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The Sounding And Blowing Of The Heavenly "Trumpets" And The Outpouring Of The "Bowls" Are  Expressions Of The Wrath Of God By Exposure And Judgement. After The Prayers Of The Holy  Ones, The "Trumpets" Are Blown As Warnings From The Altar Of God. (Rev 8:1-6 & 16:1).
 

 1.

(Rev 8:7)
(16:2)

In 1945 more than 150,000 civilians were killed by "hail and fire mingled with blood" as a result of the atomic bombs dropped upon Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The nuclear ambitions of "wild beast" nations, likened to a "malignant ulcer", cannot be cured by its corrupt members.

2.

(8:8,9)
(16:3)

In 1946 a thermonuclear test explosion was the "great mountain burning with fire" that was "hurled into the sea" at Bikini Atoll, revealing the death dealing aspect of mankind. A third of the sea became as blood, a third of the sea creatures died, and a third of the ships there were destroyed.

 3.

(8:10,11)
(16:4-7)

The Christ Michael is the "great star burning as a lamp" giving spiritual illumination to prophecies of God and revealing denunciations from God by means of the "Little Scroll". In it are corrections of spiritual "waters" made bitter by apostates whose teachings were crafted to kill holy ones. Apostates corrupted a third of the Word of God for man. Restoring all spiritual teachings ("waters") of God, the "star" is as "wormwood" to apostates. In this way apostates are given "blood" to drink (leading to their deaths). The Christ Michael is as a "star" to his people, but "wormwood" to apostates.  He praises God at His altar for His just decisions.

 4.




 5.

(8:12,13)
(16:8,9) 


(16:10,11)



(9:1-11)

Spiritual illumination among mankind is diminished by apostasy. Instead of brightness in their lives, they are "scorched" in spirit as further punishment for their refusal to repent of their sins, cursing God rather than giving glory to Him. The fifth, sixth and seventh "bowls" of the wrath of God described as "woe, woe, woe" are poured out next. Sense of political direction among world rulers fails. They behave as though plunged in darkness. As they suffer great anguish for having dismissed the opportunity of repentance, divisions become rife among them, causing great agitation among their demons and demonstrations among their people. The "great star" that descended from heaven to earth is The Christ Michael, who has the key to the past origins of demonic works among mankind (the "abyss"). These evil works are "remembered" for Judgement by God among mankind as far back as the idol worship of ancient Babylon. (16:19). The  apostasy of unsealed JW 'elders' is also "remembered". Their knowledge of the faithful anointed heavenly "locusts" they usurped while on earth will torment them for five months.

6.

 (9:13-21)
(16:12)

The "four angels" are effectively "bound" by God in that they have to wait for a specific period designated by Him to carry out their commission: To kill a third of mankind in the region of the great river Euphrates (a river flowing through Turkey, Syria and Iraq). The water of the Euphrates will be dried up by the outpouring of the sixth "bowl" and will cause a drought in that region in preparation for the "four angels" that are "the kings from the rising of the sun"  (the east) commissioned to kill a third of mankind there.

(10:1 to 11:13)

"SOUNDING" AND "BLOWING"
   THE SEVENTH "TRUMPET".  (Rev 10:1 to 11:13).
The "rod" of measurement for the discipline and correction of faithful worshippers is the "Little Scroll". Its denunciations were sent out to apostates "trampling" on the "altar" class of faithful anointed sons of God on earth and thereby on Christ in heaven (the "two witnesses") during the 1,260 days of apostate authority. The "good news" of repentance for salvation by faith in The Christ is finished. Members of the "false prophet" gather political rulers of the "wild beast" for the war against the Sovereign Rule of God. All unrepentant ones are judged. Rewards are given to the holy ones of the Supreme One over heaven and earth. The covenant for a Kingdom of anointed priests is concluded ("seen"). (5:9,10). Those exalting themselves against God as though "mountains" and cutting themselves off from Him as though "islands" will vanish. The "hail" of the anger and Judgement of God will descend upon all those polluting land, sea, and air, as He brings to ruin those ruining the earth. When  all  causes for the wrath of God are extinguished, then it can be said:  "It has come to pass!"

7.

(11:15-19)
(16:13-21)