September 20, 2026 - The trumpet judgments intensify, and destructive powers emerge from the abyss. The imagery is nightmarish because idolatry is nightmarish. What human beings worship eventually begins to deform and consume them. The demonic armies promise power but produce torment. Humanity’s idols—violence, wealth, control, and false worship—cannot see, hear, walk, or give life. Those who make and trust them become similarly unresponsive. Yet the chapter ends with humanity refusing to repent. Judgment alone does not automatically soften the heart. Pain can expose us, but it cannot by itself recreate us. The church must resist using Revelation’s imagery to identify other people as monsters while leaving its own idols unnamed. The abyss is not merely “out there.” Destructive desire seeks openings in every human heart and community.
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