Three Demonic Frog Spirits make Preparations for Armageddon War

War of Armageddon begins August 23, 2011, and lasts 391 days prior to King Jesus' return on Rosh Hashanah, 2012. The sixth vial has begun to pour. The “dragon” is Satan (Rev. 12:9), the “beast” is Sunni Islam, and the “false prophet” is Shia Islam. The “whore” is Wahhabi, dominant in Saudi Arabia. 80% of mosques in US are built by Wahhabis who have no tolerance for other religions, and teach violent jihad in their schools and mosques.

Rev. 16:12-16 “And the sixth poured out his bowl upon the great river, the river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way might by made ready for the kings that come from the sunrising. And I saw coming out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet, three unclean spirits, as it were frogs: for they are spirits of demons, working signs; which go forth unto the kings of the whole world, to gather them together unto the war of the great day of God, the Almighty. (Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.) And they gathered them together into the place which is called in Hebrew Har-Magedon.”

“Frog” is batrachoi. The following is from Barnes' commentary: “This word does not occur in the New Testament except in the passage before us. It is properly translated frogs. The frog is here employed clearly as a symbol, and it is designed that certain qualities of the “spirits” here referred to should be designated by the symbol. For a full illustration of the meaning of the symbol, the reader may consult Bochart, Hieroz. P. II. lib. v. cap. 4. According to Bochart, the frog is characterized, as a symbol:
(1) for its rough, harsh, coarse voice;
(2) on this account, as a symbol of complaining or reproaching;
(3) as a symbol of empty loquacity;
(4) as a symbol of heretics and philosophers, as understood by Augustine;
(5) because the frog has its origin in mud, and lives in mud, as a symbol of those who are born in sin, and live in pollution;
(6) because the frog endures all changes of the season cold and heat, summer, winter, rain, frost - as a symbol of monks who practice self-denial;
(7) because the frog though abstemious of food, yet lives in water and drinks often, as a symbol of drunkards;
(8) as a symbol of impudence;
(9) because the frog swells his size, and distends his cheeks, as a symbol of pride.”

Rev. 13:1-8 “And I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns, and seven heads, and on his horns ten diadems, and upon his heads names of blasphemy. . . . and they worshipped the dragon, because he gave his authority unto the beast; and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? And who is able to war with him? and there was given to him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and there was given to him authority to continue forty and two months. And he opened his mouth for blasphemies against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, even them that dwell in the heaven. And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and there was given to him authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation. And all that dwell on the earth shall worship him, every one whose name hath not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb that hath been slain."

That's correct, the Islamo-fascist beast will “overcome them”, be victorious against the saints. If it were not for Jesus returning, the Muslims would obtain their goal of destroying Israel. The beast originally had ten horns/kings, but the “little horn”, Pres. Obama, has been busy uprooting three (Daniel 7:8); Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya. To “blaspheme” is to 'injure with speech'. President Obama's big mouth has been blaspheming God's Name and authority which promised Canaan to the children of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. This “son of perdition” has blasphemed God's “tabernacle (skene)”, better translated 'habitation' in trying to divide Jerusalem. “That Wicked” has blasphemed those who “dwell (skenoo)” in “heaven (ouranos)” – God's kingdom, by preaching social justice and a collective salvation in opposition to those who cling to The only “Way, Truth, and Life”. Those who had not determined beforehand to worship the true Messiah, Jesus/Yeshua, found themselves worshipping the false Messiah, Obama.

The Sunni beast is making its voice heard as it demands governments to become Sharia-compliant. The king of the Shiite "false prophet", Ahmadinejad, has declared the time is right to destroy the Jews so that the Mahdi may come and usher in justice.

Our Savior's words to us during this time are "Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame." Let's keep our wits about us, and keep our eyes focused on the "Author and Perfector of our faith".

Overview of fulfillment of Seals, Trumps, and Vials

Seals 1-5

Seal 1 fulfilled on 9/11/01 when the “white horse”, 'peaceful' religion of Islam finally destroyed the Twin Towers (previous attempts in the 90's failed).

