13 And I looked, and I heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, “Woe, woe, woe to the inhabitants of the earth, because of the remaining blasts of the trumpet of the three angels who are about to sound!”

A. An eagle flies through the heavens and says, in effect, “You ain’t seen nothing yet!”

B. If you think these four warning are bad, just wait. It gets worse.

C. This verse makes it clear that the warnings are for those on earth.

D. This verse also marks a division between the first four and the next three. There were four seals opened, then three more. Here four trumpets have sounded. Now you are about to hear the warning of three more.

E. The first four trumpets warned Christians that they could lose their spiritual life. 1/3 would be hurt. Some will lose their spiritual life.

F. The trumpets that follow will warn those who are not Christians. See 9:4. God commanded not to harm those who have the seal of God. Those without the seal of God (non-Christians) will be harmed if they fail to heed the warning of these last three trumpets.

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