THOUGHT QUESTIONS:
1) Why was there silence in heaven when the Lamb opened the seventh seal?
2) In verse 5 the angel threw fire from the golden censer down on earth. What did this action represent?
3) Look at the first four trumpet judgements. Where else in Israelite history, do we see something similar?

PERSONAL APPLICATION:
1) Do you believe God’s judgement on planet earth and on unbelievers during the tribulation will be real?
2) Which of the first four trumpet judgements do you think is the worst? Why?
3) What difference does the certainty of God’s final judgement make in your everyday life?

TWEETABLE THOUGHT
God will honor the saint’s prayers for justice by initiating his trumpet judgements of planet earth, creating a hostile environment for those on earth during the tribulation.