Issachar Gazette: Common Sense in an Age of Vain Ideology
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First Trumpet
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"The first angel sounded his trumpet, and there came hail and fire mixed with blood, and it was hurled down upon the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up." (Revelation 8:6-7)
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the war in heaven will spill over onto the earth, and the seraphim will begin to afflict a third of society, a third of the earth’s political leaders, and all of the evil men in the land
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Hail as symbol of judgment during war
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§ “Have you entered the storehouses of the snow or seen the storehouses of the hail, which I reserve for times of trouble, for days of war and battle?” (Job 38:22-23) § Hail of Egypt (plague) § Rout Israel's enemies in OT § War in heaven, aftermath on earth § One final battle: Gog and Magog - end of Millennial Age § Water (Truth); Hail = Hard Truth - disobedience
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Fire
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§ Refinement (Ps 66:10-12) § consuming fire (Zephaniah 1:18)
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Blood (from heaven)
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§ Symbolic spilling of fallen angel blood § Isaiah 34:5-6
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The Earth
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§ Symbol of those who are judged: Isaiah 26:20-21 cf: Christians are "of the light" (1 Thess 5:5) § Symbol of Israel? § Beast of the Earth (Rev) - Jewish false prophet (Isa) who will tell Jewish world to worship 12th Imam (Islamic messiah) § Symbol of global society (of the earth v of the sea: unstable)
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Trees
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§ Symbol of political leaders e.g. Nebuchadnezzar (Dan 4:20-22) § Olive trees, fig trees, vine, thorn bush (anti-christ) §
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Green grass: common people
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§ All men like grass: Isaiah 40:6-7; Psalm 37:1-2 § 'Burn' means 'seraph' (flaming angels) = judgment by death (burning of dead bodies) - Isaiah 33:10-13 (Seraph root word is "Sar" which is Prince) - Dan 12:1 § The burning and scattering of men is apparently what we see happening at the sounding of the first trumpet |