Dear Wake Up Family: If you were driving your car and came to a railroad crossing, its lights flashing and gates lowered, would you rush around them to be on your way? No one in their right mind would do that. A flashing red light means, “Danger! There’s trouble ahead. Be Careful.” Before the flood,…
Dear Wake Up Family and Friends, Spring is my favorite season of the year. After this last brutal winter, the warming temperatures spring brings are welcome indeed. Here in Ohio, we have four distinct seasons and it is gratifying to see each season come. During the winter, the snow provides a clean, white blanket that…
The seven trumpets are a series of events that the apostle John described beginning in Revelation 8. Students of Bible prophecy have differing viewpoints regarding the timing of the trumpets and whether they should be viewed as symbolic or literal. The four generally held views are preterist, idealist, historicist, and futurist. The preterist view is…
Prophetic expositors have shared many different views of Revelation’s prophecies. With so many different interpretations, how can a Bible student know which one is correct? Larry Wilson uses rules of interpretation established in Daniel to explain Revelation’s prophecies. The rules provide a structured method of interpreting prophecy that should allow any student of prophecy to…
God’s Wrath and Mercy during the Seven Trumpets If separated from the larger context of this book, this chapter could make God appear to be very cruel and unfairly harsh – so please read subsequent chapters as soon as possible! The devil delights in distorting the character of God whenever possible. The devil wants people…
Now that we have had a brief overview and justification for what God is about to do, we need to back up and examine the first four trumpets of Revelation in greater detail. During the great tribulation, believers will be able to see the fulfillment of prophecy right before their eyes. People who are led…
