As
John continued to share concerning the events during the tribulation,
He wrote about the antichrist, the false prophets and angels who were
involved in the reaping of the harvest of believers who received the
Lord Jesus during that time. John
added, “And
I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvelous, seven angels
having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of
God. 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. And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and
the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvelous are
your works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are
your ways, you King of saints”,
and John asked, “Who
shall not fear you, O Lord, and glorify your name?” and
answered,
“for you
only are
holy: for all nations shall come and worship before you; for your
judgments are made manifest. And after that I looked, and, behold,
the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened.
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. And one of the four beasts gave unto the
seven angels seven golden vials full of the wrath of God, who lives
for ever and ever. 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”,
and
in
chapter sixteen and verse one of Revelation John “heard
a great voice out of the temple saying … pour out the vials”
where
we read:
And
I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels,
The
verse reads, “And
I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels,
...”
John
began with the words, “and
I heard”
which means “and John was given the faculty for hearing, perceived,
discerned and discovered” “a
great voice”
or “a loud, massive and abundant tone or sound of uttered words,
language and tongue”
“out of the temple”
which means “proceeding from the sacred edifice or sanctuary
consisting of the Holy place and the Holy of Holies” “saying”
or “uttering, proclaiming and declaring” “to
the seven angels”
which refers to “toward the seven messengers, envoys and ones
sent”. John listened as a “loud voice”
was directed toward the “seven
angels with the seven vials”
from God's temple.
The
verse continues, “...
Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the
earth.”
John
added the words, “go
your ways”
which means “leave and depart”, “and
pour out” or
“and shed forth, bestow and distribute largely” “the
vials”
which means “the broad shallow bowls or deep saucers” “of
the wrath” or “which
hold the anger, indignation, fierceness and passion” “of
God”
which refers to “the Godhead bodily and trinity which is comprised
of God the Father, Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit” “upon
the earth”
which means “on the arable land, country, territory and region”.
John heard the “loud voice” direct the “seven
angels”
to “distribute largely” their “bowls” which were filled with
God's “indignation and anger”.
When
we meditate upon John's words in this verse, we can imagine the sound
of this “loud voice” giving direction and instruction to the
“seven angels”. They were to “pour out” their
“bowls” which were filled with God's “wrath”, and the
people within the “earth” would be the recipients of God's
judgment. This ominous moment does not have to be experienced by
anyone on the earth if they will simply receive Jesus Christ as their
personal “Savior and Lord”. In other words, these destruction
filled “vials” may be avoided by accepting Jesus today,
and those who are wise will humble themselves and yield their lives
to Him today.
Next
time John sees “the
first angel pour 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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