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Second Trumpet - the Burning Mountain

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The second trumpet harms the commerce on which human society and political institutions must depend for survival – Revelation 8:8-9. The sounding of the Second Trumpet causes upheaval in the sea, disrupting a third of all seaborne trade. In the Book of Revelation , the “sea” is vital to the commerce upon which  end-time Babylon and the Empire depend  for power, and it is the place from which the Beast ascends. This explains why, at the end of the Book, no “ sea ” is found in New Jerusalem. In the symbolic world, the Sea is linked directly to the Dragon and the Beast.
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The Ruler of Kings

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Jesus, the Faithful Witness, now reigns supreme over the Kings of the Earth, and he is shepherding the nations to the Holy City of New Jerusalem . Jesus is named the “ Ruler of the Kings of the Earth ” by the Book of Revelation . His present sovereignty is based on his past Death and Resurrection. He does not rule by hereditary right or military might, but because of his redeeming death. It is the Slain Lamb who sits on the Throne, and his authority extends even over Death and Hades.
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