Study of the Book of Revelation: Chapter 8
by Pastor Jim Summerson

HEAVEN IS SILENT
TEXT: Revelation 8

    INTRODUCTION

    1. Prophecy continues from Revelation 6:17

    2. Remember chapter seven is a Parenthetical Chapter

    3. Seven sealed Judgements continue

  1. THE SILENCE IN HEAVEN, v.1

    What was about to happen was so great and so terrible that all Heaven was speechless.

  2. THE NUMBER SEVEN

    1. Seven Churches

    2. Seven Seals

    3. Seven Vials - Chapters 16-16

    4. Seven Personages - Chapters 12-13
      The sun clothed woman, the dragon, the man-child, the archangel, the Jewish remnant, the beast out of the sea, the beast out of the earth.

    5. Seven Dooms - Chapters 17-20
      Ecclesiastical Babylon, commercial Babylon, Beast and False Prophet, Anti-Christ Nations, Gog and Magog, Satan, wicked dead.

    6. Seven New Things - Chapters 21-22
      New Heaven, New Earth, Pearly White City, New Nations, New River, New Tree of Life, New Throne

      Seven is God's Number of Completeness or Perfection

  3. THE SOLEMN PREPARATION, v.2-6

    Trumpets are used to call soldiers to war, to call to worship, to proclaim Jewish festivals and for Judgement. (Zeph. 1:14-16)

    1. Prayers for the Saints, v.3-4

      1. Who is this Angel?

      2. Who are these saints? (Revelation 6:9-10)

    2. Silence is Broken, v.5

    3. Immediately After the Prayers Ascend, the Judgement Descends, v.6 (See Hebrews 10:24-27)
      Ill.: Then I was your Savior, Today I'm your Judge

  4. THE SEVEN TRUMPETS SOUND, v.7-13 - (We will deal with the first four)

    1. The First Trumpet, v.7

      Note: Exodus 9:18-25

    2. The Second Trumpet, v.8-9

      Note: Exodus 7:19-21

    3. The Third Trumpet, v.10-11

      Note: Jeremiah 9:15

    4. The Fourth Trumpet, v.12-13

  5. A SOBERING PROPHECY, v.13

    "Going to get worse!"