Seal 2 fulfilled as the “red horse” of Islamic terrorism has "taken peace from the earth". Muslims kill infidels and also kill other Muslims ("they should kill one another").

Seal 3 fulfilled during the "days of awe" between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur (Sept. 29 and Oct. 9, 2008) when the “black horse” of economic ruin galloped around the globe.

Seal 4 fulfilled when Muslims reached one “fourth” of the world's population by 1/1/09. Islam is a religion of death.

Seal 5 could be fulfilled in heaven anytime between 1/1/09 and 9/16/12.

Trumps and Vials 1-7

1st Trumpet fulfilled beginning March 7, 2010 by Australia's hail, Russia's fire (summer, 2010), and Muslim bloodshed.

1st Vial was worldwide measles outbreak in 2010.

2nd Trumpet fulfilled beginning April 21, 2010 by BP's DeepHorizon fiery platform collapsing into the sea and turning sea to "blood".

2nd Vial fulfilled by red tide destroying tons of fish in the Arabian Gulf reported in Sept. 2010.

3rd trumpet -- “great star like a lamp” (Rev. 8:10-12) was McNaught's comet C/2009 R1 seen June, 2010 prior to Japan's 9.1 earthquake on March 11, 2011.

3rd Trumpet fulfilled beginning March 11, 2011 by Japan's radioactive ("bitter") waters.

3rd Vial fulfilled in bloody Muslim violence through protests on March 11, 14, etc., 2011.

4th trumpet -- sun, moon and stars smitten (Rev. 8:12) is likely the great darkness of the Muslim revolution, since Islam is based upon worshipping the moon and a meteor [crescent and star logo].

4th Vial fulfilled as Muslim men and women set themselves on fire during the protests. “Scorched” means to burn or to torture with fire.

5th trumpet -- star who is a destroying king of the abyss (Rev. 9:1-11) is most likely Osama bin Laden; his locusts are Al-Qaeda and others who join them to swarm upon governments to destroy them in order to establish worship of the Beast of Islam.

5th Vial fulfilled in spring 2011 as Turkey ranks #1 in peptic ulcers in the Middle East. “Darkened” and "darkness" come from the same root meaning to obscure or to blind with the darkness of error.

6th Trumpet and Vial of the Battle of Armageddon begins August 23, 2011 with U.N. Troops declaring “Responsibility to Protect” the Palestinians from Israel. The war lasts 1 360-day year, 1 30-day month, and 1 day for a total of 391 days prior to the Lord's return on Sept. 16, 2012.

A sign prior to Christ's 2nd coming as Lion of Judah - Comet Elenin is predicted to be closest to earth on October 16th, 2011 while traversing Leo and will possibly be visible to the naked eye.

Also, Asteroid 2005 YU55 will come within the moon's orbit (200,000 miles from Earth) on Nov. 8, 2011. Asteroid 2005 YU55 is a dark sphere with a 1300 ft. diameter.

Either Elenin or 2005 YU55 might have a chunk break off (“like a great millstone”) to destroy Mecca and Jeddeh.

[5th Seal fulfilled when Great Tribulation martyrs in heaven are told to wait a “little season” until others are martyred.]

6th seal -- “stars” (Rev. 6:12-17) are great men in War at Armageddon who are humbled at seeing King Jesus in the sky. Great earthquake and meteor shower early on 09/16/2012.

7th Vial, Seal, and Trumpet of hail and great earthquakes. The 7th vial slightly precedes the 7th seal which slightly precedes the 7th trumpet. The effects of these three culminate in preparation for the appearing of King Jesus. And at the 7th “last trump” “the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed” (I Corinthians 15:52), and we shall “meet the Lord in the air” (I Thessalonians 4:16)at midnight Jerusalem time on Sept. 16, 2012.

Locusts of the 5th Trumpet are Swarms of Muslim Rebels

The first time locusts are mentioned in the Bible is with the 8th plague of the exodus (Ex. 10:4). These locusts were a one-time phenomenon (Ex. 10:14), and they were associated with darkness.

