Sickle of Truth

THE SECOND TRUMPET Revelation Chapter 8 VERSE 8 “Then the second angel sounded: And something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea, and a third of the sea became blood.” There were two trends working in the Smyrna Trumpet’s period: (1) There was terrible persecution because Christianity threatened paganism, and (2), Apostate Christians were working feverishly to gain favor by compromises. Remembering these trends helps to understand the Trumpet. THEN THE SECOND ANGEL SOUNDED: John,…

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THE SECOND SEAL Revelation Chapter 6 VERSE 3 “When He (the Lord) opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come and see.” I HEARD THE SECOND LIVING CREATURE: The four living ones or creatures mentioned here in the first four seals represent the four attributes of God, as are numbered in Rev 4:7: LION (Power) CALF (Justice) MAN (Love) EAGLE (Wisdom) The opinions of brethren differ on the first two. It seems most convincing, however, that…

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The Second Church: was Smyrna: meaning “bitter” and is most appropriate in light of the persecutions which characterized the era. An Important Preface to the Smyrna Period “Brethren are not all historians, and the histories of the periods which cover the Smyrna, Pergamos, Thyatira, and Sardis Churches, Seals, and Trumpets are particularly not well known except to historians who have made a point of studying them. A knowledge of this history is, however, imperative to an understanding of the symbols…

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