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I. The First Woe, 9:1-12 A. The Opening of the Abyss, 9:1-2. v. 1 - A star -an angelic being as God’s holy emissary comes to set into motion acts of divine judgment against sinful humanity. What he does has cosmic significance. Fallen – compare Revelation 20:1-3 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven,…

1. Silence Speaks Volumes. 8:1. The seventh seal is a prelude to the trumpet and bowl judgments to come. The seventh seal is unique among the seals broken by the Lamb. Instead of an immediate action taken, there is a “silence in heaven for about half an hour.” This is a brief time period that is mentioned,…

1. A New Vision: Jewish bond-servants sealed for service, 7:1-8. vs. 1 - “After this” points to what follows as a new vision. “four angels” are God’s agents and are different than the four living creatures and the 24 elders. “four corners” are compass points: Isaiah 11:12 And He will lift up a standard…

1. When does the Tribulation start? Revealed in Daniel 9:24–27 ““Seventy weeks have been decreed for your people and your holy city, to finish the transgression, to make an end of sin, to make atonement for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy and to anoint…