How Many Trumpets Have Sounded?

Name: Martha Wells-Smith
Question: It’s my understanding that we are in the 5th Trump at this time. Has the 5th seal already happened to open our eyes to the 5th Trump? Has a corresponding seal happened prior to each trump? What is the order of the vials and woes? And is the locust army devouring at this time? Thank you and God bless!

Answer: Thank you for the question Martha.

The 5th Trumpet

You know Martha, I do not believe we are in the 5th Trumpet, neither does Scripture provide any support for that idea. I mean, where is the evidence in our world that the first 5 Trumpets have sounded?

I do not believe a single Trumpet has sounded. Nor will any of the Seven Trumpets begin to sound, until the Four Winds of Revelation have been released, which is a future event (as of this writing).

The Sealing

I think a lot of Christians misunderstand the entire purpose of the Sealing mentioned in Revelation 7. It is to Seal the Saints with our Father’s Word so they cannot be deceived by the Antichrist (Satan). That is the Tribulation.

Why are they Sealed?

To stand for God, to stand against Satan, his angels, and those who would follow him. Remember, only those with the Seal of God cannot be “harmed” during the Tribulation, (Revelation 9:4-5).

I want you to understand this is a spiritual harm, we are not talking about war here. If you have a hard time understanding that, please read, “The Great Apostasy” in “The Hour Of Temptation.”

The point is, the 144,000 who are Sealed, along with other tribes of the earth are going to stand against Satan. They have to be Sealed with God’s Word in order for that to take place, (Revelation 7:9, 14).

The Four Winds

What we must understand is the Sealing is not complete.

How do I know?

I read The Book.

When we study the Bible, we have to look at it with a level head, we have to analyze the Scriptures through prayer and look at it unbiased.

We cannot be in the 5th Trumpet or any Trumpet for that matter as the Sealing is not yet complete, and the Four Winds have not yet been unleashed on the earth. Neither have the Ten Clay Kings risen, which means, we still have prophecy that needs to transpire.

You can prove everything I said in our Bible study, “The Timeline of the Tribulation”. One of the many reasons I wrote it was to clear up so much confusion I see concerning the end times, and how they unfold.

When we study Scripture and look forward to the end of this age, we cannot become so anxious that we sideline certain parts of Scripture in order to rush other parts. That will not make prophecy come to pass any faster, the day is set, all it will do is hinder our understanding of the Bible. I think we all can understand that.

Seals, Trumpets, And Vials

Seal: The Seals are just that, seals.

Think of a letter by an ancient king long ago. They would “seal” a message with wax using their ring. This kept the message secret, and away from everyone’s view. This ensured the message was only opened when the intended party was ready to view it.

There is a lot in that statement.

Now apply that to the Saints during the end times. When it is time, the Seals (the message) will be revealed to them as well.

Trumpet: When we think about the Trumpets sounding, we should think about a war signal. We should recall from history, trumpets were used to signal action. That was their method of communication in order to call the troops into battle and signal their movements.

Likewise, when the Trumpets of the Bible begin to sound, we will begin to see action on earth. The Trumpets unleash the action contained within the “message” of the seal.

Vial: When we think about the Vials in the Bible, we think about those narrow skinny tubes. However, the word “Vial” actually means, “a broad shallow cup,” think of a teacup saucer. When the Vials are poured out, the “action” unfolds very rapidly.

Meaning, it will not take long to see the results here on earth.

The Order Of Events

Lastly, let me address your question concerning the order of the Vials and woes (I will add Seals and Trumpets).

When we properly understand God’s Word, it does not bring about confusion, rather it brings clarity, (1 Corinthians 14:33).

Yet, for years I have seen Christians perplexed by the order of the Seals, Trumpets, and Vials. They forget the order and jumble it up, when the order was already laid out in the Bible.

  • When things become confusing, something is wrong.
  • We cannot force Scripture to fit our belief, our belief must conform to the Bible.

Always remember those two statements.

God, our Heavenly Father labeled the Seals, Trumpets and Vials from 1 through 7 for a reason. We can all count to seven. God did not mix them up. 5 and 6 does not really mean 1 and 2 and so on. That is confusion, utter confusion. God does not work that way, He never has, and He never will.

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