Revelation 8:7

7 The first angel sounded: And hail and fire followed, mingled with blood, and they were thrown to the earth. And a third of the trees were burned up, and all green grass was burned up.

A. The first four trumpets warn of spiritual testing and trials.

B. Just as the seals warned of physical harm that could come to our bodies, the trumpets are going to warn of things that could destroy the spiritual part of man.

C. The color green is not used to distinguish living from dead. It is used to distinguish spiritual life from spiritual death. Plants need to be green, because chlorophyll is necessary for the plant to live and produce fruit. Christians, who are green, are filled with what is necessary for spiritual life and production of fruit.

D. Trees and green grass represent those who are alive spiritually, Christians.

E. The hail and fire show us that Christians will suffer persecution, trials, pain and death because of their faith. The expression, “mingled with blood” shows that some of this persecution will be so harsh that lives will be lost.

F. Remember, the third part teaches us that even Christians are able to lose their spiritual life and be lost because of persecution.

G. The 1 st trumpet warns us that we can deny the faith and lose our spiritual life.