What is the meaning of Revelation 11:15? Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet - This is the climactic trumpet of the series (Revelation 8:2, 6). The first six announced judgment; the seventh announces consummation. - Trumpets in Scripture signal decisive divine action—think of Sinai (Exodus 19:16) and the future resurrection (1 Thessalonians 4:16; 1 Corinthians 15:52). - Here the trumpet marks the moment when God publicly asserts His rightful rule over every realm. and loud voices called out in heaven - Heaven erupts in unified proclamation. Throughout Revelation, heavenly praise follows God’s major interventions (Revelation 5:11-12; 7:9-10). - The “loud voices” underscore certainty. No whisper, no hesitation—just confident celebration that history’s outcome is now irreversible. - Angels and redeemed saints alike participate, reflecting Jesus’ words that joy fills heaven whenever God’s work advances (Luke 15:10). “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ - A transfer of ownership: what was under satanic influence (Luke 4:5-6; 1 John 5:19) is now declared under God’s sovereign control. - Echoes Daniel’s vision: “The God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed” (Daniel 2:44; 7:14). - Fulfills the prayer “Your kingdom come” (Matthew 6:10). The plural “loud voices” speak, but the kingdom is singular—no rivalry between Father and Son (John 10:30). - “Has become” is stated as accomplished, though the outworking will unfold in the chapters ahead (Revelation 20:4-6). Prophetic perspective often views future events as present certainties (Romans 4:17). and He will reign forever and ever. - The reign is endless, matching promises given to David’s line and fulfilled in Christ (2 Samuel 7:13; Isaiah 9:7; Luke 1:32-33). - Eternity excludes any future rebellion overturning His authority; even death itself will be abolished (1 Corinthians 15:24-26). - Revelation later pictures the saints sharing in that unending reign: “They will reign forever and ever” (Revelation 22:5), highlighting God’s gracious invitation to His people. summary The seventh trumpet announces heaven’s verdict: the contested world now belongs openly and permanently to God the Father and His Messiah. What Satan once claimed is stripped away; a single, everlasting kingdom is instituted. Heaven’s loud celebration assures us that Christ’s reign is not tentative but eternal, fulfilling every promise and affirming that all history moves toward His unshakable throne. |
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