An challenging look at understanding Prophecy

INTRODUCTION

Big ImageThis prophecy has raised quite allot of attention. After the ottoman empires conquest of Europe appeared to fulfill the 6th trumpet, many have taken a historical symbolic approach to unlocking their meaning. Unfortunately, using this approach has yielded an array of comically erroneous interpretations of the other 6 trumpets.

Once again I have discovered that scripture supports itself perfectly when it is taken as a literal description of events during end times. The Bible tells how the wicked will not repent because of God's judgements, and Ellen White saw that they would be viewed as natural disasters, and not the judgements of God. This means that the trumpets must be fulfilled in such a way that is natural, but to those who know their Bibles, will be significant warning signs that God is withdrawing his protection from a world that is rejecting the creator as their God and protector.

1st TRUMPET

Big Image7. The first Angel sounded: And hail and fire followed, mingled with blood, and they were thrown to the earth; and a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up.

 

• "Hail and Fire" is a scientifically accurate description of an asteroid. Asteroids are composed of ice and as they enter our atmosphere, they burst into fire.
It is only in the last 15 years that scientists have known that asteroids were made of ice, which certainly supports that this prophecy is divinely inspired. This also lends support to their literal fulfillment.

 

ADVENTIST DISCUSSION:

For my fellow Adventists who are certain that Ellen White states that the Trumpets were in the past, consider this vision of hers:

"I saw an immense ball of fire fall among some beautiful mansions, causing their instant destruction. I heard someone say: "We knew that the judgments of God were coming upon the earth, but we did not know that they would come so soon." Others, with agonized voices, said: "You knew! Why then did you not tell us? We did not know." –9T 28 (1909).

 

Big ImageHere is an excellent test for understanding exactly how to discern "spirit of prophecy" written over 100 years ago.The first thing is that Ellen White actually says "I have no light of the trumpets." She never actually supported Uriah`s interpretation of them, and in referring to Uriah at one point stated that because of his unwillingness to move forward, he was no longer a benifit to spreading the 3 angel's message. Now consider that she has been shown a vision from God, but does not understand it. Here is a perfect example of her human side meeting her prophetic side. Just like Daniel received a vision and said "I heard but did not understand. and had to wait on the explanation, Ellen White received this one, but was offered no explanation. She had no idea that asteroids were made of ice, and perhaps they were the farthest thing from her mind.

God would not give a vision unless it was of some importance. Is it possible that God is drawing our attention to the First trumpet with this vision?

There is one thing that is absolutely paramount in her vision. "We knew that the judgments of God were coming upon the earth, but we did not know that they would come so soon." was the reaction of those who knew prophecy. Do you realize that this vision actually pinpoints the first trumpet as being the first major event of end times! Sure we will all whitness the "beginning of sorrows" described in the gospel prophecies and the first 4 seals, which will alert us to the possibility that the end is near. But it is this event, the first trumpet that will make us completely aware that we are in the "judgements of God are coming upon the earth. If you looked outside your window tonight and whitnessed asteroids exploding everywhere, you would be saying the very same thing as those described in the vision.

 

The fact is that as Adventists, if we are to go by the spirit of prophecy and the Bible, we have to consider that the trumpets are pointing towards literal cosmic disasters heralding the beginning of the last days. One of my concerns is that if this is the first major event of end times, and it is fulfilled quite differently than we are expecting it to be, how will this effect the confidence of other prophetic views, in a time of fear and chaos.Big Image

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


*Barringer Meteor Crater, Arizona

2nd TRUMPET

Big Image8. The second angel sounded: and something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea, and a third of the sea became blood;
9. And a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.

 


 

Here are 2 possibilities:

1. An asteroid hits the pacific or atlantic ocean destroying everything in that ocean. If this is the case it may happen in close proximity to the 1st Trumpet. In other words, this large asteroid of the 2nd trumpet could pass through an asteroid field, redirecting several small asteroids on a collision course with earth. This is not likely, but still possible, in fact, it was the storyline in the movie Armageddon and Deep Impact, which were based on scientific projection.

 

Big Image2. The second possibility is that a volcanic mountain could collapse into the ocean. This possibility is more likely in that it is a more likely and accurate fulfillment of the prophecy, as what could be .In the year 2000, a silent earthquake caused a 19-square- km slab of Mt. Kilauea's to slip 9 centimetres into the sea. Since then this massive chunk of Hawaii has continued to slowly slide into the ocean. Every year it gains momentum(10"/year, 14"/year, 20"/year). Eventually it will plunge into the pacific. Geologists have confirmed that the turbodites caused by previous mountain slides have created tidal waves that caused devastating damage on islands thousands of miles away. This particular chunk is sliding north west, and is about 7 times larger than any previous mountain slide. When this one goes, it will literally be as though a fiery mountain were thrown into the ocean, devastating all the ships and sea life in one third of the ocean.

