How long do they last? Revelations 18:8 - Therefore shall her plagues
come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord
God who judgeth her.
A day for a year in prophecy Numbers 14:34 - After
the number of the days in which ye searched the land, even forty days, each day for a year, shall ye bear your iniquities,
even forty years, and ye shall know my breach of promise.
Ezekiel 4:6 last part - I have appointed thee
each day for a year.
Looking at the plagues and how devastating they
will be it is likely that they will not even last a year, but they will be accomplished within a year.
Who do they fall on? And Why?
It depends on whom you are worshipping.
Revelation 14:6,7 - And I saw another angel fly
in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and
kindred, and tongue, and people, 7Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his
judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters. (Worship can be to the Creator God)
Re 14:9-12
And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice,
If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, 10The
same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and
he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: 11And
the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and
his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name. (Worship the beast and
receive the wrath of God)
The same as in Daniel 2 the image King Nebuchadnezzar
The worshipping of the image that King Nebuchadnezzar
made was church and state together so to speak a decree was past ( a law) decreeing worship of the image. What were the choices? They were either to worship it or be thrown into the firey furnace. No way out of tribulation but to give into the law or stand firm.
After everyone has made their choice - Re 15:1 And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven
last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God.
The seven last plagues fall because it is a world
in separation and rebellion from God. What is the wrath of God? Wrath = judgment of sin, with consequences to take there natural course.
1. There will be a worldwide knowledge of God
2. All humanity makes one of two choices
3. Mark of the beast enforced
4. Gods loyal people lovingly obey Him
5. Plagues poured out
6. His return
The 2 classes are Re 22:11 - He that is unjust,
let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still:
and he that is holy, let him be holy still.
Probation is closed just as in the time of Noah's
flood when the angel shut the door of the ark.
Are Gods people in heaven? Re 15:8 - 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.
(No man is there)
Re 16: 1 - 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.
Why are these called
the seven last plagues?
Back in the time
of the Israelites there were 10 plagues. Exodus 5:1 - And afterward Moses and
Aaron went in, and told Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast unto me in
the wilderness. (Who was to be let go - Gods people)
The first three plagues
fell on all but the last seven fell on the Egyptians. However, the seventh had
something the Israelites were to do in order not to have their firstborn killed.
The Israelites lived
through the plagues and were protected by God.
All these had trial
and troubles but came through them:
Job, Daniel, David,
Paul, Peter, John, Jesus, and Noah at the time of the flood. They were not spared
the trial or tribulation but God carried them through them.
1.
Israel went through and was brought out
2.
Hebrew worthies faced the test and were not spared
it
3.
Gods people will triumphantly go through the tribulation
Re 7:9 - After this
I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood
before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;
(These are to come out of the tribulation)
The plagues:
First: Sores Re 16:2
- 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 worshipped his image.
This is the logical
natural consequence of the Holy Spirit being with drawn from them (the wicked).
All physical security
is in Christ. The world may have promised physical torture if you did not follow the enforced laws (mark of the beast).
Psalm 46:1,2 - God
is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. 2Therefore
will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;
Second: Sea turns to blood Re 16:3 - 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.
All economic security is in Christ economic chaos erupts during this plague even though it was promised
by those in power.
Third: Rivers turn to blood Re 16:4 - And the third angel
poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood.
Why? Re 16:5&6 - And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast,
and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus. 6For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast
given them blood to drink; for they are worthy
Water is the spring
of life Christ is the living water All of your life is in Christ. They tell you
they have you life in their hands. But-
Isaiah 33:16He shall
dwell on high: his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall
be sure.
Fourth: Sun scorches them Re 16:8,9 - And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given
unto him to scorch men with fire. 9And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which
hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.
Ancient worship of
the sun blasphemed God and it has been turned into Sunday worship. All of it
is the devils day. What is your object of worship? Nowhere in the Bible has another day been chosen as a scared day it has not been changed or moved. If you do not believe the Bible maybe you would believe the master of this planet
for now (Lucifer, the devil, Satan).
Tapes 1 &
2 below are an interview of a man, Roger J. Morneau, born in 1925, in St. Jacques, New Brunswick, providence of Quebec.
Raised a devout French Catholic. Dedicated by his nother at the age of three, because of a serious illness he had, to
become a priest. Joined the Canadian Merchant Navy and now found himself 72 hours away from comnmitting his soul to
the devil, he cried out, "If there is a God help me." God hearing him answered him. The tapes are his story.
A
Trip Into the Supernatural tapes 1 & 2.
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Ps 91:1-3 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the
most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 2I will say
of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. 3Surely
he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.
4He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy
shield and buckler. (Gods people will be protected and delivered).
Fifth: Darkness on the seat of the beast Re 16:10,11 - And the fifth
angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues
for pain, 11And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their
deeds.
Truth only in Christ but they say we have light follow us, we have truth follow us, they are the darkness of men.
Ps
91:5-8 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow
that flieth by day; 6Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction
that wasteth at noonday. 7A thousand shall fall at thy side,
and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. 8Only
with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked. (Gods people
will be able to live through the plagues. We will learn the Song of Moses, the
Song of Faith, going through the darkness.)
Sixth: Armageddon Re 16:12 And the sixth angel
poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east
might be prepared.
Armageddon comes from two words: H2022 - øä -
har- har
A shortened form of H2042; a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used
figuratively):hill (country), mount (-ain), X promotion.
H4023 - ïBcâîÀ BcâîÀ - megiddoòn megiddoò - meg-id-done', meg-id-do'
From H1413; rendezvous; Megiddon or Megiddo, a place in Palestine:Megiddo,
Megiddon.
Found in Judges 1:17; 5:19 also Zechariah 12:11 It is a place where a slaughter took place, hence,
Mountain of slaughter.
Re 16:15 - Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk
naked, and they see his shame. 16And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon. (But only as a thief for those not watching and ready.) 1Thessalonians 5:1-10; Matthew 24:44; 25:13
The river drying up shows that the support system of Babylon will dry up and there will be confusion
of spiritual Babylon. Re 17:15 water=people
Christ will not dry up but will be there for His people. Kings
of the east = Christ (King of kings, Lord of lords). In the past Cyrus from the
east delivered Gods people. The cloud of Christ comes from the east with lightening
and thunder. Matthew 24:27; Luke 17:24; He shall come in glory Mt 25:31 and separate
the sheep from the goats verses 32-34.
Seventh: Re 16:17-21 And the seventh angel poured out
his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done. 18And
there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the
earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great. 19And the great city was divided into three parts, and the
cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the
fierceness of his wrath. 20And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. 21And there
fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because
of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.
Praise the Lord! It is done! Amen!
The wicked die from His brightness, 2Thessalonians 2:8: look what happened to the guards became as
dead men, Matthew 28:4.
The righteous are caught up to heaven, 1Th 4:16,17, both the dead and living. They reign with Him in heaven a 1000 years - Re 20:4. They
are blessed - Re 20:6.
The rest of the dead do not live until after the 1000 years - Re 20:5.
They are thrown into the lake of fire along with death and hell - Re 20:14,15
They are left neither root nor branch Malachi 4:1, they will be ashes under the soles of your feet
Mal 4:3
Re 21 - The New Heaven
and The New Earth
