majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of
him in Revelation 8:13,
"As I watched, I heard an eagle that was flying in midair call out in
a loud voice: 'Woe! Woe! Woe to the inhabitants of the earth, because
of the trumpet blasts about to be sounded by the other three angels!'"
These seven angelic trumpet judgments are horrific. Four of the
judgments have already been called: hail and fire mixed with blood was
"hurled down to the earth" that caused a third of the earth, trees and
grass to be burned up, a blazing mountain was thrown into the sea that
caused a third of the sea to turn to blood and a third of the sea
creatures and ships were destroyed, a blazing star fell on the earth
which caused a third of the waters to become "bitter" with many people
dying because of it and when the forth trumpet sounded a third of the
sun, moon and stars where struck so that a third of the light was
lost. If these were not bad enough, now an eagle expresses how
horrible the next three trumpet blasts will be!
I'll leave the next three to your reading as these trumpet blasts are
called "the three woes". It culminates in a terrifying scene in God's
temple: "Then God's temple in heaven was opened, and within his temple
was seen the ark of his covenant. And there came flashes of lightning,
rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake and a great hailstorm."
Revelation 11:19. Here comes the judge - and with him is the ark of
his covenant, which held the ten commandments!
The judgments of God are horrific and his justice will be satisfied.
He loves mankind and has provided an escape from condemnation and
judgment by his Son, Jesus Christ taking on the punishment for our
sins. For it to be credited to our account with God, though, we need
to embrace him in faith, to trust in him. Nonetheless, for all who
reject God's invitation of salvation, the inevitable horrific and
terrifying judgment of God awaits. "It is a dreadful thing to fall
into the hands of the living God." Hebrews 10:31.
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share
your thoughts of worship with us from your Bible reading today. We'd
love to hear from you!
Trevor Fisk
trevor.fisk@gmail.com
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