But before the third woe would happen (it’s triggered by the blowing of the seventh trumpet), the Lord had given two highly encouraging vignettes in Revelation 10:1–11 and in Revelation 11:1–13. Now that the church has been encouraged in preparation for what is ahead, it is time for the seventh angel to blow his trumpet and bring about the third woe.
14 The second woe has passed; behold, the third woe is soon to come.