7th Trumpet Rapture
Revelation 11: [14] The second woe is past; and, behold, the third woe cometh quickly. [15] And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign forever and ever. [16] And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God, [17] Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned. [18] And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth. [19] And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.
There is a very important question in which we should ask? Is this 7th trumpet, the last trump as was mentioned by the Apostle Paul concerning the “Rapture” of the saved? It would seem like “common sense”, to assume if there was a “last trump,” then there must be trumpets which have already sounded. Therefore, with just basic “common sense”, how about making a simple determination: The “Rapture” of the saved will be on the “last trump or the seventh trumpet of the seven angels.”
Revelation 8: [1] And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour. [2] And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets.
Revelation 8: [6] And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.
Revelation 11: [15] And the seventh angel sounded;
I Corinthians 15: [51] Behold, I show you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, [52] In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
I Thessalonians 4: [16] For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: [17] Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. [18] Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
What can we learn from these verses of Scripture and try to make some practical “common sense” of the matter:
01. There are seven angels standing before God.
02. Apparently, it would be correct to assume, it is God personally who has given a trumpet to each of the seven angels.
03. The seven angels each have a trumpet and at a certain time period in the future, are ready to sound the trumpet.
04. The 1st angel sounds: Revelation 8: [7] The first angel sounded.
05. The 2nd angel sounds: Revelation 8: [8] And the second angel sounded.
06. The 3rd angel sounds: Revelation 8: [10] And the third angel sounded.
07. The 4th angel sounds: Revelation 8: [12] And the fourth angel sounded.
08. The 5th angel sounds: Revelation 9: [1] And the fifth angel sounded.
09. The 6th angel sounds: Revelation 9: [13] And the sixth angel sounded.
10. The 7th angel sounds: Revelation 11: [15] And the seventh angel sounded.
11. The Apostle Paul is about to reveal a mystery.
12. Those dead carnal natures of saved souls in the grave are about to be changed.
13. In a moment of time, as fast as the eye can blink, at the last trump.
14. A trumpet will sound and the mystery takes place.
15. The dead are raised from the corruption of the grave and are changed.
16. The Lord descends from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel and with the trump of God. (Is this a new trump or is a trumpet already given to one of the angels?)
17. The dead carnal natures of the saved are raised.
18. The living saved souls are caught up with those previously raised.
19. They are together with the Lord.
20. The 7th angel sounds and there are great voices in heaven making a proclamation.
21. This proclamation declares the coming fact of the kingdoms of this earthly world are about to become under the Kingship of the Lord Jesus Christ.
22. The nations of the earthly world are angry, because the wrath of God is about to take place.
23. Before the wrath occurs, there is a time of the judging of the dead and to distribute rewards in the spiritual kingdom.
24. The purpose of the wrath of God will be to destroy those of humanity who have morally corrupted the earth. (And shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.) The Greek word for the second English word “destroy” has to do with morality.
25. The temple of God is made visible to the Apostle John.
26. On the earth, there are certain geological events: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.
For the purpose of this study, the focus will be upon the phrase:
And there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.
King James Version 11:19 And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.
A composite of 14 various English translations for this phrase:
There were, there came, there followed flashes and flames of lightning’s, sounds and voices, peals of thunders and an earth-shock, an earthquake and great, heavy hail.