Interpretations
- Literal vs. symbolic
- Sequential vs. parallel
The first 4 trumpets
- Shofar
- Parallels to Exodus
- One third
- Building on each other
- 3 woes
The 5th trumpet
- The star with a key (20:1)
- “Locusts” (Joel 1:6, 2)
- 5 months torment
- Abaddon/Apollyon
The 6th trumpet
- Four angels at the Euphrates
- A third of humankind
- 200 million
Missed opportunity
- God’s purpose
- Mankind’s reaction