The Seventh Trumpet
15 Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices shouting in heaven: "The world has now become the Kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he will reign forever and ever."
16 The twenty-four elders sitting on their thrones before God fell with their faces to the ground and worshiped him.
17 And they said, "We give thanks to you, Lord God, the Almighty, the one who is and who always was, for now you have assumed your great power and have begun to reign.
18 The nations were filled with wrath, but now the time of your wrath has come. It is time to judge the dead and reward your servants the prophets, as well as your holy people, and all who fear your name, from the least to the greatest. It is time to destroy all who have caused destruction on the earth."
19 Then, in heaven, the Temple of God was opened and the Ark of his covenant could be seen inside the Temple. Lightning flashed, thunder crashed and roared, and there was an earthquake and a terrible hailstorm. NLT
Commentary
(the following commentary is from www.easyenglish.bible/bible-commentary/revelation-lbw.htm)
"Verse 15 The seventh (7th) trumpet.
As the seventh trumpet sounded, John was in heaven. There he heard loud voices. They declared that all the earth now belonged to God and to Christ. God had defeated all who were against him. The whole earth was now part of his kingdom. God will rule as king and his government will never end.
Verse 16 The voices declared that the Lord is king. The elders fell down in worship.
Verse 17 They sang a song of thanks to God. God was before all things. He made all things. He will always be. He had no beginning and he will have no end. All power belongs to him.
By his great power, God will begin his rule of the earth. The Lord must still fight the final battles. But the result is sure. God will overcome all who oppose him. The kingdom of earth will belong to God the king.
Verse 18 The nations and their rulers had been angry against God. They had refused to accept him as Lord. They fought against him and they killed his servants.
The time had come for God to deal with them. God’s fierce anger would frighten them. He would punish all who opposed him.
The time had come for God to punish or to reward all who have died. He will reward his servants. These are the prophets and his people.
Verse 19 In heaven, the doors to the temple opened. The box that held the agreement was inside the temple. All that God had promised to do he will do for his people. He will reward all those who believed in him. Even in the times of trouble, God’s people can be confident that he will save them.
Then there was a storm on the earth. There were flashes of lightning and loud thunder. It rained large blocks of ice. The earth trembled because of an earthquake."
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