# trumpet #

## Definition: ##

The term "trumpet" refers to an instrument for producing music or for calling people to gather together for an announcement or meeting.

* A trumpet was commonly made from either metal, seashell, or an animal horn.
* Trumpets were most commonly blown to call people to come together for battle, and for Israel's public assemblies.
* The book of Revelation describes a scene in the end times in which angels blow their trumpets to signal the outpouring of the wrath of God on the earth.

(See also: [angel](../kt/angel.md), [assembly](../kt/assembly.md), [earth](../other/earth.md), [horn](../other/horn.md), [israel](../other/israel.md), [wrath](../kt/wrath.md))

## Bible References: ##

* [1 Chronicles 13:7-8](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/1ch/13/07)
* [2 Kings 09:11-13](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/2ki/09/11)
* [Exodus 19:12-13](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/exo/19/12)
* [Hebrews 12:18-21](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/heb/12/18)
* [Matthew 06:1-2](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/mat/06/01)
* [Matthew 24:30-31](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/mat/24/30)