The Sounding Of The Seven Trumpets (Part 5)

Revelation 10:1 

"And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven,

clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head,

and his face was as it were the sun,

and his feet as pillars of fire:" 

        There is an interlude between the sounding of the sixth and the seventh trumpets. The sixth trumpet has already sounded, but the seventh does not sound until Rev. 11:15, and in between the two there are terrible things.  First a "Mighty Angel" will come down from Heaven having a "Little Book" (roll)  open in His Hand. The mighty angel in this passage is described in terms which show that he came straight from the presence of God and can be no other than The Risen Christ.
        The description of Him corresponds with Rev. 1:12-15 "And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks; And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle. His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;  And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters." And His is "voice" is like that of a Lion. This identifies Him as the "Lion of the Tribe of Juda," from Rev. 5:5 "And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof."

        In Rev. 11:3, He speaks of the "Two Witnesses" as "My Witnesses." When The "Mighty Angel"
(Christ Himself) shall set His "Right Foot" on the "sea," and His "Left Foot" on the "earth," and lift up His hand to Heaven, and swear that there shall be 'Time no longer" He shall take formal possession of the earth. Note: "The expression "Time no longer" should read, in the Revised Version
"No longer delay," for Time does not end until the close of the "Perfect Age." While Christ at this time will take formal possession of the earth, actual possession will not be secured until He comes again to the Mt. of Olives, at the close of the Tribulation.
        Now lets look at Rev. 11:1-14. Here we are given a description of "Two Witnesses" who are to prophesy during the greater part of the last half of the week. Who they will be is very clear. One has "power to shut heaven that it rain not in the days of their prophecy." This can be no other than Elijah who was translated that he might come again before the "Great and Terrible Day of the Lord".  "Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:  And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse." (Mal. 4:5-6). And who will also shut up the heavens for 42 months, or "Three and a half Years," which is exactly the length of time he did in the days of Ahab. The other witness will have power over waters to turn them to blood, and smite the earth with all plagues as often as he will. This can be no other than Moses, for he is the only person mentioned in the Scriptures who had such power, and it was for this purpose he was raised from the dead. "Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee" (Jude 1:9).  
        As Moses and Elijah appeared together on the Mount of Transfiguration with Christ, and most likely were the "two men" in "white apparel" (angel like) that testified at the Ascension to Christ's coming again.  "And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;  Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven" (Acts 1:10-11). What more probable than that; they are the "Two Witnesses"  which will return to the earth to announce Christ Return? 
        During their witnessing  they will have power to destroy their enemies with fire that shall issue from their mouths, but at the end of 1260 days they will be slain and their bodies will lay exposed in the streets of Jerusalem for three and half days. Then they shall arise and ascend to Heaven, to the amazement of those who watch them go. Their ascent will be followed by a destructive earthquake. The "Second Woe" has past and the "Third Woe" cometh Quickly.   
       Amen!!

Reading: (Rev. 10; 11:1-14) 
Ref: (HG SB; BSB)
        (C. Larkin)

May God Bless You

And Your Family

Minister Robert A. Lail Sr.

The Cross Life Ministry