Resisting Trump with Revelation (15)
The three judgment series of sevens Now that we’ve looked at the first series of judgment cycles in Revelation, the seven seals (6:1-8:1), we can step back and look at the three cycles, seals, trumpets, and bowls, as a whole and in their interrelationships. The chart below gives us a bird’s eye view of the cycles. Seals Trumpets Bowls Military Conquests Hail & fire, mixed with blood, burn 1/3 of earth Sores Slaughtering Burning mountain, sea turned to blood, 1/3 of creatures & ships destroyed Sea becomes blood, everything in it dies Famine Falling star strikes fresh water and makes it bitter Rivers & springs turn to blood Death & Hades: sword, famine, and pestilence and animals kill ¼ of earth’s population Darkness: all celestial lights are darkened by 1/3 Sun’s intense heat scorches people on earth Persecution: martyrs cry out for vengeance ...