Fall of Empires (5) Fifth Trumpet

The fifth trumpet is different, as the tense of the word “fall” is perfect. It has already happened. John saw a star that had already fallen from the sky.

The fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from the sky to the earth (Rev 9:1).

This is the consequence of the previous trumpet, so John is referring to the powerful empire that stumbled. It will react to its troubles by accumulating greater authority and power for itself. When the democratic empire takes on huge powers, it is made vulnerable to the principalities and powers.

The star was given the key to the shaft of the Abyss. When he opened the Abyss, smoke rose from it like the smoke from a gigantic furnace. The sun and sky were darkened by the smoke from the Abyss (Rev 9:2-3).

The star represents the spiritual power that controls the democratic empire. It is given the key to the Abyss, which is the dwelling place of many demonic powers. A huge number of evil spiritual powers are released on the earth. They are loyal to the principalities and powers that control the Democratic Beast. This is what John meant when he said that the “sun was darkened.” Evil gets hold of the Democratic Beast and it becomes the Terrible Beast.