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 both believers and
unbelievers in the Lord Jesus during that time. In
chapter fifteen and verse one of Revelation John saw,
“another sign in heaven, great and marvelous” which
included “seven
angels having the seven last plagues”
where
we read:
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.
The
verse reads, “And
I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvelous, seven angels
having the seven last plagues;”
John
began with the words, “and
I saw”
which means “and John perceived, noticed, discerned and discovered”
“another
sign”
or “one other mark or token”
“in heaven”
which means “within the region above the sidereal heavens, the seat
of order of things eternal and consummately perfect where God dwells
and other heavenly beings”, “great”
or “large, massive and abundant” “and
marvelous”
which means “wonderful, admirable and excellent”, “seven
angels” or
“seven messengers, envoys or ones sent” “having”
which means “holding, owning and possessing” “the
seven last plagues”
which refers to “the seven final, complete, and extreme blows,
public calamities and heavy afflictions”. John watched as there
appeared “another”
“massive
and wonderful” “mark or token” coming from “heaven”
that
included “seven
messengers” who held the final “seven”
“heavy afflictions” that were to come upon the earth.
The
verse goes on to say “for
in them is filled up the wrath of God.”
John
continued with the word, “for”
which means “since, because and even as” “in
them”
or “in the seven last plagues”, “is
filled up” or
“is closed, finished, passed, executed and fulfilled” “the
wrath”
which means “the passion, anger, heat, glow, ardor and inflaming
fierceness and indignation” “of
God”
which refers to “the Godhead bodily and trinity which is comprised
of God the Father, Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit”. John shared
how the “seven
final plagues” completed the “inflaming indignation” of God.
When
we think through John's words in this verse, we see this ominous
warning concerning the “seven angels” with the final
“seven plagues” which were to come upon the earth. God's
“wrath” was to be poured out, and these “seven
angels” were charged to execute it. God has provided an
opportunity to have a relationship with Him through His Son Jesus,
and those who receive Him as their personal “Savior and Lord”
shall avoid these “final plagues”. Those who are alive and
do not accept Him shall suffer the full extent of God's “fiery
indignation”, and woe be to those who experience these things.
Next
time John sees, “a
sea of glass mingled with fire”,
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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