Revelation Chapter 16 Verse 2 continued, “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 worshiped his image.” Question: Would the image have to be vitalized to be worshipped? Response: The account does not so state. The image did not have to be vitalized, but it had to be formed before the plagues could be…
As was stated in our opening segment on Chapter 16, “it has been suggested that the Volumes (i.e., the “Studies in the Scriptures”, series) have been (and are being) used by the Lord in the destruction of Babylon, with this we are in agreement, this can be scripturally proven, however what particular part in this work they play is disputable,” nevertheless we should still like to present this viewpoint, a view shared by both Brother Shallieu and Brother Eugene Burns…
The First Plague as explained from R498 Revelation Chapter 16 Verse 2 “And the first went forth and poured out his bowl on the LAND; and there came an evil and malignant ULCER on those men having the mark of the BEAST, and on those WORSHIPING HIS IMAGE.” These evils, called plagues or bowls of wrath, are designed to rid the world of every form of evil and wrong. The class symbolized by the land or earth, we understand to…
“For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be.” (Matt 24:21) The thought here is that a “time” or period of great trouble is to come upon the world. This time of trouble has both a beginning and an end. The length of this period is not so stated; although many have conjectured. The general view held by the professing church is that…
“The Seven Last Plagues and the Destruction of Babylon” As we have discussed in our previous study entitled. “The Timing of the Seven Last Plagues”, which please see, there are three typical viewpoints held among the brethren with regards to the pouring out of the Seven Last Plagues, that is as to what they consist of and when precisely they are poured. A) The plagues are all past, B) The plagues are presently in the progress of being poured out,…
(5) PSALM 149 This Psalm is often used in connection with the future view. It does not, however contain much information to place it chronologically except in a way contrary to a future view. The claim is made that Psa 149:7 (highlighted below) is the equivalent of the seven plagues. (Verses 5-8 shown here for reference) “Let the saints be joyful in glory; Let them sing aloud on their beds. Let the high praises of God be in their mouth,…
We return now to our third argument against the future-plague view. (3) A PRACTICAL CONSIDERATION Many (not all) of the holders of the future-plague position believe that the sealed saints will accomplish the administration of the plagues while in the flesh by a proclamation of harvest truths. As we have seen, however trumpets were for proclamation; plagues are not. Another proclamation would merely be another short-term blowing of the trumpets. No one would listen now any more than they did…
We would like here to return to Brother Doran’s earlier argument against the future-plague scenario as it relates to the following text and to whom it is who gains the victory over the beast and the image, viz., “And I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was committed to them. Then I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their witness to Jesus and for the word of God, who had not worshiped the…
As was mention in our opening post there are three different views as to when the plagues take place, the first of these that they took place in the past has already been disproved, the second that they are yet future has a little bit more credibility, however we believe the facts will show that even this view is flawed. “After these things I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was illuminated with…
(3) Back to WHO POURS THE BOWLS: There is in Chapter 17:1 a VERY IMPORTANT message. In it we see “ONE OF THE ANGELS WHO HAD THE SEVEN VIALS” who comes to TALK WITH JOHN. In Revelation John represents the church in the flesh, this side of the veil. So, it is clear that the angels who pour the bowls ARE NOT the feet members of the church in the flesh. This angel who is talking to John stays around…