The seventh trumpet gives John, the readers, and all Christians a partial glimpse of history’s end and God’s eternal reign over the entire cosmos (11:15–19; cf. Matt. 24:31; 1 Cor. 15:52–58). The kingdom of the Lord God Almighty and of his Son, the Messiah, is shown in its fullest and most glorious splendor (11:15, 17). God’s kingdom, which…
Baker Publishing Group, The Baker Illustrated Bible Commentary, by Gary M. Burge