Lesson 9
background notes
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doctrinal points
- The first trumpet judgment involves burning
on the earth.
- The second trumpet judgment involves upheaval
in the sea.
- The third trumpet judgment involves poisoning
of the waters.
- The fourth trumpet judgment involves catastrophe
in the heavens.
practical application
Thank the Lord for the added incense.
questions
- List the three series of Judgments that
will occur during the Tribulation period.
- On what basis do we say the future Tribulation
period will last seven years?
- What do we call the second 3 ˝ years of
the Tribulation period?
- What is a probable explanation for “a
great mountain burning with fire thrown
into the sea” (verse 8)?
- Who is the angel in verses 3-5?
answers
- The Seal Judgments, the Trumpet Judgments,
and the Bowl Judgments
- Based on the prophetic vision of Daniel
9, which foretells 70 weeks. Most of this
vision has already been fulfilled, but the
last week of the vision is still future.
The 70th week, like the first 69 in Hebrew
is a week of 7 years, not 7 days.
- The Great Tribulation
- An asteroid in our solar system colliding
with the earth and crashing into the ocean
- It is the Lord Himself standing before
the throne of God the Father and offering
up the prayers of believers before God. No
mere angel or saint could do that; only our
Great High Priest, the Lord Jesus Christ.
discuss\ consider
- Discuss how the plagues on Egypt (Exodus
7-12) were a preview of the Trumpet Judgments
in the Tribulation period. Just as those
plagues were literal, so these will be too.
challenge
In the Lord’s role as our Great High Priest, He offers our prayers
before God and makes them acceptable and pleasing to Him. Even when
you’re not sure exactly what to pray, you can pray thanking the Lord
that He intercedes on your behalf.
memorize
- “When He opened the seventh
seal, there was silence in heaven for about
half an hour. And I saw the seven angels
who stand before God, and to them were
given seven trumpets.” Revelation
8:1-2