 

BBC Nature Program   BBC Nature Program
Big ImageExplores the history and future of mega tsunamis caused by land collapses   Big ImageA scientific look at what would happen if a Volcano on the west coast of Europe were to collapse.
     
   

Interesting Related Links:

[CBC News]
[Plate Tectonics CNN]
[Hawaii Tribune Herald]
[Live Science.com]

   

 

     

 

3rd TRUMPET [Under Construction]

10. Then the third angel sounded: And a great star fell from heaven, burning like a torch, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water.
11. The name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters became wormwood, and many men died from the water, because it was made bitter.

4rth TRUMPET

12. Then the fourth angel sounded: And a third of the sun was struck, a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of them were darkened. A third of the day did not shine, and likewise the night.

Yellowstone National park is the result of a massive cavity of molten lava called a caldera beneath the surface of the park. Scientists speculate that 2.1 millions years ago the caldera built enough pressure and started sending spouts to the surface of the region. The result was a circular pattern of approximately 40 volcanoes. Eventually the crust cracked and the ground lowered leaving behind a pot hole 130 miles by 75 miles in diameter. Today scientists continue to monitor the park for various signs that will predict another such cataclysmic event. As Christians we know that the 2.1 million year estimation by the pagan scientists is probably off by 2.1 million years, which means the caldera's eruption cycle is very short. Other scientists put the caldera cycle at a 600,000 and claim it has been 640,000 years since the last eruption.yellowstoneyellow

One thing scientist do know is the likely result of such a disaster which would consist of 40- 50 simultaneous volcanoes releasing for a period of 15 days. The resulting ash would literally blot out the sun moon and stars out across 2/3's of North Amercan and reach all the way to significant regions of Europe.

The effects of the ashe are fatal to the lungs, and destructive to vehicles, and cause overwhelming wieght on structures. Extended periods of ashe clouds would result in lowered temperature. Because of the effect on climate and that fact that nothing can grow in ashe, crops throughout the bread basket of the north america would fail. If this is not what causes the famines of the Black Horse, it would certainly compound the problem.

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Scientists today are monitoring the park for signs indicating another eruption. pH changes in lakes, eathquakes and changes volcanic activity are all signs that the magma is heating up and outletting to the surface. Not too long ago I remember hearing about a 4.1 earthquake in Yellowstone.

 

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Super Volcano   Fox News Report
Big ImageA Realistic movies/documentary was made about the Yellowstone super volcano. Movie Clip   Big ImageIn December 2008 Fox News discusses the alarm raised by 250 sudden earthquakes in Yellowstone.
Hitstory Channel Special   Last Days on Earth
Big Image Documentary on the History Channel looks at satellite imagery, gps stats, etc.   Big ImageHistory Channel Explains the Darkness described in the 4rth Trumpet
First Science.tv 1    
Big ImageWhat would happen if America's dormant supervolcano erupted one day? Taken from the show "FirstScience  

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[Live Science]

 

 

 

5th TRUMPET

1. Then the fifth angel sounded: And I saw a star fallen from heaven to the earth. To him was given the key to the bottomless pit.
2. And he opened the bottomless pit, and smoke arose out of the pit like the smoke of a great furnace. So the sun and the air were darkened because of the smoke of the pit.
3. Then out of the smoke locusts came upon the earth. And to them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
4. They were commanded not to harm the grass of the earth, or any green thing, or any tree, but only those men who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads.
5. And they were not given authority to kill them, but to torment them for five months. Their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it strikes a man.
6. In those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will desire to die, and death will flee from them.
7. The shape of the locusts was like horses prepared for battle. On their heads were crowns of something like gold, and their faces were like the faces of men.
8. They had hair like women's hair, and their teeth were like lions' teeth.
9. And they had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the sound of chariots with many horses running into battle.
10. They had tails like scorpions, and there were stings in their tails. Their power was to hurt men five months.
11. And they had as king over them the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon, but in Greek he has the name Apollyon.

This trumpet is quite disturbing. Talking about it and studying it gives me a sick stomach.

Angels and Lucifer have always been called "Stars" in the Bible. The bottomless pit or "abbussos phrear" unfortunately means infernal prison. This same word was erely used by the legion when begging to be cast into the swine rather than being sent back to the abbussos. Is your stomach starting to turn yet?

Here in Matthew we have reference to the ruler of the demons.

Mat 9:34 But the Pharisees said, "He casts out demons by the ruler of the demons"

-In chapter 12 this ruler is even given a name..

