1. THE TRUMPETS ARE BLOWING…NOW!

2. BEFORE WE MOVE TO CHAPTERS 10 and 11 WHAT IMPORTANT THINGS HAVE WE DISCOVERED SO FAR? 1. The Scroll with the 7 SEALS = a general “revelation” of end time history – It lines up EXACTLY with what Jesus said in Matthew 24 about general end time events. He alone holds it, He alone unfolds it! 2. The 7 TRUMPETS = a closer, more focused look at the specific end time generation(s) – these are “warnings” and “announcements” – especially to GOD’S PEOPLE (as ALL the trumpets of the Bible are) BUT…also – a revelation to the world of the TRUTHFULNESS of God’s Word – so that some, in this end time would REPENT and turn to Jesus! These are “mile-markers” or “signs” along the way of history that declare – “THE TIME OF THE RETURN OF JESUS IS NEAR”!

3. WHAT DID WE DISCOVER THAT THE SEVEN TRUMPETS WERE? 1945 Trumpets One and Two – Speak of the devastation, human loss, destruction and the Nuclear Bomb of WWII. This signaled to the World that the End Time Generation(s) were here! -literally – 1/3 of all who fought and involved in WWII were killed. -literally - 1/3 of all ships used in WWII were destroyed. -literally – hail and fire mixed with blood fell from the heavens. -literally – a burning mountain, huge and all ablaze was thrown “into the sea”. THE LARGEST WAR IN HUMAN HISTORY THE MOST KILLED IN HUMAN HISTORY THE MOST NATIONS INVOLVED IN WAR IN HUMAN HISTORY THE FIRST USE OF A NUCLEAR WEAPON IN HISTORY

4. 1986 TRUMPET THREE THE CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR PLANT EXPLOSION The FIRST nuclear accident in the history of the world The LARGEST amount of radiation released into the atmosphere, water and soil in human history (10X the amount of Hiroshima) Hundreds of thousands dead – and MILLIONS more poisoned and dying as we speak! - “Wormwood” = CHERNOBYL in Russian – GOD GAVE THE NAME! – He could not have been more CLEAR! Literally fell blazing from the sky to the earth. Literally poisoned the waters (turned them bitter).

5. 1991 – PRESENT! TRUMPETS 4 and 5 – Began with invasion of KUWAIT / GULF WAR – Continued with a 10 year man hunt for Saddam and we are back there NOW! (Operation Iraqi Freedom) - Desert Storm - THE SHORTEST WAR OF ITS SIZE in HUMAN HISTORY – with the LEAST killed! The FIRST WAR in HUMAN HISTORY to be watched LIVE by the entire world! THE FIRST USE OF SMART BOMB technology and a myriad of other weapons technologies the world had never seen before! Operation Iraqi Freedom – The SHORTEST, SWIFTESS conquering of an entire nation with the most massive forces used in HUMAN HISTORY. The largest, longest, most expensive manhunt in human history – unsuccessful for TEN YEARS! SADDAM = “THE DESTROYER” in Arabic Literally 1/3 of day and night darkened by THICK SMOKE – (for eight months – 700 oil wells) The invasion of Kuwait lasted exactly 5 MONTHS The “locusts” (helicopters) came out of the “smoke” and “stung” “like scorpions” Saddam’s troops were not allow to “kill” (conquer) Kuwait – only “torment” them for 5 months Saddam did not want to destroy the “trees, grass” (the land) – he wanted the land and its oil! We sought “the death” and longed for “the death” to die, but he kept alluding us – for 10 years. The people under this torment? – MILLIONS of them! – MUSLIM! – Not the “sealed”!

6. WHAT DO THE FIRST THREE “SIGNS” (first 5 trumpets) HAVE IN COMMON? 1. First, Longest, Shortest, Most, Largest – in HUMAN HISTORY! 2. Each event was witnessed and participated in - in one way or another – by the ENTIRE PLANET! 3. EACH OF THE ELEMENTS WERE NAMED BY THE LORD AND/OR GIVEN an UNMISTAKABLE DESCRIPTION! Wormwood = Chernobyl (Russian Bible) Destroyer = Saddam (Arabic Bible) Huge mountain – all ablaze – thrown into the sea -

7. STILL IN THE FUTURE – (near or far?) Trumpet 6 POSSIBLY – a coming Middle Eastern WAR – centered in IRAQ? Along the Euphrates – (Bible starts here – Eden – 1 st murder – 1 st Sin – 1 st war counsel – 1 st worldwide revolt against God (Babel) – nations scattered from here – ABRAHAM called from here (Israel born from here) – last war on earth fought HERE (Armageddon – Revelation 16:12) The United States of America is THERE NOW! IT IS THE FOCUS OF THE WORLD NOW! IT IS THE FOCUS OF THE UPCOMING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION – NOW! Horses and their riders “looked like” lions heads with tails that had heads that shot fire!

8. Rev 9:20-21 20The rest of mankind that were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the work of their hands; they did not stop worshiping demons, and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone and wood-- idols that cannot see or hear or walk. 21 Nor did they repent of their murders, their magic arts, their sexual immorality or their thefts.

9. “PLAGUES” – Greek =“pleegais” (PLAY – GASE) – “a wound, or a calamity or terrible thing”. – NOT the same WORD OR CONCEPT as the 10 “Plagues” of EYGPT – which were specifically GOD’S WRATH on the unbelieving world. Heb –Nagaph (naw-gawf) (it means – to smite “KJV” or to inflict punishment upon) “THEY STILL DID NOT REPENT!”

10. THE 7 th TRUMPET? REV 10:7 “But in the days when the seventh angel is about to sound his trumpet, the mystery of God will be accomplished…” 1 Corinthians 15:51-52 51Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed-- 52in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. Matt 24:29-31 29"Immediately after the distress (tribulation) of those days "'the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.' 30"At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all the nations of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory. 31And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other. - SPOKEN BY JESUS

11. WHAT DO OTHER SCRIPTURES SAY ABOUT THE TRUMPET DAYS? 2 Pet 3:3-12 3First of all, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires. 4They will say, "Where is this 'coming' he promised? Ever since our fathers died, everything goes on as it has since the beginning of creation.“… 8But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. 9The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance. 11… in view of this, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives 12as you look forward to the day of God and speed its coming…

12. 2 Tim 3:1-7 1But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. 2People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, 4treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God-- 5having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with them…. 7always learning but never able to acknowledge the truth. (NIV)

13. 1 Tim 4:1-9 1The Spirit clearly says that in later times (latter times – last days) some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons. 2Such teachings come through hypocritical liars, whose consciences have been seared as with a hot iron…. 6If you point these things out to the brothers, you will be a good minister of Christ Jesus, brought up in the truths of the faith and of the good teaching that you have followed. (NIV)

14. James 5:1-3 1Now listen, you rich people, weep and wail because of the misery that is coming upon you. 2Your wealth has rotted, and moths have eaten your clothes. 3Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and eat your flesh like fire. You have hoarded wealth in the last days. (NIV)

15. I BELIEVE – WE ARE LIVING IN THE TRUMPET DAYS! IT IS TIME WE: LIVE LIKE IT WORSHIP LIKE IT (WISAT) GIVE LIKE IT DO MISSIONS AND OUTREACH LIKE IT PRAY LIKE IT SERVE LIKE IT

16. THE TRUMPETS ARE BLOWING…NOW!