7yr Tribulation Igniting? Celestial Sign (Rev. 12), 7yr Peace Treaty, Blood Moon Tetrad - Are End Times lining up?

Astrology, really? Is it Christian to rely on questionable astrology? And three of the “stars” cited for Leo are actually planets!

C’mon Lisa, this is really bad.

Very interesting and thought-provoking.

I would like to add more to Lisa’s above article as their is more events taking place than Lisa has mentioned, This is extensive yet I believe it is worth the read. So of this Lisa has already gone over, yet you will from Passover 2014 to Sept 23 2017 equals 1260 days or 42 months as written in Daniel. Are these all coincidences. I honestly don’t know

1 Thessalonians 5:4 But you, brothers and sisters, are not in darkness so that this day should surprise you like a thief

Three sets of blood-red moons that corresponded to significant events in jewish history: Fourth One Coming!

The Spanish Inquisition 1492 Alhambra Decree ordered
all Jews who would not convert to Christianity to leave Spain,
FOUR BLOOD MOONS ON FEASTS
* Passover, April 2, 1493
* Sukkoth, Sept. 25, 1493
* Passover, March 22, 1494
* Sukkoth, Sept. 15, 1494

The War of Independence 1948 and Israel became a nation again
FOUR BLOOD MOONS ON FEASTS
* Passover, April 13, 1949
* Sukkoth, Oct. 7, 1949
* Passover, April 2, 1950
* Sukkoth, Sept. 26, 1950

The Six-Day War — 1967 Arab nations attacked Israel leading to current borders
FOUR BLOOD MOONS ON FEASTS
* First Day of Passover, April 24, 1967
* First Day of Sukkoth, Oct. 18, 1967
* First Day of Passover. April 13, 1968
* First Day of Sukkoth, Oct. 6, 1968

What will occur in the 2014–2015 time period?
* First Day of Passover, April 15, 2014
* First Day of Sukkoth, Oct. 8, 2014
* First Day Passover, April 4, 2015
* First Day Sukkoth, Sept 28, 2015

Total Lunar Tetrad and Red Blood Moon – A Sign for the Jews and the Church
The end of the 1000 year reign “of that day and hour knoweth no one…” (Matt. 24.36) for it has not even started yet. But regarding when Jesus returns to reign for the 1000 years on earth, “Tell us, when will this be, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the close of this age?” (Matt. 24.3) “Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you…” (v.4). Jesus proceeded to tell them.

COSMIC EVENTS of 2014/2015 & 70th JUBILEE of 2015/2016

http://www.focusontheprophecies.org/And%20there%20will%20be%20SIGNS%20in%20the%20Heavens.pdf

Total Solar Eclipse: March 20 2015, Adar 29/ Nisan 1 (New Year)
Blood Moon: Jewish Passover, April 04 2015
Solar Eclipse: Feast of the Trumpets, September 13 2015
Blood Moon: Feast of Tabernacles, September 28 2015

Revelation: Chapter 6-12
And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, see, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;

It was on Nisan 1 that the Hebrew New Year’s Day occurred, according to Scriptures,
(Exo. 12: 1-2) On the anniversary of this date, one year later, Mosses raised up the Tabernacles of God, inaugurated it, and the Glory of God descended from heaven. Exodus 40:2 17,34 )

Psalms 89:37 It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven. Selah.

Scriptures all relating to the sun and moon..

http://www.bible-topics.com/Moon-The.html

70th Jubilee 2015-2016
http://www.focusontheprophecies.org/cosmic_events.htm

Passover 2014- 2017 Rosh Hashanah Sept 23 2017 is exactly 1260 days / 42 months and so much more in the constellations.

Honestly, of everything I’ve seen and heard, this is the most persuasive timeline I’ve seen yet. It doesn’t rely on minute details, but big things we’ve been seeing come to pass (THIS IS ONLY A THEORY):

1. This is the big one for me. Rosh Hashanah, September 23rd, 2017 and Revelation 12. I and others have scoured over hundreds of different dates using astronomy software and this is the first and only date for any year that fits ALL FOUR CONDITIONS of the sign in Revelation 12: Woman clothed with the sun. CHECK. Moon at her feet. CHECK. Giving birth to a single male child (the king planet Jupiter) right between the constellation’s legs. CHECK. Crown of 12 stars. CHECK. I have seen several close dates, such as Rosh Hashanah 2011, where 2 or 3 of the four conditions were met, but 2017 is the only date that meets all four conditions. THIS IS HUGE. Revelation 12 is a mid-trib sign, indicating the beginning of the last 3.5 years. Please also note: Jupiter, the king planet, was identified as THE Star of Bethlehem in the now famous Bethlehem Star documentary. It is the only object in the sky that meets ALL NINE of the conditions the Gospels mentioned of the Star of Bethlehem.