“For they covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened [chashak]; and they did eat every herb of the land, and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left: and there remained not any green thing in the trees, or in the herbs of the field, through all the land of Egypt.” (Exodus 10:15)

Chashak means to withhold light. The locusts' swarm was so thick it blocked sunlight. These locusts ate everything green which had not been destroyed by the hail. This is unlike the locusts of the 5th trumpet who were commanded “that they should not hurt [adikeo] the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads.” (Rev. 9:4) This is a big clue that these are not typical locusts.

Our first clue is that the locusts of today came from the smoke of the abyss (Rev. 9:2-3) and are commanded by a 'fallen star' king who opened the abyss (Rev. 9:1,11) Natural locusts have no king (Proverbs 30:27) Today's locusts are “given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power” (Rev. 9:3).

During their exodus, the children of Israel were led through wilderness containing fiery serpents and scorpions (Deut. 8:15). The Middle East has several different venomous scorpions which cause human deaths every year. Scorpions of the earth have power to sting and inject venom which paralyzes or kills their prey, but God commands these locust-scorpions to not kill yet to torment a particular people group who are not sealed with God's Holy Spirit (Rev. 9:4-5).

God equated scorpions with rebels.
“And you, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with you, and you do dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.” (Ezekiel 2:6)

God gave this command to Ezekiel along with a scroll which he ate and tasted sweet (Ezek. 2:8-3:4), but then later became bitter when he had to prophesy (Ezek. 3:14-17). This is similar to the scroll John was asked to eat after God revealed the seven thunders to him and before He sent him to prophesy (Rev. 10:8-11)

Jesus associated scorpions with Satan, and gave His disciples power over them.
“And he said to them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven. Behold, I give to you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt [adikeo] you." (Luke 10:18-19)

Adikeo is to be unjust, that is, (actively) do wrong (morally, socially or physically): - hurt, injure, be an offender, or be unjust (Strong's). Christians are protected by Christ's promise in Luke and in Revelation that these scorpion rebels will not hurt us.

Amos saw a vision of grasshoppers come upon the land, but interceded, and the Lord relented and did not bring it upon king Jeroboam II of Israel (Amos 7:1-3). The prophet Joel predicted a plague of locusts during the reign of king Uzziah of Judah which did occur. In Joel 1:4, some scholars assume Joel was describing the four growth stages of locusts. After hatching from the egg, a nymph is called a hopper; what most of us recognize as the green grasshopper. But after heavy rains when lots of green vegetation exists, solitary grasshoppers can change into gregarious locusts. Green nymphs change to yellow and black locusts, immature adults change from brown to red locusts, and mature adults change from brown to yellow locusts. The coasts of the Red Sea are their natural breeding grounds.

In Joel 2:2, the plague of locusts is now a plague of “people” who blot out the sun (Joel 2:10). The people of Judah heeded Joel's warnings and fasted and prayed for deliverence from such an army; whereas the people of Israel did not heed Amos, and were taken away into captivity.

“For a nation is come up on my land, strong, and without number, whose teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he has the cheek teeth of a great lion.” (Joel 1:6)
“. . . and their teeth were as the teeth of lions.” (Rev. 9:8)
The Sunni “beast of the sea” has the “mouth of of a lion” (Rev. 13:2); it “had great iron teeth: it devoured and broke in pieces (Daniel 7:7).

“The Mahometans speak much of God being the Maker of locusts; they say he made them of the clay which was left at the formation of Adam; and represent him saying, I am God, nor is there any Lord of locusts besides me, who feed them, and send them for food to the people, or as a punishment to them, as I please: they call them the army of the most high God, and will not suffer any to kill them.” (John Gill's Bible Commentary) I have not been able to verify this.

