We may see under these
two trumpets (the first and second woes), the final struggle between the
force of darkness and of light. Here we compare certain elements between
them.
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Lead characters | 1 Fallen star (Satan) | 1 Voice from altar (Christ) |
Place of origin | 1 Heaven | 13 Altar before God (heaven) |
Authority granted | 1 Key to pit given | 14 To release the four angels |
Authority exercised | 2 Smoke bringing darkness and locusts | 15 Angels prepared |
Fighting troops | 3 Locusts like horses; 7 prepared; 9 Had the sound of horses, chariots and wings | 16, 17 Two hundred million horses |
Breastplates | 9 Like iron | 17 Fire, jacinth, and brimstone |
Time | 5 Five months of torment (but not for sealed ones) | 15 Prepared for the hour, day, month and year to slay |
Tails | 10 Stinging as from scorpions | 19 Hurting as from snakes |
Lion-like features | 8 Teeth | 17 Heads (of horses) |
Smoke | 3 Produced locusts and darkness | 17 From mouths of horses |
Ending | 11 Those accepting Satan are subjects of their destructive king | 20, 21 Those refusing Christ's forgiveness worship idols and keep their evil ways |
I expect you can find other corresponding elements. The truth that all these emphasize is the controversy between Christ and Satan which will one day be resolved. We see this here in the preparation, purpose, and results of each side in the final struggle of good and evil before the coming of Christ. The fifth trumpet scenes show the battle thrust of the powers of darkness and the sixth is God's response.
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