2. A LOT of external support for 2017 as a significant year: A. exactly 1 Jubliee after the 1967 re-capture of Jerusalem, which was exactly 1 Jubilee after the Balfour declaration. B. Judah Ben Samuel. C. Judah Ben Samuel rejected Christ, thus his “messiah” coming in 2017 is the antichrist, not THE Christ, which further points to the mid-trib. D. The Pyramid of Giza points to 2017. E. EXACTLY 1260 days before Rosh Hashanah 2017 is Passover 2014. F. EXACTLY 1290 days after each of the days of Rosh Hashanah 2017 is Passover, Unleavened Bread, AND First Fruits/Easter. G. Exactly 1335 days after Rosh Hashanah 2017 is Hayom-Yom 2021, the day the world needs purification. It also happens to be 2-3 days before Pentecost 2021.

3. As mentioned in point #2, Passover 2014 happens to be 1260 days before the sign/Rosh Hashanah in 2017. Passover 2014 also happens to be THE FIRST BLOOD MOON in the 2014-2015 tetrad! Of the four, it is the VERY FIRST. The timing is beyond incredible. Just think about it.

4. Here is where it starts to get even more chilling (in a good way): according to TorahCalendar.com, Passover 2014, which is 1260 days before Rosh Hashanah 2017, happens to be MONTH 1 of JEWISH SPIRITUAL YEAR 6000. It is the first month of the 6,000th year!!!

5. 2018, exactly 70 years from the rebirth of Israel, would thus be YEAR 6000 in the JEWISH CIVIL YEAR. TorahCalendar.com accounts for the ~230 missing years in the Jewish calendar, most of which were lost because of Seder Olam (a Rabbinical work in the 2nd century AD that forms the basis for the modern Jewish calendar).

6. 2014-2015 is the last year of Jubilee 120. No wonder there are 4 blood moons and 2 solar eclipses all falling on Jewish holy days!

This timeline places the signing of the Covenant with Many on Passover 2014, the AOD on Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur 2017, and the Second Coming flexibly on Shabbat Parah (1260 days later), Passover or Easter (1290 days later), or Hayom-Yom or Pentecost (1335 days later).

THE 3 PILGRIM FESTIVALS
There are three Jewish festivals referred to as the ‘Pilgrim Festivals’. Each festival of these three reflects an agricultural theme connected to the produce of the land of Israel. They are called ‘pilgrim’ festivals because in ancient times, when the Temple still stood in Jerusalem, Jews would make pilgrimage to the Temple in order to pray there on each of these festivals.

The three Pilgrim Festivals are Pesach (Passover), Shavuot and Sukkot. In Hebrew, they are referred to asShalosh HaRegalim.

PESACH (PASSOVER)
This festival originally marked the early harvesting of the barley, commemorated by the special offering of the Omer on the second day. The term ‘Pesach’ means ‘to pass over’ and commemorates the release of the Jewish people from bondage in the land of Egypt. Pesach is observed for eight days, (seven in Israel), commencing on the 15th Nissan. The four days in the middle are referred to as Chol Hamoed (‘weekdays of the festival’).

Different Names for Pesach:

Pesach

This festival originally marked the early harvesting of the barley, commemorated by the special offering of the Omer on the second day. The term ‘Pesach’ means ‘to pass over’ and commemorates the release of the Jewish people from bondage in the land of Egypt. Pesach is observed for eight days, (seven in Israel), commencing on the 15th Nissan. The four days in the middle are referred to as Chol Hamoed (‘weekdays of the festival’).

Chag haMatzot

Literally, ‘the festival of matzot’ (unleavened bread). During Pesach it is a mitzvah (commandment) to eat matzah as the Torah states “Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread” (Exodus 12:15).

Z’man Cherutenu

Literally, ‘time of our freedom’. Egypt is referred to in the Torah as Mitzrayim or ‘place of narrowness’. A place of narrowness is a wonderful symbolic image for the restrictiveness of slavery. Through the Pesach story, we travel from the narrowness of forced servitude to the openness of freedom.

