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SEVEN LAST PLAGUES
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The Seven Last Plagues
occur during the seven years of tribulation.
Most
Christians believe that they will have been raptured and taken to heaven
and
will not experience this terror; however, because of the rapture and because of
the tribulations some of those remaining will come to accept Jesus Christ. NYOBS
01.23 RAPTURE
They
along with the unbelievers and Make Believers will be a part of this horror.
Background
- In the book of Revelation, there are seven Seals, the seventh
Seal holds the seven Trumpets;
the seventh Trumpet holds the seven
Bowls. It seems like a slow
process as we read the scripture, but once we hit the seventh seal, it
comes like a trip hammer. Bam – Bam
– Bam - From horrible to the excruciating worst in rapid succession.
- The first six SEALS cover the first 3 ½
years of the tribulation period with the 7th SEAL covering the
last 3 ½ years, unleashing the seven trumpets and seven vials or bowls. Some of the scriptures seem to overlap
and are not in chronological order.
But from John’s view point; it’s all happening all at once.
- I might point out here that the
Biblically number SEVEN always
means “Complete” – Finished.
Seals, Trumpet
& Bowls
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As you follow along
in scripture, the book of Revelation speaks of Seals, Trumpets and Bowls The Seals
release types of judgment, the Trumpets release the same type of judgment, but
more intense which then brings us up to the Bowls or Vials which do the same
thing, but with more and terrible intensity. - It goes from worse to horribly worse
to incredibly worse.
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We pick up here
at the beginning of the Seventh trumpet which releases the incredibly worst bowls
of the SEVEN LAST PLAGUES.
Revelation 15:5-6 – Seven angels came with SEVEN
PLAGUES.
5 After this I looked, and the sanctuary of the tent of witness in heaven was opened,
6 and out of the sanctuary came the seven angels with the seven PLAGUES, clothed in pure, bright linen, with golden sashes. (ESV)
5 After this I looked, and the sanctuary of the tent of witness in heaven was opened,
6 and out of the sanctuary came the seven angels with the seven PLAGUES, clothed in pure, bright linen, with golden sashes. (ESV)
Revelation 16:1 – Pour out the seven bowls of
plagues on earth
1 Then I heard a loud voice from the temple telling the seven angels, “Go and pour out on the earth the seven bowls of the wrath of God.”
1 Then I heard a loud voice from the temple telling the seven angels, “Go and pour out on the earth the seven bowls of the wrath of God.”
Side Bar
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Retribution - What is about to be
revealed is the slow unpacking of the very same things that happened to Jesus
Christ, happening to those that reject him. – The Law of Retribution; wound for
wound, stripe for stripe, burning for burning.
Exodus 21:23-25 – Wound for wound, stripe for
stripe
23 And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life,
24 Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
25 Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe. (KJV)
23 And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life,
24 Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
25 Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe. (KJV)
1st
Plague - Painful Sores - Suffering
- This plague is
similar to the plagues of the Seals and trumpets, but instead of 1/3 of
the world, the sores are on the whole world. The bowls are the last of the plagues
and seem to magnify and intensify all the previous
plagues of the seals and trumpets.
- The plague of sores,
ulcers and running boils were accompanied with highly
offensive odors, pain, fever and suffering.
- This plague only
affects those with the mark of the beast. - Evidently during the
Tribulations there was a remnant that did not take the mark of the beast
or worship his image and are still alive.
- The KJV of the Bible speaks
of Vials instead of Bowls; but are the same thing:
same effect.
Revelation 16:2- Painful
and ugly sores
2 The first angel
went and poured out his bowl on the land, and ugly and painful sores
broke out on the people who had the mark of the beast and worshiped his
image.
Jesus - Painful cuts, sores,
suffering
- During the Passion
Week
of Christ, Jesus is condemned by Pilate, the Roman Governor and
handed over to his Soldiers. - NYOBS 18.18 - THE WAY OF THE CROSS
- They
struck him
and pulled out His beard.
Then they twisted thorns together to form a crown and then forced it down
on His head and then they gave Him a reed staff in His right hand for a
scepter to add to their mockery and insult.
- Jesus
is flogged
– Under Jewish Law, the number of lashes was determined by the crime, but
no more than forty. – Tradition has it that they always stopped at thirty
nine just in case they had lost count. – The Romans were not limited by this law.
