What important part does the prophecy of the sixth trumpet play in history?
Revelation 9:1619. “The means by which the Mohammedans achieved their wonderful conquests are described in verses 17 and 18 as fire, and smoke, and brimstone; and it is a remarkable fact that in this revolution, gun-powder was first used as an implement of war. It thus appears that John, in a.d. 96, penned a prophecy of that notable invention which appeared as a new engine of destruction thirteen hundred years from his time, and has revolucionized the mode of warfare throughout the civilized world.”Uriah Smith, Synopsis of the Present Truth, pp. 216, 217. b. In spite of severe punishment inflicted upon apostate Christianity, what was the result? Revelation 9:20, 21. “In His dealings with the human race, God bears long with the impenitent. He uses His appointed agencies to call men to allegiance, and offers them His full pardon if they will repent. But because God is long-suffering, men presume on His mercy. Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the h