Chag haAviv

Literally, ‘festival of spring’. In the land of Israel Pesach falls in springtime. It is spring harvest time. Almost the entire world is emerging from the restrictions of winter and opening up to the new life of spring. The Exodus narrative mirrors this journey.

SHAVUOT
The second of the three Pilgrim Festivals is celebrated for 2 days outside Israel (and in Israel for 1 day). The name Shavuot means ‘weeks’ because it occurs 7 weeks after the 2nd day of Pesach. It falls on the 6th day of Sivan. The Torah was given to the Jewish people on Shavout.

This festival marked the harvest of the wheat crop, the last grain harvest of the season, and the beginning of the fruit harvest. A major feature of the celebration was the ceremony of bringing the “first fruits”, orBikkurim, of the harvest to the Temple as an offering of thanks.

The Bikkurim were carried in beautifully decorated baskets. Families would gather together to walk to Jerusalem and they would sing, dance and have music playing whilst they walked. When they arrived at the Temple, they gave the bread and fruit to the priests who would bless them. Today synagogues are decorated with greenery and flowers at Shavuot.

Tradition has it that King David was born and died on Shavuot and many students in Jewish schools have their graduation on Shavuot.

Different Names for Shavuot

Z’man Matan Toratenu – the Time of the Giving of Our Torah

Chag haBikkurim – Festival of the First Fruits

Chag haKatzir – Harvest Festival

Chag Matan Torah – Festival of the Giving of the Torah

SUKKOT
Originally a harvest festival, Sukkot was given added historical significance as a commemoration of the exodus from Egypt, when the Jewish people had to live in temporary dwellings whilst they lived in the desert before entering the Promised Land.

Different Names for Sukkot

Chag haAsif – the Festival of Gathering. After our ancestors had gathered in the land of Canaan, they realised that Sukkot was celebrated in Autumn, a time when they gathered the crops. The crops from the fields and the fruits of the orchards had been gathered. These events were celebrated with great excitement. Sukkot is also referred to as Z’man Simchatenu (‘The Time of Our Happiness’).

The Four Species

There are four kinds of plants known in Hebrew as the Arbah Minim (‘Four Sepcies’). These are said to represent the unity of Israel (amongst other things). They are:

Aravot – willows that have neither fruit nor fragrance

Lulav – palm branch that has no fragrance, but has fruit which can be eaten

Etrog – citron, similar to a lemon, that has a sweet fragrance and can be eaten

Hadassim – myrtles, that have a pleasant fragrance but cannot be eaten

The three myrtle twigs and the two willows are tied together to the palm branch and together the entire bouquet is called the lulav.

The four species were intended to symbolise the final harvest and the fertility of the land.

A Shorter Version – read here!

Preface

I think the word of God is clear we can not know the hour (Matt. 24.42) but we can know the season by the signs in the heavens (Luke 21.25) as well as the day “right at the door” (Matt.24.33). We could not always have known before until Israel became a nation (Matt. 24.32). Are you willing to accepting God’s word we can know? The choice is yours. “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children” (Hosea 6.6). “For this people’s heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart…” (Matt. 13.15).

The Feast of Trumpets was the only one of seven feasts they didn’t know the day, dependent on the crescent of the moon being seen. “You can know His return is very near, right at the door” (Matt. 24.33) even the very day if you are discerning. “Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour…” ( Matt. 24.42). It does not say “day” just the “hour”.

http://www.agapebiblestudy.com/documents/the%20significance%20of%20numbers%20in%20scripture.htm

FIVE: This is the number of power and Divine grace.

Five kinds of animals were sacrificed under the Old Covenant Law of sacrifice: goats, sheep, cattle, pigeons and doves [Genesis 15:9; Exodus 29:38; Leviticus 1:1-17; 3:1; 4:3, 14, 23, 28; l5:6-7]
God changed Abram’s name to Abraham by adding the letter/number five to his name [Genesis 17:5]. He changed Sarai’s name by adding the same letter/number with the value of “grace” to form the name Sarah [Genesis 17:15]. Abraham and Sarah were transformed by grace to become the parents of a family from which the Messiah would be born
The Tabernacle was measured in multiples of five [Exodus 25 - 27]
There are five books of the Torah (first 5 books of the Old Testament)
Matthew’s Gospel is divided into five “books” composed of five narratives and five discourses.
Jesus bled from five wounds on the altar of the Cross: His two hands, his two feet and His head.
Daniel proclaimed the Fifth Kingdom to be an Everlasting Kingdom [Daniel 2:37-44].

