And the Spirit & the bride say, come.... Reveaaltion 22:17

And the Spirit & the bride say, come.... Reveaaltion 22:17
And the Spirit & the bride say, come...Revelation 22:17 - May We One Day Bow Down In The DUST At HIS FEET ...... {click on blog TITLE at top to refresh page}---QUESTION: ...when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth? LUKE 18:8

Saturday, October 18, 2025

Relationship between the Trumpets and the Plagues

And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound! Revelation 8:13

"The
trumpets and the plagues afflict the same things, in the same order: 
First trumpet and plague: Afflict the earth 
Second trumpet and plague: Afflict the sea 
Third trumpet and plague: Afflict rivers and fountains of waters  
Fourth trumpet and plague: Afflict heavenly bodies
Fifth trumpet and plague: Heavenly bodies darkened 
Sixth trumpet and plague: Mention of the Euphrates 
Seventh trumpet and plague: Possessing the Kingdom

The evidence seems to indicate that the
trumpets represent preliminary and partial judgments that fell upon the oppressors of
God’s people
beginning with the destruction of Jerusalem and ending with the setting up of Christ’s everlasting kingdom. 
--The fact that the trumpets only fall on thirds and not on the totality indicates that the trumpet judgments are preliminary and partial
The trumpets series indicates that repentance during the blowing of the trumpets is possible. 

The plagues, on the other hand, describe final and total judgments of God upon end time Babylon after the close of probation
We can see the irrevocable nature of the plagues by the use of the expression ‘in them the wrath of God is complete’. 
--Each plague is God’s judgment upon some particular sin that Babylon has committed. 
The plagues are retributive in character and not remedial
--Repentance is not possible once the plagues begin to fall. 

A careful study of the trumpets and the plagues reveals that the trumpet judgments foreshadow the plague judgments
That is to say, the trumpets are the type and the plagues are the antitype." 
Stephen Bohr

The battle of Armageddon will be fought and that day must find none of us sleeping. Wide-awake we must be, as wise virgins having oil in our vessels with our lamps. 
The power of the Holy Ghost must be upon us and the Captain of the Lord's host will stand at the head of the angels of heaven to direct the battle. Solemn events before us are yet to transpire. 
Trumpet after trumpet is to be sounded; 
vial after vial poured out one after another upon 
the inhabitants of the earth.” 
E.G.W.