“The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they run. Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devours the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array. Before their face the people shall be much pained: all faces shall gather blackness." (Joel 2:4-6)
“And the shapes of the locusts were like to horses prepared to battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men. . . . And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle.” (Rev. 9:7-9)

Though John never quoted the Old Testament directly in Revelation, he indirectly quoted it or alluded to it. Both of them tell us about this final battle prior to the LORD's return.
“I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land. . . . Assemble yourselves, and come, all you heathen, and gather yourselves together round about: thither cause your mighty ones to come down, O LORD. Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about. Put you in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come, get you down; for the press is full, the fats overflow; for their wickedness is great. Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision. The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining. The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the LORD will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel. So shall you know that I am the LORD your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her any more.” (Joel 3:2, 11-17)
“For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth to the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watches, and keeps his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame. And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon. And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done. And there were voices, and thunders, and lightning; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were on the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great. And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give to her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath." (Rev. 16:14-19)
“For Israel has not been forsaken, nor Judah of his God, of the LORD of hosts; though their land was filled with sin against the Holy One of Israel. Flee out of the middle of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul: be not cut off in her iniquity; for this is the time of the LORD's vengeance; he will render to her a recompense. Babylon has been a golden cup in the LORD's hand, that made all the earth drunken: the nations have drunken of her wine; therefore the nations are mad. Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: howl for her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed. We would have healed Babylon, but she is not healed: forsake her, and let us go every one into his own country: for her judgment reaches to heaven, and is lifted up even to the skies. The LORD has brought forth our righteousness: come, and let us declare in Zion the work of the LORD our God.” (Jeremiah 51:5-10)

The locusts of the 5th trumpet are swarms of Muslim rebels upon whom the LORD will have His vengeance.

Five months

In 2010 I posted about how I thought God was using earthquakes at Christchurch, New Zealand as a way to communicate to His Bride the church what was about to happen. On September 4, 2010, Christchurch was hit by a 7.1 magnitude earthquake, but suffered little damage and no casualties. Now FIVE MONTHS later, a 6.3 magnitude earthquake has devastated the city with hundreds of casualties because the epicenter of the quake was closer to the city. [The return of King Jesus for His Bride is coming closer, but more Christians will die before He arrives.]

If my Biblical interpretations are correct, prior to March 26, 2011 the first four trumpets and vials will come upon the earth from space (possibly combined with volcanoes erupting). Vials 1-4 which fall on Babylon/Islam will be in tandem with trumpets 1-4 which fall on the world, and occur close in timing. First trump is “hail and fire mingled with blood” (meteorite shower). Second trump is “a great mountain burning with fire cast into the sea” (meteor/asteroid strike): 1/3 sea became blood, 1/3 sea creatures died, and 1/3 of the ships were destroyed. At the third trump a great star named Wormwood falls on 1/3 of the rivers, fountains and waters; and people die from the bitter waters (sulfuric acid rain). At the fourth trump 1/3 of daylight and nightlight is darkened (from the debris cloud).
On February 10th the earth had an asteroid near-miss.
[http://www.newser.com/story/111740/asteroid-barely-misses-earth.html]

"And there came out of the smoke locusts on the earth: and to them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power. And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads. And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he strikes a man. . . . And they had tails like to scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months." (Rev. 9:3-10)

From Scriptural clues, I think Osama bin Laden is the "king" over these "locusts". Muslims are calling for an Islamic Caliphate in the Middle East which they hope will spread to encompass the world. Those Muslims who will not submit their country to this new caliphate will experience the "torture" of Al-Qaeda, the Muslim Brotherhood, and other jihadist groups. The country likely to hold out the longest is Saudi Arabia who has a protest scheduled for March 20th. If bin Laden is yet again unsuccessful at setting their oil fields ablaze, maybe Iran will decide to test a nuclear missile strike against Mecca.

But on March 26, 2011 I expect FIVE MONTHS of organized Al-Qaida attacks, primarily against the “whore” (Wahhabis) and other 'wayward' Muslims, in order to organize them as one caliphate and to purify them for their attack against Israel in which UN nations will join. I expect Armegeddon to begin August 23, 2011 and last for one year, one month, and one day; with Jesus Christ returning on September 16, 2012 at midnight on Rosh Hashannah, the "great and very terrible" "day of the LORD".

I don't know if their Mahdi (12th imam) will declare himself before or after the FIVE MONTHS to lead the new caliphate, but I still think it will most likely be Muqtada al-Sadr, the leader of Iraq's Mahdi army.

