Revelation 8:1-12

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Revelation 81-12
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• Revelation 81-12
• 1And when he had opened the seventh seal, there
• was silence in heaven about the space of
• half an hour.
• 2And I saw the seven angels which stood before
• God and to them were given seven trumpets.
• 3And another angel came and stood at the altar,
• having a golden censer and there was given
  unto
• him much incense, that he should offer it with
  the
• prayers of all saints upon the golden altar
  which
• was before the throne.

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• Revelation 81-12
• 4And the smoke of the incense, which came with
• the prayers of the saints, ascended up before
• God out of the angel's hand.
• 5And the angel took the censer, and filled it
  with fire
• of the altar, and cast it into the earth and
  there
• were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings,
  and
• an earthquake.
• 6And the seven angels which had the seven
• trumpets prepared themselves to sound.

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• Revelation 81-12
• 7The first angel sounded, and there followed hail
  
• and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast
• upon the earth and the third part of trees was
• burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
• 8And the second angel sounded, and as it were a
• great mountain burning with fire was cast into
  the
• sea and the third part of the sea became blood
  
• 9And the third part of the creatures which were
  in
• the sea, and had life, died and the third part
  of
• the ships were destroyed.

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• Revelation 81-12
• 10And the third angel sounded, and there fell a
• great star from heaven, burning as it were a
• lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the
  rivers,
• and upon the fountains of waters
• 11And the name of the star is called Wormwood
• and the third part of the waters became
• wormwood and many men died of the waters,
• because they were made bitter.
• 12And the fourth angel sounded, and the third
  part
• of the sun was smitten, and the third part of
  the
• moon, and the third part of the stars so as the
  
• third part of them was darkened, and the day
• shone not for a third part of it,and the night
  likewise.

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• Psalm 1411-2,
• O LORD, I call to you come quickly to me. Hear
• my voice when I call to you. May my prayer be set
  
• before you like incense may the lifting up of my
  
• hands be like the evening sacrifice.
• They Prayed!
• Their prayers did not fall on deaf ears

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• FIRST, THERE IS SILENCE (V.1-2)
• The silence suggests that everything in
• heaven halts so that the prayers of the
• saints may be heard.

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• SECOND, THERE IS SUPPLICATION (V.3-4)
• John has been setting the stage for this scene
  for a
• while now. In Rev. 58 we are told that the
  golden
• bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of
  the
• saints are brought before God. In 610 we are
• allowed to eaves drop on the prayers
• How long, Sovereign Lord, holy and true, until
  you
• judge the inhabitants of the earth and avenge our
  
• blood? And Gods response, 11 and they were
• told to wait a little longer

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• The PURPOSE OF PRAYER IS NOT TO GET
• MANS WILL DONE IN HEAVEN BUT TO GET
• GODS WILL DONE ON EARTH.
• When we pray we participate in Gods will
• being done on earth as it is in heaven. And
• this is seen most clearly in the final
• movement

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• FINALLY, THERE IS ACTION! (V. 5-6)
• Out of the silence in heaven action develops .
• Then the angel took the censer, filled it with
  fire
• from the altar, and hurled it on the earth and
  there
• came peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of
• lightning and an earthquake. Then the seven
• angels who had the seven trumpets prepared to
• sound them. .

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• Just like the prayers of the martyrs, your
  prayers
• return to the earth too.
• YOUR PRAYERS RE-ENTER HISTORY
• WITH INCALCULABLE EFFECTS
• EARTH IS SHAKEN BY THEM EVERY
• DAY.

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• That health concern?
• That prayer for the nation?
• That prayer for the lost?
• That prayer for justice?
• That prayer for peace?
• They rise before a living and loving God and
• they all receive his undivided attention. He
• shuts down all the activity in the throne room
• to listen to you pray and respond.

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• IN WHAT WAY DO YOU NEED GODS WILL
• DONE ON EARTH TODAY?
• All the angels were standing around the throne
  and
• around the elders and the four living creatures.
• They fell down on their faces before the throne
  and
• worshiped God, saying "Amen! Praise and glory
• and wisdom and thanks and honor and power and
• strength be to our God for ever and ever. Amen!"
• REV. 711-12

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• But that moment of praise is powerful and
  helpful.
• IN THAT DECLARATION OF GODS
• CHARACTER WE DISCOVER THAT WHATEVER
• WE NEED, GOD! CAN DO.
• Do you need wisdom?
• Do you need strength?
• Do you need moral character?
• Do you need joy?
• Do you need resources?
• .

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• WHAT DO YOU NEED GODS ANGEL TO
• THROW THE GOLDEN CENSER FILLED WITH
• FIRE BACK TO EARTH AND PROVIDE FOR
• YOU?
• HOW CAN GODS WILL IN HEAVEN BE DONE
• ON EARTH ON YOUR BEHALF?

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Revelation 81-12