What is the meaning of Revelation 10:7? But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel Revelation zooms in on a specific window of time—“the days” attached to the seventh angel. • These “days” are not vague; they correspond to the closing span of the Tribulation (Revelation 11:15–19), when the seventh trumpet announces the imminent reign of Christ. • Until this moment, six trumpets have already fallen in rapid succession (Revelation 8–9). God’s patience has allowed space for repentance, yet judgment steadily moves forward (2 Peter 3:9). • By placing the promise within “the days” of this angel, Scripture assures us that God’s timetable is fixed and literal, not symbolic guesswork (Acts 17:31). when he begins to sound his trumpet The verb “begins” suggests a starting point that unfolds. • At the very first blast, a chain reaction follows: worship erupts in heaven (Revelation 11:16–18), lightning and earthquakes shake the earth (Revelation 11:19), and the final bowl judgments draw near (Revelation 16). • Trumpets throughout Scripture mark divine intervention—Mount Sinai (Exodus 19:16), Jericho (Joshua 6:4–5), and the future resurrection (1 Corinthians 15:51–52; 1 Thessalonians 4:16). This seventh trumpet likewise signals that God is stepping directly into human history. the mystery of God will be fulfilled “Mystery” in the Bible points to truths once hidden but now revealed in God’s timing (Ephesians 3:3–5). • Here the mystery is the full unveiling of God’s kingdom plan—evil judged, Israel restored (Romans 11:25–27), the church glorified (Colossians 1:26–27), and Christ’s visible rule established (Daniel 2:44). • “Will be fulfilled” guarantees completion. Every promise about redemption, judgment, and renewal converges at this trumpet (Isaiah 45:23; Philippians 2:10–11). • Nothing can derail this fulfillment; heaven itself has declared it (Revelation 10:5–6). just as He proclaimed to His servants the prophets God never works in secret silence. • From Enoch’s warning (Jude 14–15) to Daniel’s visions (Daniel 7:13–14) to Zechariah’s portrait of the coming King (Zechariah 14:9), the prophets have carried the same consistent message. • Amos 3:7 affirms that the Sovereign LORD “does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets.” Revelation shows the final stage of that same plan, connecting Genesis to Malachi to the Gospels to this climactic book. • The faithfulness of God’s prior promises undergirds confidence in these future ones (Joshua 21:45; 2 Corinthians 1:20). summary Revelation 10:7 assures believers that during the final period marked by the seventh trumpet, God’s long-hidden plan will reach its visible, unstoppable conclusion. The moment the angel begins to sound, the kingdom clock strikes its last seconds: judgment falls, redemption crowns, and every prophecy finds its “yes” in Christ. Knowing this, we stand in steadfast hope, trusting that the God who spoke through the prophets will finish exactly what He started. |
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