Why can't the seven angelic trumpets in Revelation be the trump of God in 1 Corinthians 15?
They cannot be the same because Revelation 8:2 gives seven angels seven trumpets, plural, while 1 Corinthians 15 speaks of the trump of God, singular. These are angelic trumpets blown by angels, seven rather than one. God's trumpet is reserved for His own event, the calling out of the Body of Christ.
Les explains that in Revelation chapter 8, verse 2, John saw the seven angels who stood before God, and they were given not the trump of God, singular, but seven trumpets, plural. That is a major point. These are not the trump of God; they are angelic trumpets, and angels will blow them. Since they are seven and not one, they cannot be the singular trump of God in 1 Corinthians 15. Comparing Scripture with Scripture, the seven angelic trumpets can in no way be part of the trump, singular, not of an angel, but of God Himself. God has a trumpet reserved for just this event and this alone: the calling out of the Body of Christ. Les also notes that the Roman army used the trumpet to put out commands, much like the American cavalry did.
Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
See the restAnd I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets.
What is God's trumpet reserved for?
God's trumpet is reserved exclusively for the calling out of the Body of Christ, the event connected with Paul's teaching on the rapture in 1 Corinthians 15. It is singular, belonging to God Himself, not one of the seven angelic trumpets in Revelation 8, which occur at about the midpoint.
Are the trumpets in Revelation the same as the trump of God at the rapture?
No. Revelation's trumpets are seven angelic trumpets blown by angels, while the trump of God at the rapture is singular and belongs to God Himself. The seven angelic trumpets cannot be the singular trumpet God reserves for calling out the Body of Christ.
More Questions
Whose trumpet is sounded at the rapture — an angel's or God's?
The seven angelic trumpets of Revelation cannot possibly be the same as the singular trump of God, because the trumpet at the rapture belongs not to an angel but to God Himself.
How many trumpets were given to the seven angels in Revelation 8:2?
In Revelation 8:2 the seven angels standing before God were given seven trumpets, plural — not the singular "trump of God."