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00:14 Well, folks, here we are, our last session.
00:18 Ah, you reacted the way you should have. 00:21 Oh. 00:24 This is hour number 24, since Monday. 00:29 You know, we usually like to do 24, 00:32 because we have four a day, 00:35 except for Friday where we have five, 00:37 that seems to be just the right amount of study time. 00:41 You get out early, 00:42 you're able to go to your home or to your room 00:45 and review what we've studied. 00:48 And now what we're going to do is go to page 315. 00:54 And we are going to really have to motor 00:58 because we have to finish a study, 01:00 a verse by verse study of the sixth trumpet, 01:03 and then we have to deal with the seventh trumpet. 01:05 The good thing about the seventh trumpet 01:07 is that it's only about three pages long. 01:10 So we should be able to cover it well. 01:13 So let's just do a moment of review 01:16 before we get into a verse by verse study 01:19 of the sixth trumpet. 01:21 Now what are the two things in common 01:24 that Revelation 16:12-16 have with the sixth trumpet? 01:30 A mention of what? 01:33 The Euphrates, that's critically important. 01:35 And secondly, a mention of demonic activity. 01:40 Devils, doctrines of devils, right? 01:44 Those are the two common denominators. 01:46 And we're going to find that 01:47 in our study of the sixth trumpet 01:49 verse by verse, 01:51 because up till now 01:52 we have just basically dealt with the general picture. 01:57 But now we're actually going to do a verse by verse study. 02:00 So let's go to page 315. 02:04 And we will begin at verse 13, 02:06 which is the beginning of the sixth trumpet, 02:10 Revelation 9:13-21. 02:15 "Then the sixth angel sounded: 02:18 And I heard a voice 02:19 from the four horns of the altar," 02:22 which is where? 02:24 "Which is before God." 02:28 Now the fact that the voice comes 02:30 from the four horns of the altar 02:32 of incense is significant. 02:35 Notice what Albert Barnes 02:36 once again had to say about this. 02:39 "When it is said that this was before God, 02:43 the meaning is that it was directly before 02:46 or in front of the symbol of the divine presence," 02:50 where? 02:51 "In the most holy place." 02:53 So is this altar oriented towards the most holy place 02:57 during the sixth trumpet? 02:59 Absolutely. 03:00 It is obvious that God the Father 03:03 is not the one who is speaking 03:05 here from the four horns of the altar, 03:08 because the altar is before God, 03:11 and the voice comes from the altar. 03:14 So the one who stands ministering at the altar 03:17 of incense before God, 03:19 presenting the prayers of the saints 03:20 is none other than whom? 03:22 None other than Jesus Christ, our mediator, 03:26 our intercessor or representatives. 03:29 Now the horns of the altar of sacrifice in the court, 03:34 which is not the altar that we're talking about here. 03:37 But the horns represented 03:39 God's mercy and protective power 03:42 in times of crisis when life was in danger. 03:45 Is the life of God's people going to be in danger 03:47 during the latter part of the sixth trumpet? 03:50 Absolutely. 03:51 You can read those verses there, 03:53 1 Kings 150, etc. 03:55 However, if Israel had not repented from her sin, 03:59 the horns were what? 04:01 Broken off, believe it or not. 04:03 And no mercy was extended. 04:06 In the daily service, 04:08 blood was rubbed on the horns of the altar of sacrifice, 04:13 to indicate that the confessed sins of Israel 04:15 have been forgiven. 04:18 The altar in view in Revelation 9:13 04:22 is not the altar of sacrifice, 04:24 but rather the altar of incense because it is before God, 04:28 directly before the veil of the sanctuary 04:31 that leads into the most holy place. 04:33 As we have noted, 04:34 the sixth trumpet relates to events 04:36 that transpire between what time? 04:42 At which apartment is Jesus during this trumpet? 04:47 In the most holy place. 04:49 So significantly blood, this is a very important point. 04:53 Blood was rubbed on the horns of the altar of incense 04:57 once a year for an atonement to cleanse the sanctuary. 05:03 So is this dealing with the most holy place symbolism, 05:06 the sixth trumpet? 05:08 Absolutely. 05:09 Is the door of probation still open at this point? 05:12 Yeah, because the rubbing of the blood 05:15 on the horns of the altar of incense once a year 05:18 atoned and cleansed the sanctuary. 05:20 Probation will not close 05:22 until all of the sins of God's people 05:25 have been cleansed from the sanctuary. 05:28 So let's go then to verse 14, 05:31 "Saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet." 05:34 Now here comes the connection with Revelation 16, 05:38 "Saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, " 05:42 to do what? 05:43 "Release the four angels," 05:46 who are what? 05:47 "Bound," where? 05:49 "At the great river Euphrates." 05:53 Does that have any connection with Revelation 16:12-16? 05:59 The mention of the great river Euphrates. 06:02 Now let's read the note. 06:04 Some have confused the four angels 06:07 who hold the winds in Revelation 7:1-4, 06:11 with the four angels that wreak havoc 06:14 on mankind in the trumpets. 06:17 However, these four angels are not good angels 06:20 that hold back the winds of strife, 06:23 as in Revelation 7:1-4. 06:26 These evil angels are waiting for God to what? 06:30 To release them. 06:31 So they can wreak havoc on humankind, 06:35 as we can see from the succeeding context, 06:38 because well, when they are released, 06:40 what happens? 06:42 Whoa, there's cataclysm in the world. 06:45 We are not to understand 06:46 that only four angels caused the devastation. 06:51 The number four represents what? 06:54 Universality or global in extent, 06:58 so the sixth trumpet applies what? 07:00 Globally. 07:02 In other words, 07:03 Satan and his angels go to the whole world 07:06 to wreak havoc, 07:08 beginning in 1844, 07:10 but especially intensifying 07:13 as the close of probation approaches. 07:17 Now let's talk about the releasing of the winds 07:21 in Revelation Chapter 7. 07:23 Notably, God has three angels. 07:25 And what do those three angels do? 07:28 They gather the remnant on God's side. 07:32 And Satan also has three angels, right? 07:35 Satan has evil spirits, 07:37 by the way, are fallen angels, right? 