As
John continued to share concerning the events during the tribulation,
He wrote about the antichrist, the false prophet and the angels who
were involved in the reaping of the harvest of believers who received
the Lord Jesus during that time.
John shared about first two
“angels” who
“poured out”
their “vials”
full of the “wrath
of God”
upon the “earth and the sea”, and he wrote, “
And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains
of waters; and they became blood. And I heard the angel of the waters
say, you are righteous, O Lord, which are, and was, and shall be,
because you have judged thus. For they have shed the blood of saints
and prophets, and you have given them blood to drink; for they are
worthy. And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God
Almighty, true and righteous are
your judgments. And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the
sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.”,
and
in
chapter sixteen and verse nine of Revelation John saw what happened
when “men
were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God”
where
we read:
And
men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God,
The
verse reads, “And
men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God,
...”
John
began with the words, “and
men”
which means “and people both male and female” “were
scorched”
or “were burned and tortured”
“with great heat”
which means “with painful massive, abundant and abounding burning
and torture”, “and
blasphemed”
or “spoke evil and reproachfully, railed at, reviled and
calumniated” “the
name”
which refers to “everything the thought or feeling of which is
aroused in the mind by mentioning, hearing and remembering” “of
God”
or “the Godhead bodily and trinity which is comprised of God the
Father, Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit”. John watched as people
were “burned and tortured” with “intense heat”, and their
reaction was to “speak evil and reproachfully” against God.
The
verse goes on to say, “...
which has power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him
glory.”
John
added the words, “which
has power”
which means “who has ability, strength, authority and right”
“over
these plagues” or
“on, at, across and against these blows, stripes, wounds, public
calamities and heavy afflictions”: “and
they repented not”
which means “and the people who were afflicted with torturous heat
did not change their minds, think differently, reconsider or feel
moral compunction”
“to give him”
which refers to “to grant, bestow, furnish or supply God with”
“glory”
or
“honor, splendor, brightness, preeminence and majesty”. Though
God has “all power” over these “heavy afflictions” which will
come upon the people living during the tribulation, they still do not
turn from their “wicked and evil ways” to worship Him.
When
we consider John's words in this verse, we may marvel at the reaction
of these people who were being “burned with intense heat”. Why
they will react in such a confrontational manner is just a mystery
even as they have been told that God has power over all these
“plagues” that have come upon them. God desires to have a
relationship with people through His Son Jesus, and when they receive
Him as “Savior and Lord”, they will not posture themselves so
rebelliously against God. Let all who read these words know this
“intense heat and scorching” will be, and God is in control of it
all. Repent today before these things come to pass.
Next
time John shares what happened when “the
fifth angel poured out his vial”,
so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until
tomorrow…there is more…
Look for the daily devotional book “Equipped for Battle – From Generation to Generation”, the marriage book “So, You Want to Be Married”, “One Year in the Sermon on the Mount” and the new poetry book "Random Mushrooms Volumes I and II" and the new novel "Elizabeth County" in all major bookstore sites, http://www.amazon.com ; http://www.barnesandnobles.com ; download to e-books, and find it locally at www.mrzlc.com/bookstore.
Look for the daily devotional book “Equipped for Battle – From Generation to Generation”, the marriage book “So, You Want to Be Married”, “One Year in the Sermon on the Mount” and the new poetry book "Random Mushrooms Volumes I and II" and the new novel "Elizabeth County" in all major bookstore sites, http://www.amazon.com ; http://www.barnesandnobles.com ; download to e-books, and find it locally at www.mrzlc.com/bookstore.
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