Revelation 9 Sixth Trumpet 2nd Woe

Revelation 9 Sixth Trumpet Rev 9:13 And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar (altar of atonement) which is before God, Many people have rejected the message of the altar which speaks of the shed blood of Jesus. Paul warned humanity of the danger of refusing this teaching in Hebrews 10:28-29: 28 He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses: 29 Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace? The rejection of God's word always brings serious consequences. Before us is a scene wherein even the altar (the only place where sin can be forgiven) and the horns of the altar (actually touched by the blood) cries out to God for judgment. Never treat the message of the precious shed blood of Jesus Christ lightly. Those who do will be sorry. 14 Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels (fallen angels) which are bound in the great river Euphrates. The fact that they are bound proves that they are fallen angels, who rebelled and fell with Lucifer at the time of his revolt (Isa 14:12-14). Four wicked angels are released to cause chaos on the earth. 15 And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men. 16 And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand (200 million): and I heard the number of them. 17 And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone. 18 By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths. 19 For their power is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails were like unto serpents, and had heads, and with them they do hurt. 20 And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk: 21 Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts. These will be real horses that the believers see but not unbelievers. They, unbelievers, will see the flames, feel the bites from the snake, and smell the sulfur that kills them. They do not hurt the believers. They kill those who have not repented of their sins. They are figurative and supernatural. Who knows what kind of power they have to appear and disappear. Their forces might be split up to cover the 4 corners of the earth. They may be huge, dark horses that hover above the ground. Their feet do not touch the ground. The riders may be 10 feet tall and weigh maybe 500 pounds. They may have massive biceps and forearms being knotted and rippling, as they keep the horses at bay and not stampeding. Their breastplates my be yellow, deep navy, and fiery red. Woe to the enemies of the most high God! Woe to the cowards who shake their fist at their creator and are now forced to flee his wrath! We beseech you, snakes and vipers, to see even this plague as more than judgment! It is another attempt to reach you by a loving God who has run out of patience. There is no more time to woo you. You must hear and obey his call, see that it is he who loves you. Turn to God of your fathers while there is still some time. For the day will come when time shall be no more! You, unbelievers may be winnowed out for death by the plague before the great battle called Armageddon because you will never change your mindset and never turn to Him. Comments from Left Behind series by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins.