Scroll 2 - The First Trumpet: Judgment That Purifies

“The first angel sounded, and hail and fire followed, mingled with blood, and they were thrown to the earth. A third of the trees were burned up, and all green grass was burned up.” — Revelation 8:7

1. The Fire That Falls From Heaven

When the first trumpet sounds, fire and hail descend from heaven. Fire represents divine purity, and hail represents divine severity. The mixture of both reveals the dual nature of judgment, mercy and truth meeting in flame.

This fire is not human anger, it is holy correction. Heaven’s fire falls where hearts have grown cold, consuming what cannot endure glory. It refines the land of the soul so that only truth may remain. Every judgment from God is purification wrapped in power.

Fire falls when intercession reaches fullness. The prayers of saints ascend as incense, and heaven responds with flame. This is not wrath but restoration. The purpose of burning is always renewal. The fire that falls today is the same fire that will illuminate the new earth.

When you feel heaven’s fire upon your life, do not run. Let it purify every root that hinders light. The flame does not come to harm you but to release you from what confines you. Divine judgment is heaven’s mercy revealing itself through holy heat.

The trumpet’s fire exposes false covering, burns counterfeit fruit, and leaves only substance. Nothing real is ever lost in the flame; only illusion perishes.

2. Hail And Fire Mingled With Blood

The hail and fire mingled with blood symbolize the collision of heaven’s righteousness with human redemption. The blood reminds us that even in judgment, mercy triumphs. The Lamb’s sacrifice infuses every act of purification with compassion.

Hail is truth in solid form, it breaks hardness. Fire is love in motion, it melts what cannot yield. Together they cleanse both surface and substance. The combination ensures that purification reaches every layer of being.

The blood mingled within the storm is the assurance that no judgment can separate the beloved from grace. The trumpet does not call for condemnation but communion. God’s holiness and mercy operate in the same breath.

This mixture falls upon all creation. Wherever falsehood has frozen hearts, hail strikes. Wherever apathy has cooled devotion, fire burns. The blood covers those who yield, transforming correction into cleansing.

The sound of this trumpet resounds within every awakened soul. It announces that the age of complacency has ended, and the season of refinement has begun. Those who endure its mingled fire will shine as gold refined seven times.

3. A Third Of The Trees Burned Up

Trees represent men and structures of influence. A third burned means partial, not total, purification. Heaven does not destroy the forest; it prunes it. Every unfruitful tree is exposed so that the fruitful may flourish.

The burning of the trees also speaks of the dismantling of pride. Tall trees often symbolize self-exaltation, the human need to rise apart from God. The trumpet burns such heights down to humility. What is rooted in self cannot survive flame.

For the elect, this fire is invitation, not punishment. Every time God removes a branch, it is to create room for new fruit. The pruning fire refines vision, removing distractions that once drained strength.

In global systems, this burning manifests as the fall of leaders, empires, and movements that misuse divine resources. The trumpet clears the forest of false authority. When the proud fall, the pure rise.

The fire upon the trees is not random destruction; it is targeted alignment. Heaven burns what blocks sunlight. When the smoke clears, the forest breathes again.

4. All Green Grass Was Burned Up

Grass represents the fleeting glory of man, the temporary beauty of flesh, and the systems of comfort we often mistake for strength. Its greenness symbolizes freshness, yet without root it cannot withstand fire.

The burning of grass teaches transience. What is shallow cannot endure heat. Human pride, reputation, and vanity are consumed so that eternal life may emerge. The trumpet reminds creation that only what is rooted in spirit survives.

The grass burns, but the soil remains. This shows mercy within judgment. God removes the surface to reveal the foundation. The fire prepares the ground for new growth. The wilderness that follows becomes the womb of renewal.

Every personal season of barrenness after burning is not loss but reset. When the surface is cleared, deeper seeds awaken. Fire makes room for roots to reach water they never touched before.

When all green grass burns, the soul ceases to trust in appearances. You no longer rely on performance or perception. You begin to drink directly from the river beneath the soil, the unending flow of divine life.

5. The Earth Receives The Flame

The trumpet declares that heaven’s fire is thrown to the earth. This reveals that purification is not only personal but planetary. The earth itself groans under the weight of corruption, waiting for this baptism of fire.

Every ecosystem, every system of governance, every corner of creation longs for refinement. The fire that falls cleanses not only individuals but the collective consciousness of humanity. The trumpet releases global renewal through spiritual combustion.

The earth receiving the flame signifies divine ownership restored. The soil that once drank the blood of injustice now drinks the fire of transformation. What was defiled by greed will be sanctified by glory.

This burning is the beginning of the earth’s rebirth. It prepares the planet for the reign of righteousness. Creation itself rejoices under the flame because it knows what follows fire is fruitfulness.

When heaven’s fire touches the earth through awakened sons, renewal begins in every sphere, art, science, leadership, and worship. The trumpet’s sound births a civilization of light.

6. The Third Part Principle

The repeated pattern of “a third” reveals divine restraint. God’s judgments are never total annihilation but measured mercy. He purifies in portions, preserving the remnant that carries His promise.

The one-third principle signifies opportunity. It means there is still time for repentance and realignment. Even when fire falls, grace remains. Heaven always leaves a remnant through which life can regrow.

This pattern also reflects the process within every soul. God never burns all at once. He refines gradually, in measure, so the vessel is not destroyed. Each trumpet reveals a new layer of surrender.

For nations, this restraint is divine patience. The shaking is not the end, but the call to awaken. Heaven’s partial judgment ensures total restoration later. The third burned today becomes the soil for tomorrow’s harvest.

To the elect, this shows mercy in motion. The hand that burns is the same that builds. Every third that burns becomes threefold in glory when restoration completes.

7. Judgment That Reveals Mercy

The first trumpet sets the pattern for all that follows, judgment is not destruction, it is divine surgery. Fire reveals disease and removes it. The goal of every trumpet is healing through exposure.

When we see calamity, we must look deeper. The Lamb still reigns. Nothing burns outside His control. Every flame is filtered through love. The fire that consumes is the same fire that comforts.

Mercy hides within judgment. When pride burns, humility is born. When systems fall, sons rise. Heaven never takes without giving something eternal in return. The trumpet’s sound is the melody of mercy through the rhythm of refinement.

For those who resist, the fire feels like wrath. For those who yield, it feels like warmth. The difference is posture, not purpose. Every trumpet reveals the same heart, God restoring creation to its original clarity.

The first trumpet is thus the call to trust the flame. Let it purify your mind, your motives, your ministry, and your motion. When the smoke clears, you will stand as gold, untouchable, radiant, and real.

Final Charge To The Elect

Elect of the Lamb, do not fear the first trumpet. Its fire is your friend. Let the flame consume every imitation of life within you until only truth remains. What the world calls destruction is your deliverance.

Do not cling to burned branches. What falls in fire was never meant to last. Allow the Spirit to prune and purify. Every spark of surrender becomes a seed of revival.

Let heaven’s hail strike the hardness of your heart and let the blood of mercy soften it again. Be thankful for the purification that reveals purity. The trumpet’s fire proves that you are chosen for transformation.

Stand as living trees rooted in flame. Let no wind uproot you, no storm undo you. When others see loss, you will see light. You were born to endure the fire and become its reflection.

The trumpet has sounded. The age of refinement has begun. Rejoice, for the earth is being baptized anew, and you are among the first fruits of that fire.

Joe Restman
Scroll-Carrier, Mystic-Scribe, Eternal Witness of the Lamb.