LEARNING DAILY

 

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Revelation 11:15, Then the seventh angel sounded, And there were loud voices in heaven, saying “The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and His Christ, and He shall reign forever and forever!”

 

The seventh trumpet reveals the seven bowl or vile judgments upon the earth.  The verse in The Revelation announces that the world has become the kingdom of Christ and He will reign forever.  In other words, the seventh trumpet is the judgments or events that take away the kingdom of the Antichrist and the Lord Jesus Christ gains it.  Read the next few verses; they are an announcement that the judgments are events the martyrs asked for in Revelation 6 when they asked, ”How long, O Lord?”

 

Chapters 12-14 are parenthetical and do two things before the Bowl Judgments are poured out.  The first thing they do is to give details about events that are happening in the middle of the Tribulation.  Secondly, they give information about what is happening on earth that show why the Bowl Judgments are necessary (Arnold H. Fruchenbaum).

 

You are going to have to read Revelation 12 for yourself.  Please take the time to do so in order to understand what I am explaining.  Verses 1-12 give insight into the strategies that Satan will try in the final conflict in heaven.  David Jeremiah states that the key players in this conflict are God, Satan, their angels and the humans who carry out the conflict in heaven on earth.  The woman spoken of in verse 1 is not a real woman but Israel.   Isaiah 66:6-9, describes Israel as a woman delivering a male child – the Lord Jesus Christ.  The reference to the sun and moon and the twelve stars refers to the twelve tribes of Israel.

 

The red dragon is Satan; in the ages past he was expelled from heaven and he took one-third of the angels with him.  Notice he is ready to devour the Child; it has always been his purpose to destroy Christ.  He was unsuccessful because of His resurrection and ascension into heaven.  The Lord Jesus’ life is summarized here.  He was born a male child, He was caught up to God’s throne and He will rule with a rod of iron which refers to His second coming.

 

The woman fled into the wilderness indicates the faithful of Israel during the last half of the Tribulation.  These are the God-fearing Jews who oppose the religion of the Antichrist.  These Jews have accepted the truth about Jesus Christ as the Messiah, have received God’s covering and help during the second half of the Tribulation, and Satan will not be allowed to overcome them.  Those who do accept Satan’s religion will be judged and destroyed. 

 

You and I need to become serious about the study of God’s Word and walking the narrow way that leads to God’s kingdom and eternal life.  No one knows the day or the hour that the trumpet sounds that will call His people to meet the Lord on the clouds.  None of us wants to be left behind to walk through the days of the tribulation.  That is a great motivator for me to do the very best I can to walk in obedience!