- The subjects were
beaten with elm or birch rods or whipped with the dreaded flagellum (The cat of nine tails) a short
handled leather whip with many leather lashes that had pieces of bone and lead plaited
into its thongs that were meant to rip the victims flesh.
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Jesus was flogged BEFORE the verdict. – Traditionally; He
would have been stripped and tied to a low pillar so that His back was bent
upward. – Two men would stand on opposite sides bringing down the whip on the
shoulders, back and legs. – The skin on the back is left shredded, hanging down
in ribbons. - This left Jesus’ body a bloody pulp with deep gashes probably
exposing His bones and entrails. - Most victims did not survive this cruel
punishment of CUTS, SORES and SUFFERING.
– We are healed because He took the
stripes on His back.
Matt 27:26-30 – Flogged -
Crown of thorns – Cuts - Suffering
26 Then he released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus
FLOGGED, and handed him over to be crucified.
27 Then the governor's soldiers took Jesus
into the Praetorian and gathered the whole company of soldiers
around him.
28 They stripped him and put a scarlet
robe on him,
29 and then twisted together a crown of thorns
and set it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand and knelt in front
of him and mocked him. "Hail, king of the Jews!" they said. They spit
on him,
30 and took the staff and struck him on the
head again and again.
Mark 14:65 – Hoodwinked – Struck - Buffeted – Spit on
65 And some began to spit
on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say
unto him, Prophesy: and the servants did strike him with the
palms of their hands. KJV
Isa 50:6 – Prophecy –
Pulled out His beard.
6 I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to
them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and
spitting.
KJV
Isa 53:5 – We are healed
by the stripes on His back.
5 But he was pierced for our
transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment
that brought us peace was upon him, and by his stripes we are healed. NIV
2nd
Plague – Sea; Blood – Sea creatures die
- Second
Bowl
- The previous and similar plague of the seals and trumpets affected
only 1/3 of the sea. This plague of
the sea turning to blood affects every living thing in the sea, extending,
intensifying and magnifying the previous plagues of the seals and trumpets.
– Every living thing in the sea dies.
Rev 16:3 – The Sea turned into blood
3 The second angel
poured out his bowl on the sea, and it turned into blood like that of a
dead man, and every living thing in the sea died.
3rd
Plague - Rivers and Springs; Blood - Animals die
- Third
Bowl - Don’t you think it’s
cool, that the angels have different assignments? This Angel is in charge of the rivers
and springs.
- The rivers and spring
waters now turn to blood and become unfit to drink; symbolic of avenging
the shed blood of the saints and prophets.
- This is the Law of Retribution: Pharaoh of the OT ordered the male
Jewish children to be drowned, so God killed all of Egypt’s first born and
drowned Pharaoh’s whole army in the Red Sea - Haman had a gallows built to
hang the Jew Mordecai on, but instead Haman and his sons
were hung on it. – It’s in the Book
Rev 16:4-6 – Rivers and Springs turn to blood
4 The third angel
poured out his bowl on the rivers and springs of water, and they became
blood.
5 Then I heard the angel
in charge of the waters say: "You are just in these judgments, you who are
and who were, the Holy One, because you have so judged;
6 for they have shed
the blood of your saints and prophets, and you have given them blood to
drink as they deserve."
Jesus
– Blood
- The
blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you are. And when I
see the blood, I will pass over you, and no plague will befall you to
destroy you. - Without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of
sins
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The blood of Jesus is spilled from the crown
of thorns, his beard being ripped out and his back torn open with the 39 lashes
of the “Cat of Nine Tails”.
- Blood is spilled when
the nails are driven into his hands and feet and when the spear is driven
into His side.
- NOTE: Roman crucifixion included nailing the criminal to the cross; although the nailing is NOT found in scripture, Jesus shows his disciples the hard evidence of the holes in his hands and tells them to quit doubting. Technically, the nails were put into the wrist; the reference to hands would include the wrist as well.
John 20:27 - They used
nails in his hands
27 Then he said to Thomas, "Put your
finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my
side. Stop doubting, believe."
John 19:34 – A spear in the side
34 But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced
his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water. KJV
Exodus 12:13 – The Blood is a sign – I will pass
over you.