07:39 So Satan has three angels 07:41 who gathered the wicked on his side. 07:44 This is the theme of the sixth trumpet, 07:46 is the gathering of the righteous 07:48 and the unrighteous. 07:49 Furthermore, both God and Satan have a what? 07:53 A fourth angel that brings a final great revival 07:56 before the end. 07:57 Is Satan going to have a great revival before the end? 08:00 Yes. 08:01 Is God going to have a great revival before the end? 08:03 Absolutely. 08:05 As we have mentioned before, 08:07 the only other time that the name, 08:09 the great river Euphrates 08:11 appears in the Book of Revelation is where? 08:15 In Chapter 16 and verse 12. 08:18 So there must be a relationship 08:20 between the sixth trumpet and what? 08:23 And the sixth plague. 08:25 We've already talked about that, right? 08:28 Some have sought to find an application 08:30 of the sixth trumpet, 08:32 this is an important point. 08:33 To the phenomenal growth of radical Islam, 08:37 because of the mention of the river Euphrates. 08:39 See, they interpret this as being the literal Euphrates 08:42 over in Iraq. 08:44 The question that we must ask is this, 08:47 what hermeneutical principle or principle of interpretation 08:50 allows these expositors to say 08:53 that the Euphrates in Revelation 9 08:56 is referring to a literal geographical location 08:59 in the Middle East, 09:01 while the Euphrates of Revelation 16 09:04 refers to the multitudes of the whole world 09:07 under the control of spiritual Babylon. 09:09 So why in Revelation 9 is the Euphrates literal 09:13 and why in Revelation 16 09:14 does it represent multitudes, nations, tongues and peoples? 09:18 This is after the cross, both are after the cross. 09:21 So both must be what? 09:23 Both must be symbolic. That's right. 09:26 In short, 09:27 why are we to understand 09:29 the Euphrates in Revelation 16:12 as symbolic? 09:34 Well, we understand 09:35 the one in Revelation 9 as literal 09:38 when both of them apply 09:40 to the same period of the end time. 09:42 That is the sixth trumpet and the sixth plague. 09:46 An important prophetic principle 09:48 is that after the cross 09:50 prophecy uses the same terminology 09:53 as in the Old Testament, 09:54 but removes the geographical limitations. 09:58 So in the New Testament, what is Israel? 10:01 Is Israel literally limited 10:04 to the literal Jews in the Middle East? 10:06 No. 10:08 What is Israel today? 10:09 It's those who are Christ's are Abraham's seed. 10:12 So Israel is global. 10:14 That's the principle. 10:16 Now going on to another point. 10:18 If these evil angels are released, 10:22 then in the past they must have been under what? 10:25 Under restraint. 10:27 What is it that restrained these angels 10:29 from manifesting their destructive power? 10:33 The answer is in Revelation 12:16. 10:36 What happened? What helped the woman? 10:39 The earth helped the woman. 10:42 And furthermore, 10:43 the papacy received a deadly wound in 1798. 10:47 And the civil governments of the world 10:49 have kept that wound in place, 10:51 although it's healing very quickly, I might say. 10:55 However, when the beast from the earth 10:57 gives civil power back to the papacy, 11:01 what happens with the wound? 11:03 The wound heals. 11:04 Then what is going to happen? 11:06 The restraint will be removed, 11:09 and Satan will manifest his final display of power. 11:15 Are you following this? 11:17 In this context, 11:19 we need to understand the meaning 11:20 of 2 Thessalonians 2. 11:23 While the civil power of the Roman Empire ruled, 11:26 the papacy was under what? 11:28 Restraint, because there was already a ruler, 11:31 the Roman Empire. 11:33 However, when the civil power of Rome was removed 11:35 by the barbarians, what happened? 11:38 The papacy was released or liberated to wreak havoc 11:44 during the Middle Ages under the leadership of whom? 11:48 Of Satan, the dragon. 11:51 Notice the interesting terminology 11:53 that Cardinal Henry Edward Newman 11:56 or Manning uses to describe the removal of the restraints 12:00 on the papacy by the civil power. 12:03 And I added this in brackets because this is the context. 12:07 When the barbarians invaded the Roman Empire, 12:10 the Pontus found themselves alone, 12:13 the soul fountains of order, peace, law and safety. 12:19 And from the hour 12:20 of this providential liberation, 12:23 when by divine intervention, 12:25 what fell off of the hands of the pope? 12:29 When the chains fell off 12:31 from the hands of the successor of Peter, 12:33 so was he bound before this? 12:35 Yes. 12:37 As once before from his own, 12:40 no sovereign has ever reigned in Rome, 12:43 except the vicar of Jesus Christ. 12:46 So could the papacy begin to rule 12:49 if the Roman Empire was still ruling? 12:51 No. What needed to happen? 12:52 The Roman Empire had to be removed, 12:54 so that the papacy could ascend the power. 12:57 So when the restraint was removed, 13:01 the papacy was liberated or was freed. 13:04 Are you with me? 13:06 Now, Manning added this, 13:10 the papacy waited until such a time 13:12 as God should break its bonds asunder. 13:16 So what was the papacy while the Empire ruled? 13:20 Was bound. 13:22 But it waited until such a time 13:24 as God should break its bonds asunder, 13:27 and to do what? 13:29 Liberate it from subjection to civil powers, 13:33 and then thrown it in possession 13:36 of a temporal sovereignty of its own. 13:40 However, the French and American Revolutions 13:44 place the restraints on the papacy once more. 13:49 Democratic governments 13:51 led by the founding principles of the United States 13:55 flourished in the western world. 13:58 The papacy was under restraint 14:00 or has been under restraint for how long? 14:04 For over 200 years. 14:06 Not totally, 14:08 we noticed that the devil is still manifesting his power 14:12 during the sixth trumpet, right? 14:14 But he's not allowed to have full power and control. 14:19 So the papacy has been under restraint 14:21 for over 200 years. 14:23 Why? 14:24 Because the civil powers of the world 14:26 have not allowed the papacy to recover its lost power. 14:31 Notice these words that Malachi Martin wrote. 14:34 Have you ever heard of Malachi Martin? 14:36 He wrote the famous book The Keys of This Blood. 14:40 He was a Jesuit, he resigned from the Jesuit order, 14:42 'cause he didn't like the direction 14:43 that they were going. 