Revelation, Lesson Thirty-one
Day 3 of Week Five
Scripture for today 8:6-9
6 And the seven angels which had the
seven trumpets prepared themselves to
sound.7 The first angel sounded, and there
followed hail and fire mingled with blood,
and they were cast upon the earth: and the
third part of trees was burnt up, and all
green grass was burnt up.
8 And the second angel sounded, and as
it were a great mountain burning with fire
was cast into the sea: and the third part of
the sea became blood;
9 And the third part of the creatures
which were in the sea, and had life, died; and
the third part of the ships were destroyed.
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Study Questions for Lesson Thirty-one
1. What happens when the first two
angels blow their trumpets?
2. Why is the destruction not total?
3. What is the significance of the
parallelism of the Exodus plagues and the
Revelation disasters.
4. How does the textbook author
describe politics?
5. What is one reason the book written
in mysterious and symbolic language?
6. What action does the textbook
author suggest as a consequence of
reading and studying the verses in today’s
lesson?
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