HOW TO DO A CHAPTER SUMMARY BIBLE STUDY

Three Easy Questions

Chapter Summary

Three Questions when you read the chapter you wish to study:

1. What does the chapter say?2. What does that mean – specifically – to me?3. What am I going to do about it?

Some add an optional memory verse as a part of the process to help them retain what God has said to them.

Revelation 8

KV 5: The effect of our prayers...

1 - 6: Prayers, incense, and fire...7 - 12: With the peal of a trumpet...13: Woe, woe, woe...

A timeline (where are we now)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7Hail, etc

Asteroid?

Worm

wood

Darkness

??????

???

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Revelation 8The seven angels that stand around the Throne:

Greek: “ton aggelos” – THE angels• implies the SAME angels that we have

seen before• THE seven Angels of the seven

churches• God’s people or their representatives

are involved in what happens on Earth

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The First Trumpet Judgement:

• Hail and fire mixed with blood• Is this literal or figurative? Don’t

know.• Result – 1/3 of the planet’s

habitable area and vegetation is struck

• Possible nuclear war? Don’t know.

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The Second Trumpet Judgement:

• Great burning mountain thrown into sea

• Possible meteor strike? Sure sounds like it!!!

• Result – 1/3 of the oceans die• Red Tide? Maybe – algae that

feed on dead creatures cause it, and 1/3 of them die in this event as well as 1/3 of the ships are destroyed.

• Shipping of goods greatly affected

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The Third Trumpet Judgement:

A great star fell from Heaven• Star named Wormood• Result – 1/3 of the fresh

water supply made undrinkable• Gk: “apsinthos” – similar

to Eastern European liquor Absinthe, known to be a poison in large quantities

• Absinthe has been called wormwood, even in the time of Jesus – He was offered wormwood on the cross and He refused it

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The Fourth Trumpet Judgement:

The celestial lights are darkened• Important Note: The lights

themselves are NOT darkened. Something in the sky (perhaps fallout from the other events, perhaps something in orbit (there is a physics argument for this) is responsible for this)

• Interesting – each light is seen for 1/3 less time. Are you getting the impression that there is a theme here? I am, and I have no idea what it means.

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Woe! Woe! Woe!

An important thought – be ready!How do we prepare ourselves for this? Acts 2:42!

They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles' teaching and to fellowship, to the

breaking of bread and to prayer.