Revelation 9 - Lake Erie Bible Church

Chapter 9
THE REVELATION TO JOHN
EXEGESIS VERSE 12:
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Revelation 9:12 ~ H o u v a i . h ` m i , a a v p h / l q e n \ i v d o u . e ; r c e t a i e ; t i d u , o o u v a i . m e t a . t a u / t a Å
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Revelation 9:12 The first woe is past; behold, two woes are still coming after
these things. h ` m i , a e i -j (d.a. + card.adj./nf-s; "The first") ~H h` ouvai, (d.a. + part.;
"woe") avph/lqen\ a v p e , r c o m a i (viaa--3s; "is past/departed/left") ivdou, (part.; "behold") du,o
(card.adj./nf-p; "two") ouvai, (part./ap-nf-p; "woes") e ; t i (adv.; "still/yet") e ; r c e t a i
e ; r c o m a i (vipd--3s; "coming") meta. meta, (pa +) t a u / t a Å o u -t o j (near dem.pro./an-p;
"after these things" ; note a chronological advance)
ANALYSIS VERSE 12:
1. Vs.12 presents a final meter change within the measure of the trumpet judgments
specifically as it pertains to the 3 woes.
2. It serves as a pause between trumpets 5 & 6-7 producing a final quick two count of
trumpets 6&7 as construed under a 4/4 time. (With the pause there remains a final 4
meter count of the 3 woes in correlation to the 4 meter count of the 1 st 4 judgments
indicating a 4/4 time.)
3. There is a definite chronological emphasis in our verse as noted in the opening clause,
“The first woe is past” closing with the pronominal phrase “after these things” that
always indicates a chronological advance in the Book of Revelation.
4. That the 1 st woe is past/departed indicates the conclusion of the 5 month period of the
5 th trumpet.
5. As we have seen, it is during this period that the effects of the 1 st 4 trumpet judgments
are realized as well as the demonic attack brought about upon mankind.
6. That the days have been cut short in time by 1/3 (8:12), these 5 judgments actually
occur in 100 days in equivalence to our present time (5 months x 30 days = 150 days
divided by 1/3).
7. Further, the final 3 ½ years will be completed in about 28 months on our current
calendar.
8. While some may argue that based on scientific measures of trade winds, weather
patterns, etc., as we know them, 3 1/3 months is not sufficient to produce the global
catastrophic effects of the 1 st 4 trumpets, is naive to say the least.
9. Who can truly measure the overall effects of the vast nuclear holocaust that will occur
that will drastically alter the very rotation of our planet and its impact upon the
environment?
10. The fact alone of the increased speed of our earth’s rotation demands a direct affect
upon our gravitational pull and the very weather and wind patterns as we know them.
11. With increased gravity, the nuclear clouds and debris of fallout would tend to “hug”
the earth creating an atmosphere of mass for faster radiation poisoning of terra firma
as well as providing a climate conducive to expedite its distribution globally.
12. One can only imagine the chaotic state environmentally our planet experiences under
these conditions and to conclude that these judgments could all be realized in this
shorter time frame is only logical.
Lake Erie Bible Church
P-T Ken Reed
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