SEVEN: Spiritual perfection and fullness or completion. It is the number of Covenant and of the Holy Spirit.

Seven is the second perfect number.
In Hebrew seven is shevah (shebah) from the root shava (shaba or sheba), meaning “to be full.”
God rested on the seventh day (Saturday) after Creation [Genesis 2:2]
To swear an oath in Hebrew is “to seven oneself.”
There are seven gifts of the Holy Spirit (CCC#1831; Isaiah 11:1)
The sacred Menorah has seven branches (six on each side of a central shaft) and seven cup shaped lamps for the olive oil
There were seven classes of furniture in the Tabernacle: Bronze sacrificial Altar, Bronze Laver, Golden Menorah, Golden Table of the Bread of the Presence, Golden Altar of Incense, Ark of the Covenant and the Mercy-seat/Seat of Atonement.
The Tabernacle was built in six days and dedicated on the seventh [Exodus 40:17]
It took Solomon seven years to build the Temple in Jerusalem. [1 Kings 6:37-38]
There are seven annual holy feast days observed under the Law of the Sinai Covenant [Leviticus 23:1-44]
The Feast of Passover is the 1st month of the liturgical year but the seventh month of the civil year. [Exodus 12:1-2]
The Feast of Tabernacles completes the cycle of Holy Days in the seventh month of the liturgical year.[Leviticus 23:33-43]
There are multiple sevens in the Book of Revelation: There are 55 sevens and 5 sevenths, 5×7 (35) phrases of sevens in the Book of Revelation. List of “sevens” in the Book of Revelation:
Churches 1:4; 2:1-3:22
Letters 2:1- 3:22
Spirits 1:4; 3:1; 4:5; 5:6
Golden lampstands 1:12, 20; 2:1; 4:5
Stars 1:16, 20; 2:1; 3:1
Seals 5:1; 5:5; 6:1
Horns 5:6
Eyes 5:6
Angels 8:2, 6; 15:1, 6, 7; 15:8; 16:1; 17:1; 21:9
Trumpets 8:2, 6
Thunders 10:3, 4
7 Thousand people 11:13
Heads 12:3; 13:1; 17:3, 7, 9
Crowns 12:3
Plagues 15:1, 6, 8; 21:9
Golden bowls 15:7; 16:1; 17:1; 21:9
Hills 17:9
Kings 17:10, 11
Last 7 visions Chapters 20-21
Seven is a significant number in the natural world:

mammals and birds have a gestation of multiples of 7:
mouse: 21 days (3 x 7) cat 56 (8 x 7) Sheep 147 (21 x 7)
hare & rat, 28 ( 4×7) dog 63 (9 x 7) hen 21 (3 x 7)
humans 280 days ( 40 x 7) lion 98 (14 x 7) duck 42 (6 x 7)
With insects the ova are hatched in seven half-days (the wasp, bee, etc). But with other insects it is seven whole days. The majority of insects require from 14 (2×7) to 42 (6×7) days and the same applies to the larva state.
Man’s pulse beats on the seven-day principle. For six days out of seven it beats faster in the morning than in the evening while on the seventh day it beats slower. The seventh day is the day of rest!
7 days in a week
7 colors in the spectrum—the seven colored rainbow was the sign of the covenant with Noah
There are 168 hours in a week = 7 x 24

THREE: In sacred Scripture the number three represents that which is solid, real, substantial, and something in its completeness. This number usually indicates something of importance or significance in God’s plan of salvation by identifying an important event in Salvation History. This number operates as a “sign-post” in Scripture study for the reader to “pay attention” to the significance of the next event.

In the Old Testament:

