Do the Trumpet and Bowl Judgments Take Place at the Same Time?
The timing of the Bowl judgments and the Trumpet judgments in the Book of Revelation is a topic of debate among scholars and theologians. Some interpretations suggest that the Bowl judgments and the Trumpet judgments are sequential, with the Trumpet judgments preceding the Bowl judgments in chronological order. Others believe that the two sets of judgments may overlap or occur simultaneously.
In the Book of Revelation, both the Trumpet judgments (Revelation 8-9) and the Bowl judgments (Revelation 16) are described as divine judgments poured out upon the earth as part of God's wrath and judgment against the wicked. The Trumpet judgments are initiated by the sounding of seven trumpets by seven angels, while the Bowl judgments involve the pouring out of seven bowls containing God's wrath.
While some believe that the Trumpet judgments precede the Bowl judgments and set the stage for the more intense and final judgments of the Bowls, others interpret them as overlapping or happening concurrently. Ultimately, the exact timing and relationship between the Bowl judgments and the Trumpet judgments are not explicitly stated in the Book of Revelation, leaving room for interpretation and debate among scholars and theologians.
What are your thoughts?
My Pastor here has all three judgements happening at the same time and like the synoptic gospels 3 different views of the same event, can only have one Battle of Armageddon, I can see his points but still can't get way from all the many different teachers/scholars I learned 3 different times in order as presented.