PROPHECY
What Is the Meaning of
the Seventh Trumpet? The Bible speaks of a seventh trumpet that will sound before Jesus Christ’s return to earth. What does the sounding of this last trumpet mean for you?
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he book of Revelation provides an overview of prophetic events that will occur in the end time before Jesus Christ’s second coming and beyond. This section of Scripture includes many symbols, including “seven seals,” the sounding of “seven trumpets,” and “seven last plagues” to be poured out of “seven golden bowls full of the wrath of God” (Revelation 5:1; 8:2, 6; 15:1, 7). The seals, trumpets and plagues represent a series of events that will affect all mankind during these momentous times. The sounding of the seventh trumpet announces the culmination of God’s plan for this world and the remaining steps that He will take to ensure that His plan is accomplished for all of mankind.
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DISCERN
What does the Bible say about this last trumpet, and what does it mean for you?
What is the message of the seventh trumpet in Revelation? The apostle John recorded what he saw in vision: “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 of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever!’ “And the twenty-four elders who sat before God on their thrones fell on their faces and worshiped God, saying: ‘We give You thanks, O Lord God Almighty, the One who is and who was and who is to come, because You have taken Your great power and reigned. The
September/October 2020
