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Second demonic terror in the last days

Revelation 9: 13-21

  • Session: 19
  • Week: 3
  • Day: 5
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Introduction

Trumpets in Israel were used to call people to worship, to war, and to travel, etc. See Jericho city and time of Joel 2:1. The first 4 trumpets 🎺🎺🎺🎺 caused natural evil during tribulation time ( Rev chapter 8). The last 3 trumpets 🎺🎷🎷 caused severe demonic activities on earth. (Rev chap 9 and 10). In this session, Revelation 9: 13-21, we focus on understanding the second terror released on the last day, which looked like a horse prepared for war, see Joel 2. These are the four commander demons who were chained together with their troops, over 200 million, at the great Euphrates river, which is at the Garden of Eden. They will be released on the last days to torment Christ-rejecting people.

Objectives

By the end of this session, the learner will have:

  • Understood the terror that will come to Christ-rejecting people in the last days after the angel blows the 5th, 6th, and 7th trumpets
  • Understood the truth about demons by looking at their submission to the Lord, their being chained by the LORD, and the limited activities checked by the Lord

Outline

  • Last three Trumpet judgment, spiritual
  • Demonic activities
  • Horse-like, Demonic terrorists
  • Activities of demons

Group Study Time

Revelation 9: 13-21

Connecting

  • Gather with two or more people for a community discovery bible study session.
  • Start with a heartfelt prayer, inviting God to guide and bless your understanding.
  • Explore the passage by reading it at least twice, using different Bible versions if available, then retell the story together as a group.
  • Reflect and share the challenges and blessings you experienced from the previous study.

Comprehending

  • Read Revelation 8:13. What does the Bible say about demonic terrorism in the last days? What is the meaning of the word terror, or terrorism? What happens when demons terrorize the souls of men?
  • Read Rev 9: 13-21. Describe the second terror on earth after the sixth angel blew his trumpet 🎺? Where were these demons chained? how many were there? what were they allowed to do to Christ-rejecting people?
  • What was God’s purpose in allowing demonic terrorism during tribulation? Rev 9:20.
  • Read Rev 9: 20-21. Described the four main demonic activities (terrorism) on earth in the last days that people will refuse to repent and turn to God. ( a. Worship demons and idols, b. Murders c. Witchcraft, d. Sexual immorality. How do these four demonic activities oppress the people?

Committing

  • Engage with the Bible—read, study, memorize, meditate, pray, listen, and live it out.
  • List three lessons you have learnt as an agent of change that you would like to put into practice and teach others about.
  • Take time and worship Jesus with the attributes revealed about Christ.
  • Use the SPACEPETS model, to assist you in putting God’s word into practice. Look for:
    • Sin to confess
    • Promise to claim
    • Attitude to change
    • Command to keep
    • Error to change
    • Prayer to make
    • Example to copy
    • Truth to obey and
    • Something praiseworthy

Communicating

  • Identify one person you can connect with and share the valuable insights and lessons you gained from this session.
  • Reach out to a new believer—either in person or by phone—and pray with them to support them through their challenges, including any concerns about attending church.
  • Create a new group and guide others through this study to help them grow in their understanding.

Post Lesson Teaching Summary

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Second demonic terror in the last days

Revelation 9: 13-21

Revelation 9:13-17

  • Context:
    • John’s vision in Revelation 9:13-17 continues in the tribulation, post-rapture, with the sixth trumpet judgment, the second “woe,” escalating the severity of God’s wrath through demonic forces.
    • The church, sealed by God, is absent, as these judgments target Christ-rejecting people to prompt repentance, yet many persist in rebellion.
  • Sixth Trumpet: Second Woe (Revelation 9:13-17):
    • The sixth angel’s trumpet prompts a voice from the golden altar to release four demonic commanders bound at the Euphrates River, prepared for a specific hour, day, month, and year (v. 13-15).
    • These commanders lead an army of 200 million demonic horsemen, resembling horses with lion-like heads, wearing armor of red, blue, and yellow, killing a third of humanity with fire, smoke, and sulfur from their mouths (v. 16-17).
    • Unlike the fifth trumpet, these demons are permitted to kill, using fire, smoke, and sulfur to inflict painful, treacherous deaths, yet the purpose remains to call people to repentance (v. 17).
    • Mercy is evident as God limits the destruction to a third and uses judgment to urge repentance, though many still refuse (v. 20-21).
  • Application:
    • Repent now to avoid the wrath of the second woe; surrender to Jesus, who controls even these demonic forces, and embrace His love to escape the tribulation’s escalating judgments.