It's interesting that on May 8th, the King James Bible will celebrate its 400th anniversary. People have had access to the Word of God for 400 years, yet the hatred toward the Bible and those who believe in it is growing. Four people were just murdered by Somali pirates for distributing Bibles.

"And he said to Abram, Know of a surety that your seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not their's, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years; And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance. And you shall go to your fathers in peace; you shall be buried in a good old age. But in the fourth generation they shall come here again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full." (Genesis 15:13-16)

"And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up." (Daniel 8:23)

Maybe the Mahdi will make his announcement after May 8th.

Riots and Debt according to Habakkuk

Habakkuk once warned Israel of impending violence from the Chaldeans (Babylonians of the Euphrates), because the Israelites had committed violence which had gone unpunished.

“. . . for wasting and violent acts are before me: and there is fighting and bitter argument. For this reason the law is feeble and decisions are not effected: for the upright man is circled round by evil-doers; because of which right is twisted.” Habakkuk 1:3b-4 (Bible in Basic English-BBE)

The Chaldean “makes little of kings, rulers are a sport to him; all the strong places are to be laughed at; for he makes earthworks and takes them. . . . and there is no end to his destruction [slaughter] of the nations.” (Hab. 1:10+17b BBE) The Babylonians would lay siege to walled cities and starve them out. Those in the Middle East now are making little of their rulers through mob protest and riots.

“And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence [hormema] shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.” (Rev. 18:21 AKJV)

“Hormema” is only used this once in Scripture. It means a rush, as in “they rushed with one accord into the theater” (Acts 19:29c). It means an assault or a mob causing a riot. It looks as though the entire ancient Babylonian empire will be brought down through riots. Then Osama bin Laden and his mujahadeen, empowered by the pit of hell (Rev. 9), will take five months beginning March 26th to organize through violence the last Islamic caliphate known as “the beast” (Rev. 13).

“And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain on tables, that he may run [rush] that reads it.” (Hab. 2:2)
“And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that you be not partakers of her sins, and that you receive not of her plagues.” (Rev. 18:4)

Though many Christians have voluntarily left the Muslim Middle Eastern countries, or have been driven out. God is making His final call to those believers remaining to hurry up and leave because His plagues are about to be poured out.
For “that wicked” “man of pride”, who is weighed down by debt, is gathering the nations to himself. What did you think all of that bowing to Muslim and fascist leaders was all about? His creditors will suddenly turn on him. The great city of Babylon (Mecca-Jeddeh, Saudi Arabia) will fall, and the nations will gather for war against Israel at Armageddon.

“A curse on the cruel and false one! the man full of pride, who never has enough; who makes his desires wide as the underworld! he is like death; he is never full, but he makes all nations come to him, getting all peoples together to himself. Will not all these take up a word of shame against him and a bitter saying against him, and say, A curse on him who goes on taking what is not his and is weighted down with the property of debtors! Will not your creditors suddenly be moved against you, and your troublers get up from their sleep, and you will be to them like goods taken in war? Because you have taken their goods from great nations, all the rest of the peoples will take your goods from you; because of men's blood and violent acts against the land and the town and all who are living in it.” (Hab. 2:5-8)

“And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.” (Rev. 14:8)
“For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth to the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.” (Rev. 16:14)

The war will last for one year, one month, one day, and one hour (Rev. 9:15) until midnight of Rosh Hashannah in 2012, and then the glory of Jesus returning to earth with flashes of lightning and great earthquakes will end the battle as He crushes the nations to save Israel.

