The Third Trumpet/Vial
Then the third angel blew his trumpet. A large star, burning like a torch, dropped from the sky and fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water. (The name of the star is โBitterness.โ) A third of the water turned bitter, and many people died from drinking the water, because it had turned bitter.
(Revelation 8:10-11) Good News Translation
Then the third angel poured out his bowl on the rivers and the springs of water, and they turned into blood. I heard the angel in charge of the waters say, โThe judgments you have made are just, O Holy One, you who are and who were! They poured out the blood of God’s people and of the prophets, and so you have given them blood to drink. They are getting what they deserve!โ Then I heard a voice from the altar saying, โLord God Almighty! True and just indeed are your judgments!โ
(Revelation 16:4-7) Good News Translation
The third trumpet is the third plague which involves large quantities of material falling out of the sky. The stars fall from heaven as the continents are moved into a contiguous landmass.
The land is protected from the majority of the falling stellar material, but, for reasons that God understands even though we may not, it’s necessary to pollute a large portion of the fresh water. As the passage clearly states, this is retribution on the people of the Earth because of they way that they treated the saints and prophets.
This hearkens back to the time of the Exodus when the Lord turned all of the rivers of Egypt into blood. We could make the case that the plagues of Exodus and Revelation, where the rivers of water were turned into blood, was due to the fall of ferruginous dust or other material. That’s what Velikovsky would do. Frankly, it’s beside the point.
And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of water, that they may become blood; and that there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood, and in vessels of stone.
(Exodus 7:19) KJV
Unlike some of the other plagues of Revelation this one doesn’t appear to be prophesied elsewhere is scripture. Perhaps the fact that it, or something like it, happened before in history is the reason why it wasn’t necessary for the prophets to write about it.
3rd Trumpet/Vial Summary
| Event | Description |
| Seal 6 Rev 6:13 | .. the stars of heaven fell unto the earth .. |
| Trumpet 3 Rev 8:10-11 | .. there fell a great star from heaven .. .. and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters .. .. And the name of the star is called Wormwood .. |
| Vial 3 Rev 16:4-7 | .. the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood. |
| Scripture | Prophecy |
| Exodus 7:19 | .. streams .. rivers .. ponds .. pools of water .. .. may become blood .. |
Read through the Bible in a year
| Reading plan | November 6 | |
| Linear | Acts 4-8 | |
| Chronological | Mark 13 |
Salvation
- Call upon the name of Jesus Christ,
- believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead,
- confess your sin.
