The 2nd Trumpet

[Cyberseeker]

May I hear a variety of interpretations on this vision from the book of Revelation? Is it literal, figurative, past, future? What is the Preterist interpretation? Futurist, Historicist, Amill, etc?

Then the second angel sounded: And something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea, and a third of the sea became blood. And a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.
(Rev 8:8-9 NKJV)
Please keep comments to the '2nd trumpet' vision. What exactly is this prophecy talking about? When will it be? What will be its effect?

Thanks in advance. :)

[ross3421]

Please keep comments to the '2nd trumpet' vision. What exactly is this prophecy talking about? When will it be? What will be its effect?

Thanks in advance. :)

I have a thread on this subject.


A great mountain burning with fire......

Re 8:8And 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;

This mountain burning is Babylon.

It is cast back into the sea from where it came...... The third trumpet then is the great millstone which thrown down upon this city to be no more (events seen in chapter 18).

Note, that the plaques reference a third part which represents the kingdom of Satan (chapter 12). In addition, as in the Kingdom of God we see "fountains of water" which now will no longer be sweet but bitter.

Re 8:10And 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;

The first four plaques are directed to Satan's kingdom and Babylon. This why the chapter seperation between the four and the fifth palques. These plaques occur in one day.

Re 18:8Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.

Furthermore,look at the parrallel of the seven angels in chapter 14 to the seven trumpets. We see the 2nd angel speaking of Babylon and the third of the inhabinants drinking.

Re 14:8And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.

Re 14:10The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation;


Mark

[Cyberseeker]

I did a google search on asteroid and found this artists impression. My NIV reads, “something like a huge mountain, all ablaze, was thrown into the sea.”

Makes this pic rather interesting.



http://dacite.com/evolution/impact.html


Whadoyou think?