Revelation 16:12 And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.
13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.
14 For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.
15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
16 And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.
Now the preparation for the final battle begins, the sixth vial will dry up the river Euphrates so the armies from the east can come over on dry ground for the battle that is going to be fought. Satan to now begins to prepare for this battle by bringing fourth three evil spirits, one from the dragon,the beast and the false profit. These spirits convince the armies of the to fight against God by the miracles they are able to perform. This will be the 21st battle fought in this valley which equals (3X7) three being the God head, 7 being the completeness of God, the final battle that God will fight. The place where they all be gathered is called Armageddon. God also here warns those that have stayed true up to this point to be careful not to fall into sin and lose their righteousness and become part of the destruction. A few things to reflect on, these seven vials cover the last 3 and 1/2 years and we approaching the end of that time period, the saints that were in rapture have been preparing for 7 years to return to earth to rule with Jesus and also praising God for fulling His promise. If you would like to a part of that group that comes back with Jesus now is the time to make that decision.
Revelation 16:10 And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain,
11 And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.
Now the fifth angel comes and pour out his vial of darkness on the seat of the beast, the seat being the whole world because he is in charge of it. This darkness brings a bit relief to the people who have faced the previous vials but it also makes them realize the pain they are in caused by these plagues. The pain is so great it cause them to gnaw their tongues. They also continue to blaspheme God because they know these plagues come from Him because the beast can do nothing to stop them. They could ask God for mercy but they do not because their hearts have been hardened. They continue on sinning as they have even though they are in such pain and have been through so much. Does this not sound like people today? But today they still have a good chance of finding Jesus with the help of the Holy spirit, so why wait?
Revelation 16: 8 And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.
9 And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.
The fourth angel pours out the next vial on the sun and causes enormous heat to scorch men with fire. But this intense heat not only scorched man but also crops and remember they have been without a lot of water for a while from the last vials. Do you think this changed mans heart, no, they now cursed and blasphemed God. Does this remind you of Pharaoh when his heart was hardened.This plague also caused much pain, like a sunburn but probably about 10 times worse. We need to remember also that God’s people that are still on the earth are protected from all this .
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.
4 And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood.
5 And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus.
6 For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.
7 And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.
As the vials continue to flow the second one is poured out on the sea and it turns to blood. Remember earlier only part of the sea was turned to blood but now the entire oceans are blood and everything in them dies. Imagine the stench that is create by all the dead sea life, also the disease that could easily be create by it . The next vial comes right along with this one and turns all the rivers and springs to blood leaving it almost to have water to drink which is a necessity to life itself. Because all those through the ages have shed the blood of the saints they now have nothing but blood to drink. No doubt there is going to be a lot of death caused by theses two vials but the angels praise God and call Him righteous because this is the judgement God and promised His people. It is today God’s will that all be saved and none be lost but that is for today and not the second half of the tribulation because these people have made their choice. And Gods judgments are true and righteous.
Revelation 16:1 And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.
2 And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image.
Now God begins to have the angels pour out the last of the judgments. The angels may be reluctant to bring this destruction but because the are obedient to God they do not hesitate. The first vial brought noisome and grievous sores upon all those that worshiped the Antichrist or had his mark. This means that the saints or followers of Christ will not be harmed by this plague, they will be protected as God has promised. Now you may say I can stay true to God if I miss the rapture but you do not need to take that chance because it will way harder than you can imagine simply because the the Holy Spirit will not have the same roll in the tribulation that He has now of convicting us when we do wrong. Also these plagues do not begin til the last half of the tribulation, right after you have been commanded to take the mark of the beast or die.
Revelations 15:5 And after that I looked, and, behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened:
6 And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and having their breasts girded with golden girdles.
7 And one of the four beasts gave unto the seven angels seven golden vials full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever and ever.
8 And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power; and no man was able to enter into the temple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled.
Now as things continue on to begin the last three and one half years we see the tabernacle open up and seven angels walk out. These angles have the last seven plagues that are given to them by God himself for judgement on the people who have worshiped Satan and tortured His people. A lot of people think God can not cause bad things to happen, but look at Sodom and Gomorrah, and He is doing this to purge the earth once and from all of sin and so He is releasing theses last seven plagues. Because God has issued so much power to release these plagues, it caused the tabernacle to be filled with smoke and now no one can enter the tabernacle until these plagues are released.You see the chaos in our world today and know that it is Satan already trying to set up his kingdom for the tribulation period to bring as many of God’s children with him as possible, and you will find every reason in your book not to be in church today. Time is short you need to be getting your life in order with God.
Revelation 15:1 And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God.
2 And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God.
3 And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.
4 Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.
Now we begin to God getting ready release the finale seven judgments on the unbelievers of the world, this will be the full wrath of God greater than that of when He destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.We also see her all the saints that were martyred in the tribulation praising God singing the song of Moses because he brought the children out of Egypt and they know that God is fixing to answer their prayers fulfill the judgement on Satan and his followers.We also know that the beginning wisdom is to fear the Lord and that at the end of time every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. Why wait to give God the glory He deserves now?
Revelation 14:17 And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle.
18 And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.
19 And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God.
20 And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.
As we saw in the previous scripture Christ had the sickle in His hands but now another angel shows up and the angle has the sickle.The difference being Christ was harvesting His people and now God is going to harvest those who chose not to believe. In this harvest it is very ripe for the picking and this is probably real close to the end of the tribulation even the battle of Armageddon. The intensity of God’s judgement her is stronger than has ever been. So many are killed in this battle that the blood that is spilled covers an area 184 miles long and is 4 to 5 feet deep, this distance is the length of Palestine and it quite possibly is flowing down the Jordan Valley. This shows that no how much someone believes the lies of Satan God’s justice prevails. I ask people again today if you are not in a God fearing church that teaches the TRUE word of God please find one and let Jesus take over your life before it is too late.
Revelation 14:14 And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.
15 And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe.
16 And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped.
The person sitting on this cloud is Jesus with a crown on his head showing is ruler of this world. The sickle He holds in his hand is to reap the Christians from the earth before the tribulation. This is the first judgement of God when he calls His children home. At the second coming of Christ when He steps foot on the the earth will be the next judgement when all that worship the beast will be judged. Again it is going to be awesome to go when that trumpet blows and not have to face the tribulation.
Revelation 14:12 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.
13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.
The patience spoken of here is not ordinary patience, it perseverance and endurance. These saints are the ones who have stayed true to God in the tribulation period and kept the faith of Jesus. The are most likely killed by the Antichrist and therefore are martyrs.When they go to heaven they will be allowed to rest until Jesus Millennium reign and then they will be reward for their works in reigning with Jesus along with the rest of the saints. You know as hard as it is to have patience today it would be a lot better to go ahead and get on God’s side now than to think you can have that kind of patience in the tribulation.
"For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one." I John 5:7
