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

## Bible References: ##

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