Which Old Testament prophecies connect with the fulfillment described in Revelation 10:7? Setting the Scene in Revelation 10:7 “ But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he is about to sound his trumpet, the mystery of God will be fulfilled, just as He proclaimed to His servants the prophets.” • The “mystery of God” reaches its finish line when the seventh trumpet sounds. • John is told that everything the prophets heard long ago will come to completion at this very moment. Echoes of Amos 3:7 – God Never Acts Without Revealing His Plan “ Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets.” (Amos 3:7) • Revelation 10:7 almost paraphrases Amos, reminding us that every end-time act has already been sketched out. • The seventh trumpet is not a surprise event; it is the unveiled climax of promises God has been whispering to His prophets for centuries. Daniel’s Timetable – Visions Sealed but Ready to Open • Daniel 2:44 – “In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed.” • Daniel 7:14, 27 – Dominion is handed to the Son of Man and then to the saints. • Daniel 9:24 – “Seventy weeks are decreed… to seal up vision and prophecy.” • Daniel 12:7 – “When the power of the holy people has been finally broken, all these things will be completed.” Key links: – Daniel heard of a kingdom that ends every earthly empire; John hears the seventh trumpet that announces it. – Daniel was told the vision would be sealed until the end; Revelation shows the seal breaking and the prophecy accomplished. – The phrase “will be completed” in Daniel 12:7 matches Revelation’s “will be fulfilled.” Trumpet Imagery in the Prophets • Isaiah 27:13 – “On that day a great trumpet will sound…” Exiles return and worship the LORD in Jerusalem. • Zechariah 9:14 – “The Lord GOD will sound the trumpet and march in the storms of the south.” • Joel 2:1 – “Blow the trumpet in Zion… the Day of the LORD is coming.” These passages: – Place a trumpet blast at the heart of God’s decisive intervention. – Anticipate judgment on His enemies and deliverance for His people, the twin notes heard again at the seventh trumpet. Kingdom Promises Coming to Full Bloom • Isaiah 11:9 – “For the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.” • Micah 4:1-3 – Nations stream to the LORD’s house; war is replaced by peace. • Ezekiel 37:27 – “My dwelling place will be with them; I will be their God, and they will be My people.” While not all mention a trumpet, they describe the very result the seventh trumpet brings: God’s reign openly manifested and the curse reversed. Putting It Together – Old Testament Threads That Tie into Revelation 10:7 • Amos 3:7 supplies the principle: God already told the prophets. • Daniel provides the schedule: the sealed vision finishing at the end. • Isaiah, Zechariah, and Joel add the trumpet motif: the audible signal of the Day of the LORD. • Broader kingdom prophecies describe the conditions that appear once that trumpet sounds. When the seventh angel lifts his trumpet in Revelation, every one of these prophetic strands converges. Promises long sealed are opened, the final kingdom Daniel foresaw becomes visible, and the “mystery of God” announced since Amos’s day is no longer a mystery at all—it is history unfolding exactly as written. |
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