14:44 In fact, our next four newsletter articles 14:46 at Secrets Unsealed 14:47 is going to be on the issue of the Jesuits. 14:50 What the Jesuits are doing, 14:52 not infiltrating the Adventist Church 14:54 but infiltrating their own church, 14:55 the Roman Catholic Church. 14:57 Now they're doing some amazing things, 14:59 but he was a Jesuit and he wrote the following. 15:03 "For 1,500 years and more Rome," 15:07 he's talking about the papacy, 15:08 "Rome had kept as strong a hand as possible 15:12 in each local community around the world." 15:14 Along the wide world. 15:16 What had the papacy done? 15:18 "It had kept as strong a hand as possible 15:21 in each local community around the world." 15:24 And now notice what he states. 15:26 "By and large, and admitting some exceptions, 15:29 that had been the Roman view." 15:33 What had been the Roman view? 15:35 Rome keeping a strong a hand in as possible 15:39 in each local community around the wide world. 15:41 That's the Roman view, right? 15:43 Now notice, what about the last 200 years? 15:46 He's writing, by the way, in 1986, 15:49 this is in the 20th century. 15:50 So he says, 15:52 "By and large and maybe some exceptions, 15:54 that have been the Roman view 15:56 until 200 years of what? 16:01 What does inactivity mean? 16:04 Is the papacy active like it was in the past? 16:08 So is that restraint? 16:10 Is it going to be loosed? 16:11 That's what the sixth trumpet is talking about. 16:13 So it says, "Until 200 years of inactivity, 16:16 had been imposed upon the papacy," 16:19 by what? 16:21 "By the major secular powers of the world." 16:24 It started with France and it continued 16:27 with all of the secular powers of the world, 16:29 of the western world, 16:31 because they no longer allowed the church 16:34 to use the state to accomplish its purposes. 16:39 However, is that going to change? 16:41 Is the restraint going to be taken away? 16:43 Of course. 16:44 Now, if the restraint means 16:46 that the civil powers no longer supported the papacy, 16:50 what would it be to release the papacy 16:55 from its restraint? 16:57 It would be that the civil powers 16:59 once more would what? 17:01 Would lend their support to the papacy. 17:04 The sword that was taken away from the papacy 17:06 now is returned to the papacy. 17:09 What nation is going to do that? 17:11 The United States of America. 17:13 Listen to this statement, Great Controversy 564. 17:17 Ellen White wrote, 17:18 "Let the restraints now imposed by, " what? 17:23 Is the papacy somewhat restrained? 17:25 Not totally, but is the papacy somewhat restrained? 17:28 Yes. Why? 17:31 Who imposes the restraint? 17:33 "Let the restraints now imposed by secular governments be, " 17:36 what? 17:38 "Removed." 17:39 Is that letting the system loose? 17:41 Yes, "Removed and Rome be," what? 17:45 "Reinstated." 17:46 By the way, you can't be reinstated 17:48 unless you were once stated. 17:51 "And be reinstated in her former power. 17:55 And there would speedily be a," what? 17:58 "A revival of her tyranny and persecution." 18:02 Is that the sixth trumpet? 18:04 Absolutely. 18:06 The sixth trumpet, we're at the top of page 319, 18:10 the sixth trumpet is primarily pointing to this period, 18:14 when the papacy, 18:16 apostate Protestantism and the civil rules, 18:19 remember the threefold union 18:20 that we talked about in Revelation Chapter 16? 18:24 Will do what? 18:25 Unite to oppress God's people. 18:29 However, the process of gathering these powers 18:33 against God's people began 18:34 in the events leading up to what? 18:38 To 1844. 18:40 It cannot be overstressed that modern spiritualism 18:43 had its origin with the Fox sisters in 1848. 18:48 And Ellen White said, 18:49 "This was the beginning of something 18:51 that would appear to become," what? 18:53 "Global." 18:55 In other words, 18:56 the sixth trumpet intensifies as time goes by. 19:00 Now, the number four in the Bible. 19:02 Let's go to verse 15, 19:04 "So the four angels, 19:07 who had been prepared for the hour, 19:09 and day, and month, and year 19:14 were released to kill a third of mankind." 19:18 Now what is meant by hour, day, month and year? 19:24 Well, let's read the note. 19:26 The number four in the Bible denotes what? 19:29 Universality or global extension. 19:33 As we have noted, Revelation 16:14 tells us that 19:37 "The spirits of devils will gather the entire world 19:40 in rebellion against God." 19:43 What is the meaning of the expression the hour, 19:46 the day, the month and the year? 19:49 A careful study of Revelation 19:51 indicates that the hour is the hour of God's what? 19:56 The hour of God's judgment. 19:57 When does that begin? 19:59 In 1844. 20:02 Other parts of Scripture 20:04 indicate that the day refers to what? 20:08 When did the Day of Atonement take place 20:10 according to the Old Testament? 20:12 The tenth day. 20:13 Which month? 20:15 The seventh month, the month of Tishrei. 20:18 And what is the year? 20:20 1844. 20:22 So when does the sixth trumpet especially begin? 20:26 It begins at the hour of God's judgment, 20:29 the 22nd of October, 20:31 that is the day, 20:33 the month of October of what year? 20:35 Of the year 1844. 20:39 Now the commentary by Jamieson, 20:41 Fausset and Brown has this interesting comment. 20:45 You see, it doesn't say, 20:46 it doesn't really say the hour, the day, 20:49 the month and the year. 20:51 In the Greek it says the hour, day, month and year. 20:56 Are you understanding the difference? 20:58 Now, how important is that? 21:01 In Greek, the article ten 21:05 which is the article the 21:09 that appears before the word the hour, 21:14 the only place where it appears, 21:15 so the article ten or ten, 21:20 once only before all the periods, 21:23 implies that the hour in the day, 21:27 and the day in the month, and the month in the year, 21:31 and the year itself had been definitely fixed by God. 21:37 This verse is not describing 21:39 the final and total destruction of the wicked 21:42 after the close of probation at the end of time, 21:46 at the end of the time of trouble, why? 21:48 Because this army of demons is only able to destroy what? 21:52 A third of humanity. 21:53 So is probation still open during this period? 21:56 Yes. 21:57 Let's go to verse 16, 21:59 "Now the number of the army of the horsemen was," 22:04 how many? 22:06 "Two hundred million." 