Opus 2026-464: Uncharted Revelation: Doom, Doom, and More Doom

In chapter 8 the final seal is opened and it contains seven angels with trumpets.

An eighth angels comes out with a censer.  Someone gives him a lot of incense to burn with the prayers of the saints under the altar.  Somehow the God who created the Milky Way is impressed by this fragrant smoke.  The angel then takes some fire from the altar and throws it to the earth, creating all kind of special effects.

The church through the ages has told me that Revelation is inspired scripture.  I accept that intellectually but my emotions are sensing something from a video game with Doom in the title.

Now we get to the trumpets.

The first trumpet wipes out a third of the earth, a third of the trees and all the grass.

The second trumpet destroys a third of the sea, sea creatures and ships..

The third trumpet causes a star named “Wormwood” to poison a third of the fresh water and a third of the ocean.  This causes men to die.  If you add the death and destruction from chapter 6 you are really starting to make life difficult.

Then the fourth trumpet does away with a third of the sun, moon and stars.  I am not sure how that is physically possible without ending it all.  The earth would spin out of its orbit and shoot off into space if a third of the sun disappeared.

Then the eagle warns us bad things are coming.  Is anyone left to hear that announcement?

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