The Sounding of the Sixth Angel Revelation 9:13

As John the apostle continued to share about the “tribulation” that was to come upon the earth, he shared concerning the first six seals Jesus removed from the “scroll” in God's right hand. He began to write about what happened when Jesus, “had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour. And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets … And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound. The first, second, third and fourth angels” blew their trumpets, and great judgment fell upon the earth. John continued, “And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabitants of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound!” The “fifth angel sounded” and fearsome “locusts” were released from the “bottomless pit” to cause havoc upon the earth, and afterward the angel declared, “One woe is past; and, behold, there come two woes more hereafter.” In chapter nine and verse thirteen John shared what happened when “the sixth angel sounded” where we read:

And the sixth angel sounded,

and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,

The verse reads, “And the sixth angel sounded,” John began with the words, “and the sixth angel” which means “the sixth messenger, envoy and one sent” “sounded” or “blew or blasted his trumpet”. John heard the “sixth angel” blow his trumpet to signal the next level of judgment.

The verse continues, “ and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,” John added the words, “and I heard” which means “and John was endowed with the faculty of hearing, understanding and perceiving” “a voice” or “a sound and tone of uttered words, language and tongue” “from the four horns” which means “out of and away from the four points and apexes” “of the golden altar” or “pertaining to the place where offerings and incense which stood in the sanctuary or Holy Place” “which is before” which means “that is in the presence and in front of” “God” which refers to “the Godhead bodily and trinity which is comprised of God the Father, Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit”. John “heard” another “voice” that came from the “four points or apexes” of the “golden altar” before God's throne.

When we meditate upon John's words in this verse, we notice how this “voice” came from the very presence of God. The “horns” on the “golden altar” represent the “power and authority” of God, and when this “sixth angel” blew his trumpet, the authoritative “voice” made a declaration. This is the “second woe” promised by the “angel”, and with God's authority and power behind it, only those who are not wise shall refuse to have a relationship with God's Son Jesus Christ to avoid experiencing the declaration initiated by the “trumpet blast” of this “sixth angel”.

Next time John hears the voice before God's throne say, “loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphates”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

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