22:09 Literally, it says "Twice 10, 000 times 10,000." 22:14 So that's the way it literally says in Greek, 22:17 "Twice 10,000 times 10,000." 22:20 Two hundred million. 22:22 And notice what he says, "I heard the" what? 22:25 "The number of them." 22:28 Now let's read the note. 22:30 The number of the enemy is what? 22:33 Huge in comparison to the 144,000 22:37 of Revelation 7:4. 22:40 These are the only two verses in Revelation 22:44 where John uses the expression, 22:46 "I heard the number." 22:48 So must they be related? 22:50 Absolutely. 22:52 So they must be related in some way. 22:54 Revelation 7:4 is transpiring during the sixth seal, right? 22:58 It's the sealing. 23:00 So probation hasn't closed while people are being sealed. 23:05 And Revelation 9:16 is occurring 23:07 during the period of the what? 23:09 Of the sixth trumpet. 23:11 Notice how Ellen White contrast the number of God's followers 23:14 with those of Satan. 23:16 "The remnant church will be brought 23:19 into great trial and distress. 23:22 Those who keep the commandments of God in the faith of Jesus 23:25 will feel the ire of the dragon and his hosts, 23:28 Satan," 23:30 what? 23:31 "Numbers the world as his subjects." 23:33 Denoted by what number? 23:36 Two hundred million. 23:37 "He has gained control of the apostate churches. 23:41 But here is a," 23:42 what? 23:44 "A little company 23:46 that are resisting his supremacy. 23:48 If he could blot them from the earth, 23:51 his triumph would be, " 23:52 what? 23:54 "His triumph would be complete." 23:57 So it's a contrast between a huge army 24:01 and a small remnant. 24:04 And you would think that who would win, 24:07 the huge army of 200 million. 24:11 Now notice verse 17, 24:13 "And thus I saw the horses in the vision. 24:16 Those who sat on them saw the horses have," 24:20 what? 24:21 "Riders." 24:22 Where do these riders come from? 24:25 Well, they actually come from hell. 24:29 Is it really? 24:30 Well, let's read. 24:32 "And thus I saw the horses in the vision: 24:35 those who sat on them had breastplates of," 24:38 what? 24:39 "Fiery red, hyacinth blue." 24:43 What is red and blue? 24:46 Fire, right? 24:48 Can fire look blue? 24:49 Absolutely. 24:51 "And," what? 24:52 "Sulfur yellow, 24:55 and the heads of the horses were like the heads of," 24:57 what? 24:58 "Lions." 25:00 Are the devil's angels described as lions 25:01 by the Spirit of Prophecy? 25:03 Is Satan the lion? 25:04 Who is the leader of this host? 25:07 Satan is the leader of this host. 25:09 So it says, 25:10 "And thus I saw the horses in the vision, 25:13 those who sat on them had breastplates of fiery red, 25:16 hyacinth, blue, and sulfur yellow, 25:19 and the heads of the horses were like the heads of lions, 25:22 and out of their mouth came," 25:24 what? 25:25 "Fire, smoke, and brimstone." 25:28 This is an army out of what? 25:30 Out of hell. 25:32 Is this speaking about a good army or a bad army? 25:35 It is talking about a bad army. 25:37 And who's the leader of this army? 25:39 Satan. 25:40 Is that a huge army, much larger than God's people? 25:44 Absolutely. 25:46 This army clearly raises or rises 25:51 figuratively from hell. 25:53 These are the same... Listen carefully. 25:55 These are the same what? 25:57 Spirits of demons in Revelation 16:14. 26:01 Are you catching the connection? 26:02 The same spirits of demons in Revelation 16:14, 26:06 that God releases to do what? 26:08 To gather the kings of the earth, 26:10 and the whole world against God's people. 26:14 They are the same demons that the fourth angel's message 26:18 refers to in Revelation 18:2, 3. 26:22 Let's go there for a moment to Revelation 18:2-3. 26:27 What is Babylon going to be like at the end of time? 26:33 Well, let's read about it. 26:35 Revelation Chapter 18, 26:38 and this is speaking about the final fall of Babylon. 26:42 It says in verse 1, 26:44 "After these things I saw another angel 26:46 coming down from heaven, having great authority, 26:49 and the earth was illuminated with his glory." 26:52 Is this the loud cry? 26:54 What is the purpose of the loud cry? 26:57 To gather God's people on God's side, right? 27:00 There's a group that has already gathered, 27:02 those who proclaim the loud cry, 27:04 but they have to call others to join God's forces. 27:08 Verse 2, 27:10 "And he cried mightily with a loud voice saying, 27:13 'Babylon the great is fallen.'" 27:17 And what is the characteristic of Babylon now at this point? 27:22 "And has become a dwelling place of demons." 27:26 Is that the sixth trumpet? 27:28 Is that Revelation 16:12-16? 27:33 Yes. 27:35 So it says, 27:36 "And has become a dwelling place of demons, 27:39 a prison for every," 27:41 what? 27:42 "Foul spirit." And what else? 27:46 "And a cage for every unclean and hated bird." 27:50 What do unclean birds represent? 27:54 All you have to go to the Parable of the Sower, 27:56 where the birds came and plucked up the seed. 28:00 And when Jesus explained that He said, 28:02 "The birds represent Satan, 28:04 who comes and takes away the seed." 28:07 So these three phrases are complimentary. 28:10 In other words, that's the same thing to say, 28:12 dwelling place of demons, prison for every false spirit, 28:16 and cage for every unclean and hated bird. 28:20 What is the condition of Babylon 28:21 going to be at the very end of the sixth trumpet? 28:24 It's going to be filled with what? 28:26 With demons according to this. 28:28 Is this what we're finding in the sixth trumpet? 28:30 An army of demons from hell, so to speak. 28:35 Absolutely. 28:36 Let's continue here. 28:38 Clearly, we have here a portrait 28:40 of Satan and the wicked 28:41 that are always described 28:43 in the context of the lake of fire. 28:46 The fire and smoke coming out of the mouths of the horses, 28:50 because the horses are breathing smoke, right? 28:53 Reminds us of the story of what creature? 28:57 Leviathan in the... 28:58 I wish I had an hour to talk about Leviathan. 29:01 The story of Leviathan in the Book of Job 29:04 where he has smoke and fire coming out of his mouth. 29:08 And what does Leviathan represent? 29:12 He represents Satan. 29:14 Because in Isaiah 27:1, 29:17 Leviathan is called the serpent and the dragon. 29:23 And in Job 1 he is called Satan. 29:27 So does Leviathan have the same names 29:31 that Satan has in the Book of Revelation? 