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Revelation 8 6-13 the First Angel Sounds
Revelation 8:6. And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.
7. The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.

While we are down to the first life, which according to Isaiah 29: 22-23 is Jacob, these are things that can happen in all lives.
Isaiah 29: 22. Therefore this says the Lord, who redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of Jacob, Jacob shall not now be ashamed, neither shall his face now wax pale.
23. But when he sees his children, the work of mine hands, in the midst of him, they shall sanctify my name, and sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and shall fear the God of Israel.
The holy one of Jacob, was Jesus. The first lives probably began as hunter-gathers. They are besieged by damaging hail storms, which still happens today, and there is only one source of security and safety from such events, God, When storms threaten, not just us, but anywhere in the world, we should begin by asking God for protection and safety, for all threatened. Fire, which at the time I wrote this was a threat in the Southwest, is a danger anywhere there are dry conditions and high winds, again the only safety is found in God. When fires threaten, not just us, but anywhere in the world, we should begin by asking God for protection and safety, for all threatened. And to understand that if, as a result of our prayers, rain puts out the fires, God did it, because we cared enough to pray. If it did not rain and their homes were destroyed, it was because God records their lives and deals with them to remove any evil that comes to the forefront of their minds, during the fires, or floods, or tornados, or earthquakes or tsunamis. These are things that have been, they are also things that are, and also the things that will be, until all are taught to pray for their neighbor. Even if that neighbor is on the other side of the world.

8. And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood;
9. And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.

When these trials and tribulations happen, each trial and tribulation is based on need, founded in the original sins or in current problems that come from how they have lived or are living their lives. Again the purpose of God is to teach and to reach down into their soul and pull out the hate, anger, resentment, and greed that drive them to disregard the welfare of their neighbor and family. And God, in the form of the Angels who walk among us, is suffering right alongside those who are being Justified. It is obvious that the world still has many souls failing to rise up to the standards set by Jesus, and who are not yet able to be trusted enough to be brought into the Kingdom.

10. And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters;

That great star was not a soul, but the process of Justification. Better known as “judgment by God.”

11. And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.

While this is written in Koine Greek we have to dip back into the Hebrew for a meaning. Strong’s #3939 pronounced laanah from an unused root meaning “to curse;” wormwood; the original meaning is “to drink of satisfaction around here” meaning retribution, or revenge, i.e Justification, as I explained above.
The verse means that at least a third of the world was undergoing judgment for sins, and the water they had “created” was extremely bitter, even to the point of death.

12. And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.

God is the “light of the world” so the sun and moon are a parable for God. Since a third of the world is undergoing retribution for their sins, God does not shine in their lives.

13. And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, “Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabitants of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound!”

Revelation 8 3-5 Angels at the Altar
3. And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne.

If you noticed, this verse begins with an angel standing at the altar. The purpose of an altar was to barbecue the meat sacrifice for the worshipers to consume. The purpose of the incense was the same then as it is today, it had nothing to do with worshiping God. The Temple was a slaughter house, a butcher shop, and a barbecue restaurant. The Levites did an efficient job of keeping the place clean, but in that day and age, it was impossible to keep enough water flowing to cleanse all the flesh, blood, and guts from the stone floors and walls. As a result, the smell of rotting flesh was over powering. There were no fly repellent sprays to spray after the day’s work of slaughtering and butchering, so there had to be some way of masking the horrible odor for the sake of the Levites and to stop attracting flies, that was the purpose of the incense. It was equivalent to the modern day methods of striking a match after using the commode or spraying a deodorizer. God’s Angel and the incense, here represents those who have been purified who are being called to join together to work and watch over the souls who are to be cleansed. John is attempting two things here, one, to instill a need to pray for those who suffer into the hearts of those who have converted to Christianity. Two, to indicate that the altar is an altar of sacrifice and that an Angel with the “incense” was there to make sure it “smelled” good. That is found today, in, “Why did God allow this earthquake to happen?” “All things work together for good.” (Romans 8:28) That is “incense.” Because most folks ignore the qualifier that follows, “to them, that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.”
Remember the 4 reasons people suffer apply in every situation, 1. Justice, 2. Law, 3. compassion, and 4. Innocence. In any natural disaster, it is a “dukes mixture” of reasons and we do not have the ability or the knowledge to apply them to each individual who we see suffering. God is the only one who knows, and He is the only one who should know. Our job is to pray, to express our concerns for those who are suffering to God, and ask Him to draw upon His infinite resources to give aid and comfort to those in need, then we are to do what is in our power to help where we can. Which leads us to the next verse.

4. And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand.

The smoke represents the affirmative prayers of the Saints to the Angels call. Where there is smoke, there is fire. “Saints” as used in the New Testament, it is not a reference to someone who has gone through the process of being named a “saint” by the Catholic Church. Saints were simply people who had converted to Christianity and were undergoing Justification.

