The Second Trumpet

A.D. 270 to A.D. 530

In the time of the sounding of the second trumpet, or the gospel being preached by the ministry for this period of 260 years, John saw as it were, “A Great Mountain”, burning with fire, cast into the sea.  The church, termed Mt. Zion, is seen at this time, generally speaking, going into compromise, or apostasy with papal Rome.

• The sea, symbolize the people of the Catholic Church. See Rev. 17:15.  And the beast of chapter 13 (The Papacy), coming up from the sea would symbolize the spirit of Rome, for this beast came out of the sea, the mountain went into the sea.  In this age of compromise, according to bible history, the church did go into compromise and apostasy with papalism, “but not as a whole”, as we shall see in future explanations.

• One third part of the sea turning to blood would symbolize a people who were guilty of their own blood and the blood of Christ.  They (the 1/3 of God’s people) turned from the truth and died spiritually in the sea of Papal Rome.  When anyone lowers the standard of Gospel truth and goes into compromise with false and deceptive religious spirits and movements, though he may be saved, when he does, he will eventually lose his experience and die a spiritual death.  Men have and are still doing so in this modern day of deception.

• One third part of the ships being destroyed would mean the message bearers (the preachers of the gospel), symbolize as ships used in the waters to transfer merchandise, so is the ministry of the church to transport or deliver the gospel.  The gospel being transported by the ministry is, seen as ships transporting the goods of the gospel were destroyed in the sea of papalism, and now the third part of the sea, or Papal Rome, is made up of people that turned from the truth and are guilty of their own blood.

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