Sermon Series | The End Is All About Jesus | 15. The Plagues of Jesus

The End is All About Jesus

The Plagues of Jesus

Revelation 8:1-13

The Main Point: Judgment is coming, but God is in control. (Ex 7:5; 9:14-16)

• The Background to the Trumpets: God’s Judgment (vv1-5)
  • A Pause in God’s Judgment (v1; Hab 2:20; Zech 2:13)
  • The Preparation for God’s Judgment (vv2, 6; Amos 3:6; Josh 6:10b)
  • The Prayers for God’s Judgment (vv3-4; Rev 6:10b)
  • The Power of God’s Judgment (v5; Rev 11:19b; 16:18)
  • God is not idle, so we pray to Him!

• The Blowing of the Trumpets: God’s Sovereign Power (vv6-13)
  • The First Trumpet: God’s sovereign power over the earth. (v7; Ex 9:13-35)
  • The Second Trumpet: God’s sovereign power over the seas. (vv8-9; Ex 7:14-25)
  • The Third Trumpet: God’s sovereign power over rivers and streams. (v10; Jer 9:15b)
  • The Fourth Trumpet: God’s sovereign power over the sky. (vv11-13; Ex 10:21-23)
  • God is not powerless, so we trust in Him. (Jer 51:25; Isa 14:12; Rev 22:23; Mt 13:44)