29:34 Absolutely. 29:35 So who is the leader of this army 29:37 that's going to actually go into battle against whom? 29:40 Against the little remnant. 29:42 So it says clearly, 29:44 we have here a portrait of Satan and the wicked 29:46 that are always described in the context 29:48 of the lake of fire. 29:49 The fire and smoke coming out of the mouths of the horses 29:52 reminds us of the story of Leviathan in the Book of Job 29:55 where he has smoke and fire coming out of his mouth. 29:59 Elsewhere in the Bible identifies 30:01 Leviathan as the dragon, 30:03 the ancient serpent, the devil, and Satan. 30:08 Now are they going to be able to gather 30:10 all of the wicked against God's people? 30:15 Are they able to gather all of humanity 30:17 against God's people? 30:18 No. 30:21 Is this total and overwhelming conquering, 30:25 there is not one faithful person left? 30:28 No, there will be lots of faithful people left, right? 30:31 So notice how it is expressed in verse 18, 30:35 "By these three plagues, 30:37 a third of mankind was killed by," 30:40 what? 30:42 "By the fire, 30:43 and the smoke and the brimstone, 30:46 which came out of there," 30:48 what? 30:49 Is this symbolic language? 30:52 We're not to look for 200 million soldiers 30:55 sitting on horses 30:57 that are coming directly out of hell. 30:59 And they're breathing smoke, and fire, and brimstone. 31:04 This is the description of an army from hell. 31:07 Fire and brimstone are identified with Satan 31:10 in Chapter 20, right? 31:12 He is the one with his angels that are found there. 31:17 Notice that what comes out of the mouth is what? 31:21 Kills the wicked. 31:23 Did we find in Revelation 16, 31:26 that out of the mouth of the dragon, 31:27 the beast and the false prophet goes what? 31:31 Evil spirits like frogs, and what is the purpose? 31:35 To go to the whole world 31:37 and to win them over to whose side? 31:39 To Satan's side. 31:42 Now let's go to verse 19, 31:46 "For their power is in their," 31:49 what? 31:50 "Was there an emphasis on the mouth 31:52 in Revelation 16:13-14? 31:54 Yes. 31:55 "And their powers in their mouth, and in their," 31:57 what? 31:59 "Their tails." 32:00 What does the tail represent? 32:02 Lies. 32:03 "For their tails are like," 32:05 what? 32:06 They have wriggly tails like serpents. 32:10 So where is this army coming from? 32:13 What does this army represent? 32:15 They are spirits of devils 32:17 that are doing their work 32:18 during the period of the sixth trumpet. 32:21 So it says, 32:22 "For their power is in their mouth 32:24 and in their tails, 32:25 for their tails are like serpents, 32:27 having heads, and with them they do," 32:30 what? 32:31 "They do harm." 32:33 How does the devil harm people? 32:35 By what comes out of his mouth. 32:37 And what is it that comes out of his mouth? 32:39 Lies. 32:40 That's right. 32:42 The horses have mouths like what? 32:44 Like lions. 32:45 Elsewhere in the Bible, 32:47 Babylon is portrayed as a devouring lion, 32:51 as is its King Nebuchadnezzar. 32:53 Satan is also described as a ravenous lion. 32:56 And Ellen White has a statement 32:59 where she says that 33:00 Satan's angels are also like lions. 33:03 We read that in a previous presentation. 33:06 Revelation 16:13-14, 33:09 clarifies that the false doctrines 33:12 of the three counterfeit angels come out of the mouth, 33:17 and they gather the wicked 33:18 for the final battle against God. 33:20 The tail is a symbol of lies. 33:24 Notice that the mouth is where? 33:26 In the tail, that's significant. 33:31 So the tail is lies and what is the mouth speaking? 33:34 Lies. 33:35 Does that have any relationship with Revelation 16, 33:38 the passage that we studied? 33:39 Absolutely. 33:40 Verse 20, 33:42 "But the rest of mankind," 33:44 that word rest leipA s, 33:45 the remnant of mankind, 33:48 "who were not killed by these plagues did not," 33:50 what? 33:52 "Did not repent of the works of their hands, 33:56 that they should not worship," 33:57 what? 33:58 Also now we discovered that this horde is really what? 34:02 Composed of demons. 34:05 "So that they should not worship demons, 34:08 and idols of gold, silver, brass stone and wood, 34:12 which can neither see, nor hear, nor walk." 34:15 Now that's an interesting reference to Daniel 5. 34:22 What kingdom is ruling in Daniel 5? 34:26 Literal Babylon. 34:28 Who is the king? 34:30 Belshazzar. 34:32 What is he doing on that night? 34:35 He's celebrating a banquet, right? 34:38 What is he using sacrilegiously? 34:41 The vessels of the temple 34:43 he's using for a secular purpose 34:45 to put wine in. 34:47 And what happened that night? 34:49 That night he was killed and Babylon fell. 34:53 Correct? 34:54 So let's read the note. 34:56 The expression idols of gold, 34:58 and silver, and brass, and stone, and wood 35:02 which can neither see, nor hear, nor walk 35:05 comes almost verbatim from Daniel 5:23. 35:11 Daniel 5 describes the fall of Babylon 35:14 when what happened? 35:16 When the Euphrates dried up. 35:21 Are you catching the picture? 35:23 Thus this verse links three passages, 35:27 the fall of Babylon in Daniel 5, 35:29 the drying up of the Euphrates in Revelation 16:2, 35:34 and the sixth trumpet of Revelation 9:20. 35:38 And then notice verse 21, 35:41 "And they did not repent of, " 35:43 several things. 35:44 They're what? 35:46 "Murders, their sorceries, their..." 35:53 Actually a better translation is 35:55 "Their fornication, 35:58 or their thefts." 36:02 Now notice the bullet points. 36:04 What is Babylon filled with? 36:07 What is the harlot filled with? 36:09 She is a murderer of God's people. 36:13 Would that be included in murders, 36:15 they did not repent of their murders? 36:17 Yes. 36:18 How about sorceries? 36:21 Revelation 18:23 says 36:23 that the end time Babylon is filled of sorceries. 36:27 By the way, do you know what sorcery is based on? 36:29 On the idea of the immortality of the soul. 36:33 Revelation 17:2 says that the harlot practices what? 36:39 Fornication with the kings of the earth. 36:43 And if you read the story in Revelation 18:10-13, 36:47 it describes this system as what kind of system? 36:50 Greedy and enslaving, 36:53 stealing from the poor and favoring the rich. 36:57 Are you catching the picture? 