Trumpet(cornet)
“Ram's horn / silver trumpet”
Summary
Trumpets were used in Israel for religious ceremonies, summoning assemblies, signaling in war, and announcing significant events, with prophetic significance in the end times.
☩Use in Worship and War
God commanded Moses to make two silver trumpets for calling the congregation and for journeying. Priests blew trumpets at the Temple and during festivals. Trumpets signaled battle and sounded during victory celebrations. At Jericho, the priests blew trumpets as the people shouted, and the walls fell down. The Feast of Trumpets marked the seventh month's beginning.
☩Prophetic Significance
Trumpets herald divine intervention and the Day of the Lord. Joel calls to blow the trumpet in Zion and sound an alarm on God's holy mountain. The voice speaking to John in Revelation was like a trumpet. Seven angels with seven trumpets announce judgments in Revelation. At the last trumpet the dead will be raised incorruptible, and the Lord Himself will descend with the trumpet of God.
