New Testament in a Year

Revelation 9:1-21
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Revelation chapter 9 brings forth the 5th and 6th trumpet plagues at the end times!  A note on the star in verse 1 – this is likely an angel that descends from heaven with the key from Jesus to open the abyss. 

The fierce demonic locusts in today’s readings are intense.  You may recall we read about locusts in a similar fashion in the Old Testament in Joel chapter 1 through chapter 2 verse 11. 

Verses 20 & 21 in this chapter stand out: “But the people who did not die in these plagues still refused to turn from their evil deeds. They continued to worship demons and idols made of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood–idols that neither see nor hear nor walk! And they did not repent of their murders or their witchcraft or their immorality or their thefts.”  Even in the midst of such destruction and horror, many people do not repent.  Is it possible that we receive much less severe signs in our own life today to repent, and we ignore them?  Why do we ignore the signs?  Is this wise?  Below is an image of the first six trumpet judgements by the incredible artist Pat Marvenko Smith:

Worship Video: Today’s readings remind me of the Sidewalk Prophets song “The Words I Would Say:”

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God bless,
Mike

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