5. And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake.

The fire represents the “fire of Jesus” the trials and testing that are required by God for those souls who walk the earth, in order to cleanse their souls. The four reasons for sufferings takes over, for as they have done, God will do to them, and the verse indicates Lightning and Earthquakes, which are signs of troubles and woes, not blessings which would fit all those encountering Justification. Those who have been cleansed and are in the Kingdom become Angels and are given the power to bring the fire that Jesus spoke of, to use to test the hearts of the souls being sanctified. The power of that fire to disturb even the hardest of hearts is symbolized by the loud voices, the frightening sound of mighty thunder, the power of lightening to split the coldest hardest rocks, and an earthquake to split the coldest of hearts. Where we have been is where Jesus started, where Jesus is now, is where we will be, together with Him in the Kingdom of God.

Revelation 7: 9. After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;

During and after Moses, people of all nations, races, people and tongues were to be accepted into the family of God. Once accepted into the Hebrew family, they would of course, be subjected to Justification as a work of the Law, and would be ready to enter the Kingdom of Heaven, after Jesus came.

Ex 12: 48. And when a stranger shall sojourn with you, and will keep the Passover to the Lord, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and keep it; and he shall be as one that is born in the land: for no uncircumcised person shall eat thereof.
49. One law shall be to him that is homeborn, and unto the stranger that sojourns among you.

(i.e. the stranger will honor and be judged with the same laws.)
On their return from Babylon, Ezra did what he could to put an end to this, but when Jesus came, this policy of converting the gentiles was resurrected with Jesus.

Revelation 7:10. And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sits upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.

The “Lamb” of course represents Jesus in the presence of God, after His ascension. The “salvation” is “from” our God, not “to” our God. We can’t save God, He has to save us.

11. And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God,
12. Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honor, and power, and might, be unto our God forever and ever. Amen.

After Jesus’ ascension there were converts coming from all nationalities and races, going through Justification and reaching the state of perfection known as Sanctification, that is, being totally remade into the perfect image of Jesus. Becoming perfectly willing to pick up a “cross,” that will serve the people they come in contact with, on this Earth, to help them also make it through Justification and to join Jesus in the Kingdom of God. All of them who have been sanctified are ready, willing, and able to serve God in order to help

Revelation 6:9-13

Revelation 6: 9. And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony, which they held:

The fifth seal represents the third “horn”, the third spirit of God or the soul of Jesus’ third life here on Earth, which was as Moses. So all the souls under the altar would be the children of Israel, all of the jeues (jews) and this verse refers to all of the trials and tribulations that they have experienced over the centuries.

10. And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, do you not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?

Of course that is what has been taking place every day, as everyone else goes through justification, that have happened, every one must learn to treat others the way they want to be treated, and God is not willing that any should be lost.

11. And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellow servants also and their brethren, that should be killed, as they (the souls under the altar) were, should be fulfilled.

Moses represented the souls who have been persecuted, beaten and killed while they were slaves in Egypt.. It is written based upon Jesus in the third spirit of God or His third life, which is the fifth seal upon this book. Here the soul that became Jesus was Moses from Exodus.
The “altar” means that the souls under the “altar” were martyrs for God. The innocents, those who gave their lives to aid God in His struggle to cleanse the world of evil, they are the souls pictured “under the altar.” These we do not see in the Bible, but they were there, just as they are here today and go unrecognized for their good works.

12. And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;

The sixth seal represents the second spirit of God or the soul of Jesus’ second life here on Earth, which was Jacob.

13. And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree castes her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.

The stars represent the angels of God falling to earth means the angels no longer dwell up there, but live here on earth, side by side with us, they have no wings, and we see them as relatives and neighbors, just ordinary people, living ordinary lives.

14. And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.

The sixth seal represents the second soul, which occurred at a time when the soul was flooded with fears. Having little knowledge of God, and beset by natural disasters of every kind, which were the plagues brought upon Egypt. This is the time when the “stars” of Heaven, that is, the stars of the Bible are brought down and introduced to them as they begin to learn the wisdom and knowledge of God.
The “mountains” represent the leaders or gods that they are told about before they were taught about God. “Island” represents their former position of isolation from God and from the knowledge of God. Their country or tribe, was an “island” separated and cut off from the true God.
This was the time of Jacob. The sixth seal, rests upon the lifetime of Jacob, the second spirit of God and the soul of Jesus’ second life upon this Earth.

15. And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;

16. And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:

The leaders, rulers, chiefs, of those souls in their second spirit or second life, are over whelmed with the power and terror that they find all around them as the earth shakes and spews forth magma, leads them to search for a hole or cave to hide in, as they seek to find safety from the unseen power that is greater than they and is destroying their world.