In Chapter 16, John is given a vision of the 7 bowls of the wrath of God being poured out. He begins Chapter 16:
"And I heard a loud voice from the temple, saying to the seven angels,"Go
and pour out the seven bowls of the wrath of God into the earth."
1st angel:
"And the first angel went and poured out his bowl into the earth; and it became
a loathsome and malignant sore upon the men who had the mark of the beast
and who worship his image.'
2nd angel:
"And the angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and it became blood like that
of a dead man; and every living thing in the sea died."
3rd angel:
"And the third angel poured out his bowl into the rivers and the springs of water,
and they became like blood.
And I heard the angels of the waters saying, "Righteous art Thou, who art and
who was, O Holy One, because Thou didst judge these things; for they poured
out the blood of the saints and the prophets, and Thou hast given them blood
to drink. They deserve it."
If you recall, back in chapter 6, when Jesus broke the fifth seal, John saw underneath the altar the souls of all those who had been slain because of the word of God, and because of the testimony which they had maintained cying out with a loud voice;
"How long, O Lord, holy and true, wilt Thou refrain from judging and avenging
our blood on those who dwell on the earth?"
There is a universal principal of God. He requires that every man reaps what he sows. The men who are left on earth, when the 3rd angel pours out his bowl, are those who caused the blood of the prophets and the saints to be poured out when they murdered them, because of their testomony of the gospel(truth) of Jesus. Therefore, they will be given blood to drink, becaused they did not repent of their deeds.
4th angel:
"And the fourth angel poured out his bowl upon the sun: and it was given to it
to scorch men with fire. And men were scorched with fierce heat; and they
blasphemed the name of God who has the power over these plagues; and they
did not repent as to give Him glory.
5th angel:
" And the fifth angel poud out his bowl upon the throne of the beast; and his
kingdom his kingdom became darkened;and they gnawed their tongues because
of pain, and they blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pain and their
sores; and they did not repent of their deeds."
6th angel:
"And the sixth angel poured out his bowl upon the great river, the Euphrates;
and its water was dried up, that the way might be prepared for the kings from
the east."
Again if you recall, back in chapter 9, when the 6th angel sounded his trumpet, there came forth an army of 200 million soldiers that came forth and killed a third of mankind. These armies are about to reap what they sowed. They came as far as the Euphates from the east, but they could not cross because the river stops them from going any further. When the 6th angel pours his bowl, he then makes it possible for them to procede on toward Israel where they will meet their fate.
Remember, half way through the seven year tribulation that Satan and his demons are going to be cast out of heaven and kicked down to the earth. I stated that I am not sure what kind of manifestation that would be. All I know is that it will be different then how it is now. Satan and his demons, as of now, have access to both heaven and the earth. When they are kicked out, they will only exist on the earth. In what form or presence?, we will have to see. John see this in Chapter 16, verses 13-16;
(13)"And I saw coming out of the mouth of the dragon and out of the mouth of
the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet; three unclean spirits like frogs;
(14)for they are spirits of demons, performing signs, which goes out to the kings
of the whole world, to gather them together for the war of the great day of God,
the Almighty.
(15)("Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who stays
awake and keeps his garments, leat he wake about naked and men see his shame.")
In verse 15, Jesus makes an interjection here. He is making sure that He emphiszises to all His saints the importants of being steadfast in their faith, so they will be found with Him when He comes for this battle.
(16)"And they gathered them together to the place which in Hebrew is called
Har-Magedon."
All the armies of the world will be gathered here to fight against the God of heaven, Jesus.
7th angel:
"And the seventh angel poured out his bowl upon the air; and a loud voice came
out of the temple from the throne saying, 'It is done.' And there were flashes
lighting and sounds peals of thunder; and there was a great earthquake, such as
there had not been since man came to be upon the earth, so great an earthqake
was it, and so mighty. And the great city was split into three parts, and the cities
of the nations fell. And Babylon was remembered before God, to give her the
cup of the wine of His fierce wrath. And every island fled away and the
mountains were not found. And huge hailstones, about one hundred pounds
each, came down from heaven upon men; and men blasphemed God because
of the plague of the hail, because its plague was extremely severe."
Babylon is the city of the beast. This is the city that I blogged about, showing that the city will be built in Tyre, Lebanon. The beast is the king of Tyre who will come back to life from a fatal wound with the power of Satan. This is the man known as the anti-christ. This city and the cities of the earth will fall because of the great earthquake that will occur. I threw out a theory as to the one hundred pound hail. At the resurrection, the saints bodies will be caught up to be with Jesus in the air and then transformed into a new heavenly body. Since flesh as blood cannot iinherit the kingdom of God, the human body which is 80% water will have to be shed. This will cause the earthly body to have to return back down to the earth. Falling from a colder upper atmosphere it will turn to ice. Just a theory.
Jesus' peace and grace be with all of you.
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