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THE VIALS Revelation 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. VENGEANCE BELONGS TO GOD Psalm 94:1-5 O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself. Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud. LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph? How long shall they utter and speak hard things? and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves? They break in pieces thy people, O LORD, and afflict thine heritage. GOD WILL AVENGE Romans 12:19 Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. Revelation 6:10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? GOD’S WRATH ENDS Revelation 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 7 last plagues. With the completion of the judgments in the vials, God’s wrath is completed. Notice that the resurrection to judgment is included in this time period. 7 ANGELS INVOLVED Rev 15:6-7 And the 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 liveth for ever and ever. Representing Christ and the saints (Rev.1:13) Decked with righteousness and faith. Involved in God’s judgments (Psa.149) GOD’S WRATH – WHERE? Rev 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. The so-called ‘Holy Roman Empire.’ On Catholic Europe EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FRENCH REVOLUTION 1506 1521 1572 1580 1685 1694 1703 1712 1731 1793 – – – – – – – – – – Commencement of building of St. Peters. Martin Luther starts Protestant movement. The Massacre of St. Bartholomew in France. The Spanish Inquisition. Expulsion of the Huguenots – France. Birth of Francois Voltaire. Birth of John Wesley. Birth of Jean Rousseau. Birth of Erasmus Darwin and Lunar Society. Commencement of the French Revolution. THE PRESTIGEOUS LUNAR SOCIETY These were intellectuals who supported the revolutions in both France and America. Erasmus Darwin (Grandfather of Charles) James Watt (Inventor of the Steam Engine) Benjamin Franklin (America shuttle correspondent) John Wilkinson (A cannon maker) Matthew Boulton (A manufacturer) Joseph Priestly (A chemist) Josiah Wedgwood (Of pottery fame) THE PRESTIGEOUS LUNAR SOCIETY Lunar? The intellectuals agreed to meet once a month on the occasion of the full moon. THE PRESTIGEOUS LUNAR SOCIETY Matt 17:15 Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water. ‘lunatick’ NT:4583 seleniazomai (sel-aynee-ad'-zom-ahee); middle voice or passive from a presumed derivative of NT:4582; to be moon-struck, i.e. crazy: KJV - be a lunatic. THE WEATHER IN FRANCE 1778 – 1781 Good. 1782 – 1789 Gradual deterioration. 1784 – 1785 Poor growing seasons. Autumn 1787 Excessive rain preventing planting. Winter 1787-88 Very mild allowing pests to survive. Spring 1788 Cool spring, poor for growth. Summer 1788 Drought, crops shriveled. July 13, 1788 Horrible hailstorm devastating crops. Winter 1788-89 Very cold, great hardship. … Resulting in a food crisis in 1789 the year of the start of the French Revolution. Pg. 52, Stormy Wind, Benson, CSSS, 1983 THE WEATHER FACTOR The way in which the bad weather, and consequent bad harvests, helped to bring about the revolutionary situation is stated by David Thomson: “Even nature added to the crisis. The harvests of 1787 and 1788 were bad, partly because of great hailstones in 1788. This brought extreme social distress, which forced many desperate and hungry men into the few large towns. It was this that introduced the element of violence, because it made the Paris mob and led to the peasant riots of the countryside in 1789.” Pg.28, Europe since Napoleon, Pelican, Middlesex, 1966 1260 YEARS “We see in all this a precision of timing by the Almighty. It would not have done for the French Revolution to have occurred at any time, for God had decreed in Daniel 7:25 that the little horn power of the papacy would last 1260 years. A significant event in the establishing of the papal power had occurred in 533 when the Emperor Justinian in Constantinople declared the Bishop of Rome to be supreme bishop of the church. This time period expired in 1793, by which time the French Revolution had developed to its full extent, for this was the year when the heads of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette fell to the flashing blade of the guillotine, and when the Roman Catholic system of worship was abolished in France and the worship of reason exalted in its place.” Pg.52, Stormy Wind, Benson, CSSS, 1983 THE FIRST VIAL Rev 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. The French Revolution 1789 – 1795. The spirit of resistance to both King and priest. It started in France and quickly threatened the surrounding nations. It was limited to the nations bearing the mark of the beast. THE SECOND VIAL Rev 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. The work of the English navy (1793 – 1798) in order to keep Napoleon focused on the judgment of Catholic Europe. Napoleon’s thrust into Egypt and Russia both came to nothing as he went beyond the work for which he was commissioned. THE THIRD VIAL Rev 16:4 And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood. During the years 1796 – 1805 Napoleon concentrated on winning in the alpine region of Europe. In one year he won 26 battles. Armies from Italy, Austria and the Papal States fell even help from Russia was insufficient to help. THE FOURTH VIAL Rev 16:8 And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire. Judgments during 1804 – 1809 when Napoleon took the battle to the Emperor of Austria. In the battle of Austerlitz he defeated the combined forces of Austria and Russia. The Holy Roman Empire came to an end. THE FIFTH VIAL Rev 16:10 And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; 1798-1809 Having taken the civil authority away from Austria he likewise took the religious authority away from Rome. The Pope was taken prisoner in 1798 but the Papacy was soon restored. The Pope was taken prisoner again in 1809 and the Papal States were added to France. THE SIXTH VIAL Rev 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. 1807 – present times. With the work for the Lord over, the Turkish empire started to crumble in 1807. The Resurrection and Judgment of the Dead takes place within the scope of this vial. The gathering together of the nations in the Middle East has begun. THE SEVENTH VIAL Rev 16:17 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. A future event. Into the air – universal. The great judgments of YHWH at Armageddon happen during this vial. The Lord Jesus Christ and the saints are involved in these judgments. The final and thorough judgment against the false church at Rome. JUDGMENT BUT NO REPENTANCE Rev 16:9-11 And 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. … And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds. Like Pharoah of old, by hardening their hearts and not repenting, the judgments became more severe. Did God expect them to repent? Like Israel of old, did they discount the chastening of the Lord? THE DAY OF GOD’S WRATH! Job 21:30 That the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction? they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath. This is the consistent vision the Scriptures offer for the future of the wicked. This must be a particular day. If it meant that each of the wicked was to meet his day of wrath prior to the day of God’s wrath, it would contradict other Scriptures. (i.e. Psalm 73) THE DAY OF GOD’S WRATH! John 3:36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him. Not everyone hath the wrath of God abiding on him – but those ‘who believe not’. These are the people who weigh the evidence and disobey the command to repent. This statement of Scripture is every bit as effective today as it was when first spoken. This statement does not apply to people already ‘in covenant’ or ‘baptized’. THE DAY OF GOD’S WRATH! 1 Thess 1:9-10 For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God; And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come. For the Thessalonians ‘the wrath to come’ can only have reference to those who disobeyed the command to repent. The judgment being referred to had no reference to baptized believers as they had been delivered from it. Christians were not delivered from all forms of wrath. (i.e. torture) THE DAY OF GOD’S WRATH! Rev 11:18 And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.” Note the timing of this prophecy: angry nations; God’s wrath; resurrection; judgment of the dead; reward for the prophets; destruction for the corrupter’s of the earth. This could only be referring to the time of the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ at the beginning of His kingdom. Notice that this is speaking about what will happen at the ‘bema’ of Christ and the time of ‘his wrath’ and giving of rewards to his saints are blended together. THE DAY OF GOD’S WRATH! Rev 19:15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. This is the work of the Lord Jesus Christ and His saints. It is the work of the Lord to carry out the judgment written. This theme is the answer of Isaiah 66:15,16 It is typical of the judgments written about this time is Zeph.3:8,9