction to all-encompassing. An angel announces three "woes" for the remaining trumpets. The fifth trumpet unleashes locust-like demons from the Abyss to torment unbelievers. The sixth trumpet releases four angels bound at the Euphrates to mobilize a vast cavalry force.

1. “ The trumpet plagues are reminiscent of the plagues on Egypt, signifying God’s judgments on idolatrous power” (Poythress, The Returning King, 121). The Seven Trumpets: Rev. 8:6-11:19

2. The cycle of Judgments in Revelation (Seals, Trumpets, and bowls) increase in intensity. Trumpets Bowels One-third of the land One-third of the sea Bitter drinking One-third of the heavenly bodies All land All sea Drinking blood The sun

3. The limited scope of the trumpets is God’s judgment on sin, but it is not his final judgment. Moreover the goal is repentance .

5. The trumpets are thematically and formally parallel to the Exodus plagues Trumpet Plague Parallel to Exodus 1st- Rev. 8:7 2nd- Rev. 8:8-9 3rd- 8:10-11 4th- 8:12 5th- 9:1-11 6th- 9:13-21 7th- 11:15-19 Hail and fire Blood Bitter water Darkness Locusts Army Storm 7th- hail and fire 1st- blood *(Ex. 7:20)*(Ex. 7:15-24) 9th- darkness 8th- locusts Ex. 19:16-19

6. The trumpets as a whole could be a response to the prayers of the saints in 6:9-11, thus we see the last three trumpets called “woes” directed toward the “earth dwellers (8:13 and 11:10).

7. The First four trumpets: 8:6-12

13. The Fifth Trumpet 9:1-12

35. John is commissioned to prophecy about Judgment; thus he rejoices and mourns (10:1-11)

36. Part 2.

40. 10:5-7) Then the angel I had seen standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven. 6 And he swore by him who lives for ever and ever, who created the heavens and all that is in them, the earth and all that is in it, and the sea and all that is in it, and said, "There will be no more delay! 7 But in the days when the seventh angel is about to sound his trumpet, the mystery of God will be accomplished, just as he announced to his servants the prophets."

42. 10:8-11) Then the voice that I had heard from heaven spoke to me once more: "Go, take the scroll that lies open in the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land." 9 So I went to the angel and asked him to give me the little scroll. He said to me, "Take it and eat it. It will turn your stomach sour, but in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey." 10 I took the little scroll from the angel's hand and ate it. It tasted as sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I had eaten it, my stomach turned sour. 11 Then I was told, "You must prophesy again about many peoples, nations, languages and kings."

56. The church is defeated at the end of its appointed period of witness (11:7-10)

63. God restores his people and executes final judgment on their persecutors. (11:11-13)

68. The Seventh Trumpet (11:14-19)