Revelation 8:12,13

Revelation 8:12,13

Revelation 8:12 The fourth angel blew his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, and a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of their light might be darkened, and a third of the day might be kept from shining, and likewise a third of the night.

Revelation 8:13 Then I looked, and I heard an eagle crying with a loud voice as it flew directly overhead, "Woe, woe, woe to those who dwell on the earth, at the blasts of the other trumpets that the three angels are about to blow!"

In the book of Isaiah repeatedly saying this three thing in many places (is.13:10, 34:4, 50:2,3), from   book of  Ezekiel 34:7,8, from book of Joel 2:10, 31, 3:15 , Mat 24:29 and  Mark 13:24. All these reference were telling about the same thing. In our previous discussion, we here and see about what are reasons for losing lighting. Now we will discuss about the why these things are happening. Why God shows these kinds of signs in the heaven. We can see the three reasons for the signs

First reason is : God made wicked people to fear

God gave the enough time to repent the people. From the Adam’s time to rapture God given time to people to repent their self. You and me were accept the Lord Jesus as our personal savior, but till now we can see many people not accept the Lord Jesus their personal savior.

So, God wants to give final option for people to repent even in the time of tribulation and great tribulation period.  But people they are not repenting in the last movement also. This we understand by reading the scripture Ish. 50, 2,

“Why, when I came, was there no man?  Why, when I called, was there none to answer? Is My hand shortened at all that it cannot redeem? Or have I no power to deliver? (Ish. 50:2)”

Even we can see in Luke 18:8

“…when the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?”

After giving the enough time also people not listen to God’s word so He wants to pour his avenge on them. In initial stage He wants to show some signs in heaven. At least after seeing this also may be people repent themselves, because of that only we can see the first four trumpet was not affecting the people directly it affects the people indirectly.

Because of these incidents the some people where afraid after seeing the sign in the sky, earthquake. We can see this in the scripture

“The noise of a multitude in the mountains, Like that of many people! (Is. 13:4)”

“Therefore all hands will be limp, Every man’s heart will melt,⁸ And they will be afraid. Pangs and sorrows will take hold of them; Their faces will be like flames. (Is. 13:7,8)”

      

The Second Reason is: To punish the wicked for their evil

After all the warning also, people not repenting. So when He start punishing the people, we can see these kind of sign in the heaven.  This we can able to understand from the scripture Is. 13:10,11

“The stars of heaven and their constellations will not show their light. The rising sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light.  And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.

Third reason is : To judge the wicked people

The scripture say in Roman 1:18

“For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness (Roman 1:18)”

When God wants to punish the people that time also God shows the signs in the heaven. This we can see from Isaiah 34:4,5

“All the host of heaven shall be dissolved, And the heavens shall be rolled up like a scroll;  All their cost shall fall down As the leaf falls from the vine, And as fruit falling from a fig tree. " For My word shall be bathed in heaven;             Indeed it shall come down on Edom, And on the people of My curse, for judgment. (Is.34:4,5)”

 “When I put out your light (judgment), I will cover the heavens, and make its stars dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, (Ezk. 32:7)

The LORD will be the hope and strength of his people

Midst of all these thing God’s people no need to afraid about all these signs. The book of Joel give this promises to us

       “  The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the LORD  will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel. (Joel 3:16)”

Revelation 8:13 Then I looked, and I heard an eagle crying with a loud voice as it flew directly overhead, "Woe, woe, woe to those who dwell on the earth, at the blasts of the other trumpets that the three angels are about to blow!"

The first 4 trumpet are affecting the people on earth indirectly

a.      The sea is affected by 1^st trumpet

b.      The earth is affected by 2^nd trumpet

c.       The water sources affected by 3^rd trumpet

d.      The structure of universe affected by 4^th trumpet

The people are affected by physically through these four trumpets. The next following three trumpets are affecting people on earth directly

These first four trumpets are affected the natural calamities only. This itself made great disaster into the people mind. But the following 3 trumpets judgment will be going to affect directly to the people because of that only here we can see the angle alarming about next three trumpets more serious than the first four.