36:59 And James 5:1-8 37:02 describes the greediness that steals from the poor. 37:07 So are you understanding the sixth trumpet? 37:11 Is the sixth trumpet sounding now? 37:14 Is it sounding in its fullness? 37:16 I mean, is it being fulfilled in its fullness? 37:19 No. When did it start sounding? 37:22 It started sounding actually in 1798 37:26 when the fifth trumpet ended. 37:29 Did it sound full blast in 1798? 37:32 No. What is happening? 37:34 The angels are slowly doing what? 37:37 Slowly releasing the winds. 37:38 Remember the statements 37:40 that we've read from the Spirit of Prophecy, 37:41 they're releasing the wind slowly. 37:44 Is the release gonna become more intense all the time? 37:48 Is the world a lot worse now than 20 years ago? 37:53 Was the world 40 years ago worse than it was 20 years ago? 37:57 Absolutely. 37:59 Are things getting worse and worse? 38:00 Absolutely. 38:02 Morally, shootings, diseases, 38:08 natural disasters 38:09 such as never have been seen before. 38:11 So the sixth trumpet is intensifying. 38:15 What is the devil's ultimate purpose? 38:18 His ultimate purpose is to unite 38:20 the entire world on his side, 38:23 ultimately with the purpose of what? 38:25 With the purpose of fighting against the small remnant 38:31 that doesn't go along. 38:33 That's the picture that we find here in Revelation. 38:36 So let's notice the summary here of the sixth trumpet. 38:40 Since 1844, 38:42 both armies have been in the process of being what? 38:46 Gathered. 38:48 God's three angels have gathered the righteous, 38:51 while Satan's three counterfeit angels 38:53 have gathered the wicked. 38:55 The sixth trumpet in Revelation 9:13-21 38:59 describes the gathering of whom? 39:02 Do you see the focus of the entire trumpet 39:04 is on the wicked 39:06 and his leader? 39:08 So the sixth trumpet in Revelation 9 39:10 describes the gathering of the wicked for battle. 39:12 Where do you find the description 39:14 of the righteous during the same period? 39:16 When the little book is open, right? 39:18 Revelation 10 describes the gathering of the righteous 39:21 on God's side. 39:23 Now listen to this. 39:25 The only three places in Revelation 39:27 where the word demons appears, 39:30 is in Revelation 16:14, Revelation 9:20, 39:36 which is the sixth trumpet, and Revelation 18:1-5, 39:40 which describes the loud cry 39:42 at the end of the sixth trumpet. 39:44 Are these passages all related? 39:46 Yes. 39:47 Furthermore, 39:49 the only places 39:50 where the great river Euphrates appears 39:53 is Revelation 9 and Revelation 16. 39:57 Therefore, we know that there is a link 39:59 between these two passages. 40:02 Now let's notice 40:03 a couple of choice statements from Ellen White. 40:07 "Satan has long been preparing 40:10 for his final effort to deceive the world." 40:12 So is the devil preparing now? 40:14 Of course. 40:16 "The foundation of his work was laid 40:18 by the assurance given to Eve in Eden, 40:20 ye shall not surely die. 40:22 So what is his first lie, 40:24 where he's going to use it as the last lie 40:27 that will gather the whole world on his side? 40:30 You will not surely die. 40:32 That's the foundation of what? 40:34 Spiritualism. 40:35 By the way, it's encroaching even in our own church, 40:38 by things like contemplative prayer, 40:41 spiritual formation, and pantheistic ideas. 40:46 She continues, 40:48 "In the day ye eat thereof, 40:50 then your eyes shall be open and you shall be as gods, 40:52 knowing good and evil little by little." 40:56 So is this, you know, 40:57 is the sixth trumpet in all its fullness 41:00 at the very beginning? 41:02 No. 41:03 "Little by little, 41:04 he has prepared the way 41:06 for his masterpiece of deception, 41:08 in the development of spiritualism." 41:11 Is it going to get worse and worse? 41:13 Yes. 41:14 "He has not yet reached 41:16 a full accomplishment of his designs, 41:19 but it will be reached in the last remnant of time." 41:21 Will we still be in the sixth trumpet 41:23 in the last remnant of time? 41:25 Yes, says the prophet. 41:28 Now what is she going to quote? 41:31 Duh, Revelation 16. 41:37 She says, 41:38 "I saw three unclean spirits like frogs. 41:41 They are the spirits of," what? 41:42 "Devils." 41:44 So is this army from hell, a spiritualistic army? 41:50 Yes. 41:51 "I saw three unclean spirits like frogs, 41:53 they are the spirits of devils, 41:55 working miracles 41:56 which go forth unto the kings of the earth, 41:58 and the whole world, 41:59 to gather them to the battle 42:01 of that great day of God almighty, 42:03 except those who are kept by the power of God 42:07 through faith in His Word, 42:09 the whole world will be swept 42:11 into the ranks of this delusion. 42:14 Oh, amazing. 42:19 Now let's read the... 42:20 Let's not go to the next statement, 42:22 but let's go to the long statement 42:24 that we find at the bottom of page 323. 42:27 This is very important. 42:29 Then were the first and second angel's messages 42:32 preached in 1844? 42:34 Was the message that Babylon had fallen preached in 1844? 42:38 Yes. 42:40 What was the Babylon that fell in 1844? 42:42 It wasn't the papacy, 'cause the papacy fell in 1798. 42:45 So what is Revelation 14:8 42:49 referring to when the Millerites preached 42:51 that Babylon is fallen, is fallen. 42:53 It's speaking about the Protestant denominations. 42:56 Was that the full fall of Babylon? 42:58 No. 42:59 Listen to this statement. 43:01 This scripture she's talking about Revelation 18:2-3. 43:08 "This scripture points forward to a time 43:10 when the announcement of the fall of Babylon, 43:13 as made by the second angel of Revelation 14 43:16 is to be," what? 43:18 "Repeated. 43:20 With the additional mention of the corruptions 43:23 which have been entering the various organizations 43:26 that constitute Babylon, 43:28 since that message was first given 43:31 in the summer of 1844." 43:35 So was the message on the fall of Babylon given 43:38 leading up to 1844? 43:41 What does Revelation 18 say? 43:42 It's saying now there are additional things 43:44 that Babylon is guilty of. 43:46 So that's the loud cry. 43:49 And then she describes 43:51 the condition of Babylon at the end. 43:54 A terrible condition of the religious world 43:57 is here described. 