13 The blood shall be a sign for you, on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and no plague will befall you to destroy you, when I strike the land of Egypt. (ESV)
13 The blood shall be a sign for you, on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and no plague will befall you to destroy you, when I strike the land of Egypt. (ESV)
Hebrews 9:22 – Shedding of blood brings
forgiveness
22 Indeed, under the law almost everything is purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins. (ESV)
22 Indeed, under the law almost everything is purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins. (ESV)
4th
Plague - Intense Burning Roasting Heat
- This plague is
against the inhabitants of the earth. - They will be scorched with intense roasting heat as in an oven. You would think men would repent and
seek God’s face, but they did not; many are burned with few inhabitants
left.
- It may be that the
new Tribulation Believers as well as the creatures were not
affected by this plague, the implication from scripture is; “SOME” people will be scorched – It does not say ALL people, nor does it
mention the animals or critters.
Rev 16:8 – Intense heat
8 The fourth angel
poured out his bowl on the sun, and the sun was given power to scorch “PEOPLE”
with fire.
9 They were seared by the intense
heat and they cursed the name of God, who had control over these plagues,
but they refused to repent.
Mal 4:1 – They shall burn as in an oven
1 For, behold, the day
cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that
do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, said
the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch. KJV
Deut 32:24 – Devoured with burning heat
24 They shall be burnt
with hunger, and devoured with burning heat, and with bitter destruction: I will also send the teeth of beasts
upon them, with the poison of serpents of the dust. KJV
Isa 24:6 – Men burned and few are left
6 Therefore hath the curse
devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate: therefore the
inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left. KJV
Jesus Christ - The Lamb-
Burning, Roasting Heat.
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Jesus Christ is a TYPE of sacrificial Lamb…
According to Levitical Law the Passover Lomb could not be boiled; it must be sacrificed
with fire. Intense scorching heat
– and not a bone in the body was to be broken.
1 Cor 5:7 – The lamb is
symbolic of a type of Christ
7 Get rid of the old yeast that you may be a new
batch without yeast-as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb,
has been sacrificed. NIV
Exodus 12:8-9 – The lamb must be ROASTED with
FIRE.
8 They shall eat the flesh that night, ROASTED on the FIRE; with unleavened bread and bitter herbs they shall eat it.
9 Do not eat any of it raw or boiled in water, but ROASTED, its head with its legs and its inner parts. (ESV)
8 They shall eat the flesh that night, ROASTED on the FIRE; with unleavened bread and bitter herbs they shall eat it.
9 Do not eat any of it raw or boiled in water, but ROASTED, its head with its legs and its inner parts. (ESV)
Num 9:11 -12 - Not
one of the LAMB’S bones will be broken
11 They are to eat the lamb, together with
unleavened bread and bitter herbs.
12 They must not leave any of it till morning or break
any of its bones. When they celebrate the Passover, they must follow all
the regulations. NIV
5th
Plague – Darkness
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This
is specifically directed to the kingdom of
the Antichrist. NYOBS 15.02 - PLAGUES OF EGYPT
- This plague of
darkness is so thick you can FEEL IT, adding to the suffering miseries.
- Their pain was so
intense
that men gnawed their tongues and did not even notice the pain.
- The accumulation of
these plagues is taking a toll on the wicked and now their world has
turned pitch dark and instead of turning to God,
their blasphemies just get worse.
Rev 16:10- Darkness
10 The fifth angel
poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and his kingdom was plunged
into darkness. Men gnawed their tongues in agony
11 and cursed the God of
heaven because of their pains and their sores, but they refused to repent of
what they had done.
Exodus 10:21 - Darkness so thick YOU CAN
FEEL IT
21 The LORD said to Moses, “Lift your hand toward heaven, and the land of Egypt will be covered with a darkness so thick you can feel it.
21 The LORD said to Moses, “Lift your hand toward heaven, and the land of Egypt will be covered with a darkness so thick you can feel it.
Jesus Christ – Darkness
·
While
Jesus was with the Disciples, for a little while, He was the light unto their
lives.
·
At
the Crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ, their light was now gone, darkness had
come over the land in more ways than one. ( But it’s
only Friday; Sunday is coming ! )
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The Day of the Lord will be Darkness, not light to the non-believer and
Make Believer.
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Woe to Men who prefer
Darkness to the Light.
John 12:35 – For a little while the light is among
you.