“He was shining like the light; he had rays coming out from his hand: there his power was kept secret. Before him went disease, and flames went out at his feet. From his high place he sent shaking on the earth; he saw and nations were suddenly moved: and the eternal mountains were broken, the unchanging hills were bent down; his ways are eternal. . . . You went stepping through the land in wrath, crushing the nations in your passion. You went out for the salvation of your people, for the salvation of the one on whom your holy oil was put; wounding the head of the family of the evil-doer, uncovering the base even to the neck. Selah." (Hab. 3:4-13)

Seven Thunders

“And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was on his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire: And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot on the sea, and his left foot on the earth, And cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roars: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices. And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying to me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not. . . . [the angel swore] that there should be time no longer: But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he has declared to his servants the prophets.” (Revelation 10:1-7 edited)

The word “finished” (teleo) is the same word which Jesus cried from the cross (John 19:30) which caused the veil of separation to the most holy place to be rent and caused an earthquake which opened graves for the first fruits of the resurrected saints (Mat. 27:50-53). It is a completion and fulfillment, but it will also be the beginning (genomai, which can also mean married) of Christ's millennial reign.

“And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done [genomai]. And there were voices, and thunders, and lightning; and there was a great earthquake” (Rev. 16:17-18)
“And when he had opened the seventh seal . . . there were voices, and thunder, and lightning, and an earthquake.” (Revelation 8:1)

The seven thunders precede the final trump of God which ends the age of grace and begins the Day of the LORD. In conjunction with the seventh vial and seventh seal is the seventh trumpet:

“And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever. . . . and lightning, and voices, and thunder, and an earthquake, and great hail” (Revelation 11:15, 19).

“And the LORD shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning: and the LORD God shall blow the trumpet.” (Zechariah 9:14)

“And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunder, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigns. Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honor to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife has made herself ready.” (Revelation 19:6-7)

It appears that before, during, and after the seventh trumpet there are voices and lightning and thunder which declare aspects of this very tumultuous time. The seven thunders start with a lion's roar.

“Therefore prophesy you against them all these words, and say to them, The LORD shall roar from on high, and utter his voice from his holy habitation; he shall mightily roar on his habitation; he shall give a shout, as they that tread the grapes, against all the inhabitants of the earth. A noise shall come even to the ends of the earth; for the LORD has a controversy with the nations, he will plead with all flesh; he will give them that are wicked to the sword, said the LORD. Thus said the LORD of hosts, Behold, evil shall go forth from nation to nation, and a great whirlwind shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth. And the slain of the LORD shall be at that day from one end of the earth even to the other end of the earth: they shall not be lamented, neither gathered, nor buried; they shall be dung on the ground." (Jeremiah 25:30-33)

According to Steve Moyise in his book The Old Testament in the Book of Revelation, "Revelation contains more Old Testament allusions than any other New Testament book, but it does not record a single quotation." John, the apostle, alluded to imagery of the major and minor prophets and the Psalms. Could it be that God told John not to write about the seven thunders because it was already written down in the Old Testament?

David wrote a psalm which described “the voice of the LORD” seven times. He wrote this psalm after three years of drought and famine (2 Samuel 21:1) caused by Saul's slaughter of the Gibeonites with whom Israel (through Joshua) had a treaty. When David rectified the situation, the storm clouds came with thunder and lightning and much needed rain, and he began to praise the LORD (who is YHWH when in all caps).

Psalm 29
1Give to the LORD, O you mighty, give to the LORD glory and strength.
2Give to the LORD the glory due to his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.
3The voice of the LORD is on the waters: the God of glory thunders: the LORD is on many waters.
4The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is full of majesty.
5The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; yes, the LORD breaks the cedars of Lebanon.
6He makes them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion [Mt. Hermon] like a young unicorn [wild ox].
7The voice of the LORD divides the flames of fire.
8The voice of the LORD shakes the wilderness; the LORD shakes the wilderness of Kadesh [sanctuary]
9The voice of the LORD makes the hinds to calve, and discovers [strips] the forests: and in his temple does every one speak of his glory.
10The LORD sits on the flood; yes, the LORD sits King for ever.
11The LORD will give strength to his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace.

#1 The voice of the LORD was upon the rain as His glory thundered.
#2 The voice of the LORD is powerful, firm and strong.
#3 The voice of the LORD is magnificent, beautiful, excellent, glorious, honourable, majestic.
#4 The voice of the LORD as lightning breaks tall cedars and makes mighty mountains shake.
#5 The voice of the LORD is lightning.
#6 The voice of the LORD shakes the plains and its sanctuaries.
#7 The voice of the LORD causes animals to give birth and strips foliage from the trees.

