As
John continued to share concerning the events during the tribulation,
He wrote about the antichrist, the false prophet and angels who were
involved in the reaping of the harvest of believers who received the
Lord Jesus during that time.
John saw when, “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 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. 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 worshiped his image. 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. And the third angel poured out
his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became
blood.”,
and
in
chapter sixteen and verse five of Revelation John heard “the
angel of the waters say” O Lord” “you are righteous”
where
we read:
And
I heard the angel of the waters say, you are righteous,
The
verse reads, “And
I heard the angel of the waters say, you are righteous, ...”
John
began with the words, “and
I heard”
which means “and John was given the faculty for hearing,
perceiving, noticing, discerning and discovering” “the
angel”
or “the messenger, envoy and one sent”
“of the waters”
which means “pertaining to the rivers, fountains and pools” “say”
or “utter, declare and proclaim”, “you
are righteous”
which means “God is faultless, guiltless, innocent and virtuous”.
John listened as the third angel proclaimed how there was no “fault
or guilt” found within God.
The
verse goes on to say, “... O
Lord, which are, and was, and shall be, because you have judged
thus.”
John
added the words, “O
Lord”
which refers to “the One to whom a person or thing belongs, about
which he has power of deciding; master and the title given to God the
Messiah”, “which
are” or
“who is in this present moment”, “and
was”
which means “and is in the past”
“and shall be”
or “and is in the future”, “because”
which means “since, on account of and consequently” “you
have judged thus”
or “God has determined, resolved, decreed and pronounced rule and
governance in this”. John heard the “third angel” proclaim the
“eternal nature” of God as He lives in the “past, present and
future” all at the same moment.
When
we think through John's words in this verse, we discover the
declaration of this “third angel” as He declares the
“righteousness” and “eternality” of God Almighty. God's
“judgments” through these “angels” and their
“vials” is “right and just” because God exists outside
of the time continuum and knows all things. God desires to “save”
people from these horrific times, and if they will yield themselves
to Jesus Christ His Son for the forgiveness of their sins, they shall
avoid His “judgments”. However, if they refuse and reject
God's offer, they shall know the powerful and “righteous
judgment” of Almighty God, and woe be to those who suffer these
things.
Next
time John shares how these God opposing people “have
shed the blood of saints and prophets”,
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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