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: 1-12, we focus on understanding the first terror released in the last day, which looked like locusts, see Joel 1:1-4. These locusts are demons chained in the bottomless pit in the day of Noah 2 Peter 2:4 or Jude 1:6. They will be released in 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
- Locust, Demonic terrorists
Group Study Time
Revelation 9: 1-12
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
Locust-like demonic terrorists
- Read 2 Peter 2: 4 and Jude 1: 6. What do you discover about these evil angels (demons, called locust in Rev 9:3), When shall they be released on earth again?
- What is the meaning of the word terror, or terrorism? What happens when demons terrorize the souls of men?
- What is a bottomless pit?, Who closed it? What does it contain now? When will it be opened? What happens when it is opened? Rev 9:1-3, 11.
- Read Rev 9: 1-12. Describe what happened when the 5th trumpet 🎺 was blown. who were these locusts (demons), Where did they come from? what instructions were they given? Who is their king?
- What is the authority of Jesus over demons Rev 9: 3-5. What do we learn about death? 9: 6.
- Optional question
- Read Joel 1: 1-20, and Joel 2: 1-17. What did Joel reveal about the Day of the Lord, which is parallel to Rev chapter 9:
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
Great job completing the study! Take a moment to listen to this summary to reinforce your group’s understanding of the text and ensure you’re all on the same page. We’re here to support your learning journey!
First demonic terror in the last days
Revelation 9: 1-12
Audio Summary
Revelation 9:1-12
- Context:
- John’s vision in Revelation 9:1-12 occurs during the tribulation, post-rapture, as the fifth trumpet judgment introduces the first of three severe “woe” judgments, marked by demonic activity.
- The church, bearing God’s seal, is spared from these judgments, which target those who reject Christ, urging repentance through pain.
- Fifth Trumpet: First Woe (Revelation 9:1-12):
- The fifth angel’s trumpet signals a star (Satan) given the key to the bottomless pit, releasing smoke that darkens the sun and air, symbolizing chaos and spiritual darkness (v. 1-2).
- Demonic locusts, resembling horses prepared for battle, emerge from the smoke, given power to sting like scorpions, tormenting those without God’s seal for five months, the lifespan of a locust (v. 3-5, 10).
- These demons, led by their king Abaddon (Apollyon, meaning Destroyer), cause such agony that people seek death but cannot find it, yet they are forbidden to kill or harm God’s creation like grass or trees (v. 4-6, 11).
- Mercy is shown as the judgment aims to drive people to repentance rather than destruction, and those with God’s seal are protected.
- Application:
- Trust in Jesus’ mark of ownership to escape tribulation’s terrors; repent now and seek Christ’s grace, recognizing that God controls even demonic forces to call people back to Him before it’s too late.