The seventh angel sounded his trumpet

Revelation 11:11-19

But after the three and a half days the breath of life from God entered them, and they stood on their feet, and terror struck those who saw them. Then they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, “Come up here.” And they went up to heaven in a cloud, while their enemies looked on.

At that very hour there was a severe earthquake and a tenth of the city collapsed. Seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the survivors were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.

The seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, which said: The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah, and he will reign for ever and ever.

The time has come for judging the dead, and for rewarding your servants the prophets and your people who revere your name, both great and small—and for destroying those who destroy the earth.

Then God’s temple in heaven was opened, and within his temple was seen the ark of his covenant. And there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and a severe hailstorm.

The Seventh trumpet announces the end. Jesus reigns: the world is his kingdom. Praise God! The Ark of the Covenant, once hidden away in the most sacred and inaccessible part of the Temple, is now presence is thrown open amid awesome flashes of lightning, peals of thunder, and a shaking of the foundations.

Why?

It is the time of the glory of our Lord and Messiah, and he will reign forever and ever.

It is the time come for judging the dead.

It is surprising that the two witnesses were killed but three and half-day later, they were survived and went up to heaven in a cloud, while their enemies looked on. The Lord has given them grace and their mission has been done in the world.

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兩個見證人復活，三天半後復活，只能羞愧他們3.5天，教會在地上工作三年半，作見證三年半。所以敵基督的能力與神不成比例。

原來不信的心也被嚇到了，神蹟令人歸榮耀給神， 但是無法使人悔改，我們相信神是因為愛。不是因為懼怕。

外邦發怒，是指不信的人。神做很多事，人卻常常問神為什麼這樣，為什麼那樣?

神殿門開了，看到約櫃，表示神紀念與人所立的約。天上的才是實體，地上的約櫃、金燈臺等是影子。神的約櫃存到永遠，這是神在西奈山立的約完全實現。神永不改變。我們看到的不僅是災難，更是看到盼望，所有委屈都要過去。

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How?

Blessed is those who obey the word of the Lord and believe Jesus is The Messiah.