these seven trumpets relates to the opening of the seven seals in Revelation 6 and 7, and the pouring of the bowls in Revelation 16. Because we’re used to events being presented to us in chronological order, we might assume that the seven trumpets depict events that transpire after the opening of the seven seals and before the pouring out of the seven bowls. But in actuality the events depicted in the seals, trumpets, and bowls take place over the same time period—the time between the first and second