43:58 We just read the three phrases, full of demons, 44:02 every hated bird, and so on. 44:05 "With every rejection of the truth, 44:07 the minds of the people will become," 44:09 what? 44:10 "Darker, their hearts more stubborn 44:13 until they are entrenched in an infidel hardihood." 44:18 That's the end portion 44:19 of the sixth trumpet by the way. 44:21 "In defense of the war, 44:22 and in defiance of the warnings which God has given, 44:25 they will continue to trample 44:26 upon one of the precepts of the Decalogue, 44:29 until they are led to persecute those who hold it sacred. 44:34 Christ is set at naught 44:36 in the contempt placed upon His Word 44:37 and His people." 44:40 Now listen carefully, 44:41 "As the teachings of spiritualism 44:43 are accepted by the churches, the," 44:46 what? 44:49 So let me ask you, 44:51 is there somewhat of a restraint now 44:53 on the teachings of spiritualism? 44:56 Yes. 44:58 "So as the teachings of spiritualism 45:00 are accepted by the churches, 45:01 the restraint imposed 45:03 upon the carnal heart is," what? 45:05 "Removed." 45:06 Are the four angels at the Euphrates 45:08 going to be released? 45:09 Yes, absolutely. 45:11 She continues, 45:13 "And the profession of religion will become a cloak 45:16 to conceal the basis to iniquity. 45:19 A belief in spiritual manifestations, " 45:21 that's spiritualism by the way, 45:23 "opens the door to seducing spirits 45:26 and doctrines of devils. 45:28 And thus the influence of," 45:29 what? 45:31 "Evil angels will be felt in the churches." 45:34 Are you catching a better picture 45:36 of the sixth trumpet? 45:39 Notice, Signs of the Times, May 28, 1894, 45:45 "Spiritualism is about to take," 45:47 what? 45:49 "The world captive." 45:50 Is that what happens 45:52 when the spirits like demons 45:53 go to the kings of the earth and the whole world? 45:54 Do they take the world captive? 45:56 Yes. 45:57 "There are many who think 45:59 that spiritualism is upheld 46:01 through trickery and imposture, but this is far from the truth. 46:06 Superhuman power is working in a variety of ways. 46:10 And few have any idea 46:11 as to what will be the manifestations 46:14 of spiritualism in the future." 46:16 Is it going to be a lot worse? 46:17 Yes. 46:19 "The foundation for the success of spiritualism 46:21 has been laid 46:22 in the assertions that have been made 46:24 from the pulpits of our land. 46:26 The ministers have proclaimed 46:29 as Bible doctrines falsehoods." 46:32 Is this coming out of the mouth? 46:34 The dragon? 46:36 Yeah. 46:37 The beast, the papacy? 46:39 The false prophet, apostate Protestantism? 46:42 Yes. 46:43 "The ministers have proclaimed as Bible doctrines, 46:46 falsehoods that have originated from," 46:48 where? 46:50 "From the arch deceiver. 46:51 The doctrine of consciousness after death 46:53 of the spirits of the dead 46:55 being in communion with the living 46:57 has no foundation in the scriptures. 46:59 And yet this theory is affirmed as truth. 47:03 Through this false doctrine, 47:04 the way has been opened for the spirits of devils 47:07 to deceive the people 47:10 in representing themselves as the dead." 47:13 Do you notice the emphasis on satanic agencies, 47:16 spirits of devils and so on? 47:17 Is that what we're dealing within the sixth trumpet? 47:20 Absolutely. 47:22 "Satanic agencies do," what? 47:24 "They personate the dead 47:26 and thus bring souls into captivity. 47:29 Satan has a religion. 47:32 He has a synagogue and devout worshippers. 47:35 To swell the ranks of his devotees, 47:37 he uses all manner of," 47:39 what? 47:40 "All manner of deception." 47:45 So now let's go to the seventh trumpet. 47:49 You can read the last two statements here, 47:50 I think we've read enough 47:52 for you to get the picture of what the sixth trumpet. 47:56 Are you understanding the sixth trumpet? 47:58 Very good. 47:59 Now let's go to page 325. 48:03 What is the seventh trumpet? 48:08 When the seventh trumpet sounds, has probation closed? 48:12 Has the time of trouble passed? 48:15 Yes. 48:16 What is the seventh trumpet? 48:18 Second Coming of Christ, 48:20 to take possession of the kingdom 48:22 that He received in heaven in the judgment? 48:27 Following me? 48:29 Now let's read the passage, Revelation 11:15-17, 48:33 "Then the seventh angel sounded 48:34 and there were loud voices in heaven saying, 48:37 'The kingdoms of this world...'" 48:40 What? 48:41 Have become, is this a third woe? 48:44 It's a woe upon whom? 48:47 The wicked, you better believe it. 48:49 "The kingdoms of this world 48:51 have become the kingdoms of our Lord, 48:53 and of His Christ, 48:55 and He shall reign forever and ever. 48:58 And the 24 elders 48:59 who sat before God on their thrones 49:01 fell on their faces and worship God 49:03 saying, 'We give you thanks, 49:05 O Lord God Almighty, 49:06 the one who is and the one who was, 49:09 who is to come, because you have," 49:13 what? 49:14 "Taken your great power and reigned.'" 49:18 So does Jesus take over the kingdom 49:20 in the seventh trumpet? 49:21 Absolutely. 49:23 "Probation closes when the seventh trumpet is," 49:25 what? 49:27 "About to sound. 49:29 At that moment, Jesus will receive," 49:31 what from His Father? 49:32 "The kingdom." 49:34 What is His kingdom? 49:36 His people. 49:38 The kingdom is not geographical. 49:41 The kingdom is the people of the kingdom. 49:44 What determined that they were the people of the kingdom? 49:48 The judgment showed whether they were really 49:50 people of the kingdom or not. 49:52 So that's what Jesus receives. 49:54 Where does He receive the kingdom 49:55 from the Father? 49:57 In heaven when the judgment concludes. 50:00 Then what will come? 50:01 "The time of trouble will ensue, 50:03 followed by the blowing of the seventh trumpet 50:06 when Jesus comes to take His people home." 50:12 Great Controversy 301, about His coming. 50:17 "Cluster the glories 50:19 of that restitution of all things 50:21 which God has spoken by the mouth 50:23 of all His holy prophets since the world began. 50:27 The long continual rule of evil shall be," 50:29 what? 50:31 "Broken." 50:32 And now Ellen White's going to quote 50:34 the seventh trumpet. 50:36 "Then the long continued rule of evil shall be broken. 50:40 The kingdoms of this world 50:42 will become the kingdoms of our Lord, 50:44 and of His Christ, 50:45 and He shall reign forever and ever." 50:49 Notice what the commentary of Jamieson, 50:52 Fausset and Brown says about this, 50:56 "The Seventh Trumpet..." 