Trumpet 2 / Vial 2

Revelation8:8 And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood;
9 And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.

Revelation 16:3 And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea.

In this second judgement we have something described as a mountain, which could literally be a meteor or any rock falling from space into 'the sea'. The fact that it is burning with fire lends credence to the fact that it is something entering earths atmosphere. God doesn't necessarily create a comet or meteor which appears at the edge of earth and then is literally thrown by an angel. God reserves things to be used in future events, He times events to happen in His plans and many scientists and advisors know this. They have been looking for this event seriously for many years now, certain that it is going to happen. A rock is somewhere out there with earths name on it, and at the appropriate time God will command an angel to either direct, or fulfill the plan God has for that object.

The target for the mountain is the sea, but what sea? The word sea is thalassa, and if you look at Strong's definition it can mean sea in general or specifically of the Mediterranean Sea or the Red Sea. Considering the Book of Revelation is a future event for the Jews and the Land of Israel, it seems right that when speaking in local terms, as Revelation does, that a description of the sea is also local. The Mediterranean Sea is the most likely sea as it touches the countries which are all relevant to the end times, including the old Roman capital and soon to-be new religious capital, Rome. There are many references to the 'Great Sea' in the Bible and none to the Mediterranean for obvious reasons.

What happens then at the trumpet, well we see that when the mountain hits the sea, a third becomes blood or death, and as it is a third which becomes death then everything which is in that third dies, which includes creatures people and ships. This is truly a catastrophic event, but it is limited to the sea.

The vial or calamity which follows is the death of every living soul in the sea. The Sea itself is described as the 'blood of a dead man'. This description is very apt. Blood is looked upon as containing the life of the person, without it we die, if it is changed or contaminated we die. The blood of any dead person describes a lifeless substance which has taken on a new role. Blood is used after death to help in the breakdown of the body. It helps in the process of decomposition. So we have a true understanding of the sea here.