 Foreward
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
 Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
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The Thrill of Victory And The Agony of Defeat
(a commentary on Revelation)
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THE OVERTHROWN - 16:1-21
Never forget that the wrath of God will not only BE poured out on sin, but is NOW being poured out on sin - Rom.1:18 "The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness." The reason that this horrible wrath will be poured out is because sin is horrible. God reacts to the nature of the sin. How? Chapter 16 takes us back to the plagues in Egypt. Remember that this is a vision. It is not real. Everything we read is symbolic of a greater truth. What you see in this vision did not and will not literally happen, but what we see in this vision is magnified many, many times over in reality.
When these bowls of wrath are poured out, they are not intended to get men to repent, because God has given wicked mankind opportunity after opportunity after opportunity to repent. There will be no more chances. Notice that from Exodus to here in Revelation judgments came slowly. Why? God is patient, not willing that any should perish. But here we see that judgment comes in rapid succession.
Those who called the Roman Emperor or the Roman government "lord" will suffer the consequences from THE Lord! What comes from these bowl reminds us of the plagues that God poured out on Egypt (Exodus). God is attacking Rome just as he attacked Egypt for the same reasons. They both persecuted Gods people. The eternal principle is that GOD WILL DESTROY, PUNISH AND JUDGE THOSE WHO PERSECUTE HIS PEOPLE!! This is a much, much comforting promise to a saint about to be thrown to lions. Justice will be done. It may be done in this life, and it will certainly be done in the life to come.
The enemies of God marshall their forces together and urge the other nations into a war against God. The whole world joins forces in a place called "Armageddon." The call for battle goes forth - but, there is no battle!! Why? How long does it take God to win? Less time than it takes to type a period. The battle was fought and won on Calvary. We only see the results of the battle between God and the forces of evil.
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