Video from DTBM
Revelation 8: GOD Sends a Stellar Water Poisoning Wormwood
"Trumpet Number One: Repent, Only God is the Giver & Sustainer of Life Revelation 8:7 (NKJV) 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. Green speaks of life. Grass and trees are signs of life, they provide food, shelter, shade, nutrition, and comforts. God says to the world, you don’t worship Me, but worship the Earth, your food, your life, your comfort, and your security? Then I will show you that I am the giver of all green flourishing life. I am the only One that can give and sustain life. You have no hope apart from Me. Note the start of the fractional judgments. Fractions in Revelation are a symbol of God’s mercy and an invitation to repentance. The meaning is that the trumpet judgments are not completely devastating; they destroy only part of the vegetation upon which humans depend for their sustenance. Land areas of the Earth total 30% of the surface. Imagine one-third of the land surfaces being struck by the forest & grass fire plague? Fires that catastrophically burn crops, homes, wildlife, and anything else in their paths. Fires that only leave behind smoldering piles of ashes and clouds of smudge. History records some grim reminders of what this smoke-filled judgment will be like. One lesson was the Great Smog of London from December 5-9, 1952. A period of cold weather, combined with windless conditions, collected airborne pollutants mostly from the use of coal to form a thick layer of smog over the city. It lasted five days and then dispersed quickly after a change of weather. Although it caused major disruption due to the effect on visibility and even penetrated indoor areas, it was not thought to be a significant event at the time. However, government medical reports in the following weeks estimated that up until 8th December 12,000 people had died prematurely, and 100,000 more were made ill because of the smog's effects on the human respiratory tract. This trumpet blast is the first warning from the Almighty God to His creatures: Romans 1:25 (NKJV) who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. What a warning, what a wake-up from a Just God. God is also a Savior, His arms of love are open wide and many respond. The multitudes of martyrs out of the Tribulation that we see in chapters 6 and 7, that are saved out of these horrors, show that so many listen and heed God’s call to repent." from video introduction