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Revelation

Chapter 16 [Part 9 of series] Pastor Geoff Beggs Revival Centres International. Revelation.

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Revelation

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  1. Chapter 16 [Part 9 of series] Pastor Geoff Beggs Revival Centres International Revelation

  2. This talk is an overview of part of Revelation. It is based on the historicist interpretation of Revelation: that the prophecy is a gradual unfolding of events dating from the time it was given, in 96AD, to our present time and beyond. • Basing these talks on the historicist interpretation does not mean that all views proposed by that interpretation are supported. Views of what Revelation means are sometimes controversial but that is not the intent here. While some links are made (or may be inferred) to historical events and groups, no disrespect is intended to any group, organisation or people. Disclaimer

  3. “And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe.” John 14:29 • the major themes are evident and worth noting (that we might take them to heart) Prophecy...

  4. Chap 1 Introduction • Chap 2-3 Spiritual history:Messages to the Churches • Chap 4-5 Spiritual: Heaven; Jesus; and the 7 Seals • Chap 6-7 Secular history: First 6 seals – Decline of the Roman Empire • Chap 8-9 Secular history: 7th Seal7 Trumpets: Fall of Roman Empire • Chap 10-11 ‘Religious’ history: Bible, Reformation • Chap 12-13 Israel history: and the counterfeit (2 women of Revelation) • Chap 14-15 Spiritual: Victory of the Martyrs, and Why God will Judge… • Chap 16 Secular history: 7th Trumpet 7 Vials – judgment onmodern Europe • Chap 17-18 Identification & judgment of NT Babylon • Chap 19-20 Jesus returns; First Resurrection, Millennium; Final Judgment • Chap 21-22 Commentary; Concluding encouragement & exhortation Has an Internal Structure

  5. Chapter 16 the last trumpet sounds... the seven vials of wrath

  6. But in the days of the... seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished...(Revelation 10:7) • And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever. (Revelation 11:15) • Behold, I show you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. (1 Corinthians 15: 51-52) • 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. (Revelation 15:1) The last trumpet

  7. Last Trumpet Seven Vials Countdown of history starts

  8. And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and white linen... seven angels seven golden vials full of the wrath of God... 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. Revelation 15:6-8 Here it comes...

  9. 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. • Revelation 16:1 • “earth”: old RomanEmpire – becameRoman CatholicEurope – now wemight say:Modern Europe Poured out

  10. “And the first went, and poured out hisvial 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.”(Revelation 16:2) • We’ve seen persecutions, reformation, counter-reformation, more persecutions; now the judgement begins... We are in the 1700s... 1 FIRST VIAL

  11. Was not just against the aristocracy • But against the established church 1 French revolution - 1788 • 24,000 priests murdered • 40,000 churches turned into stables (Ferris, A. J., The Revelation Unveiled, p.137) • Law: “Civil Constitution of the Clergy”, 1790, subordinates the Roman Catholic church in France to the French government.

  12. Perhaps because of the massacreof the Huguenots (1572) 1 Why france? • Who had tried to challenge the Catholic church in France • Who had demanded to read the Bible in their own language

  13. 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.(Revelation 16:3) 2 Second vial

  14. Papal sea power traditionally exercisedvia the French and Spanish;but now this is also judged: • 1793 – France declares war on Great Britain • 1793 – French defeated at Toulon • 1794 – French defeated at Ushant • 1797 – Spanish defeated at Cape St. Vincent • 1798 – French defeated at Nile • 1805 – French and Spanish defeated at Trafalgar 2 Naval warfare

  15. In 1805two fatalblows... were struck by the British admirals Calder and Nelson. In July [Calder] in the Bay of Biscay; in October [Nelson] destroyed the joint fleets of France and Spain at the Battle of Trafalgar. (Wells, H.G., The Outline of History, p.930) 2 Naval warfare Battle of Trafalgar; Great Britain victorious against French and Spanish Fleets (Artist: J.M.W. Turner)

