Now the second WOE as the sixth angle sounded. The horns mean power and the golden alter is where God is. This trumpet was to release the four angles from the four corners of the earth which means it will be world wide with its destruction. They were prepared for 1year 1 month 1 day and 1 hour to slay another third of the people who have not accepted Christ. It is estimated that 1 and 1/2 billion people will die in this woe.

In verses 7 through 11 John gives a description of the demons that appear as locusts they are as big as horses, crowns to show they rule, faces like men to show their intelligence. The long hair had a seducing effect to draw men near, the teeth like a lion to help inflict pain. Their breastplates made them indestructible and the sound of their wings was like the sound of a mighty army coming. And if this is not enough to terrify man they also could sting them like a scorpion and all of this torture was to last for five months causing man to want to die. Again they had a leader through all of this and to put it simply it was Satan. This is only the first WOE and there are two more to come.

As the 5th angel sounds the star that falls from Heaven is Satan and he is given the key to the bottomless pit to release his demons. A great smoke arose out of the pit as if from a great furnace. Now if people do not believe there is a hell they are basically choosing to spend eternity in hell with Satan instead of in Heaven with Christ. The demons that came out of the pit were as locusts, but very large, and they were commanded not to eat any greenery of any kind and could only torment man for 5 months and not kill him. The people to be tormented were only those that were still followers of Satan or the antichrist, any with the mark of God was to be spared the torment, which included the 144000 and the people that have been saved in the tribulation. Some say these three WOE’s are an attempt to get the remaining unbelievers to turn to God. Also here in verse 6 we see that the people being tormented want to die but can not . As we get deeper in to this it gets hard to get all I would like to say in a few lines so again if anyone has any questions or comments if I can I will do my best to answer any questions.

We get to the fourth angel and light is decreased and darkness is increased. As God created light He can also take it away. As these four angels have sounded we have one third of most everything destroyed, even human life and animal life and all of this that has happened seems terrible. But there are three more angels to sound and the scripture describes as WOE, WOE , WOE to the unbelievers still alive on the earth, it seems things have been bad but it is nothing compared to what is about to happen.

Now the third trumpet is thought to be another meteor or an enormous nuclear explosion falling on the fresh water supply turning it poisonous causing a plague to strike and kill all who drink the water. It is believed to be a nuclear explosion because of the one at the Chernobyl nuclear plant in Russia. The word Chernobyl means Wormwood and that is what the water turns to. Remember there is still time for people to be save but because of the destruction taking place people are turning from God instead of to Him.

It is really a challenge to keep all the things that have happened because of the beginning reign of the antichrist and the destruction happening now due to God bringing judgment on the earth and the unbelievers. With the wars and the famines that have already happened and the first trumpet destroyed the vegetation that produces oxygen and one third of the grass and food supply now the second trumpet sounds like an asteroid has fallen into the seas or an enormous volcano has erupted and turned one third of the sea to blood killing one third the sea life and destroying one third of ships. But it is still not no near as bad as it is going to get. Again if you do not want to face any of this find you a church today that preaches the true word of God and give your life to him.

Now it begins. This is still considered to be in the first 3 and 1/2 years, the first 21 months was the antichrist taking over and using the power given him by satan to cause the wars and begin martyring the believers that have been saved since the rapture. This second 21 months is God beginning to unleash His wrath on the earth and unbelievers. This helps to convert some but most will stay true to the antichrist. The first angel released hail mingled with blood which burned up a third of all vegetation except the grass and all of it was burnt up. Some religions will teach that God does not punish, but this is the beginning of God’s punishment for man not believing in Him.