Welcome to Grace Baptist Church in Iron River, WI. Today is Sunday, February 15, 2026.

We are so very grateful for your interest in our Church. We are friendly people who focus on practically applying God’s truth; we are not perfect. We could talk about who we are and how grateful we are; however, to experience God working in Grace Baptist Church, we would love it if you visited us at 10:00 am on Sunday to enjoy our worship service. We hope to see you soon! Read on....

Revelation 9 pulls back the curtain on a sobering reality: when humanity persistently rejects God’s truth, judgment follows, but never without purpose.

As the fifth trumpet sounds, the Abyss is opened, darkness spreads, and torment is unleashed—not to destroy the earth, but to expose the unbearable weight of life apart from God. Even here, boundaries are set, mercy restrains judgment, and a clear distinction remains between those sealed by God and those who are not.

This chapter is not written to satisfy curiosity about the end times; it is a warning, a call to repentance, and a reminder that while God’s patience is great, it is not endless. The trumpet still echoes today. The question is not when it sounds, but how we will respond.

Resource Material for Bible study includes:

The New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® All rights reserved worldwide. New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. World English Bible (WEB), a public domain (no copyright) modern English translation of the Holy Bible. The World English Bible is based on the American Standard Version (ASV) of the Bible, the Biblia Hebraica Stutgartensa Old Testament, and the Greek Majority Text New Testament, • G.K. Beale, The Book of Revelation (New International Greek Testament Commentary) – very detailed and technical., Grant Osborne, Revelation (Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament). Robert Mounce, The Book of Revelation (New International Commentary on the New Testament), Craig Keener, Revelation (NIV Application Commentary), George Eldon Ladd, A Commentary on the Revelation of John, Leon Morris, Revelation (Tyndale New Testament Commentaries), John F. Walvoord, The Revelation of Jesus Christ (Zondervan), George Eldon Ladd, A Commentary on the Revelation of John (Eerdmans), Theological Works on Eschatology, General eschatology surveys (e.g., works by Anthony Hoekema, Wayne Grudem, Millard Erickson) that explain different interpretations of Revelation’s judgments and symbols.

Bible study websites: blueletterbible.org; app.logos.com; Faithlife.com; Precpetaustin.org; enduringwordmedia.com; intothyword.org; Christianity.com; blueletterbible.com; biblehub.com; biblegateway.com; Byzantinetext.com, https://www.openbible.info/labs, versebyversecommentary.com, Christian Apologetics, Resource Ministry CARM.org, Wayne Grudem Systematic Theology by Wayne Grudem https://archive.org/.../WayneGrudemSystematicTheology ,Hebrew to Greek Dictionary of Septuagint Words https://www.bible-discovery.com/dictionary-license..., Open Net Bible https://netbible.org, The Bible.org https://bible.org//