  16. And the third angel poured out his vial upon therivers and fountains of waters; and they becameblood. • 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. • For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy. • And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments. • (Revelation 16:4-7) 3 Third vial

  17. Valleys of the Rhine, Danube, Po... (late 1790’s) • “For they have shed the blood of saints...” • Judgement for the martyrdom of the • Lutherans • Moravians • Hussites • Albigenses • Waldenses • Vaudois • etc. etc. 3 France invades river valleys “The propagandist zeal of the Revolution carried the French armies into Holland, Belgium, Switzerland, South Germany and North Italy. Everywhere kings were expelled and republics set up.” (Wells, H.G., The Outline of History, p.911)

  18. And the fourth angel poured out hisvial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire. • 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. • (Revelation 16:8-9) • Sun = great ruling power (as seen previously) 4 Fourth vial

  19. “...the figure he makes in history is one of almost incredible self-conceit, of callous contempt… a grand aping of Caesar, Alexander and Charlamagne… which would be purely comic, if it were not caked over with human blood.” (Wells, H.G., The Outline of History) 4 Napoleon – scorched europe

  20. IncludingFrance: • Of the 600,000 Frenchmen he took to Russia, 1,000 returned • Scorched: Russians virtually burnt down Moscow rather than let it be taken 4 Napoleon – scorched europe

  21. Napoleonic Wars – the scorching of Europe 4 Napoleon – scorched europe

  22. Judgement on Roman Catholic Europe • Earth – Sea – Rivers – Sun • Same as judgements on Pagan Rome in Chapter 8 • Earth – Sea – Rivers - Sun 1- 4 First four vials

  23. And the fifth angel poured out his vialupon the seat of the beast; and hiskingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain, • And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds. • (Revelation 16:10-11) 5 Fifth vial

  24. The throne (seat)of the Papacy,Rome 5 Judgement on the papacy

  25. Italian Unification 1850 to 1870 From declaration as supreme pontiff in 606AD, + 1260 years to 1866 (smack bang in the judgement) 5 Judgement on the papacy

  26. “but repentednot...” 1870: declared himself infallible... “We teach and define that it is a dogma Divinely revealed that the Roman pontiff when he speaks ex cathedra, that is when in discharge of the office of pastor and doctor of all Christians, by virtue of his supreme Apostolic 5 Judgement on the papacy Pope taken prisoner, 1870 authority, he defines a doctrine regarding faith or morals to be held by the universal Church, by the Divine assistance promised to him in Blessed Peter, is possessed of that infallibilitywith which the Divine Redeemer willed that his Church should be endowed in defining doctrine regarding faith or morals, and that therefore such definitions of the Roman pontiff are of themselves and not from the consent of the Church irreformable. So then, should anyone, which God forbid, have the temerity to reject this definition of ours: let him be anathema.”

  27. 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. • (Revelation 16:12) 6 Sixth vial

  28. In Rev 9:13-19 the Turkish expansion into the Roman Empire was described as the Euphrates overflowing (see previous talk). 6 Euphrates - Turkish empire

  29. Significant time marker – both the expansion and drying up are clear. • The drying up brings us into WW1 and beyond... 6 Turkey overflows & dries up

  30. ... to gather them to the battle of thatgreat day of God Almighty. • Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame. • And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon. (Revelation 16:14-16) 7 Seventh vial (preview)

  31. And the seventh angel poured out hisvial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done. • And 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. (Revelation 16:17-18) 7 Seventh vial

  32. “... poured out his vial into the air...” • And 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. • (Revelation 16:17, 21) 7 armageddon

  33. For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. And except those days [ie their number] should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened. (Matthew 24:21-22) 7 Armageddon begins

  34. We live in the time. The last trumpet hasbeen sounding since 1788 We already know what the seventh vial looks like, we have experienced it too “in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.” 7 Armageddon now

  35. 2 more chapters to describe why Catholic Europe will be judged • Then inChapter 19,the Lordreturns Armageddon, then what?

  36. A new day dawning...

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