The 4th & 5th Trumpets
Beginners course on Revelation.
Purpose: To acquaint you with the book and to help you to see the events as they happen in Revelation.
1. When the fourth trumpet sounded the part of the , the of the , and the part of the was smitten.
Revelation 8:12 "And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise."
to question 1.
2. This caused the day to be a less in time and the night to be a less in time. Revelation 8:12 "And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise."
to question 2.
3. It takes 24 hours for the earth to rotate on its axes. 12 hours day and 12 hours night. For a third of the hours to be taken away, it would mean that the day would be hours and the night would be hours. The earth would complete one rotation on its axes in hours. The rotation of the earth would have to speed up. Revelation 8:12 "And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise."
to question 3.
4. How many woes were yet to come? Revelation 8:13 "And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound!"
to question 4.
5. When the fifth trumpet sounded, what fell from heaven? Revelation 9:1 "And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit."
to question 5.
6. This star is an angel and what was given to him? The to the pit. Revelation 9:1 "And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.
to question 6.
7. Did the angel open the bottomless pit? Revelation 9:2 "And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit."
to question 7.
8. The sun and the air were darkened because of the that came out of the bottomless pit. Revelation 9:2 "And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit."
to question 8.
9. What came out of the smoke? Revelation 9:3 "And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power."
to question 9.
10. They had the power as the of the earth. Revelation 9:3 "And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power."
to question 10.
11. It was commanded that they should the grass, any green thing or any tree, but those which have the of God in their foreheads. Revelation 9:4 "And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads."
to question 11.
12. The ones to be hurt by the locusts are the lost or saved people?
to question 12.
13. Are the locust to kill them? Revelation 9:5 "And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man."
to question 13.
14. The lost would be tormented for . Revelation 9:5 "And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man."
to question 14.
15. Will the lost be able to die during this time of torment? Revelation 9:6 "And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them."
to question 15.
16. Fill in the blanks of the description of the locusts:
A. They were like prepared unto battle. Revelation 9:7 "And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men."
to question 16A.
B. On their were something like like gold. Revelation 9:7
to question 16B.
C. Their were as the faces of . Revelation 9:7
to question 16C.
D. They had as the hair of . Revelation 9:8 "And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions."
to question 16D.
E. Their were as the teeth of . Revelation 9:8
to question 16E.
F. They had breastplates of . Revelation 9:9 " And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle."
to question 16F.
G. The sound of their wings was as the sound of of many horses running to battle. Revelation 9:9
to question 16G.
H. Their tails were like . Revelation 9:10 " And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months."
to question 16H.
17. Their had power to hurt the lost for months. Revelation 9:10
to question 17.
18. The angel of the bottomless pit is their . Revelation 9:11 "And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon."
to question 18.
19. The Hebrew name of the angel of the bottomless pit is . Revelation 9:11
to question 19.
20. The Greek name of the angel of the bottomless pit is . Revelation 9:11
to question 20.
21. This king is not Satan, because . (Choose one of the following)(Revelation 9:1-11)
to question 21.
22. This is the first . Revelation 9:12 "One woe is past; and, behold, there come two woes more hereafter."
to question 22.
23. How many more woes are to come? . Revelation 9:12 "One woe is past; and, behold, there come two woes more hereafter."
to question 23.
A. Satan will be bound in the bottomless pit, not king.
(Revelation 20:1-3
B. This army torments the lost, not the saved.
(Revelation 9:4 "And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the
grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those
men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads.")
C. This king was an angel, not the dragon, that bound the Devil.
(Revelation 20:2 "And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is
the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,")
D. All of the above.
E. None of the above.