Sunday, January 10, 2016

Study of Revelation - Revelation 8-9

Homiletics                                             Study of Revelation
Lesson     14                                         Passage: Revelation 8-9

Content (List of Topics or Events)
Silence when 7th Seal Opened 7 angels and Trumpets given (Revelation 8:1-5)
a. 7th Seal Opened (1)
b. 7 Angels given 7 trumpets (2)
c. Prayers of God’s people (3-4)
d. Fire from Altar hurled to earth (5)
First 4 trumpets sounded – 1/3 of Earth, sea and Light destroyed (Revelation 8:6-12)
a. 1st Trumpet – Hail and Fire mixed with blood burn up 1/3 earth (6-7)
b. 2nd Trumpet – Huge mountain ablaze thrown in Sea  1/3 of see died (8-9)
c. 3rd Trumpet – Blazing Torch falls from sky and water contaminated (10-11)
d. 4th Trumpet – Sun, moon and stars struck and darkness on 1/3 of day (12)
First Woe to the Earth (Revelation 8:13-9:21)
a. 5th Trumpet – a star falls and given the key to abyss and locust harm unsealed of God  (8:13-9:12)
b. 6th Trumpet 4 demonic angels released to kill mankind (13-21)



Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)
Division
Scripture
Silence when 7th Seal Opened 7 angels and Trumpets given
Revelation 8:1-5
First 4 trumpets sounded – 1/3 of Earth, sea and Light destroyed
Revelation 8:6-12
First Woe to the Earth
Revelation 8:13-21
  
  

Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words)
Faithful’s prayers bring angels trumpets followed by destruction impacting mankind

Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)
CTATL that there is a judgment from God that will bring destruction to the unfaithful.

Specific Application Questions
1.
What prayers are you sending up to God?
2.
How are you preparing yourself for the sound of the trumpet?
3.
How are you ignoring God and worshiping your own things?
4.


Principles to Remember

1.
Prayer is an important part of our relationship with God.
2.
This world is temporary.
3.
God will bring punishment to those who deny Him.
4.

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