It is the first of the 4 perfect numbers which are 3 (divine perfection); 7 (spiritual perfection); 10 (ordinal perfection); and 12 (governmental perfection).
The earth was separated from the waters on the 3rd day [Genesis 1:9-13]
There were three Patriarchs of the children of Israel: Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob/Israel
There are three verses in the Priestly Blessing in which the Tetragrammaton, YHWH, God’s holy covenant name, appears three times [Numbers 6:24-26].
Three times the angelic Seraphim cry “Holy, Holy, Holy” [Isaiah 6:3 and Revelation 4:8].
After the Great Flood mankind descended from the three sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. [Genesis 10:1-32]
Three “men” announced to Abraham that his barren wife would bear a son [Genesis 18:14].
Abraham was commanded to sacrifice his son after a three-day journey to Mt. Moriah [Genesis 22:1-4].
Baby Moses was hidden by his mother for three months [Exodus 2:1] and the adult Moses requests of Pharaoh that he let Moses take his people on a three-day journey into the wilderness to offer sacrifice to their God [Exodus 3:18].
There were three divisions of the desert Tabernacle and later the Temple in Jerusalem: the Outer Court, the Holy Place, and the Holy of Holies [Exodus 27:9; 26:1-30, 35-37; 31-34; 38:9-20; 21-31; 40:1-33; 1 Kings 6: 1-37].
God is mentioned three times in the Shema, the Old Covenant profession of faith [Deuteronomy 6:4] and three times in the priestly blessing [Numbers 6:24-26].
The three attributes of God mentioned in Exodus 33:18-19 are hen, rachum, and hesed (gracious, compassionate /merciful, and loving kindness).
Of the seven annual Holy Feasts of the Sinai Covenant, three are “pilgrim feasts” in which every man 13 years or older must present himself before God at His Sanctuary and later at the Temple in Jerusalem. This command is repeated three time in scripture [Exodus 23:14-17; 34:18-23; Deuteronomy 16:16]
Jonah spent three days in the belly of the great fish [Jonah 1:17]; Jonah took three days to journey across the city of Nineveh [Jonah 3:3]
In the New Testament:

Jesus’ ministry lasted three years, covering three Passovers [John 2:13; 6:4; 11:55-12:1].
Mary stayed with Elizabeth about three months [Luke 1:56]
Jesus was missing for three days when He was 12 years old [Luke 2:46]
Jesus took Peter, James, and John up on the Mt. of Transfiguration [Matthew 17]
Jesus arose from the dead on the third day.[Genesis 1:9-13]
Saul was blinded for three days [Acts 9:9]
The theological virtues are faith, hope and charity [1 Corinthians 13:13]
The heavenly Jerusalem has three gates on each of its four sides [Revelation 21:13]
Christians saw three as symbolic of the Trinity, the triune nature of God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Three is also recognized as the number of the Holy Spirit.
In Addition:

There are three divisions of time: past, present, and future
There three persons in grammar
Thought, word, and deed complete the sum of human capacity.

Each of God’s seven annual Holy Days points to a critical event in His Master Plan. Thus far, we have covered the Passover (pointing to the sacrifice of Christ), the Days of Unleavened Bread (picturing our coming out of sin) and Pentecost (symbolizing being empowered by God’s Holy Spirit). Although these three feasts were represented by events in the past, the underlying meanings of these spring Holy Days are timeless.

The Feast of Trumpets ushers in the fall Holy Days, which all represent specific events that are yet to occur. This Feast occupies the central or pivotal position of all the Holy Days, with three preceding it and three following it. The pivotal event of all human history to which the Feast of Trumpets points is the Return of Christ.

Christ’s intervention will rescue this dying world,

Feast of Trumpets
A Time of World War
(1) What did Christ indicate the state of the world would be at the time of His Return? Luke 21:7, 9-10; Matthew 24:3, 6-7.

Why the Feast of Trumpets?
(1) Where do we find the command to keep the Feast of Trumpets? Leviticus 23:24-25; Numbers 29:1-2.

Comment: This commanded feast was called “a memorial of blowing of trumpets.” This was a celebration of triumph, just as will be the future event that it pictures—the Return of Christ.

This feast occurred on the first day of the seventh month, which was also the beginning of the civil year, upon which the sacred calendar was based. Just as with all other annual Holy Days, a convocation and an offering were commanded at this time.

(2) Do we find other accounts of this feast mentioned in Scripture? Psalm 81:1-4.

Comment: This occasion was associated with singing aloud and making a joyful noise in music, and was marked by the blowing of trumpets. Silver trumpets were sounded in order to call an assembly in Israel, as well as to announce the feast days (Num. 10:2, 10).

We also find in the Jewish Talmud, under the article “Rosh Hashanah” (as this day is called by Jews), that a ram’s horn or shofar was sounded on this occasion (Mishnah 26b). In contrast with the musical sound of the silver trumpets, the shofar gave a piercing loud blast.

Trumpets Sound an Alarm
(1) Did God command for trumpets to sound an alarm when going into battle? Numbers 10:9.