35 So Jesus said to them, "For a little while longer the Light is among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you; he who walks in the darkness does not know where he goes. (NASB)
35 So Jesus said to them, "For a little while longer the Light is among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you; he who walks in the darkness does not know where he goes. (NASB)
Mark 15:33 – Jesus Death - Darkness came over the
whole land
33 And when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. (ESV)
33 And when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. (ESV)
Amos 5:18 – Day of the Lord is darkness to the
Make Believer
18 Woe to you who desire the day of the LORD! For what good is the day of the LORD to you? It will be darkness, and not light. (NKJV)
18 Woe to you who desire the day of the LORD! For what good is the day of the LORD to you? It will be darkness, and not light. (NKJV)
Isaiah 5:20 – Woe to those who substitute darkness
for light
20 Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter. (NIV2011)
20 Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter. (NIV2011)
6th
Plague - Euphrates dries up - No Water
- This plague dries up
the waters of the Euphrates River. - Eastern powers like Japan, China,
India and others prepare for an invasion of Israel as the waters of the
Euphrates dries up.
- The kings of the East combine their armies
with the Kings of the North and South.
- This is actually a
trap prepared by God that triggers the battle of Armageddon.
Rev 16:12-14 – Euphrates River dries up – prelude to Armageddon.
12 The sixth angel
poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was
dried up to prepare the way for the kings from the East.
Jesus Christ – No Water
·
Men’s
tongues stick to the roofs of their mouths, there is no water fit to drink, the
great river Euphrates has dried up.
·
Jesus
Christ who is the Living Water said from the cross; “I Thirst”.
John 19:28 – Jesus said “I Thirst”
28 After this, Jesus, knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, "I thirst!" (NKJV)
28 After this, Jesus, knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, "I thirst!" (NKJV)
7th
Plague - Thunder - Lightning – Hail - Earthquake
- This plague is poured out on the dominion
of the Air; the POWERS of the heavens are shaken. - Satan’s
title is the “Prince of the POWER
of the air” and now his domain is gone. - This is the last day of the
tribulations.
- A great
earthquake
makes islands disappear; mountains and cities are leveled, and what’s left
is destroyed with 100 pound hail, and men still cursed God. – (A talent, or “talantos” in the Greek, is
actually translated to be about 114 pounds.)
- A voice from heave says “IT IS DONE”.
Rev 16:17 – Plague poured
out on the dominion of the Air
17 The seventh angel poured out his bowl
into THE AIR, and out of the
temple came a loud voice from the throne, saying, "IT IS DONE!" NIV
Eph 2:2 - The Prince of the POWER of the Air
2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the
course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air,
the spirit that now works in the children of disobedience: KJV
Matt 24:29 - The POWERS of the heavens shall be shaken
29 The sun be darkened, and the moon shall not
give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the POWERS of the
heavens shall be shaken:
2 Peter 3:10 – The heavens
will pass away with a great noise
10 The Lord will come as a thief in the night; in which
the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall
melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein. KJV
Rev 16:18-20 – Lightning,
Thunder and a severe EARTHQUAKE
18 Then there came flashes of lightning, rumblings,
peals of thunder and a severe EARTHQUAKE. No earthquake like it has ever
occurred since man has been on earth, so tremendous was the quake. KJV
Rev 16:21 – Hundred pound hailstones fall.
21 From the sky huge hailstones
of about a (talent) hundred pounds
each fell upon men. And they cursed God on account of the plague of hail,
because the plague was so terrible. NIV
Jesus – Earthquake
·
When
Jesus died on the cross there was a great earthquake.
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He
said “IT IS FINISHED”. – The plan of
salvation has been completed.
John 19:30 – The Plan of Salvation for man is
finished
30 So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, "It is finished!" And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit. (NKJV)
30 So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, "It is finished!" And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit. (NKJV)
Jerusalem
splits
- This great city that splits seems to be
Jerusalem, as Babylon is mentioned often separately. (although some
commentaries disagree)
- The earthquake
convulses Jerusalem and the Mount of Olives also splits.
Rev 16:19 – Jerusalem is split into three parts.
19 The great city
split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. God
remembered Babylon the Great and gave her the cup filled with the wine of the
fury of his wrath.
20 Every island fled away
and the mountains could not be found. NIV
SIDE
BAR
- Satan the anti-god &
the Anti-Christ &
the False Prophet make
up this counterfeit trinity.
- These slimy, filthy,
loathsome, disgusting frogs are evil spirits of propaganda coming
out of the Counterfeit Trinity
to seduce all the kings of the world to come out to the battle of
Armageddon. - Sadly, the whole world would include an army from the
United States.
