life-study msg 25 - Further Judgment Upon Men—The Sixth Trumpet

Rev. 9:13-20 The 6th trumpet 

Rev. 9:13 And the sixth angel trumpeted, and I heard a voice out of the four horns of the golden altar which is before God
Rev. 9:14 Saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.
Rev. 9:15 And the four angels were released, who had been prepared for the hour and day and month and year that they might kill the third part of men.
Rev. 9:16 And the number of the armies of horsemen was two hundred million; I heard their number.
Rev. 9:17 And thus I saw the horses in the vision and those sitting on them, having breastplates of fire and of hyacinth and of brimstone; and the heads of the horses were like the heads of lions, and out of their mouths proceed fire and smoke and brimstone.
Rev. 9:18 By these three plagues the third part of the men were killed, by the fire and the smoke and the brimstone proceeding out of their mouths.
Rev. 9:19 For the power of the horses is in their mouth and in their tails; for their tails are like serpents and have heads, and with them they harm [men].
Rev. 9:20 And the rest of the men, who were not killed by these plagues, still did not repent of the works of their hands, so as not to worship the demons and the idols of gold and silver and brass and stone and wood, which can neither see nor hear nor walk;

FOCUS: The future component - principles and aspects of Christ as well as the prophecy of the end of the age. 

1. John shows us the scenes in heaven. 

2. The fifth trumpet will be the beginning of the tribulation. 

3. Not just have a holy fearing when we read this portion, but should also be in awe when we read it- the Lord might be silent now but will COME FORTH. 

4. 1941 December Pearl Harbour - Witness Lee's personal testimony in the war: the suffering in the wars were counted by the sufferers by hours, days, months, and years.