Comment: As Israel approached battle, the silver trumpets gave a particular series of notes that were clearly identifiable. God promised to hear this call and come to their defense. Yet, upon coming under sudden attack, the ram’s horn was used to provide another type of alarm. Although classified as a type of trumpet, it produced a piercing noise for an alarm of impending warfare.

(2) Where do we find accounts of alarms of war sounded in ancient Israel? Jeremiah 4:19-21.

Comment: Jeremiah lived through a number of invasions by the Babylonians. Such alarms of war capture the spirit and meaning of the Feast of Trumpets.

(3) Were the watchmen commissioned to sound an alarm in the face of an impending attack? Ezekiel 3:17-19.

Comment: This warning is prophetic and applies to the nations of modern Israel at the end of this age. The warnings in Ezekiel 3:17-19 and 33:2-6 apply to the grave responsibility that God gives the watchmen. The true Church of God recognizes the seriousness of carrying out this warning. The gospel is being published among all nations (Mark 13:10) on the world’s largest biblically based website. God’s Church is obeying the command to “Cry aloud, spare not, lift up your voice like a trumpet” (Isa. 58:1)!

The Trumpet Plagues Begin
After the 2½ years of the Great Tribulation, the time of Satan’s wrath upon physical and spiritual Israel will have been fulfilled. God will have carried out His promise not to leave Israel altogether unpunished (Jer. 30:11, 46:28). After this time, God speaks comfortably to Jerusalem—to physical Israel—that her warfare is accomplished and her iniquity is now pardoned (Isa. 40:1-2). By this time, the final era of God’s Church will have been faced with the decision to follow His counsel to “buy…gold tried in the fire” (Rev. 3:18).

Then will come the full fury of God’s wrath upon a world that has rebelled against its Creator.

(1) As God moves to intervene against this rebellious world, what does He do first? Revelation 6:12-13.

Comment: Signs in the heavens are accompanied by a great earthquake, which moves every mountain and island out of its place. Volcanoes fill the sky with ash, diminishing sunlight and causing the moon to appear red. Then, vast numbers of asteroids strike the earth’s atmosphere as flaming meteorites.

(2) How will world leaders react to these signs in the heavens? Revelation 6:15-17.

(3) How many separate trumpets were prepared to sound after the seventh seal was opened, thus beginning the Day of the Lord? Revelation 8:1-2, 6.

Comment: For an overview of the Day of the Lord, review Lesson 7 of this course.

(4) What happened when the first angel sounded the trumpet? Revelation 8:7.

Comment: This first trumpet plague was directed at destroying part of man’s support system—plant life. Note that only a third of the trees were burned up. This indicated that the full measure of God’s wrath was held back, in order to allow people time to repent and submit to Him.

(5) How did the next three trumpet plagues affect the earth? Revelation 8:8-12.

Comment: As the second angel sounded the trumpet, a huge object or asteroid fell into the sea, turning one-third of it into blood, killing one-third of sea life and destroying one-third of ships. Likewise, as the third angel sounded, a great “star” or possibly an asteroid (named Wormwood) fell upon the rivers of the earth, resulting in one-third of the fresh waters becoming poisoned, killing many. As the fourth angel sounded, the sun became darkened by one-third. God continued to allow time for repentance.

(6) How were the three remaining trumpet plagues described? Revelation 8:13.

Comment: So devastating were these three remaining plagues that each was referred to as a “Woe”—collectively called the “Three Woes.”

All-Out Warfare
(1) How is this fifth trumpet plague (first woe) more lethal than the first four? Revelation 9:1-3.

Comment: These three woes comprise the last three of the seven plagues. The number three signifies finality, while the number seven signifies completion. The first two woes describe how God allows man to bring down his own civilization. Were it not for God’s intervention, man would bring an end to life on earth.

In vision, the apostle John had seen some of the vehicles and aircraft used in modern warfare, with rockets, missiles and other firepower. He used terms such as “locusts” and “scorpions” to describe these strange-looking forms of weaponry.

The military campaign called the first woe describes the beast power, which will arise in Europe, attacking Russia and its Communist allies. At the time of this major conflict, the English-speaking nations and most other nations of modern Israel will have already been taken into captivity.

(2) As this military campaign pushes east into the former Communist bloc in Asia, what type of weapons are used? Revelation 9:4-6.

Comment: This weaponry causes a form of paralysis accompanied with pain that lasts for five months (vs. 5). This could be a form of chemical warfare. Read verses 7 to 10, which continue to describe the weaponry in terms of first-century language.

