My emphatic statement about the three woes plus the other trumpets of the seven is still the same: they are the warnings of the coming plagues-the Seven Plagues.
I can agree with you on "the trumpets are warnings of the coming plagues" or final judgment.
The question however remains -- just what are those warnings and must they take place just days before, or are they on a broader scale -- warning generations of people that they will face judgment?
The first woe, which is the fifth trumpet, is the warning that every soul will be deceived by the demons unless he/she has the seal of God in their forehead (9:4).
Again I can agree, everyone who has not received the sealing will be deceived.
However, again -- there is a general sealing, and a final seal.
The apostle Paul wrote to the Corinthians:
"Now he which establishes us with you in Christ, and has anointed us, is God; Who has also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts." 1 Cor. 1:21-22So again this does not limit the fifth trumpet to some future event just before the plagues. We can look at the way deceptions have been foisted on populations in the past, see where they have led, compare them to scripture and recognize them now. All the old deceptions are amalgamating together in the last great deception.
The seat of the beast (16:10) that was given by the fallen star (Satan, the deceiver) will become full of darkness (16:10) because he is coming out of the bottomless pit (11:7, 17:8, 9:2) to cast the smoke to darken the sun and the air.
You pull a lot of things together there.
But you do recognize that "the beast" is an established human power through which Satan works. So we can agree on that point. Further down you mention it's the Catholic Church -- actually it's not the church so much (there are honest Christians in that church) but it is the papal power with all its political, oppressive desire to control.
However, Rev. 11:7 is another power that rose "out of the pit", "here is brought to view a new manifestation of Satanic power." Remember the dragon is a seven headed creature, he isn't working through just one apparently Christian power. He whips up other powers and plays them against each other to create absolute chaos. Rev. 11, a new form of atheist power rises, which gave a graphic example of its character in the French Revolution.
And that violent revolutionary power will again manifest itself.
Before the darkness of the plague descends upon the seat of the beast, that Papal beast will appear as a bright saving (though false) light. The whole world will look to him in worshipful awe as the one to lead them out of chaos into peace.
That will deceive multitudes.
‘Abubeker, the successor to the prophet Mohammed’ – Did he come out of the bottomless pit to cast the smoke to the sun and the air which caused the darkness?
Abubeker, was just one man in the movement. Just like the "beast" is not one single man, but a whole succession of popes, so the power of the locusts, is a succession. And just like the masonic leaders in the French Revolution didn't come out of the pit (but received their power "from beneath") so the swarm of "locusts' receive their power from the same source.
Notice all these movements that used violence to change people's religious inclinations come from the same source.
The dragon gives his power to the first beast in Rev. 13
The second beast in Revelation 13 speaks the language of the dragon.
The atheist beast of Rev. 11 that brought on the "reign of terror" receives it's power from the bottomless pit.
And so also the swarms of Islamic armies of Rev. 9 with their "many horses running to battle" that swept the southern lands of Christianity away and enforced their religion on them are likened to a dark cloud rising from the bottomless pit hiding the sun (salvation in Christ).
Abubeker, the successor to the prophet Mohammed – Was he the king over the bottomless pit? Was his name given as Abaddon, or Apollyon?
No.
It's not saying that THEY (the locusts) were Apollyon, but Apollyon (the destroyer) was their actually their king.
Like I've pointed out -- all these violent powerful human forces that seek to force people into their mold, are following the same "spirit".
Yes, the trumpets are warnings!
The biggest deception that will sweep the world is failure to perceive the full scope of the varied forces Satan is using to reach his goal. His goal is to have the whole world worship him as "God". He stirs the world up into violence by pitting all these previously mentioned powers against each other.
The Bible tells us who will come out on top, and the whole world will worship the beast.
It will seem to the world to be the answer to end the strife, it will appear like the right thing to do. It will appear like Christianity won.
Satan himself, will appear impersonating Christ.
The delusion will be powerful. Yet, it will not be honoring God, but misusing God's law and Word.
By heeding the warnings of history we need not fall prey to the delusions just before us.
Of course, like you mentioned -- we need the sealing power of the Holy Spirit -- without it deception is sure.