Mat 12:27 And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges.

-"Beelzebub" Is widely accepted as refering to satan.

So, If an angel, most likely Lucifer himself is being given access to where God had restrained demons, what are we looking at here? Obviously somemthing of a powerful spiritual nature, rather than the Ottoman Empire.

 

Lets consider these locusts that are described. Here are some images of the Desert Locusts of Egypt.

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- Now what would Locusts pouring out of a furnace have to do with satan realeasing demonic power out of massive amounts of smoke?

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Now if you find this to unbelievable, wait till you see how every detail of this vision fits "a strong delusion" with an alien theme, and why this makes perfect sense.

Would God allow something like this to happen?

...according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders,
10. and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
11 .And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie, 2Thes 2

If you spend a small amount of time researching you will soon learn that Satan has been building this deception in many religions around the world for thousands of years.Through every means, From Hollywood to leading intellectuals like Richard Dawkins, Steven Hawking and many others, Satan has been promoting the idea that Aliens have been guiding our evolution.Big Image Believe or not, Star Trek led the way with this new theology. The Star Trek theology was revealed In their Next Generation series where the crew discovered the 4 billion year old remains of an ancienct race who had guided the evolution of all intelligent life around the universe, thus explaining why all the races were so similar in appearance.

The theology that goes hand in hand with this belief is that artificial intelligence or consciousness can spontaneously creat itself which is peddled on an emotional level in such movies like Star Trek as well as A.I, Terminator, The Matrix, Transformers and many more. This belief goes hand in hand with alien design theology."Why? because you have to explain where the aliens who created us came from. Its funny that alien believers accept that aliens may have evolved on their own but prefer that our evolution was guided by aliens wrather than nothing.

The Bible infact warns about this theology taught by demons in the last days:

1. Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons,
2. speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscience seared with a hot iron,
3. forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth. 1Ti 4

Now notice the similarity to the Fierce King of the North in Daniel 11:

36. "Then the king shall do according to his own will: he shall exalt and magnify himself above every god, shall speak blasphemies against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the wrath has been accomplished; for what has been determined shall be done.
37. He shall regard neither the God of his fathers nor the desire of women, nor regard any god; for he shall exalt himself above them all.
38. But in their place he shall honor a god of fortresses; and a god which his fathers did not know he shall honor with gold and silver, with precious stones and pleasant things.
39. Thus he shall act against the strongest fortresses with a foreign god, which he shall acknowledge, and advance its glory; and he shall cause them to rule over many, and divide the land for gain. Dan 11

First of all you can see the similarity in that the demons and the king of the north do not desire women. Now notice the oddities about this king of the north. He exalts himself above "every" god, and exalts himself above all gods. He regards no god that has ever been worshipped! but puts in their place a new god! This new god is called a god of strength or forces, and then the king actually begins concquering the world with these gods which are refered to as plural! The king then divides the land for gain, and sets up the beast kingdom just as Revelation describes:

12. "The ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have received no kingdom as yet, but they receive authority for one hour as kings with the beast. Rev 17

I have heard some testimonies of abductees that are so powerful that they could sweep away your faith. Don't underestimate them, as the reason I am not posting them or linking them on this site is that they may actually destroy your faith.

Ask yourself right now, if there was a space ship 5 miles in diameter touching down near you, what would you believe? Would you believe in "that which is seen in which there is no hope" or in "that which is unseen, in which we have hope."

The truth is is that if aliens do infact exist as advanced yet sinful beings, the entire Bible is completely undermined. The Bible is no longer to be taken seriously and whatever form of Jesus that the aliens present will be accepted because God's word will not be considered reliable enough to contradict satan's signs and wonders. Is it any wonder why the deception of the end times is about worshipping God "who made heaven and earth, the sea and springs of water." Rev 14:7
The 5th trumpet is an extreme warning for us Christians to be hot rather than lukewarm, because lukewarm will be completely useless in the last days. We need to experience that God is far greater and that His character and love are completely imcompatible with the power and wisdom offered by these aliens. Saddly the lack of true love the aliens offer is exactly what people want today, because God's true love makes them feel guilty so much so that they replace Him with unrighteous god's who don't know their thoughts.

Now lets take a look at the descriptions of these locusts:

"and smoke arose out of the pit like the smoke of a great furnace. So the sun and the air were darkened because of the smoke of the pit."

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How else could we expect Satan to bring this deception except by his demons bursting through our atmosphere with the great heat of a furnace. The imagery of the sun being darkened indicates perhaps many ships.