(3) How can we identify this invading force as being the beast power? Revelation 9:11.

Comment: Both terms used here, “Abaddon in the Hebrew” and “Apollyon in the Greek,” mean “Destroyer” or “Satan.” Read Revelation 13:5-14 to better understand how Satan inspires the Beast and False Prophet.

(4) After Europe’s initial attack against its enemies in the East, do these nations strike back? Revelation 9:12-16.

Comment: The impending counterattack will constitute the sixth trumpet plague (the second woe)—far more devastating than the first woe. The number of the armies of the eastern hordes amount to 200 million troops. The Russians, Chinese and their allies are given power to kill one-third of all mankind—approximately two billion people! Read verses 17-19 for more descriptions of the weaponry used.

(For more information on some of the modern weaponry possibly available to both sides of this titanic battle, read our brochure The Red Horse – “You Shall Hear of Wars…”.)

(5) What does God call the church led by the false prophet that dominates the European power bloc? Revelation 17:2, 15 (vs. 15 explains vs. 2); Revelation 17:5.

(6) Does this modern Babylon fall, just as ancient Babylon fell? Revelation 18:2, 17-19.

Comment: Only by nuclear warfare could such devastation be accomplished in such a short period of time.

(7) Does this counterattack that kills one-third of mankind complete the second woe? Revelation 11:14.

Comment: For a much more detailed study of these events, read our booklet Revelation Explained at Last!

(8) Do the survivors of this awful war finally repent of their iniquity before God? Revelation 9:20-21.

The Seventh Trumpet
(1) What was announced as the seventh trumpet sounded? Revelation 11:15.

(2) What other crucial event takes place at the sound of this seventh and final trumpet? I Corinthians 15:52; I Thessalonians 4:16-17.

Comment: This describes the First Resurrection. We read that the saints are to be with the Lord—not in heaven, but to be reigning with Him on earth (Rev. 5:10, 20:4).

(3) What series of events comprised the seventh trumpet, known as the third woe? Revelation 16:1.

Comment: This final trumpet plague consisted of the seven last plagues (or seven vials of wrath).

(4) What was the first of the seven last plagues? Revelation 16:2.

Comment: These painful sores fell upon those who yielded to and cooperated with the Satanic religious system that dominated the Beast power.

(5) What were the next plagues to follow? Revelation 16:3-4.

Comment: The second and third of these last plagues were related to the trumpet plagues, which took place earlier. Each of these respective plagues dealt first with the seas and then with the fresh water streams and lakes. The former plagues affected only one-third of each. During these last plagues, all the sea becomes blood, all sea life dies, and all fresh water becomes blood as God pours out the full measure of His wrath.

(6) Why is this act of changing the seas and fresh water to blood appropriate punishment for those unrepentant, rebellious people? Revelation 16:5-7.

(7) What were the fourth and fifth plagues upon unrepentant humanity? Revelation 16:8-11.

Comment: The fourth plague involved scorching heat from the sun, while the fifth plague involved a period of total darkness primarily in the territory of the Beast power—much like the plague of darkness upon ancient Egypt. In both the fourth and fifth plagues, unrepentant people continued to curse God.

(8) What was the sixth of these last plagues? Revelation 16:12-14, 16.

Comment: The drying of the Euphrates River to allow passage of the kings of the east was part of God’s plan to allow Satan (along with the beast and the false prophet) to beckon all the armies of opposing sides in this war. They unite as Satan inspires them to gather together at Armageddon to resist the Return of Christ.

(9) What is the outcome of this battle? Revelation 19:17-21.

(10) In the wake of this battle, what was the seventh and final plague? Revelation 16:17-18, 20-21.

Comment: After the great voice from heaven announced, “It is done,” the most powerful earthquake in history struck, resulting in “every island [fleeing] away and the mountains not [being] found.” Then large hailstones about the weight of a talent (100 to 130 lbs.) destroyed many unrepentant survivors.

Thus, the fulfillment of the Feast of Trumpets occurs after Christ returns to this earth as the conquering King, rightfully claiming what is His.

Most of the ten percent of humanity that survives the Great Tribulation and the Day of the Lord will be wide-eyed, humble and open to God’s instruction.

But before this can happen, Christ has one more important job to perform. Satan and his demons have to be put away from this earth and from influencing humanity—pictured by the Day of Atonement. This will be discussed in the next lesson.

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