The First Trumpet
by J. Leland Earls; edited by Kevin W. Earls
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 green grass was burned up. (Re. 8:7 NKJV)
The first trumpet angel sounds following the casting of fire on the earth (8:5-7). What does this mean? It means that man discovered the secret of the atom and its mighty firepower under the blowing of the first trumpet. For it was both during and after the second world conflict, which saw the first explosion of an atomic bomb used in war, that the events unleashed under the first trumpet began to unfold. Notice also that a third part of the trees were burned up by the fire under the blowing of this trumpet (8:7). Trees are used as symbols in the Bible for leaders among the people.
The blowing of a trumpet unleashes certain forces and brings to pass certain episodes which continue to the end. The fact that succeeding trumpets blow after the events of the first trumpet begin, does not mean that the first trumpet is through blowing. Each trumpet continues to sound to the end. What is unleashed under the first trumpet is the power of the atom’s destruction, which shall eventually destroy one-third of the population of the earth and devastate completely one-third of the nations on the face of the earth.
Because it is recorded that fire and hail are mixed with blood, it indicates that the fiery blasts of man shall be mixed with the blast of the breath of Almighty God as much water is vaporized by the intense heat which is created by the atom’s explosion and congealed in the frosty heights above. Then it will descend in the form of hailstones which will be mixed with the fire of the exploding atoms and the blood of multitudes who will be slain.
In that it says that all the green grass was burned up, it indicates that all the inhabitants of the earth will be affected mightily by the devastation of the atom’s fury. All shall be scorched or burned in one way or another – all except those who are protected by their God. Those who are under the covenant seal of their God do not come under the symbolism of the green grass which is a type of all carnal flesh. (Is. 40:6-7). The fact that one-third of the population will die because of the atom’s explosion does not mean that only one-third of the earth’s inhabitants will be destroyed. There will be many other types of destruction which will take a heavy toll of life.
First published in March of 1967 by Word of Life Fellowship in the book:
Prophecies for Our Time 01: The Finished Mystery
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