With what do these trumpets deal?
Answer
With the wars, commotion, and political upheavals which result in the breaking up and downfall of the
Roman Empire the first four with the downfall of Western Rome, the fifth and sixth with the downfall of
Eastern Rome, and the seventh with the final downfall of Rome in its broadest sense, or all the kingdoms
of the world. See Revelation 8 and 9 and 11:14-19. A trumpet is a symbol of war. Jer. 4: 19, 20; Joel 2: 111.
With what words did Daniel begin the interpretation of the dream?
How was the destruction of Jerusalem and the sanctuary by the Romans then foretold?
For whose sake did Christ say the period of papal persecution would be shortened?
Until what time were the saints to he persecuted under the Roman power?
Does Jesus sympathize with us in our afflictions?
To what place did Jesus retire for secret devotion?
What will His true followers do?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle