On some occasions the Lord has hid some great revelations in the allegories and metaphors contained in the scripture of the bible, such as the Israelis being typed as wise and foolish virgins in the book of Matthew. And in another setting, he refers to the Israeli elect as Benjamin, the twelfth son of Jacob in the Egyptian caper. This is what the Lord has accomplished with the seven thunders of Revelation chapter fourteen. For more background information click here

The 144,000 Israelis depicted mysteriously as the man-child have just been saved and added to the church in and through the ministry of the two witnesses in Rev.12:1-5. The first thunder explodes on the scene as the first angel is seen flying through heaven preaching the "everlasting gospel to the nonchristians". The angel's theme is to fear God and acknowledge his glory as the designer creator of the universe because the hour of his judgment has come.

We all know angels cannot preach the gospel, so this scene depicts the ministry of the church expounding the "lightning gospel", and as a result, the people rebell with a clash of thunderous indifference, hatred and profanity. The "everlasting gospel" simply means the gospel will continue until the completion of its designated purpose. And that purpose is to witness to the Gentiles that grace for their salvation has finished its course, and has moved to the Israelis for their redemption.

When we think of the seemingly impossible momentous task of preaching and witnessing to the nations through conventional means, it is mind boggling, to say the least. But through the medium of television it can be accomplished in this modern day in a few days. This does not mean that millions of dollars must be raised to create a vast television empire. When the everlast gospel (apostle gospel) goes forth expounding the pending judgment and doom of the nations, all the television networks will carry this shocking news item. The important thing to keep focused on is the reality the gospel is specifically customized for the salvation of the scattered remnant called Jacob, or the Israelis scattered throughout the nations of the earth.

Since the complete event will take only a few months, and at the most three and one-half years, the theme of the gospel message will change many times. This is revealed in the second angel's message. Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wrath of her fornication. Here again, this second angel portrays the ministry of the church preaching, that Babylon, the "MOTHER OF HARLOTS", who is being carried by the dragon-beast with seven heads and ten horns has reached the summit of her power and dominion, and now she has fallen, and is ready to receive the judgment and wrath of God. When the scripture talks about Babylon, it means also the political leadership of Romanism situated at Vatican City, Rome, Italy. The dragon-beast is the restored so-called Holy Roman Empire, and it was restored through the seventh head revival that is occuring right now in western and eastern Europe. (Rev.2:18-29-17:1-18)

The ministry again changes the theme of the apostolic gospel after a few weeks or months, and this time the change is reflected in the third angel's announcement to the people of the world. The angel is a symbol of the ministry of Christ, whoes attention is focused on the awesome lamb-beast, or the conservative religio-political movement that emerged in America and captured the government of by deception at the ballot box. And after a short time the "image to the dragon-beast" has been created and identified as the so-called Holy Roman Empire lead by the antichrist Pope. This awesome image is a religious committee chaired by the antichrist Pope and he has unlimited power and authority to create rules and laws to control the people of America and the nations. All the people of the earth will be forced into a diabolic association controlled by the antichrist in order to work, trade, worship, and survive.(Rev.13:11-18)

All the people who submit to this image will be "spiritually marked" in the forehead if they join and become part and parcel with the system. Thoses that do not join, but sign an agreement to live and work by the rules and laws in order to live and survive, take the spiritual mark in the right hand (a so-called hand shaking agreement). All these people on planet earth that are marked one way or another actuall drink the doctrinal wine of the "mother church" and they will be specifically grouped and designated for the "wrath of God" administered in and through the seven vials. (Rev.16:1-21)

When the vials of the wrath of God is administered, you will notice the fourth and fifth vials reveal that something will happen to the atmosphere and sun that will cause the people in different geographical locations on the planet to suffer immense heat and scorching, and as a consequent to this condition fires will burn forest, towns, cities, and the people. The smoke of their torment will rise up for ever and ever. These are the people marked for fire and brimstone and as the smoke of their torment rises up for ever and ever the people of the church (the patience of the saints Rev.14:12-13), and others not effected by this terrible condition will watch this through the medium of television. In the context of the vials, for ever, and for ever, literally means untill the next vial is poured out upon the marked places of the earth. It does not mean eternally.

The fourth and fifth thunders symbolized the ministry harvesting the scattered remnant called Jacob in the nations of the earth. The "cloud" in the symbolic vision with a figure like the "Son of Man" wearing a golden crown sitting on it with a sharp sickle in his hand, is a type of the leadership of Christ (The Egyptian exodus) in the "voice of the Archangel" ministry ready to harvest the Israelis. (Zech.5:9-15)

The fifth angel flashes a bolt of lightning representing the message to harvest the Israelis and add them to the one and only church of Jesus Christ. This is followed by a clap of thunder expressed in the harvest. This marks the end of mercy and grace for salvation on planet earth. The last two, the sixth and seventh angelic thunders are designated for the people of the nations that will be cast into the great winepress of the wrath of God in and under the sixth vial.(Rev.14:17-20-Rev.16:12-21-Joel 3:9-21)

Yours in Christ ~ ~ Gene Austin