"And to them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power. "

Big ImageThe Fat Tail scorpion indiginous to the middle east is one of the most poisonous variety of scorpion. There are many symptoms of scorpion vemon so its hard to pin down what exactly was meant by this. However one of the symptoms that I find significant is paralysis. When you consider Verse 6." In those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will desire to die, and death will flee from them."

 

This verse could only be explained by the effects of paralysis. Men wanting to die, but being unable to do so means they must be paralyzed in some way.

4. They were commanded not to harm the grass of the earth, or any green thing, or any tree, but only those men who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads.
5. And they were not given authority to kill them, but to torment them for five months. Their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it strikes a man.

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1993 Movie "Fire in the Sky" was based on the illeged testimony of some American abductees. Here you can see them suctioned down to a table unable to move, while being tormented by aliens. " In those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will desire to die, and death will flee from them." Now you see what I mean by a sick stomache.

 

The KEY to understanding the next few passages is the use of the word "Like." Is John whitnessing something that is beyond his description? If this is the case than his words are not meant to be taken as symbolic but wrather as his best attempt to describing something he had never seen by describing with things that did exist in his world.

7. The shape of the locusts was like horses prepared for battle. On their heads were crowns of something like gold, and their faces were like the faces of men.

Of course we have no idea how this will look, but here are some hollywood version that might be mildly accurate.

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"on their heads were crowns of something like gold"

8. They had hair like women's hair,

We can conclude that John is using the word "like" because he is seeing something he has never seen before. He is compairing something he has never seen to the closest examples available to him in his day.

 

 

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"their faces were like the faces of men"

"and their teeth were like lions' teeth."

 

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9. And they had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the sound of chariots with many horses running into battle.

- you can use your imagination for their armor, but whats more interesting is the sound of their wings. It could be that their wings refer to their ability to fly or their ships. This makes sense when you consider the sound "chariots with many horses" make. In Bible times, when armies were aproaching, you could here them way off in the distance as a low rumble. The closer they came, the louder this rumble became. The main source of this noise was the horses and chariots charging across the land. Consider the deep rumble that satan may create in his demonic ships to instill fear and awe, as they descend to the earth.

 

But why do they only harm those with the mark of the beast? To date only one recorded Christian has been abducted by aliens. Every other abductee has had a compatible occultic background or belief. In the case of the Christian girl who was abducted, She was shown the ship and given the choice whether to enter it or not. In the Bible there is a principle that God must give you over to whatever it is you worship or fear. Eze 11:8  You have feared the sword; and I will bring a sword upon you," Anyone who does not have strong faith in God who created the heavens and the earth, will be decieved by these aliens who claim to have guided our evolution. It is most lilkely that people will willingly choose their fate and embrace these visitors, thinking they will save them from the judgements of God.

Curious links:

The Discosure Project

Huge collection of religious art indicating alien influence

6th TRUMPET [under construction]

13. Then the sixth angel sounded: And I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,
14. saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, "Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates."
15. So the four angels, who had been prepared for the hour and day and month and year, were released to kill a third of mankind.
16. Now the number of the army of the horsemen was two hundred million; I heard the number of them.
17. And thus I saw the horses in the vision: those who sat on them had breastplates of fiery red, hyacinth blue, and sulfur yellow; and the heads of the horses were like the heads of lions; and out of their mouths came fire, smoke, and brimstone.
18. By these three plagues a third of mankind was killed—by the fire and the smoke and the brimstone which came out of their mouths.
19. For their power is in their mouth and in their tails; for their tails are like serpents, having heads; and with them they do harm.
20. But the rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands, that they should not worship demons, and idols of gold, silver, brass, stone, and wood, which can neither see nor hear nor walk.
21. And they did not repent of their murders or their sorceries or their sexual immorality or their thefts.

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ImageThe 7 Trumpets herald the beginning of the last days. Some claim they are simbolic while some argue a literal interpretation.
ImageThe 7 Seals of Revelation parrallel the gospel prophecies of Matthew Mark and Luke.

ImageThe 7 head 10 horned beast rises to power and rules the whole world militarily and spiritualy, and makes war with the saints.

ImageThe 2nd beast of Revelation exists at the same time as the 1st. some believe its the anticrist while other say it is America.
ImageThe 144,000 described in Revelation have a very inispiring message for those who live through the time of the end.
ImageJerusalem, the highly debated city. Some say it will be the center of end time events, while others claim its merely symbolic.
ImageThe Abomination of Desolation is meantioned as happening in the early days of the new testament. Some verses point to end times.
ImageThe 2 Witnesses of Revelation. Not everything about them is revealed, but many clues are evident.
ImageThe Close of Judgement which precedes the 7 last plagues is clearly described in 2 different chapters of revelation.
ImageSpecial Resurrection. Jesus returns to resurrect the saved and some of the lost.


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