Revelation Chapter 8 Explained
Glossary of Key Terms
Seven Seals: The first series of seven judgments in Revelation, interpreted by the source as primarily dealing with God identifying and preparing his people.
Seven Trumpets: The second series of seven judgments in Revelation, interpreted by the source as warnings to Rome intended to bring about repentance, rather than final destruction.
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: Refers to the first four seals, described as major characters representing different forms of persecution and hardship against God's people.
Wormwood: The name of a star mentioned in the third trumpet, which falls on springs of water, causing them to become bitter. The speaker, Daniel, admits uncertainty about its specific meaning.
Bottomless Pit: A shaft mentioned in the fifth trumpet from which smoke and locusts emerge. The source interprets this not as hell but as some sort of storage facility.
Locusts (Symbolic in Revelation 9): Creatures emerging from the bottomless pit in the fifth trumpet, described with human-like features and iron breastplates. The source interprets them symbolically as representing the effects of sin.
Seal of God: A mark on the foreheads of God's people, mentioned as protecting them from the torment of the symbolic locusts. Interpreted by the source as signifying being a true Christian not in active rebellion against God.
Abaddon/Apollyon: The name of the king of the locusts in Hebrew and Greek respectively. The source connects this figure to death personified.
Judgment Day: The ultimate final judgment, distinguished by the source from the ongoing judgments described in the trumpets, which are focused on bringing about repentance.
Personification: Giving human-like characteristics or abilities to non-human entities or abstract concepts, as the source suggests is done with "death" in scripture.
Repentance: Turning away from sin and rebellion against God. The source emphasizes that the trumpets are intended to lead to repentance in Rome.
Passover: A biblical event referenced by the source to illustrate how God's people can be protected from judgment while others are affected, similar to the concept of the seal of God.