When we examine Revelation 8:3-5, we are reminded of Exodus 19:16-19, when the LORD came down on Mount Sinai.
Numbers 10:9 informs us one purpose of the Silver trumpets was calling on the LORD when Israel went into battle.
The First Trumpet of Revelation 8:7 reflects the Plague of Hail (# 7) recorded in Exodus 9:22-26.
The Second Trumpet of Revelation 8:8-9 picks up on the Plague of Blood (#1) found in Exodus 7:14-25, as does the Third Trumpet of Revelation 8:10-11 where the water cannot be drunk.
And Revelation 8:12 takes us back to the Plague of Darkness (#9) recorded in Exodus 10:21-23.
Picking up on last week's message, we see that Jerusalem is not only identified as Sodom, but also as Egypt in Revelation 11:7-8.
The trampling of the Holy City by the Gentiles takes us back to Luke 21:20-24, which in turn takes us back to Daniel 9:20-27 and Antiochus Epiphanes.
Who are these two witnesses from Zechariah 4:11-14?
Consider what miracles they perform in Revelation 11:2-6. Who was with the Lord Jesus on the Mount of Transfiguration in Matthew 17:1-5? Who do Moses and Elijah represent? The Law and the Prophets. In other words the entire Hebrew Bible is a witness to the truth that Jesus is the Messiah, and the witnesses proclaim the truth from the Scriptures about Jesus.
Daniel's prophecy is reflected in the whole: three and a half years, 42 months, 1260, and the three and a half days are the intense time of persecution just before the Rapture (Revelation 11:11-12).
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After serving Grace Presbyterian Church in Alexandria, Louisiana, Bob was honorably retired on Sunday, September 27, 2015, and given the title "Pastor Emeritus." This was forty years to the day after he became their pastor.
He now works for the Presbytery of the Gulf South as...
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