Locust out of the Bottomless Pit - The Fifth Trumpet/Angel has Sounded?

Satan Cast Out - falls like lightening - enter one woe!

Revelation 9:1 Then the fifth angel sounded: And I saw a star fallen from heaven to the earth. To him was given the key to the bottomless pit. 2 And he opened the bottomless pit, and smoke arose out of the pit like the smoke of a great furnace.

Vatican Lightning strike at the change of Popes

The Smoke Rose

Revelation 9:1 Then the fifth angel sounded: And I saw a star fallen from heaven to the earth. To him was given the key to the bottomless pit. 2 And he opened the bottomless pit, and smoke arose out of the pit like the smoke of a great furnace. So the sun and the air were darkened because of the smoke of the pit. 3 Then out of the smoke locusts came upon the earth. And to them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power. 4 They were commanded not to harm the grass of the earth, or any green thing, or any tree, but only those men who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads. 5 And they were not given authority to kill them, but to torment them for five months. Their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it strikes a man. 6 In those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will desire to die, and death will flee from them.

7 The shape of the locusts was like horses prepared for battle. On their heads were crowns of something like gold, and their faces were like the faces of men. 8 They had hair like women’s hair, and their teeth were like lions’ teeth. 9 And they had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the sound of chariots with many horses running into battle. 10 They had tails like scorpions, and there were stings in their tails. Their power was to hurt men five months. 11 And they had as king over them the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon, but in Greek he has the name Apollyon.

12 One woe is past. Behold, still two more woes are coming after these things.

What is Christ telling us here?

THE POPE FULFILLS THE PROPHECY.LOCUST ARMY. (See this short video teaching before proceeding) This is very insightful information but be sure to consider it prayerfully and with the help of the Holy Spirit. It certainly looks like we are being warned about what to watch for in Revelation 9, fifth trumpet. Personally I see this event still future rather than past.

'The falling away' and end time deception.
Watch how it works in this short video exchange between the Pope and Kenneth Copeland.

The falling away is in progress and I think we are about to experience many of the events covered in Revelation 6 through 8.  

What about the pre-tribulation rapture of the church, aren't we supposed to be gone before these events unfold? 

I thought so for the past 40 years but the Lord has just recently been reviewing these events with me. I have learned a couple things as a result and when added to what I see taking place around me I realized that I don't have all the answers yet. Let me explain:

• I previously looked at the tribulation period as a two part event that covered Daniel's 70th week prophecy, or a seven year period. (Tribulation for three and half years followed by Great Tribulation for three and a half years) This view is incorrect. God's Word speaks of this time period as the 'Beginning of Sorrows' followed by 'Great Tribulation' which lasts specifically three and half years or forty two months. There is no specific time period given for the 'Beginning of Sorrows'.
• Paul teaches in 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17 the rapture or being caught up to meet the Lord in the air. In 2 Thessalonians 2:1-4 Paul clarifies what he said in 1 Thessalonians 4 by adding two things that must occur before the rapture. The falling away must occur first and the man of sin, the son of perdition must be revealed. 

1. The falling away is occurring now as indicated by the Pope regathering everyone back into the Catholic fold. The Pope has invoked Lucifer and elevated him to a position above Christ, is looking for an alien savior, and is setting up a presence in Jerusalem on Temple Mount. My opinion, this is definitely transpiring now along with the great end time deception of which he will play an active roll.  
2. The man of sin will not be revealed until he confirms or ratifies the Israeli - Palestinian peace covenant with many. This is being negotiated right now and has a completion date required by the end of this month. At some time following an actual agreement being signed by many the man of sin will confirm the covenant. Once the man of sin is revealed the first resurrection and the rapture could occur anytime as I see it. When the man of sin is revealed the two witnesses show up in Jerusalem and we have three and one half years, or forty two months remaining to the end and Christ's return, the second coming. 
3. The second coming and the rapture are viewed as simultaneous events by many including the post tribulation viewpoint. I disagree with this view because we are told in Matthew 24 that His coming for us will be when He is not expected, a surprise. We will know when the end and the second coming is to occur based on the specific time stated in God's Word and the revealing of the man of sin and the arrival of the two witnesses start that event known as the 'Great Tribulation'.

I'm still watching for events to unfold, in my opinion the first and second seal may have been opened but beyond that I'm still waiting on the remaining seals and trumpet judgments. 

We are tasked to verify discussions such as this with prayer and supplication to the Lord and comparing it to God's Word for alignment. Any man's opinion is just that and not to be taken as fact without our own verification as those in Berea did in Acts 17:11.

I believe it is critical to abide in the Lord continuously and those who are lax in this area may have additional experiences to go through as these times unfold before joining the Lord. The Word obviously points out believers who will escape and those who come out of great tribulation into the Kingdom. Not everyone escapes, some will go through, are you ready? It also looks like we'll all go through more than what the pre-tribulation rapture doctrine has led us to believe. Can you hear His voice and follow every direction He provides in the days ahead? If not seek Him more and prepare your heart to hear the Lord when He speaks. Abide and obey is the requirement for safe passage throughout both the Old and New Testament Scriptures.

Luke 21:36 Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.”

This Scripture shows constant activity, i.e. watching and always praying which equates to abiding in the Lord. Please make Him your first priority from here forward to ensure your worthiness to escape. It is all coming upon us very quickly.