It seems to me that the seven thunders are full of “natural” devastation to the earth through various storms and earthquakes which might cause people to remember them as “acts of God” so that they repent before the Lion of Judah returns.

THUNDER in order of appearance in Hebrew Bible

1st Exodus 9:23-34 the plague of THUNDER, hail, and fire upon the Egyptians, but not upon the children of Israel in Goshen, so “that you may know that the earth is the LORD's” (v29).

2nd Exodus 19:16-20:18 when the LORD through THUNDERS, lightning and earthquake descended upon Mt. Sinai and declared His ten commandments.

3rd 1 Samuel 2:1-10 when Hannah prophesied upon releasing her miracle son into priestly service, “The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he THUNDER on them: the LORD shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength to his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.” (v10)

4th 1 Samuel 7:10 when the ark of the covenant had been captured by the Philistines and then returned. The people repented and returned to the LORD and asked Samuel to pray and ask God to save them from the Philistines. God “THUNDERED” on them, confusing the Philistines so Israel could smite them. Samuel created a stone Ebenezer (LORD helped us), and the Philistines stayed away until Samuel died.

5th 1 Samuel 12:17-18 when God sent THUNDER and rain to destroy crops to show the wickedness of Israel asking for a king, since the LORD was their King.

6th 2 Samuel 22:14-15 “The LORD THUNDERED from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice. And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them.” This is akin to David's psalm 18 of victory over enemies.

7th Isaiah 29:6-7 “You shall be visited of the LORD of hosts with THUNDER, and with earthquake, and great noise, with storm and tempest, and the flame of devouring fire. And the multitude of all the nations that fight against Ariel [city of David, Jerusalem], even all that fight against her and her fortification, and that distress her, shall be as a dream of a night vision.”

From this list it would seem that (1st) plagues of judgment upon the idolators precede the (2nd) LORD's descent to (3rd) judge the earth and (4th) help Israel by confusing their enemies so (5th) Israel will recognize the LORD as their King who (6th) gives them victory over their enemies and (7th) devours their enemies with fire, making them disappear.

Winter Solstice Lunar Eclipse 2010 - Blood Moon

December 21, 2010 was the shortest and darkest day of the year; the winter solstice. [http://www.nasa.gov/topics/solarsystem/features/eclipse/dec21-eclipse.html] And for the first time in 300 years in North America, a full lunar eclipse (red moon) occurred on the winter solstice (dark day). It was preceded the week prior by a very active Geminid meteor shower which began its annual debut just prior to America's Civil War. Is the United States of America about to embark on another civil war? Was the Russian prediction of the collapse of the USA just one year early? [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_Panarin]
Al-Qaeda has perfected their methods of bleeding a country dry, to the breaking point. Osama bin Laden joined the Muslims in 1979 to fight the Russians in Afghanistan. The Muslims embroiled the Soviet Union there for a decade (1979-1989), and within a couple years after they pulled out, their empire dissolved into several Muslim "-istan" states which left behind a very weakened Russia. New elections did not unify their country again.
Al-Qaeda (the Base) was located in Afghanistan in 1996. After the Muslim attack on US soil on September 11, 2001, we fougnt two wars: one in Iraq (2003-2010) and one in Afghanistan (2001 to present). We will have been fighting in Afghanistan for a decade next year.
President Obama and his socialist, fascist, communist, and anarchist friends have been successful in weakening America and bringing it to the breaking (apart) point. President Obama equated himself to Lincoln, and he might be president during a civil war too.

"And I will show wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke: The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and notable day of the Lord come: And it shall come to pass, that whoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved." (Acts 2:19-21)

On December 21, 2010 in North America, the red moon was seen east of the rushing bull Taurus (the coming judge or judgment-Pleiades) and over the head of Orion ("the coming light"). God's judgment of darkness will precede the light of the return of our Lord and King Jesus. Be prepared.