15. The Trumpets of Tribulation 4:46
The trumpets sound, and judgments fall upon the earth—plagues, fire, and darkness.
A musical depiction of the apocalyptic trumpet blasts.
Ref: 2 Esd. 6:20–24; Rev. 8:6–13, 9:1–21; Matt. 24:29–31; Joel 2:1; Zeph. 1:14–16
By Thomas J. Allen, © 2025
INTRO
VERSE 1
And the trumpet shall give a sound,
A cry of doom, a warning profound.
Mountains shake, the heavens bleed,
A world in chaos, a world in need.
PRE-CHORUS
The first trumpet sounds, the earth burns bright,
Hail and fire mixed with blood ignite.
The second trumpet, the sea turns red,
A mountain of flame, the oceans dead.
CHORUS
The trumpets of tribulation sound,
The voice of judgment, a fate unbound.
The heavens tremble, the mountains fall,
The wrath of God descends on all.
VERSE 2
The third trumpet, a star falls low,
Wormwood's bitter waters flow.
The fourth trumpet, the sun's light fades,
Darkness falls, a world decayed.
PRE-CHORUS
The angel cries, "Woe, woe, woe,
To those who dwell in shadow's glow."
The fifth trumpet opens, the abyss is torn,
The locusts rise, with crowns of scorn.
CHORUS
The trumpets of tribulation sound,
The voice of judgment, a fate unbound.
The heavens tremble, the mountains fall,
The wrath of God descends on all.
BRIDGE
Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, sound an alarm,
For the day of the Lord is at hand, a day of harm.
The great day of the Lord is near, and hastes fast,
A day of wrath, a trumpet blast.
BREAKDOWN
The sixth trumpet, four angels bound,
Released to slaughter, death abounds.
A third of mankind, their lives erased,
The world in ruin, the heavens disgraced.
CHORUS
The trumpets of tribulation sound,
The voice of judgment, a fate unbound.
The heavens tremble, the mountains fall,
The wrath of God descends on all.
OUTRO
The seventh trumpet, a silence falls,
A trembling earth, a heaven that calls.
The kingdoms of the world become His own,
The King of kings ascends His throne.
Scripture References
2 Esdras 6:20–24 (KJV/Apocrypha):
"And when the world that shall begin to vanish away shall be finished, then will I show these tokens: the books shall be opened before the firmament... And the trumpet shall give a sound, which when every man heareth, they shall be suddenly afraid."
Revelation 8:6–13 (KJV):
"And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound... And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet..."
Revelation 9:1–21 (KJV):
"And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth... And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit... And the sixth angel sounded... saying, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates... and the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand..."
Matthew 24:29–31 (KJV):
"Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light... And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect..."
Joel 2:1 (KJV):
"Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD cometh, for it is nigh at hand..."
Zephaniah 1:14–16 (KJV):
"The great day of the LORD is near... A day of wrath is that day... A day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced cities..."
Sources: King James Version (KJV – Holy Bible), 2 Esdras (KJV Apocrypha)