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Look at verse 12. This is the fourth angel. That was the third judgment, the wormwood judgment. Look at the fourth trumpet. And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars, so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise. So basically, mankind during this time is going to experience total darkness for one third of the 24-hour day. So eight hours a day, it's going to be completely dark, because right now, even at night, you've got the stars, you've got the moon illuminating things. And the only reason that we don't see the stars very well is because we live in the city, and the city is so bright, but you know, when all these cataclysmic things are happening, you better know there are going to be a lot of power failures. Not everybody's lighting is there where you say, well, so what if there's eight hours a day of total darkness? I'll just stay home. I'll just turn on the lights. You know what? The power company's probably not going to be, remember what just happened to the nuclear power plant with the third trumpet? The nuclear power plant's not going to be generating. So there are going to be times when you're just sitting in darkness, and when you're out and about in darkness, and when there's no sun, no moon, or stars visible at all, you're just in complete darkness for eight hours in a day. Now think about the looting that could go on, or think about what an evil person could do that has a flashlight, that has a torch. I mean, society's going to be breaking down. Whenever society even begins to break down, there are wicked people who are ready to jump on that opportunity and take advantage of a bad situation, take advantage of a hurricane or a flood. Remember Hurricane Katrina? And I remember hearing the news with Hurricane Katrina. They talked about how there were all these people being assaulted and especially being abused and molested. So this is going to be a horrific time to be sitting in darkness, and keep in mind the believers are gone, man. You're sitting in total darkness. The whole world's filled with a bunch of weirdos and perverts and wicked people, and it only takes a few wicked people, and I mean, anybody who's left behind here is going to be in a world of hurt. Thank God we're not going to be there, but I mean, for those that are going to be there, it's going to be bad. I mean, if you're there, you're going to be in a bad place during those eight hours. So this is a major judgment. You might think that the fourth trumpet seems mild with the darkness, but it's what man is going to do during that time, and it's just going to mess up people who are trying to get food. They're trying to just recover from the other judgments, and then this. But look at the last verse of the chapter, verse 13, and I beheld and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, whoa, whoa, whoa, to the inhabitants of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound. Now that's a pretty scary verse when you think about what has just happened. He's already burned up a third of the trees. He's already burned up all the green grass. He's already rained hail and fire and blood from heaven. He's already turned the third part of the sea into blood and caused a third part of the ships in the world to be destroyed. A third part of the sea creatures have been destroyed. He's already poisoned one third of the fresh water supply on this earth, made it into wormwood where people who are drinking it are dying from drinking the water. He's already caused there to be a darkness, and it's the type of darkness that was back in Exodus where he said it was a darkness which may be felt. And that kind of darkness is going to be there eight hours a day in a 24-hour period. And then verse 13 is there to just tell you, you know what? You have seen nothing yet. He said, you know what? What you really ought to be afraid of is what's still coming. He says, whoa, whoa, whoa to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voice of the trumpet of the three angels which are yet to sound. And when you see the judgments of the fifth trumpet and the sixth trumpet and the seventh trumpet, you'll see why he said that. Because it's about to get a lot worse, a lot worse. I mean, this is going to be bad, but this is nothing compared to the other three. God's mad. God's angry. That's what we take from this chapter more than anything. Look, it's God's wrath. And wrath means extreme, intense, burning anger. What's making God so mad? Sin, wickedness. God is angry with the wicked every day. And he's angry right now, and we may not see his anger right now, but it's just building up. His anger is building up. And the account is building up for restitution. Building up, building up. Well, one day, he's going to come down like a ton of bricks on this world. And I mean, it's going to be bad. Let's bow our heads and have a word of prayer. Father, we thank you so much for this great chapter in your word. Help us to let it sink down into our ears. You know, thank God we as Christians will not be present for these judgments. But what we can take away from this is that you hate sin and that you're angry about sin. Help us not to participate in it. Help us not to have fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. Help us to live a clean and godly and righteous life in this crooked and perverse nation among whom we shine as lights in the world. And in Jesus' name we pray, amen. Amen. Amen. Amen.