- The
Kings of the South; Arab-African confederacy headed by Egypt and the King of the North; Russia,
will launch an “ALL OUT” invasion against Israel.
- The Arabian Peninsula
of Ethiopia is the Arab States
–
- CIS is the Commonwealth of Independent States. There are currently 12 former
- Russia wants a warm water sea
port as well as easy oil.
- Russia’s Allies want the land of Israel.
- What a deal for everybody; except
Israel.
- I will not cover Armageddon
here, but you can read the entire account in NYBOS
22.02 -ARMAGEDDON.
- For an in-depth
exhaustive look at the end times; read NYOBS
07.02 – ESCHATOLOGY – The last things to
happen on earth during this present age - over
200 pages in three volumes.
Rev 16:13-16 – The counterfeit Trinity seduces the world
kings.
13 Then I saw three evil
spirits that looked like frogs; they came out of the mouth of the dragon,
out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false
prophet.
14 They are spirits of
demons performing miraculous signs, and they go out to the kings of the
whole world, to gather them for the battle on the great day of God
Almighty.
15 "Behold, I come
like a thief! Blessed is he who stays awake and keeps his clothes with him, so
that he may not go naked and be shamefully exposed."
16 Then they gathered
the kings together to the place that in Hebrew is called ARMAGEDDON.
NIV
Dan 11:40 – The King of the South & the King of the North
40 "At the time of
the end the king of the South will engage him in battle, and the king
of the North will storm out against him with chariots and cavalry and a
great fleet of ships
NIV
Ezek 38:15 - Many nations will come with you
15 You will come from
your place in the far north, you
and many nations with you, all of them riding on horses, a great horde,
and a mighty army. NIV
Ezek 38:11-12 – I will invade a land of un-walled villages
11 You will say, "I
will invade a land of un-walled villages; I will attack a peaceful and
unsuspecting people-all of them living without walls and without gates and
bars.
12 I will plunder
and loot and turn my hand against the resettled ruins and the people
gathered from the nations, rich in livestock and goods, living at the center of
the land. NIV
Summary
·
Sores
- Ulcers – Running boils – Burning heat – Suffering – Sea & Springs turn to
blood - No water to drink – Thunder - Lightning – Hail – Earthquakes – Darkness
so thick you can feel it. The Seven
Last Plagues are symbolic of the very things that occurred in the Life of
Jesus.
·
As
Christians, we believe that we will not be PARTICIPANTS during this time of
tribulation, but will have been raptured and will be merely SPECTATORS. NYOBS 01.23 – RAPTURE
·
Scripture
teaches that many will come to Christ after they observe the Rapture or experience
the Tribulations; they will be known as The Tribulation Saints that did
not take the Mark of the Beast.
·
If
the seven plagues teaches us anything, it teaches us that it’s better to be an
observer from heaven than a participant on earth… Life is Choice driven and the
choices we make today have eternal consequences… There is only ONE WAY to come
to God.
·
“THE WAY” is JESUS CHRIST; God’s only
begotten Son. – There is just no other way. - NYOBS 29.02 CASE FOR CHRISTIANITY – NYOBS 41.05
– HARD QUESTIONS
John 14:6 – No one comes
to the Father except through Jesus
6 Jesus said to him, "I am THE WAY, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
6 Jesus said to him, "I am THE WAY, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
NIV
Acts 19:23 – The followers
of Christ were known as THE WAY
23 And about that time there arose a great commotion about THE WAY. (NKJV)
23 And about that time there arose a great commotion about THE WAY. (NKJV)
Acts 9:2 Arrest anyone belonging to THE WAY.
2 And got arrest warrants to take to the meeting places in Damascus so that if he found anyone there belonging to THE WAY, whether men or women, he could arrest them and bring them to Jerusalem.
2 And got arrest warrants to take to the meeting places in Damascus so that if he found anyone there belonging to THE WAY, whether men or women, he could arrest them and bring them to Jerusalem.
(MSG)
In the multitude of
counselors,
there is wisdom.
Proverbs 11:14
I
am grateful to those that went before me providing concepts, ideas, historical
information, and scripture verses.
Because of them I can stand on their shoulders and see further that I
otherwise ever could have.
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Generation exile and Neo restoration (Matrix) – Paul Fontana
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