Seven seals have been opened, six trumpets blown, and the seventh remains, and it is a trumpet of greatest hope, a trumpet of fulfillment, a trumpet of victory and glory, a trumpet of salvation, where the mysteries of God are brought to completion, while at the same time it is a trumpet that leads to unfathomable doom.
Suddenly, a strong angel, the Angel of Yahweh, appears, and He comes with a promise. He swears on His own word, by all of creation, that there will be no more delay. He has a sweet and bitter scroll of prophecy that He requires John to internalize to prepare John for the words and witness he will have to deliver, that “The kingdom of the world has chosen to become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ; and He will reign forever and ever.” The rule of the nations is now rightfully returned to Yahweh, and the whole earth will be in subjection to His rule.
Yahweh will roar from on high, and from his holy habitation utter his voice; he will roar mightily against his fold, and shout, like those who tread grapes, against all the inhabitants of the earth. The clamor will resound to the ends of the earth, for Yahweh has an indictment against the nations; he is entering into judgment with all flesh, and the wicked he will put to the sword, declares Yahweh.
