The war for the souls of mankind has been raging for over two thousand years. In my last two articles, we looked at the first two woes, demonstrating that they both began in the first century, even though their greatest effect upon fallen humanity wasn’t realized until the sixth century. Moreover, these two woes have progressively gotten worse through the centuries until the present day. Today, we will look at the third woe that corresponds with the seventh trumpet giving us a glimpse at the end from the beginning; a time of great rejoicing in heaven because the war has finally been won. (Read Revelation 11:14-19). Hallelujah! It’s essential to understand that the Book of Revelation is not a static prophecy, nor a prophecy encapsulated for some future date. It is a very dynamic prophecy relevant for every age giving us direction, hope, and encouragement to stand firm in the midst of the war being waged for the souls of humanity. To fully understand the third woe, it will be necessary to review six chapters in the Book of Revelation and the important interludes, four separate acts, that we will discuss as they appear in the Book of Revelation. Bear with me during this heart-stopping drama, for it’s well worth the journey. Continue reading The Third Woe Ends the War
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God Explains the Seven Thunders
We have asked God to explain the seven thunders in the book of Revelation, which would have been completely foreign to those who first received it. They were so foreign that they were not explained at the time. John was immediately stopped from writing down their explanation any further but was told to eat the little book that had at least a partial explanation. Although there was enough of the explanation, as we shall see, that the little book tasted sweet like honey when he first started eating the little book but then later as the little book was digested it became very bitter in his belly (Revelation 10:1-11). This sheds quite a bit of light on the explanation as we shall see. What was John writing down in the little book? It was the explanation of the seven thunders he heard from the angel. If we put this into context with the rest of the book of Revelation it would appear to be more of God’s judgments being poured out on an unrepentant world. We had seen the seven seals, the seven trumpets with the two woes, then after this seemingly long interlude, we have these seven thunders, which will enter into the last seven bowls of God’s wrath. Continue reading God Explains the Seven Thunders