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Rev.11. 1-12

This chapter as with most of the chapters sets forth the will of God the Father, here it ends with v.12. "And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them."

Here with v.13 begins as shall be fulfilled by the Son. "And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven." Here we have this from the POV of the Word.

So we have seven trumpets. "And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets."(8:2) 7x1000 establishes the Law of the Spirit as the basis for judgment. Over the Gentiles including the Jews. Tenth part of the city has been judged according law of sin and death. The Number is set by the Spirit. Those who shall be saved'Gave glory to the God of heaven' refers to the outer court. The rest is consigned to the outer darkness. The last verse reverts to heaven. "And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament:"

Compare it with 16:17-19

"And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done./ And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great./And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath."

One tenth and three part do not mean literally but in terms of the Word and in terms of the Son of man respectively. "And the winepress was trodden without the city"(Rev.14.20) refers to the word become flesh so we have 4x4x1000 in the same verse.