50:59 He almost sounds like an Adventist. 51:01 "The Seventh Trumpet..." 51:04 Or they almost sound like an Adventist, 51:05 'cause they're three that wrote this commentary. 51:07 "The seventh trumpet like the seventh seal, 51:10 and the seventh vial, being the consummation, 51:14 is accompanied differently from the preceding six, 51:18 not the consequences on earth, 51:20 but those in heaven are described. 51:23 The great voices and thanksgiving 51:24 of the 24 elders in heaven 51:26 as the half hour silence in heaven at the seventh seal, 51:31 and the voice out of the temple in heaven, 51:33 it is done at the seventh vial. 51:37 Thus, the seven seals, 51:39 the seven trumpets 51:40 and seven vials are not consecutive, 51:44 but parallel. 51:47 Is that what Adventists believe? 51:50 That the seals 51:51 and the trumpets are consecutive? 51:55 Not consecutive, but what? 51:56 Parallel. 51:58 "Ending in the same consummation, 52:01 they from distinct standpoints." 52:06 So each series gives you the same chronology 52:10 but with different standpoints. 52:13 "Unfold God's plan 52:15 for bringing about the grand end, 52:17 under three aspects, 52:19 mutually complementing each other. 52:23 We can be certain that 52:24 the releasing of the four angels 52:27 under the sixth trumpet 52:28 takes place during probationary time. 52:31 We know this because probation will only close 52:34 when the mystery of God is finished, 52:36 just before the sounding of the seventh trumpet. 52:38 So let me ask you, 52:40 is the sixth trumpet going to sound for quite a while? 52:43 Yeah, because the time comes when it is about to sound, 52:47 the mystery of God ends. 52:49 So some time must have passed 52:51 during the sixth trumpet before it is about to sound. 52:56 "This means that the releasing of the four angels 52:59 in the sixth trumpet 53:00 is not the same thing 53:02 as the releasing of the four winds 53:03 in Revelation 7. 53:06 When the angels of Revelation 7 release the winds, 53:09 probation has closed and mayhem ensues." 53:13 Notice the following quotations from Ellen White. 53:16 "Winds are a symbol of strife. 53:19 The four winds of heaven striving upon the great sea 53:22 represent the terrible scenes of conquest and revolution 53:26 by which kingdoms have attained to power. 53:30 That's Great Controversy, 439. 53:32 Now notice Early Writings, page 36, 53:35 "I saw that the four angels 53:37 would hold the four winds until," 53:39 when? 53:41 "Until Jesus' work was done in the sanctuary, 53:44 and then will come the seven last plagues." 53:47 So when the angels released the winds, 53:49 is that the close of probation? 53:51 Yes, that's when Jesus' work is done in the sanctuary. 53:56 Notice the next statement, Six Testimonies, 408. 53:59 I already read this in a previous presentation. 54:03 "The restraining Spirit of God 54:05 is even now being withdrawn from the world." 54:08 So is the withdrawing of the Spirit 54:10 an instantaneous thing? 54:13 No. 54:14 It's slowly withdrawn from the world. 54:16 "Hurricanes..." 54:18 What evidences do we have? 54:19 "Hurricanes, storms, tempests, fire, and flood, 54:23 disasters by sea and land 54:25 follow each other in quick succession." 54:28 What do human beings say about this? 54:31 Global warming. 54:35 Yeah, I'm not gonna deny that there's global warming. 54:38 Because there is global warming, 54:40 but it's not primarily 54:42 because of the use of fossil fuels. 54:45 It's signs of the times, folks. 54:48 She then says, 54:50 "Science seeks to explain all these." 54:52 The scientists say, 54:53 "It's all of the fossil fuels 54:57 and the air conditioners that are running." 55:00 Of course they don't say anything 55:02 about the animal dung. 55:05 Because they love their beef steak 55:07 and their hamburgers. 55:10 Then she says, 55:11 "Science seeks to explain all these, 55:13 the signs thickening around us 55:16 telling of a near approach of the Son of God 55:18 are attributed 55:19 to on any other than the true cause. 55:23 Men cannot discern the sentinel angels 55:26 restraining the four winds, 55:27 that they shall not blow 55:29 until the servants of God are sealed. 55:32 But when God shall bid His angels loose the winds, " 55:35 this is Revelation Chapter 7, 55:37 "there shall be such a scene of strife 55:41 as no pen can picture." 55:45 You think the Coronavirus is bad? 55:48 Can you imagine a Coronavirus plus many other diseases 55:53 all simultaneously at the same time? 55:58 Not only an earthquake here and there, 56:00 but earthquakes everywhere, tsunamis everywhere, 56:05 tornadoes everywhere. 56:10 This world is going to be a battleground. 56:13 If Jesus does not intervene, 56:18 all humanity would cease to exist. 56:21 That's why Matthew 24 says that 56:23 "Unless He shortens the time of trouble, 56:25 no one would remain alive." 56:28 But for the elect's sake, that time will be shortened. 56:33 Let's go to the last page. 56:35 We must link Revelation 17:14 with Revelation 19:11, 56:39 and following 56:40 "Where Jesus bears the title," 56:42 what? 56:43 "King of kings and Lord of lords." 56:46 This means that Revelation 11:15 56:49 is repeated again where? 56:52 In Revelation 17:14, and where else? 56:55 In Revelation 19:11. 56:58 They all describe the same event, 56:59 the seventh trumpet 57:00 and the taking over the kingdom. 57:02 This proves that we cannot read Revelation 57:04 as a continuous flow, but rather full of what? 57:09 Recapitulations and repetitions. 57:12 And then as I mentioned, 57:14 Revelation 11:17 actually concludes the seventh trumpet. 57:18 Revelation 11:18 introduces and summarizes 57:21 the main sections 57:23 of the rest of the Book of Revelation, 57:25 and then Revelation 11:19, 57:28 which is the opening of the heavenly temple, 57:29 the ark of His covenant is seen, 57:31 that introduces 57:33 the next section of the Book of Revelation, 57:36 Revelation Chapters 12 through 14. 57:39 So we've come to an end of our study. 57:42 You might not understand all of the little details. 57:45 That's why it is written. 57:48 So that you can take the study notes home 57:50 and look them over, 57:52 study it for yourselves, and I believe as you study, 57:54 you will see that 57:56 this is the correct interpretation 57:58 to the trumpets. |
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