When he opened the seventh seal ...there was silence in heaven half an hour...then seven angels were given seven trumpets. ­Revelation 8:1-2

• The first angel sounded his trumpet, and there came hail and fire mixed with blood. A third of the earth and trees were burned up, and all the grass. ­8:7

• The second angel sounded his trumpet, a huge mountain, ablaze, thrown into the sea ...A third of sea turned into blood...a third of sea life died, a third of ships destroyed. ­8:8

• The third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star, blazing, fell from the sky on a third of rivers and water springs. A third of waters turned bitter, many people died. ­8:10

• The fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun, moon and stars were struck and turned dark. A third of day and night was without light. ­8:12

• The fifth angel sounded his trumpet...a star...fallen to earth, was given the key to Hell...smoke came and locusts out of the smoke. They were given power to torture those who did not have the seal of God. ­9:1

• The sixth angel sounded his trumpet, and four angels were released to kill a third of mankind...The number of the mounted troops was 200,000,000. ­9:13

• The seventh angel sounded his trumpet...Then God’s temple in heaven was opened, and within was seen the ark of his covenant. ­11:12

They [the priests on earth] serve at a sanctu-ary that is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. Moses was told, "See that you make everything according to the pattern shown you. ­Hebrews 8:5

• The first angel poured out his vial on the land, and ugly painful sores broke out on people who had the mark of the beast and worshiped his image. ­16:2 [See p.12]

• The second angel poured out his vial on the sea, and it turned into blood like that of a dead man, and every living thing in the sea died. ­16:2

• The third angel poured out his vial on the rivers and springs of water and they became blood. "You are just in these judgments...and you have given...as they deserve." ­ 16:4

• The fourth angel poured out his vial on the sun, and the sun was given power to scorch people with fire. And they cursed the name of God. ­16:8

• The fifth angel poured our his vial on the throne of the beast and his kingdom plunged into darkness. Men...cursed the God of heaven...but they refused to repent of what they had done. –16:10 [See also 9:20]

• The sixth angel poured out his vial on the great river Euphrates...then they gathered the kings together to the place called Armageddon. –16:12

• The seventh angel poured out his vial into the air...a loud voice, "It is done!"...A severe earthquake­ 100 pound hail stones, and men cursed God. ­16:17

· If none of the above what is fallen Babylon?

The rest of mankind that were not killed by these plagues [the 7 Vials of Wrath] still did not repent of the work of their hands, they did not stop worshiping demons, and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone and wood­ idols that cannot see or hear or walk. Nor did they repent of their murders, their magic arts, their sexual immorality or their thefts. ­Revelation 9:20, 21 [See also 16:10]

The beast [Anti-christ] was given authority for forty-two months. ­Revelation 13:5

ü The Tribulation is that 7 year period of very tough times which happen right before the visible appearance of Christ at His 2^nd coming. It is one and the same in time with the 70^th week of Daniel’s prophecy. [See p.12]

ü There is no two-minute warning or over-time. The last drive of the second half is made by Satan as he gathers evil mankind and nations to the Battle of Armageddon where they are defeated. The whistle blows. The game clock shows 0.