Yeah. I added those trumpets to the Bible. Baloney.
Revelation 22
19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.
You are taking away words from the prophecy. You pretend the trumpets do not occur in the 7th seal.
Your doctrine fails so you have to leave out half of the Bible to make it work.
LOL. Just because I disagree with your location of the 7 trumpets, I am taking away from Scripture and leaving half the Bible out. Your arguments are so petty and infantile it is hard to take you serious at times.
As you study the 7 vials and compare them to the 7 trumpets you cannot help but see that they parallel each other. This negates the chronological approach.
Note what is highlighted in blue, and see the parallel.
FIRST TRUMPET - upon the earth
Revelation 8:7-13 says,
“The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.”
The wrath poured out in the first trumpet is specifically directed
“upon the earth” – or upon the land. The character of the wrath is described as “hail and fire mingled with blood” The consequence of this action is that the “third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.”
FIRST VIAL - upon the earth
Revelation 16:2-9 says,
“And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image.”
The first vial is also directed
“upon the earth” however our attention is here brought to the consequence for the inhabitants of the land rather than the land itself. It also proves that the mark of the beast is not some last-of-the-last-days phenomenon; it has been around since Cain.
SECOND TRUMPET - upon the sea
Revelation 8:8-9 says,
“And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood; And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.”
The wrath poured out in the second trumpet comes in the form of what is described as, “as it were a great mountain burning” which is cast into
“the sea.” This event causes the third part of the sea to turn to blood. The consequence being that “the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.” Thus we see that a third part of the fish life is destroyed in this incident. Furthermore, the third part of the ships that were in the sea are destroyed.
SECOND VIAL - upon the sea
Revelation 16:3 says,
“And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea.”
The second vial is
also poured out upon the sea
again causing it to become as blood. However, instead of addressing the creatures in the sea or even the ships upon the sea, this passage looks at the souls (or human beings) in the sea. We learn that, “every living soul died in the sea.” This does not in any way contradict the parallel with the second trumpet as it is worth noting here that animals or fish life don’t have souls.
The result of this catastrophic judgment is that:-
1. Every living soul died in the sea.
2. The third part of the creatures which were in the sea died
3. The third part of the ships were destroyed
I believe there is a clear distinction between all three.
THE THIRD TRUMPET - upon the rivers and fountains of waters
Revelation 8:10-11 says,
“And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters; And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters (the nations) became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.”
The judgment of the third trumpet, in the form of a great star, falls upon “the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters.” We are again reminded that the source from whence this judgment came is “from heaven.”
Wormwood is a poisonous plant of great bitterness which is alluded to from time to time in Scripture. It is a substance that can be drank and is repeatedly given to men as a means of judgment. It is always employed in Scripture in the context of bitterness, sorrow and calamity.
Lamentations3:15 says, “He hath filled me with bitterness, he hath made me drunken with wormwood.”
Jeremiah 23:15 says, “Behold, I will feed them with wormwood, and make them drink the water of gall.”
It is interesting that when this judgment is poured out in the third trumpet it is directed towards the source of mans drinking water - the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters.
Regardless of the symbolic nature of this usage, the consequence of this judgment is that the waters become undrinkable. This passage says that “the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.”
THIRD VIAL - upon the rivers and fountains of waters
Revelation 16:4-7 says,
“And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood. And I heard the angel of the waters (the nations) say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus. For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy. And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.”
Whilst the third vial confirms that the judgment is directed towards “the rivers and fountains of waters,” the third trumpet details the fact that this judgment poisons “the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters.” The third vial, however, explains how this judgment causes the “the rivers and fountains of waters” to become “blood.” The vial and the trumpet here, in agreement, describe how a large part of the world’s drinking water becomes undrinkable.
Finally, the third vial outlines the reason why the waters are turned to blood, explaining,
“For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.”
