7 Seals 7 Trumpets 7 Bowls and 3 Woes

 

1️⃣ First Seal — White Horse

Event: A rider with a bow and crown goes out conquering. Symbolism: Often interpreted as false peace, deception, or the rise of the Antichrist. Verse: Revelation 6:1–2

2️⃣ Second Seal — Red Horse

Event: A rider is given a great sword to take peace from the earth. Symbolism: War, bloodshed, and conflict. Verse: Revelation 6:3–4

3️⃣ Third Seal — Black Horse

Event: A rider holds scales; food is scarce and expensive. Symbolism: Famine and economic collapse. Verse: Revelation 6:5–6

4️⃣ Fourth Seal — Pale Horse

Event: A rider named Death, followed by Hades, kills with sword, famine, plague, and wild beasts. Symbolism: Widespread death and devastation. Verse: Revelation 6:7–8

5️⃣ Fifth Seal — Souls Under the Altar

Event: Martyrs cry out for justice. Symbolism: Persecution of believers and a call for divine vengeance. Verse: Revelation 6:9–11

6️⃣ Sixth Seal — Cosmic Disturbances

Event: Earthquake, sun turns black, moon becomes blood, stars fall, sky rolls back. Symbolism: Cataclysmic signs of divine judgment. Verse: Revelation 6:12–17

7️⃣ Seventh Seal — Silence and Seven Trumpets

Event: Silence in heaven for half an hour; introduces the seven trumpet judgments. Symbolism: Awe before deeper judgments begin. Verse: Revelation 8:1–5

 

 

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📖 Revelation Study Guide: Trumpets, Bowls & Woes

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📯 Seven Trumpets (Revelation 8–11)

1.  Hail and fire mixed with blood — ⅓ of earth, trees, and grass burned (Rev 8:7)

2.  Burning mountain into sea — sea turns to blood, marine life dies (Rev 8:8–9)

Posible Mount St. Helens erupted catastrophically on May 18, 1980

or Krakatoa (Indonesia, 1883)

3.  Star Wormwood falls — rivers and springs poisoned (Rev 8:10–11)

CChernobyl nuclear disaster occurred on April 26, 1986 Chernobyl translates to in Ukrainian the name for wormwood

4.  ⅓ of sun, moon, stars darkened — reduced light (Rev 8:12)

5.  Abyss opened — demonic locusts torment for 5 months (First Woe) (Rev 9:1–12) 

The pit ground 0 September 11 2001

6.  Four angels released — army kills ⅓ of humanity (Second Woe) (Rev 9:13–21)

7.  God’s kingdom declared — temple opens, final judgments begin (Third Woe) (Rev 11:15–19)

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🪣 Seven Bowls of Wrath (Revelation 16)

1.  Painful sores on those with beast’s mark (Rev 16:2)

2.  Sea becomes blood — all sea life dies (Rev 16:3)

3.  Rivers and springs turn to blood (Rev 16:4–7)

4.  Sun scorches people — intense heat (Rev 16:8–9)

5.  Darkness over beast’s kingdom — agony and refusal to repent (Rev 16:10–11)

6.  Euphrates dries up — armies gather for Armageddon (Rev 16:12–16)

7.  Massive earthquake and hail — Babylon judged, “It is done!” (Rev 16:17–21)

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⚠️ The Three Woes

1.  First Woe — Fifth Trumpet: demonic torment from Abyss (Rev 9:1–12)

2.  Second Woe — Sixth Trumpet: army kills ⅓ of humanity (Rev 9:13–21; 11:7–14)

3.  Third Woe — Seventh Trumpet: final judgments and reign of Christ (Rev 11:15–19)

Why “Woe” Is Used

• The word “woe” in Scripture is a prophetic lament — a cry of grief, horror, or impending doom.

• In Revelation 8:13, an eagle cries out: “Woe, woe, woe to the inhabitants of the earth, because of the remaining blasts of the trumpet…” This sets apart the last three trumpets (5th, 6th, 7th) as far more severe than the first four.

• So the woes aren’t separate judgments — they’re labels for the final three trumpets, emphasizing their spiritual intensity, global impact, and irreversible consequences.