Saturday, February 15, 2020

The Censer Filled with Fire Revelation 8:5

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 then 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 another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne. And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand.” In chapter eight and verse five John saw how “the angel took the censer; and filled it with fire of the altar” where we read:

And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth:
and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake.
The verse reads, And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth:John began with the words, “and the angel” which means “and the messenger, envoy and one who is sent” “took the censer” or “held, carried and removed the container for burning incense”, “and filled it” which means “made it completely full” “with fire” or “with the fiery burning” “of the altar”which refers to “pertaining to God's holy place of sacrifices and offerings made of God”, “and cast it” or “let go of, scatter, throw and pour out the fiery burning” “into the earth” which refers to “onto the arable land, country, territory and region”. John saw the “angel” take the “censer” and completely filled it with “fire” from the “altar of God” to be thrown upon the earth.

The verse continues, “... and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake.” John added the words, “and there were voices” which means “there appeared sounds, tones, speeches and languages”, “and thunderings” which means “noises like thunders in the sky”, “and lightnings” or “gleams and glares of bright shining light”, “and an earthquake” or “and a shaking, commotion or tempest”. John heard “tones, sounds, languages and thunders”, “lightning strikes” and a tempestuous quaking of the earth.

When we consider John's words in this verse, we see the first effect upon the earth for the “seven trumpets” given to the “seven angels” before God's altar. We cannot imagine the horrific affects these “trumpet blasts” shall have upon people who will be living in that time, and this becomes sufficient reason to receive Jesus Christ as “Savior and Lord” before these things certainly come to pass. God desires to rescue and save every person who will yield their life to Him, and there is no better time to avoid the “censer filled with fire” than today. Let all who read these words know and accept God's offer of “salvation” through Jesus.

Next time John shares how “the angel takes the censer and cast it in the earth”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

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